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And on this fantastic Tuesday, we'll finish up this series with the final 10! I've included a couple 'non-module' pieces as well to fill out the full 30, but they were still in the same design format.  A format, BTW, that I loved!  How can you go wrong with color front and back, and another b/w illustration cover on the inner booklet!  You basically get three incredible images for the price of one, something I mimic in The Folio!  Anyway, on to the trivia!  How many can you name? (answers below) #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9...

Well my fine readers, if you enjoyed yesterday's post, here are another 10 back covers for you to both remember and try to identify! #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 As ever, the answers are below, but remember, if you are a gamer and love what we do here at AotG, please help with our classic module Kickstarter, The Folio 1E module! Check us out on the banner to your right, with $5 PDFs and $15 physical modules available! Or try the hotlink here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/563681582/the-folio-1e-module-relaunch #1: C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness - Jeff Dee #2:...

Well, after having so much fun looking over my 'Top 10' classic module covers the other day, I started flipping modules over and looking at the back cover.  Now, it is interesting to note that prior to around 1983, TSR created color back cover artwork for all modules, then in what can be assumed was a cost savings initiative in 1984, started just using text on the back cover of modules.  This meant that 27 original modules had back cover artwork [save Against the Giants which featured an add for all three previous 'giants' adventures].  I find it incredibly sad...

Today I’m going to compose a list of my personal favorite D&D module covers from TSR circa 1981-1987. Hopefully you all will remember these fondly as well.#10. B3: Palace of the Silver Princess – Erol Otus #9. U3: The Final Enemy – Dave de Leuw #8. B4: The Lost City – Jim Holloway #7. X1: The Isle of Dread – Jeff Dee #6. M1: Blizzard Pass – Tim Truman #5: T1: The Village of Hommlet – Jeff Dee #4: I6: Ravenloft – Clyde Caldwell #3: I3: Pharaoh – Jim Holloway #2 S1: Tomb of Horrors – Jeff Dee #1 D1-2:...

During the course of my gaming life I’ve run and been run in G-1-2-3 four times, and you know what, I want to do it again. To say I love these modules is an extreme understatement. They are the perfect blend of crawl, epic journey, experience points, and treasure. There is truly a perfect balance of all those things that make everything about them SO worth it. In fact, I’ve dedicated an area of the Nameless Realms to the location of these modules just so my Fleetwood family can continue to go back every few generations when the giants...