Tomb of Horrors. Not laden with monsters (just one toughie really), the handouts have such nice artwork that the players miss all the traps and I like the fact that it's pretty damn tough to boot. As a standalone one off nothing beats it imho

The A series is my fave with A4 being my all-time favorite.  As others have said in another thread, first the players are really ticked off at what's happened to them, but then they realize this is a really special adventure that will test their characters.  It's a fitting and satisfying ending to the 4 part series.

Tight race between U1 and X2.

Also have to put S1 in the mix though it lags behind the other two a bit. And I am still a fan of UK1 even though it is almost universally beat up whenever these types of posts occur  :lol:

C3 Lost Island of Castanamir has always been a favorite of mine.  first time i ran it the players got real upset when they figured out that the "doors" weren't really doors.  they'd been carefully drawing a map as they went.  they came to love it though, and still talk about it today.

Oddly enough, this changes every time I answer this question. It seems as time goes on and I reminisce about various games I DMed, I remember adventures that I had previously forgot.

So I forget them, remember them and remember that I forgot them. Ouch! I think I just pulled the brain tissue in my frontal lobe.

But right now I'm thinking of X4 Master of the Desert Nomads by David Cook & X5 Temple of Death by David Cook. That damn fake dragon! I played that up so the players would freak. Freaking sweet!

It's curious how most people in here stick with 1st Edition; I've almost never heard anyone mention a 2nd Edition module here.

guerret wrote:It's curious how most people in here stick with 1st Edition; I've almost never heard anyone mention a 2nd Edition module here.

I just figured because the site is mainly devoted to 1st edition or earlier D&D stuff that the answers would be in that era.

If it were for a 2nd edition I did really enjoy the God Wars series and one I can't remember the name ( firestorm peaks? ) but that was great also.

U1, S2, and X2 were probably my favorites but WG4, WG5, and WG6 are all great also.

Shawn

Hommlet for a great "starting" adventure. ... White Plume Mountain for the classic "puzzle" dungeon. ... The U series for overall theme and execution ... Barrier Peaks for a more experienced party.

Gotta pass on Tomb of Horrors; it just never did a thing for me as player or DM. I'm sure I'm in the minority with that sentiment, though ... (hey! stop throwing things at me!)