tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post7901683498463704658..comments2024-03-28T17:48:19.196-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: Classic Adventures Revisited: S3 Expedition to the Barrier PeaksTimothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-82564345991576581242021-05-11T21:14:08.428-05:002021-05-11T21:14:08.428-05:00I made up an adventure that added four more levels...I made up an adventure that added four more levels to the top of the spaceship. The maps are from an old sci-fi book, which strangely pair right up with the original.<br /><br />http://jdh417.blogspot.com/2013/05/expedition-to-doomed-peaks-intro.html<br /><br />jdh417https://www.blogger.com/profile/14541882649762424101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-4649172133159246532021-05-11T13:08:21.490-05:002021-05-11T13:08:21.490-05:00I always loved this module as a kid, even though I...I always loved this module as a kid, even though I'd never had a chance to play or run it. I just liked the concept - to my young junior high-school mind, it sounded so original and creative. I also was a huge fan of Gamma World and I could see the connection between the two products. It's one that I got way back in the early 1980's and I still have, but never ran it until a few years ago. You might remember me blogging about it back then. <br /><br />However, I do agree with JB that, in general, I wouldn't want PCs running around in power armor in my regular campaign, so I designed S3 as an isolated "one-shot" short campaign and I created and assigned the characters for everyone. In the end, I think this is ultimately what caused the game to not work, as it was lasting a little longer than the players had wanted (it was a filler game between two other long-running campaigns) and because it was lasting longer than 3-4 sessions, that meant they were stuck playing PCs that they hadn't created and weren't invested in. In hindsight, that was a mistake on my part. I was trying to be helpful since I ran it using AD&D 1E rules and most of these guys hadn't touched that system in years and didn't still own their old rulebooks. Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-89152134810589133742021-05-11T08:39:05.123-05:002021-05-11T08:39:05.123-05:00I don't know if you've seen these -- https...I don't know if you've seen these -- https://dysonlogos.blog/2020/01/11/redrawing-the-barrier-peaks-maps-again/Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158916950442942918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-58032473518044360902021-05-11T08:29:10.796-05:002021-05-11T08:29:10.796-05:00I know there's a lot of love for S3. I don'...I know there's a lot of love for S3. I don't share that love, mainly because I found the adventure to be extremely difficult to run. So much so that I think I've only even TRIED running it once (maybe twice). I still have my original copy (also purchased at a mall in the early 80s), but it's gathered a lot of dust over the years.<br /><br />I enjoy fiction that combines elements of fantasy and sci-fi...always have. That being said, I think S3 might take it a step too far for my taste. I like elements of science fiction to pop up in my game, but I don't want PCs running around in nuclear powered battle armor and wielding black ray rifles as their weapon of first choice.<br /><br />Maybe I'll have to take another gander at this module.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.com