Sweet, I hadn't realized that this was done.  Mike Mearls (IIRC) had posted something about adapting the Moathouse portion of the adventure back when 4E was still in development.  I shot his BIN by bidding but I guess this is the only way I'll pick one up (unless they have extra copies at Gen Con).

Interesting.

The other copies are drawing a good price.

You may regret passing the BIN

If you want a copy and don't mind waiting.  You could join the RPGA for free and they will send you one - although they probably won't get around to your for a couple months.

grodog wrote:The next batch will ship in August, according to the thread on ENWorld (which is worth digging up once the site is restored again, since it has good instructions on troubleshooting your RPGA account access, getting signed up properly for DM Rewards, etc.).

can someone link this?

EDIT: Looking over the RPGA site you must attend an event to become a member. Can't sign up online.

RPGA sign up is possible online if you don't mind jumping through a number of fiery hoops.  I live in the woods (well sorta) and with enough emails was able to get it going.  It's a hassle though.

TOEE for 4E would be an interesting excercise but I think it would be trimmed down quite a bit.

EDIT: Looks like the BIN might have been a better idea after all, lol.  It's already at $20.50.  I guess user Sell_My_Crap is going to make out rather well on this one.

Grug Greyskin wrote:Is WotC out of ideas already?

I'm holding judgement on that until I see their Giants adventure that's coming out this summer.  

Grug Greyskin wrote:Is WotC out of ideas already?

WoTC killed D&D with the release of 3/3.5E The worst thing they ever did was try to merge D&D with Magic The Gathering. That really killed the whole genre, and neither D&D nor MTG seem to have lived through it. What we see is an awful lot of dead horses being flogged by everyone who is dependant on an industry controlled by one cartel. And those rotting carcasses really are stinking up the joint. The only breaths of fresh air we get are a few fan writers who have neither the time nor resources to do a polished job worthy of their creativity, and the reminants of the legends of our industry (God rest many of their souls). I, for one, would queue to buy something published by Frank Mentzer or Steve Marsh, and RJK is doing a stirling job writing as he does to keep the 'feel' of the game alive. So let this be a clarion call, to Frank and Steve and all the other great writers, to hell with WoTC and 4E, let's have good old fashioned adventure and excitement, and let us at least be able to say, "They wrote for us our whole lives, and they went out the way they came in, right at the top of their game."

. wrote:WoTC killed D&D with the release of 3/3.5E The worst thing they ever did was try to merge D&D with Magic The Gathering. That really killed the whole genre, and neither D&D nor MTG seem to have lived through it. What we see is an awful lot of dead horses being flogged by everyone who is dependant on an industry controlled by one cartel. And those rotting carcasses really are stinking up the joint. The only breaths of fresh air we get are a few fan writers who have neither the time nor resources to do a polished job worthy of their creativity, and the reminants of the legends of our industry (God rest many of their souls). I, for one, would queue to buy something published by Frank Mentzer or Steve Marsh, and RJK is doing a stirling job writing as he does to keep the 'feel' of the game alive. So let this be a clarion call, to Frank and Steve and all the other great writers, to hell with WoTC and 4E, let's have good old fashioned adventure and excitement, and let us at least be able to say, "They wrote for us our whole lives, and they went out the way they came in, right at the top of their game."

I agree this has started to become ludicrous.  I'd love ONE SINGLE original idea to pop out of WOTC's ass anytime soon.  I love nostalgia as much or more than the next guy, but I'm sorry, coming out with 4E  verisions of Village of Hommlet, Against the Giants, Descent Into the Depths, Tomb of Horors, or whatever corpse they decide to unearth this week just tells me they aren't even trying. Especially with the burgeoning retro-clone movement and several quality releases by the independent operator  (Just reading F1 Fane of Poisoned Prophecies by Guy Fullerton and he's got the look and feel down perfectly without making a fool of himself).

Mike B.

JohnGaunt wrote:So . . . will releasing 4E modules that draw upon D&D's history improve 4E sales and interest in old-school gaming?

Well, it's nothing new, Hommlet is just the latest in their line of "Return to" modules.  I mean, to be working in the gaming industry on the premier RPG, I would imagine those guys would have to be skilled writers/DMs, with probably very creative home campaigns - why do they have so many rehash ideas?