A Review of X11: Saga of the Shadow Lord. A BECMI Dungeons and Dragons review #07 

I ran this from a used copy back in the late 90s LOVED IT 🖤

This module always felt like it would have been better as the conclusion of an Basic-Expert campaign set in Wendar, where the players could have some connection to the land, and some investment in what was going on there (and perhaps could be on hand for some of the decay--or, for example, begin their Basic adventures in Wendar, go traveling for early Expert adventures, and return home only to be confronted with the problems at hand). A number of the less "rooted in Mystara" B modules could fit nicely in Wendar, too (B7 (Rahasia) seems tailor-made, B3 could be adapted to fit with the Shadow Lord backstory with very little change, and so on).

I love that the old school stuff I grew up on can still inspire even 5E adventure ideas. Thank you sir, for bringing these to my attention!

Despite what the module says; Wendar and Heldann Freeholds and Denagoth. The regions do not feature is MYSTARA which came later. X11 is

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So perhaps the Shadow Lord's attack on those elves forced them to send the elvenstar to safety as at the time he was still alive so its full effect wouldn't work on him. Being repelled from Wendar caused his eventual return as undead with the eventual rise to a full lich if not stopped. So when they first enocunter him he's clearly undead and the use of the elvenstar causes him to evaporate becoming a wraith for the second part where he's seeking a new host body with that Staff of Undeath being able to destroy him completely. Certainly plenty to think about. Many thanks just picked this up curious to see how this might work!

Another solid video, keep up the great work!

Awesome overview. Gotta use this for my B/X-OSE group. Seems like a meat-grinder. What character classes are a must for a group to get through this?

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I've DM'd this module twice. Despite the clunky transition between the two parts it was fairly enjoyable. However, I feel it held a lot more potential and to some degree it's largest flaw are some missed opportunities to make it truly great.

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I'm reading through this one right now! The fact that it has 2 adventures that basically only have a penciled in connection is odd. The two parts feel like they could be separate adventures that deserved more space each.

I think you missed some words in the title.

Hey! You're about mid-level right? Pretty good but not really ready for your own domain? Want to save a dying kingdom despite us almost certtainly having more qualified people on hand?