Expedition to the Barrier Peaks

[@Raycheetah]

As I recall, Gary Gygax credited the first dungeon to Dave Arneson's Temple of the Frog, which, if you look at it in the old Blackmoor supplement, is quite different from what dungeons evolved into. Regarding Expedition to the Barrier Peaks being the "silliest" D&D module, I fear I must remind you of the EX series modules, "Dungeonland" and "Through the Magic Mirror," which, as adaptations of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, are the epitome of sheerest silliness, right down to the giant puppy and his giant ticks... Finally, I don't see Gary Gygax's vocabulary as seeking respect; it reflects the literature from which he drew his fantastic imagery. Lovecraft, Lieber, Howard, and many other authors informed his linguistic palate, and I think we owe him a great deal for resurrecting words like "eldritch" in his creation of the game. =^[.]^=

[@cheayunju]

I played this module as a kid with my buddy and his older brother Dungeon Master Kyle. I loved it. The exploration and scifi weapons were awesome, not to mention the frequent onslaughts of veggiepygmies. That tricky weapon design was genius. I totally shot myself in the face with a needle gun.

[@swirvinbirds1971]

So many people miss that the weird design of the weapons and stuff was on purpose. If it looked like a ray-gun then players would know exactly what it was. 👍