The reasons why this is such a good module have already been described in detail by other reviewers so I will cover only personal highlights:

First, and most importantly, my players had a blast playing this adventure and I had fun DMing it.

Second, the story of the Kobold King Merlokrep that serves as the introduction of this adventure is some of the best and most entertaining writing that I have read in all of the paizo modules.

Third, the adventure also features some of the most memorable characters and magical items in the adventure modules line -> Jeva the werewolf orphan girl, Kardoblag the drunken hill giant, the grasp of Droskar, the "ghost" of Glintaxe, etc...

Fourth, the town of Falcon's Hollow, an ideal base for low-level campaigns, is detailed within. This section also describes Falcon's Hollow most important organizations and NPCs, including Thuldrin Kreed, who is possibly the most universally hated villain in the paizo modules line.

All that to say that this is definitely one of the best modules that paizo has ever released.

this was really fun. even though it took a little longer to get through than i expected, it was well worth it. the traps were pretty scary, and i thought there would be a tpk a few times.

the story was really fun. lots of RP opportunities.

I started a Falcon's Hollow Campaign over a year ago. At the end of D0 we switched to the Pathfinder ruleset. It is a wonderful story, that is farily easy to integrate with D0. I did not ditch the disease from D0, but the party made an additional enquiry about who is responsibvle for putting Blackscour into the well and found the sign of Urgathoa nearby. Intro into D1 was also done without much ado. The sister of Hollin (the one working for the half-orc) was struck by the disease and got better in time, because the party brought the ingredients for the recipe. Hollin carved them small wooden statues in their likeness as a thank you for saving his sister...

Small things, that are not perfect:

1) The connection to the Dungeon Delve at Origins 2007 is clearly visible for the upper level. It is VERY deadly.
2) There is no "antidote" against one of the "traps" in the dungeon. I'd suggest placing the necessary scrolls with a victim of the previous group with some monsters, that would take an "interest" in him/her.
3) I would have wished a better explanation of the fate of the previous group... and what happened to the rest of them. There is at least one, that isn't mentioned (the other is/was the party cleric carrying the scrolls from above). This'll be important for events in later adventures and a hint would have been nice.

I asked my group, how they would rate this adventure. 2 of them said 5 stars, two of them 4 stars, and one of them 3 stars, because of the missing help against one of the possible repercussions from one of the encounters and the overall deadliness of the upper part.

What can I say... we had oodles of fun, it was a pleasure to DM, the tactics and morale entries with the new stat block format really helped to shape the encounters.

Great work Nick Logue and the Paizo crew!

Though this module took a bit more effort to get through than D0, it was also very well done. This is another nice package for low level players with a considerable number of very dangerous challenges for low level characters. The dungeon can be dangerous, but there are plenty of opportunities for doing something other than killing things and taking their stuff. Another well done module from Paizo!

From the first words of the Adventure Background, you are drawn into a vivid world, the ruinous reign of a kobold king who has been blighted from the outset... but worse is to befall him in the shape of your characters!

Although presented as a simple search for some missing children, there are a lot of things going on in and around the township of Falcon's Hollow which will make the characters' task far more complex... and the adventure a rich and entertaining one. All the 'random encounters' which the characters might have in their travels are detailed, with the monsters or NPCs that they might meet having good reasons to be where they are, rather than just being combat-fodder. Likewise, once in to the dungeon where their quest leads them, there's a reason for everything and everyone they meet.

Despite the complexity, everything is presented clearly with all necessary information well-placed to facilitate the smooth running of the adventure. Moreover, there is extra detail about the township, the people in it and the likely aftermath of the adventure to enable you to kickstart a whole campaign if that's your wish - even down to the longterm effects of this episode on the children, should the party succeed in rescuing them. Overall, an excellent low-level adventure with plenty of challenge and excitement.

My group just finished this one, and man was it close! There are 2 or 3 really tough encounters that very nearly resulted in a TPK. One hinderance; if no one in the party speaks Draconic, they'll miss out on a bit of the story and a couple chances to avoid fights. Otherwise, I positively loved the adventure.

This was good fun, my group included a dwarf who found the forge spirit especially concerning. I found this module rather nostalgic since the plot was very, very similar to an adventure run by my English teacher six or seven years ago, almost to the point where I was wondering if he landed a job writing modules under a pen name.

I ran my players through this one after Hollow's Last Hope. We had a great time returning to the Dwarven Monastery and delving into the dungeon beneath it.

The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is due to some typos in the stat blocks. One in particular to watch out for is the Forge Spurned's damage. IIRC, it is listed as 2d4+10 with its chain. It should read 2d4+1. That particular typo TPK'd my group and brought the adventure to an unceremonious end.

Still, we loved the adventure up to that point and I'm sure we would have had a great time beyond it as well. And even when the players had been slaughtered they still said they had a good time.

One thing that may bug people is the children in the dungeon. If your group takes a long time getting to them, their survival becomes a bit suspect and you may need to address that. Some of the rooms come off too obvious as moments suspended in time that only activate when player characters enter the area.

That's a necessary evil in most RPG design, but be aware that it's there and you may need to tweak it just a tad so you don't have to push your players' suspension of disbelief too far.

Overall, great module and one I'd recommend to any group starting off. The kind of stuff I've come to expect from the Young Master. :)

This module goes a long way to establishing elements of the setting. The kobolds are covered in great depth, and details for the town and wilderness are welcome.

The concerns I have are what hurts it.

Firstly, it has the 'bugbear next to the trolls next to the liche' syndrome to the dungeon encounters. Totally unrelated monsters less than 50' from each other always rubs me the wrong way, no matter how much a trope of the dungeon setting it is.

Secondly, there are some utterly evil encounters... Far too tough for beginning heroes, unless there's maybe 7-8 of them and they're okay with casualties. I do suggest to anyone planning on being DM for this module that you carefully weigh up what your players can and can't deal with.

Otherwise, it is a strong product, as pretty as all the Paizo ones and far better laid out than the WotC ones that use the tactical encounter set-up.

This pink-skin thinks the kobold king is pretty scary, his servants pretty ruthless, and the encounters... sadly somewhat overpowered. Don't get me wrong, it's an excellent module and Logue delivers his usual fantastic storytelling along with it. The villians are imaginative, and the treasure something more interesting than a +1 sword - things that matter to me immensely in the cookie cutter world of 3.5 adventures. I love the idea of having to wander a dungeon with kids in tow... the added element of having to keep some overly brave children safe would make me panic as a player, and I rather expect the same of my players when I DM the adventure. But I also feel that too many of the encounters are, frankly, TPKs waiting to happen. That said, I'm still going to give this adventure five stars - the back matter, including descriptions of the town and what if scenarios of the surviving kids, is just too good. I may have to "adjust" an encounter or two, but this adventure will find a welcome home at my table.