Venture-Agent, Netherlands—Utrecht
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I just wanted to know if you have a "favourite" author. Scenarios that, if they bear that name on them, you say, "no matter what, I want to play that scenario." Authors with a certain sense of style, presentation, or use themes you're fan of.
For me, my favourite writer has to be Larry Wilhelm. Apart from the bland Devil We Know series, all of his scenarios have been big hits with me. He manages to write a fun story with cool little details and flourishes you'd expect from current-season scenarios, yet he does it all the way back in season 1 and 2. And most of his scenarios have cool locations, NPCs, encounters, or a mix of all three of them. Yesterday I ran The Forbidden Furnace of Forgotten Koor for the third time, and I keep finding new cool additions to the story. No Plunder, No Pay has fantastic characterisation of otherwise throwaway NPCs, has a cool minigame included, and so on. Shadows Fall on Absalom has a very cool hook and twist to it, which I really like. And I need more ... of the Fiend scenarios, every one of them has been a blast.
I like Crystal Frasier's wild imagination. Delirium's Tangle was the first scenario I GMed, and while the combats themselves were a bit underwhelming, she went all out on the environments and atmosphere. Below the Silver Tarn had a wonderful Shadows over Innsmouth-feel to it. Pure atmosphere. She fumbled at bit with The Sky Key Solution IMHO, but I like the level of detail that's at work.
Also, shout-out to Jim Groves. The Frostfur Captives is a piece of art, and The Golden Serpent's opening act is fantastic. Murder's Mark is a great module, and I wasn't bored or distracted one time while playing it. Also, he PMed me one or two days after I left a review on one of his scenarios, thanking me for my detailed review. He seems like a great guy.
Are there any authors you particularly long for? Authors you want to see return soon?
