Ok. I love this picture. I know it's been said that it isn't Tramp's best work and I agree. But there's something just "right" about it. I think the redscale really helps bring it all together. And everything in the picture kinda conspires to make Lareth look Badass!
All of these were Found during a Google Image Search. I like the one above. The maps all expand, when clicked.
I love Hommlet. First Module I ever DMed. Hell, I'm pretty sure it's the first thing I ever DM'ed period. I can count on two hands, the total number of modules I've ran. The Village of Hommlet, The Assassin's Knot, TSR's first Conan module, Rappan Athuk 1-3, The Vault of Larin Karr, Larm, a little bit of Stonehell and The Swords & Wizardry Quick-Start. I think that's it. I need to run more modules. Expand my repertoire, playing around with other people's imaginings. Castle of the Mad Archmage, maybe?
I'm not so thrilled with The Temple of Elemental Evil, though.
I have no idea how closely these maps adhere to canon.
So, since I'm rebooting my campaign and decided to start over, with OSRIC, no less, the usual thought assails me.
"Why not run Greyhawk?"
Because I've never ran a published setting, save for mini-stuff like Karr and Larm. Both of those are very good, The Vault of Larin Karr in particular. Which is probably why it costs $50+ on the second hand market. I think you can get it in PDF, though. I foolishly sold my copy, a few years ago (dammit!) I Still have my original three part set of Rappan Athuk, though. I'll never get rid of those! Besides, my wife would have my head! Heh, killed my wife's character in Rappan Athuk! But, if you're running 3.x or Pathfinder and want a ready to go sandbox/mini-campaign, then The Vault of Larin Karr is worth it's weight in Mithril.
So, if I did run GH and Hommlet, where would I go from there?
I'm gonna print out this colorized Hommlet!
Ooh! A Hexmap version.
This one is kinda dull.
So, I'll end with Zuggtmoy.
