I like the first chapter of Storm King's Thunder. My group enjoyed it too. But the first map here is fuzzy for some reason and you can see the DM markings (although they don't reveal any important information. Also the LOS walls aren't there. I'm assuming this was made before Unity was released. It's free so can't compalin.

Good scan quality. The lay-out of the various supplements is a bit odd. For those curious it goes: DM's Guide, War Games Adventure Book, The Bargain Comic Book, Player's Guide, followed by the Visions of War art supplement. So basically the off limits to players content is at the front of the book. If you can overlook that quirk, excellent product!

I ordered the POD softcover book. My original, orange-colored hardback, is wearing a bit, after purchasing it back in 1989. My players mostly have the reprint version, so when referencing page numbers, we have issues as they are not the same between the original printing, and the reprint. This POD softcover solves that problem. The page numbers in this POD, are identical to the hardback versions printed in the mid-1990's -- I verified they were the same, to be sure.

POD: excellent quality, no complaints on format, binding, printing, etc. I would recommend you practice what you learned in grade school, in breaking in a new book: hold it on its spine; open 20-40 pages in the front, and press your hand against the pages, in the fold, to gently press them open, then repeat for the first 20-40 pages in the back; repeat with another 20-40 pages, front and back, until you reach the center of the book. This will help the binding, and the pages, open for you, without damage.

The POD version was a long time coming, but it is worth the price. The quality is excellent, and it is wonderful to have these books back in print!

Would buy a premium Hard Cover version, of all three core books, if offered, WotC!... Cheers!

Great print, love it. This is an essential for any fantasy gaming table running old school dnd or a clone.

The art in this book is gorgeous. I would buy a whole series of these. I was disappointed that the two-page maps do not connect in the middle. They are all missing about an inch of artwork; however, this isn't a fault of the PDF. I ordered a physical copy off of ebay and it's the same. So, this PDF is a faithful represntation of the original.

As an adventure, this is poorly written and not a fun game. As a competitive adventure, it is probably fine.

I am bumping this to five stars for the author giving 4 paths to the boss battle. I changed the opening because this module has vary little to do with Phlan plot. But the Investigation leading to clues were well done. I had an experience group which various races, so some of the battles were easy even with the upgrade chart.

The PDF is great, but the print version is not the same. There are many missing lines in the print version, for some reason.

I have seen a few reviewers that have spoken highly about this adventure, and after reading it I can see why. This is an amazing adventure that would be so much fun to play. There is a lot going on but it is done in a way that makes the DM's job very easy. Brilliant.

I bought this module as print on demand, and the overall quality exceeded my expectations. Very clear and crisp.

I bought this module as print on demand, and the overall quality exceeded my expectations. Very clear and crisp.

I bought this module as print on demand, and while there was a very slight fuzziness in some pages (still no problem with readability), the overall quality exceeded my expectations.

The story was solid and well written. The ecounters were tough and the group had allot of fun.

Quite happy with the POD. The pages have under-gone a slight darkening but that only makes the light font even easier to read. All pages seem to be in order and straight. The binding looks rounded to support laying flat/open. The binding also look like it will hold up for a long time.

An excellent adventure, this is what Adventurer's League modules should aspire to be.

There is a nice setup, a great dive into the town of Orasnou, and then exploration and different encounters in the Svalich Woods, culminating in the encouner with Alina.

What I liked: The encounters are difficult, adding to the horror of the Barovian setting. The scenario (discover what happened to missing hunters, help the town, reveal the mystery) works out very well. I like the added material provided in the module to expand on Orasnou.

What I didn't like: Not much, I am not running this as part of adventurer's league so I'm using the extra time to flesh out Orasnou and foreshadow some upcoming modules. I guess it would have been nice to have exploration navigate a node path with options between encounters instead of just rolling, but the encounters are still flavorful and add to the horror.

Overall: Wonderful adventure, after DDAL04-01 this is a strong start to season 4!