AD&D Review - The Ghost Tower of Inverness

Review and Dungeon Master tips for the classic 1e D&D scenario The Ghost Tower of Inverness. Written and presented as a Tournament Adventure, it gives us a nice glimpse as to how convention games were scored way back when.

Guest starring Jack the NPC.

[drawfiend]

If seth is 115, that means he was born in 1905, just in time to enjoy the Roaring 20s. That explains his love of Call of Cthulhu, he was there to experience it as an investigator.

[dirus]

Seth is being sponsored by the old ones.

[Bluecho]

There's actually a 5e sequel to this adventure, "Return to the Ghost Tower of Inverness", that was part of Adventurers League. In it, the players run the same pre-generated characters as in the original adventure, who are tasked with _returning_ the Soul Gem to the tower, because removing it has caused dire unintended consequences.

It's kind of a shame that the Adventurers League stuff gets less notice from the wider D&D discourse.

[rpeterson]

“Back taxes? Here, take Ricky!” ROFL!!!!

[kevingriffith]

Between this and the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, I'm beginning to wonder if there are actually ghosts in *any* D&D module.

[sephirothii]

Lord it has been FOREVER since we talked about D&D here, don't get me wrong I am glad Seth covers other stuff but man the Last D&D review was 7 months ago, and it is kinda what brought me to the channel.

[MortimerSeptimus]

I love spoilers that make me go "ooh"

[fredricknoe]

1:46 Seth looks like he is in his 30s despite being 115 years old, the only logical explanation is him being a vampire!

[mathsalot]

I liked your interplay with Jack in this one. Very creative dialogue.

[sagamackenzie]

As someone who actually lives in Inverness this module is always a source of amusement.

Everyone here knows the soul gem is ACTUALLY at the bottom of Loch Ness guarded by the monster.

[scottgray]

Just wanted to say thanks Seth for changing my mind about Call of Cthulhu. Now Pulp Cthulhu is my favorite game to play with standard Cthulhu a close second.

[myownmusic]

You should *still* review GURPS. I love your videos, and I think a review of GURPS from you would really help me wrap my head around the more complex subjects of the game.

[benh]

11:29 ironically the leader of the earth cult in Princes of the Apocalypse is also a medusa.

[southron_d]

In a 5e campaign which wrapped up earlier this year, the group had found the Deck of Many Things. Of course, two PCs drew the Void card. I used "Ghost Tower" as the basis for retrieving the PCs' souls. It took about four sessions to get through. So C2 was the campaign finale.

[theobstinategentleman]

Hey Seth, I'm really enjoying your book "ashes of onyx." It's no surprise you do world-building so flawlessly. You really do avoid beating people over the head with lore. And make it fun and interesting.

[ercerc]

I have fond memories of this adventure from way back in the 80's.

[johngleeman]

PC1: The Seer is evil!
PC2: How do you know?
PC1: Red eyes, red eyes!

[Jable]

"Too busy livin' in the moment man." Wiser words have never been spoken.

[thenicktrickles]

Hey seth would you ever consider showing your rpg collection, in like the style of some of your older videos where you showed off miniatures?

[StephMcAlea]

"No one gets to play jn the same room anymore."
I feel your pain, brother.