HYPERBOREA / RAW or modded

**Posted by Chartauk** 4/09/2022 1:41 pm

General question to the community. Do you and your group run prewritten adventures RAW (Rule As Written)? Or do you mod it for your tables needs/wants?
I'm a tinkerer so I mod lots

**Posted by Blackadder23** 4/09/2022 5:39 pm

Back in 1985 (or 1986, not sure), I ran two sessions of Tomb of Horrors at a gaming convention. Beyond that, I have never used published adventures at all (I might borrow a map and completely restock it though).

ETA: Not saying I don't buy published adventures, of course. I just never get any direct use out of them. I don't trust my players not to peek.

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**Posted by Chartauk** 4/09/2022 5:51 pm

Yes. I am the same. I mean I use content from them only most times. Unless I am in that mood to run official adventures.

**Posted by rhialto** 4/10/2022 5:49 am

I'm selective: I use Hyperborea modules mostly RAW, and others as sources of inspiration (essentially starting-points). The latter category is smaller now than it used to be, as I have hundreds of such sources.

**Posted by Chartauk** 4/10/2022 11:19 am

I do lots of the same. I do run the adventure but I mod it up a bit. Removing some things or adding others. Not so much ,"not" running it but adjusting it to the needs of the table. I guess the ones I do run RAW are super classic ones from certain game systems. As for ASSH I only maybe mod them a little. Mostly adding instead of removing things.

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**Posted by gizmomathboy** 4/11/2022 8:31 am

Basically what BA said. I run Hyperborea stuff mostly RAW but munge as needed. Stuff I borrow I adapt as needed.

I'm not beholden to RAW in general.

**Posted by Chartauk** 4/11/2022 9:20 am

yup! Same.

**Posted by Iron Ranger** **Online!** 5/18/2022 9:39 pm

RAW always.

**Posted by Chartauk** 5/19/2022 3:15 am

Cool

**Posted by BlackKnight** 5/19/2022 9:07 am

Modded, Because most of my players are also ones that would buy the modules...

**Posted by Chartauk** 5/19/2022 3:01 pm

I tend to mod too. How much do I mod? Depends on the game booklet and other factors like game tone,npc's,previous in game events,ect.

**Posted by francisca** 5/23/2022 3:42 pm

No adventure, even the G and D series, has survived contact with me as a DM without being modded to suit the needs of the players and I.

**Posted by Chartauk** 5/23/2022 5:04 pm

Same. I mod about 90-95 percent of the time.