DramaticPopcorn said:
Um, I didn't find PoR module to be anything special, to be honest... It was simply decent... no challenge or great plot, though.
Hey, you recommend your favorite modules, I'll recommend mine.
The thing that Pool of Radiance Remastered has going for it, as has been already pointed out, is its combat encounters. If you play this module straight up, no cheese/cheating and no powergaming, no exploiting of monster AI, etc., on Hardcore difficulty (the only way it should be), you will be very challenged in many of the fights, yet they're fair. Some of the missile volleys that occur, for example, are great. Those pesky goblins behind those barriers are begging for a Fireball, but you just. don't. have. one. yet.
Also, the ogre fight(s) can bring you to tears if you're not careful. Not to mention the final battle.
Low magic level, even finding a good crossbow is a reward. And the story, of course based on the novel and the classic Gold Box game, is fine.
Damn, I love traditional D&D, low-level goodness.