Really enjoyed a post this morning from Grognardia about the role of pre-published adventures in #TTRPG communities.

Modules as Touchstones

As a follow-up to yesterday's post about "off shelf" campaign settings , I thought I'd write a bit about a related topic: pre-packaged adven...

(grognardia.blogspot.com)

In addition to the shared cultural touchstones mentioned, I also got a lot out of DMing pre-published adventures that let me learn mistakes I was making in my first couple (heavily scripted and railroaded) campaigns. Having good published stuff lowers the barriers for new DMs.