My favourite in the series, this adventure once again uses the creepy, fey elements to full effect. The storyline was actually quite moving and players enjoy the revelation of the real baddy! I found that this module also slots right into the Saltmarsh vibe, and could be an excellent side trek in a nautically based campaign. Nice work.

EDIT: I ran this again. This time the table consisted of men (mostly Dads) and a boy aged 9. I decided to change the plot just a little as I did not think a romance would be a great hook for the players at the table - so I changed the lord into a widower and the missing Emma was his young daughter rather than his wife. This worked well, as it made Madge's interest in the whole affair that little more sinister. It also made the 15 year gap in time less weird. The adventure ran really well!

I finally had a chance to run this!

I let me players give me the adventure hooks, I only asked that they consider that they came to find each other company and that they were collectively to deliver this missive from the Lords Alliance to The Bourne of Candles. Their interaction with Madge Figgy was entertaining (even for me), and they took to the adventure quickly. One of my players commented that, "It was one of the Top Ten adventures that I played in". My players fell into that, "We rescued her, the Bourne is sure to see us now"-thinking that the adventure was over.. but then ...? Anyway, this adventure told a great story and presents it in a way that DMs can immerse the players with little effort. Well done. If you are on the fence about picking it up... get off the fence! A must in any DMs Tier One catalog!

Having loved the UK series I was excited to run this one and had a handful of players keen to see the end of the story chain. Unfortunately I was a little let down by the design of the module. While it still features many of the same charming touches and a rich story like the previous modules it feels much more on rails than it's prequels. We ran significantly under time with this module as it didn't feel like there was a lot else to explore so the players were just going along with the prompts. In the end I felt like it was maybe missing a chapter to give it some more depth. Perhaps if there was a little town at the base of the castle with more characters to dig into and reveal information about the plot it would have felt a little less narrow focused. There are however some fun fights and great characters to play with, and still a worthy end to the story arc, I was just left feeling like I wanted a little more. Pick it up if you loved the other modules and don't mind this one being a bit more linear than it's other counterparts.