Review & Commentary On The OSR Adventure V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls By Randy Nichols For Your OSR & Old School Game Campaign

 "The calamity that befell Merrin Olson’s trade convoy must not be repeated. The wealthy merchant has hired you and your companions as a vanguard for his next delivery from Shadevale to Black River. A simple “guard the caravan” mission turns into something more sinister connected to the dark history of the region involving dark cults as well as dragons. Will the PCs step up to solve the mystery of the Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls or are they just in it for the great pay offered by their patron from Shadevale?" 

V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls By Randy Nichols clocks in at twenty two pages including maps. The layout for V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls is high quality and easy to read. The PC's become emeshed in the machinations of a cult of evil and horror. V1 moves along at a good clip and presents a solid 2-5 level OSRIC or Advanced Dungeons & Dragons adventure module. As a mid tier module V1 does a good job of getting the adventurers involved in & emeshed in the module's events. 
There's a lack of A.I. artwork & traditional artork that really makes V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls harken back to classic old school modules. V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls  is a real mid level module by an author who actually plays old school games. And this means that the encounters are geared towards adventurers who can & will need to handle thier business. The monsters are tough and highly dangerous in V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls. The encounters are not balanced but geared around the old school asthetic. And this really works in ' Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls' favor. 
V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls centers itself around wilderness,encounters, and solid actual play. The author doesn't spare the descriptions in V1 and goes right into well thoughtout explainations for monsters, rooms, encounters, etc. 

  The DM and players could use Lamentations of the Flame Princess,  OSRIC, Castles & Crusades, Mentzer Dungeons & Dragons or Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st or 2nd edition to run ' V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls'. With some work one could even run it with The Palladium Fantasy Rpg. But V1 is really geared around AD&D first & second edition in my humble opinion. 
The DM needs to realize that V1 is a solid level 2 or 3 PC adventure. There are many points where a PC could easily die & this is a good thing because it evokes the old school or OSR feel. V1 isn't a module that catters to it's audience's expectations nor it's players. V1 presents itself on it's own terms and expects you to play it with gusto. 
And it's the old school asthetic that hits hard with 'V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls' so bring a few replacement PC's to the table top. The module can and will hit the party hard in some areas. This isn't a critism but a feature of V1 as a module itself. I give V1 Tragedy at Taigon’s Falls a solid four outta of five!