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I've done it in convention games, where everyone had a different reason to go to the secret temple so they each wanted to go to different portions of the temple, leading to some interesting dynamics. I try to minimize it in long term games, since too much infighting will (or at least should) doom a party to failure. The occasional interest at cross purposes is OK though.

I think if you start with The God that Crawls, there might not be enough time to establish what is normal beforehand. I think the Three Brides is perfect for that, along with The People of Pembrooktonshire (not unlike The League of Gentlemen in my opinion)

Big kudos for all the fun "PDF only" features like the randomization. Like the adventure itself, it sets a new standard for PDF interactivity!

...and as the echoes of the incantation's final words slowly die throughout the dank, mossy chamber, foetid air stirs and from the bloody pentagram scrawled on the ground  steps... Jar Jar Binks!

I don't know, I just don't see James going that route...but I could be wrong!

Oh, and it's also not the real Lost Dweomer, it's just another spell that some think is the great lost spell.

Here's a sample version of the Lost Dweomer spell if you want one.

Lost (Dweomer)
Magic-User Level 1
Duration: Instant
Range: Self
The caster immediately makes the least dangerous choice among two or more paths/choices. The caster immediately makes a Magic saving throw; if it succeeds, the spell is not forgotten and may be cast again. This may be done indefinitely.

[Spell side effect: Every time this spell is cast a random spell is removed from the caster's spell book. This effect is permanent and just hope that Read Magic wasn't one of the spells removed!]

I have the adventure too and would think it be fun to Savage it as well!

You can always give your own unique twists on the spells, in keeping with the SW mechanics and to keep players on their toes.
How about for Emma's spell, it, like the cook's spell, is not really what it seems either. Instead of Detect Undead, what it really is a Detect Life spell. Emma "probes" creatures with the spell as described above, and if they successfully respond (success on a Spirit roll), they are "not undead" Those that fail the roll or who are actually undead didn't respond to the life probe and are considered "undead" by Emma. Let the killing begin!

Hmm, I guess I'm a lazy DM (and player)! If I change something, it's usually mathematically quantifiable (like my classless system) and done all up front before play even begins.

Probably it's because I don't have a forceful personality, but I see something like making your own powers and feats yet another form of "power building," just using social, rather than mathematical tools. The player with the most forceful personality will be more likely to get their powers and concepts "approved" by the DM than the one who isn't, so the disparity remains.

To put my opinion into perspective, I prefer mid-crunch games like Savage Worlds and Call of Cthulhu, and I really don't get into storytelling games (where you use in-game currency to alter the story directly rather than have your character alter the story). I usually prefer level-playing field character creation, but I also enjoy the completely random character generation in Villains and Vigilantes (a superhero games).

I DO realize that I am on the fringes of the OSR concept of gaming and probably shouldn't be considered a member of this "club!"

Now that I think about it, I guess both the scholar and the alchemist could help with the research, and could even combine, since the numbers are pretty high for research (3d6 to 4d6 days, which would be reduced by at most 1d6 + 1d4)

Interesting, I just checked and that line wasn't in the Grindhouse edition, so yeah, it's new.

One thing I never noticed until recently is that the elf starts with NO spells except Read Magic, while a Magic user gets three, which balances it a wee bit.