Necrohowl on 8/9/2021 at 12:13

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Don't have a list myself, but I guess that makes my "memorable missions" more genuine, eh?

Scepter of Dor'Amal
I vaguely remember finding it in fortuni's "Brief summaries of all missions", I was interested in the description, so I gave it a try, and I regret nothing.
It is a one-time author mission, made by a rookie I think, it has some "rough around the edges" to it of course, but other than that, it was a really great mission. Very memorable, I enjoyed it a lot.

Turn of the Tide
This is exactly like Scepter of Dor'Amal, a rookie-made mission, but not one-time author (thankfully). Just like Scepter, it has rough around the edges, but the way the author made it was just amazing, it felt very inspiring, it gave a great first impression.

Way Home
This one is actually just a bit less memorable, but when I get to play it again, the memories are back. It's a like a mix of feeling good, nostalgia, and just a bit of sadness. The reason why is...Well, play it for yourself, perhaps you'll understand it better than me explaining why.

The Time That Has Passed
This is ironically a mission I didn't like very much so, gave it a 2.5/5, but I still remember it well and somehow it gives me a bit of nostalgia. It could be because this reminds me of how the first mission can be inspiring in a peculiar way.
Though most likely, it is because this is when I got my very first modern monitor and I loved it, also because in the "Brief Summaries", or perhaps it was "Fan Mission Listing by Type", it erroneously says it's a horror mission. Well it's not.

The Ties That Bind
I remember this one dearly because of how amazing the mission is. As well as, because...I had a dream about it, and it was 100% accurate. I could not believe it.
The dream itself is a spoiler so read on your own discretion: I was in a room, it had a big spider, green. The room itself was a bit dark and I was very close to the spider itself. Before that spider though, I also had a dream that I opened a secret door in the Keeper's Library with a book. All of this was nearly exactly as how it was in the game itself. Also, no, I did not do any of that progress before the dream, I did it AFTER!

L'Arsene Series
Gat, on his first mission, made something amazing but it felt way lower quality than even Scepter of Dor'Amal. Still, appearances are lies, what matters is gameplay and story first, right?
Well that's what Gat's Series, L'Arsene, is. I really enjoyed the linearity of the first mission, I really enjoyed the "break" we get from Arsese in Emilie Victor (and something way more than that, I'll mention it later), I absolutely enjoyed the Korrigans, those little goblins are so cute! And I of course enjoyed The Den.
I will never forget this series, the author did an amazing job with it.

The Black Frog
Remember Gat? Of course you do, I just mentioned him above. Well, he also made this massive Campaign. A wondrous one, absolutely gorgeous, love it.
But I have to say, the reason I remember this campaign is because of Emilie Victor, the mission itself and the character.
Also...Well, I don't really want to mention it again but I must because it is what makes it much more memorable for me. This is the mission where I learned one of the veteran Thief Ladies, MsLedd, died. I can't remember if it was two days after, or right on this day, but you can see why it is memorable and incredibly sad for me.
Either way, this is a mission that should be put on "Must Play", no doubt.

Eclipsed
I believe this has to be exactly the 3rd mission that I have played. The way I found it was weird; it was on this website TVTropes, I'm a real maniac for horror (nightmare fuel) so I went to check for nightmare fuel for games, then Thief had some, I checked it out and there it was. That "Nightmare Fuel" category there mentioned a fan mission called Eclipse, it had quite a good summary. So, I wanted to go ahead, and try it myself.
Amazing, I really enjoyed it, I personally think another horror fan mission is better than this but I can't deny that Eclipsed is absolutely great by itself. The memories I have...I remember how I did not play it a second time, which, you know what? I should do that as soon as possible! It will be worth it, to remember all the horrors I saw in there.

Into the Maelstrom
One of the most memorable missions for me. Why? It is the second fan mission that I've played and just like the first one, it left me an amazing impression.
I really enjoyed the horror factor in it, it heavily increased my confidence in Thief fan missions, back then I was against it no matter what, because I'm one of those stubborn "Vanilla Only" kind of players.
But this mission is not the one that "changed" me, nah, it helped, but the real mission that changed me is...

Lady Rowena's Curse
Where do I even begin? I simply can't fathom how much I love this mission and how much I enjoyed it.
It had quality that beat ANY Thief fan mission out there, even the most beloved Thief 2 OM "Life of the Party".
I was not expecting that much, I remember getting this from the classic good ol' "cheapthiefmissions" website. I also have no idea what made me get this mission, perhaps it was the word "Curse" itself, I was looking for something that might be horror without knowing about how fan missions work and all that.
And oh boy, I was in for a treat. I was enthralled. I was taken by Lady Rowena's other-worldly impressive level, story and architecture design. The mission was-No, I mean- IS PERFECT.
It had everything I wanted, the difficulty, the good graphics, the story, the HORROR even. I was so impressed by it, that the reason I joined this forum is actually to contact Lady Rowena, to send her a message on how great her Fan Mission is. I was also, indeed, very lucky enough to do so, for as you all know, she sadly passed away about 4 years ago now.
I will never forget this fan mission, but sadly I did forget when exactly I did play it. I think it was in 2015 or 2016, and I started Thief 1 to 3 in 2012.
Lady Rowena herself completely changed my mind of how I perceive Fan Missions, I even started to find the beauty in these old, or badly made missions. I can't thank her enough for what she did, I was opened to the doors of art that made me feel like I'm alive, well and happy for a very good reason. Don't wanna get too cheesy about it now, but I'm sure you all understand how much I love this mission.