Siege of Bordrin's Watch - Scales of War Up

Rechan · Aug 13, 2008

Scribble · Aug 13, 2008

Only scanned it so far, but even if you don't use the adventure it looks like a usable town/city at least...

Scribble · Aug 13, 2008

Also this is awesome:

Cave Troll Powers said:
Claw (standard; at-will)
Reach 2; +10 vs. AC; 2d4 + 5 damage, and the target is grabbed (until escape). A cave troll can grab up to two targets at once.

M Improvised Weapon (standard; at-will)
Requires grabbed creature; reach 2; +10 vs. AC; 2d8 + 5 damage, and the grabbed creature takes half this damage and is dazed (save ends). When grabbing a creature wearing heavy armor, the cave troll deals +5 damage with this attack, but the grabbed creature is not dazed.

El Mahdi · Aug 14, 2008

Haven't read through it yet so I can't comment on the actual adventure, but did flip through the pages. Two comments so far:

Landscape format - Good

Tiny maps (again) - BAD!

When are they going to figure this out. It's a PDF, not a print product. PAGE COUNT DOESN'T MATTER! Make all maps page size and provide keyed and unkeyed versions, period. Also need page size artwork for handouts and play-aids. Unless this is done, I will not pay for these. As of right now, when the free trial is up, my involvement with WoTC is up. If you want me to buy a subscription, you guys better start doing better than this. :erm:

Deverash · Aug 14, 2008

How can you NOT like a power that lets a troll pick up the defender and use him to beat the leader over the head?

Zaukrie · Aug 14, 2008

I just skimmed it. It is pretty nice.

I really, really, really wish they had a path long summary. I was going to say I was astounded we haven't seen one, but given WotC's track record, I'm not astounded.

I am also disappointed in the tiny maps. I don't expect them to make them really big so I can use them as battle maps (though that would be nice), but we need more/bigger maps.

Rechan · Aug 14, 2008

Scribble's excerpt makes me want to make babies with this adventure.

Zaukrie said:
I really, really, really wish they had a path long summary. I was going to say I was astounded we haven't seen one, but given WotC's track record, I'm not astounded.

My guess: They have the barest hint of an outline in the office, and only two adventures written ahead of time.

El Mahdi · Aug 14, 2008

Zaukrie said:
. . . I really, really, really wish they had a path long summary. I was going to say I was astounded we haven't seen one, but given WotC's track record, I'm not astounded. . .

Second this. Star Wars Dawn of Defiance has one. It's mapped out for every adventure with a small synopsis for every adventure. Rechan is probably right, which makes me wonder if they just kind of threw the idea of having an adventure path together to get people interested in Dungeon (or possibly because of Paizo - or both). Or they don't even have an outline and they're just writing them as they go.

evilref · Aug 14, 2008

Rechan said:
Scribble's excerpt makes me want to make babies with this adventure.

My guess: They have the barest hint of an outline in the office, and only two adventures written ahead of time.

From a post on the wotc forums by one of the writers there is an outline (developer's bible) for the whole AP.

As for the maps, this is my main complaint with Dungeon at the moment. I consider Dragon to be great but Dungeon really needs to have a page of maps and handouts for printing/online play.