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<blockquote data-quote="Burnside" data-source="post: 7244183" data-attributes="member: 6910340"><p>OK, we've wrapped up LMoP. Season 5 of AL without AL will start on Monday with The Black Road.</p><p></p><p>A few notes heading into session 1.</p><p></p><p>The characters are already on the Sword Coast, but fortunately they're mostly new players who have not seen a large-scale map of FR and won't notice anything amiss geographically when I tell them they need to cross the Anauroch Desert to get from Phandalin to Parnast.</p><p></p><p>They have some magic items from LMoP; we'll see how that affects play.</p><p></p><p>Two-Hits Millie (Female Wood Elf Arcane Trickster) - She has Boots of Striding & Springing and a Ring of Protection +1. Also has the Black Spider's Spider Staff, which I changed into a rod and nerfed a bit. It can't be used as a weapon, but it can cast Spider Climb or Web.</p><p></p><p>Black Wizma (Female High Elf Wizard) - Has a Cloak of Protection +1, Orb of the Warmage +1, and The Glassstaff (which I also nerfed. It grants a +1 AC and can cast Mage Armor once per long rest - no Shield spell). Oh, and she has a tressym familiar.</p><p></p><p>Klegg (Male Human Fighter) - Has Talon (+1 longsword) and Dragonguard (+1 breastplate, advantage on saves vs dragon breath weapon)</p><p></p><p>Tordeck Hornbrewer (Male Human Cleric) - Has Lightbringer (+1 mace, glows bright as a torch on command, extra 1d6 dmg to undead)</p><p></p><p>They finished LMoP VERY close to hitting level 5, so they will almost certainly do so after The Black Road.</p><p></p><p>I offered the "remake before level 5 option", but nobody bit. The fighter did say he intends to take a level in Sorcerer when they level up (Wild Mage) so that should add amusements. </p><p></p><p>I'm going to see how the CR balancing plays out as suggested for this one, since they are still Tier 1. They are higher than the suggested level, but there are only 4 of them, so the adventure suggests encounters should not be modified ("Average"). I kinda think they'll mop the floor, but I want to see how it goes as a learning experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Burnside, post: 7244183, member: 6910340"] OK, we've wrapped up LMoP. Season 5 of AL without AL will start on Monday with The Black Road. A few notes heading into session 1. The characters are already on the Sword Coast, but fortunately they're mostly new players who have not seen a large-scale map of FR and won't notice anything amiss geographically when I tell them they need to cross the Anauroch Desert to get from Phandalin to Parnast. They have some magic items from LMoP; we'll see how that affects play. Two-Hits Millie (Female Wood Elf Arcane Trickster) - She has Boots of Striding & Springing and a Ring of Protection +1. Also has the Black Spider's Spider Staff, which I changed into a rod and nerfed a bit. It can't be used as a weapon, but it can cast Spider Climb or Web. Black Wizma (Female High Elf Wizard) - Has a Cloak of Protection +1, Orb of the Warmage +1, and The Glassstaff (which I also nerfed. It grants a +1 AC and can cast Mage Armor once per long rest - no Shield spell). Oh, and she has a tressym familiar. Klegg (Male Human Fighter) - Has Talon (+1 longsword) and Dragonguard (+1 breastplate, advantage on saves vs dragon breath weapon) Tordeck Hornbrewer (Male Human Cleric) - Has Lightbringer (+1 mace, glows bright as a torch on command, extra 1d6 dmg to undead) They finished LMoP VERY close to hitting level 5, so they will almost certainly do so after The Black Road. I offered the "remake before level 5 option", but nobody bit. The fighter did say he intends to take a level in Sorcerer when they level up (Wild Mage) so that should add amusements. I'm going to see how the CR balancing plays out as suggested for this one, since they are still Tier 1. They are higher than the suggested level, but there are only 4 of them, so the adventure suggests encounters should not be modified ("Average"). I kinda think they'll mop the floor, but I want to see how it goes as a learning experience. [/QUOTE]
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