Changes to The Pleasure Prison of the B'thuvian Demon Whore?

[Crothian]

After reading it, 4 seems about right. There are encounters with lots of weak foes that a party of 4 will easily get through. Also, Krunk has little healing so a group with a cleric and a wand of cure light wounds could easily make a big difference.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

4th level gives them access to 2nd-level spells, with 3rd-level spells on the horizon. My only fear is that a party of four 4th-level PCs will rip through the early encounters and be bored (you know how PbP goes). Maybe I'll compensate by giving a grim and gritty point-buy.

 

[Andor]

4th level gives them access to 2nd-level spells, with 3rd-level spells on the horizon. My only fear is that a party of four 4th-level PCs will rip through the early encounters and be bored (you know how PbP goes). Maybe I'll compensate by giving a grim and gritty point-buy.

My eperience with PbP is that it doesn't 'rip through' anything. Ever. If you get through a qick combat in a month you're doing well.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

My experience with PbP is like yours--everything takes a long time. That said, however, by "rip through" I mean a party of 4th-level PCs might be bored by the early encounters with...kobolds. Yes, kobolds. And we all know that boring encounters can be a death knell for the already-slow PbP game. Players who are bored are disinclined to post, which in turn equates to a dead or dying game. This is part of the reason why I'm wondering if maybe 4th level isn't too high for a starting level.

 

[Wycen]

Back when it was released and the talk of the town, I recall someone saying it could be played with a party of 4th level characters. Not sure if it was XPR or somebody reading it though.

Be sure to keep us informed.

 

[Minicol]

Why require the characters be female? The character the module is made for is male.

I haven't looked at the module in a while, it does have advice for running it with a group.

I think it has to do with the CHOCOLATE GOLEM !!!!

Usually, in D&D, monsters try to eat the PCs, now, it will be the reverse.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

I wrote to Joe Browning and got a reply via e-mail that indicated starting a group of four out at 4th or possibly 5th level would be a good bet. My book hasn't arrived yet, but after some preliminary thought I believe I'll start them at 4th level. My concept for the adventure will be to run it as a Robert Crumb-esque lesbian/bisexual type game, hopefully filled with bad puns and lots of snickering.

Thanks, all, for your kind input.

 

[GlassJaw]

All "girl" game + pleasure palace of a demon whore? This is a train wreck made in heaven. Can't wait to read the story hour.

I think I've seen this movie!

Oh wait...

 

[Moon_Goddess]

My concept for the adventure will be to run it as a Robert Crumb-esque lesbian/bisexual type game,

And this is your answer to solving the problem of not enough females in the pbp forum....?

The mind boggles.

 

[jgbrowning]

I wrote to Joe Browning and got a reply via e-mail...

Heya, my apologies for somehow missing this thread entirely. Normally I catch these things and am fairly easy to reach.

joe b.