TerraDave
5ever, or until 2024
That's an old solution. I am guessing for this one the PCs can't go to Mars, or King Kong's Island, or down the Rabbit Hole.
Maybe my expectation was off - Dungeon of the mad mage doesnt use the full maps for undermountain....
That's an old solution. I am guessing for this one the PCs can't go to Mars, or King Kong's Island, or down the Rabbit Hole.
Parmandur
Book-Friend
Guess again...
TerraDave
5ever, or until 2024
LordEntrails
Hero
As others have said, it's what I expected and what was hinted at prior to release. But, as others also said, you had to have paid careful attention.
Remember, most D&Ders have never seen the old maps, and even fewer are aware of the numerous different iterations from the various boxed sets and different editions that show different versions of the dungeon.
But, the desire to have the "whole thing" as those who are familiar with the poster maps is why I started the Ultimate Undermountain project. See www.facebook.com/UltimateUndermountain to check out how the UM might just be done.
Remember, most D&Ders have never seen the old maps, and even fewer are aware of the numerous different iterations from the various boxed sets and different editions that show different versions of the dungeon.
But, the desire to have the "whole thing" as those who are familiar with the poster maps is why I started the Ultimate Undermountain project. See www.facebook.com/UltimateUndermountain to check out how the UM might just be done.
Parmandur
Book-Friend
Well, those specific things don't go down, though space asteroids and interplanar trips occur, and putting those old Greyhawk modules in would fit the tone easily.
CapnZapp
Legend
Exactly my sentiment.
I can't imagine using this book in any other way than having a completely different campaign (city-based or not) that occasionally offers quests that sends the heroes down on specific quests, where you experience a limited slice of the dungeon and then get out again.
Semi-random dungeon bashing for twenty levels straight sounds like it would bore my players to tears, not to mention myself...
CapnZapp
Legend
And of course we all know that's not the real reason.
Henry
Autoexreginated
Yeah, 21-year-old me and his friends would have done that with glee (and possibly beer), but forty-something me and his friends now have less table-time, weaker CON scores, and a need for a little more plot and RP than what the mega-dungeons of old had. I may still pick this up, if nothing else for completeness, in case we get nostalgia, or if I’m wrong and they do want something like this.
Parmandur
Book-Friend
The real reason is that they had 320 pages, not 3,200 and wanted to get to the lower levels.
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