P1 King of the Trollhaunt Warrens - Fantastic!

[MerricB]

I received my copy of King of the Trollhaunt Warrens yesterday, and I have one word to describe it: Fantastic! (imagine Christopher Eccleston saying it for best effect).

I love the evocation of Celtic mythology (I should; my last big campaign used some of the same roots), and it really feels like a great, significant adventure. I'm going to go out on a limb here and pronounce it the best adventure Wizards have produced... for any edition of D&D.

Beats me if I'll feel that way in a week or so when I sit down to review it for real, but my initial impressions are incredibly favourable.

Cheers!

 

[Rechan]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and pronounce it the best adventure Wizards have produced... for any edition of D&D.

Hear that rumbling?

The nerd fury is gathering.

I'm going for higher ground.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Hey Merric.
Do you think it'd be an easy convert to other systems/editions? It's just that I'm a bit of a grognard...

 

[MerricB]

Hey Merric.
Do you think it'd be an easy convert to other systems/editions? It's just that I'm a bit of a grognard...

I think it's an easy convert, but that's mainly because I just throw out the monster stats and put in the stats from the older editions. (I do exactly the same thing with Castle Zagyg for C&C/1e->4e conversion). Conceptually the encounters can be run as written. Balance-wise, may give more problems. Just pay attention and you should be fine.

Cheers!

 

[doctorhook]

I just got my copy! Skimming through it briefly, it seems cool!

I haven't been able to find any direct connections between this adventure and H3 though, which I would've liked. Lemme know if you've spotted one!

Also, I really hope to see a Side Trek for this adventure in Dungeon!

 

[Obergnom]

There are allready to well fitting "plug ins"... Dark Heart of Mithrendain and Claws of Tyranny. (I will try to use both of them) They add some nice RP opportunities, too.

 

[Klaus]

I received my copy of King of the Trollhaunt Warrens yesterday, and I have one word to describe it: Fantastic! (imagine Christopher Eccleston saying it for best effect).

I love the evocation of Celtic mythology (I should; my last big campaign used some of the same roots), and it really feels like a great, significant adventure. I'm going to go out on a limb here and pronounce it the best adventure Wizards have produced... for any edition of D&D.

Beats me if I'll feel that way in a week or so when I sit down to review it for real, but my initial impressions are incredibly favourable.

Cheers!

That place, for me, is occupied by Red Hand of Doom. But I'm eager to see what P1 is like. Didn't quite like H2 and H3.

 

[Cadfan]

I liked H1.
Didn't like H2.
Haven't gotten to H3 yet, but I think I will like it just because its so darn retro.

I don't think I'll be doing P1, unfortunately, because I'm about to break the campaign and start a homebrew campaign. And my homebrew campaign is going to use the shadowfell and the feywild as major elements. Because my players are all new to D&D, they have no preconceptions about either of these places. This means that I have a blank slate to work with, and it will be easier for me to invoke a sense of wonder. I don't want to ruin my chances by running some of them through a different version of the feywild before the homebrew starts, so I won't use P1.

Except that... now MerricB has me curious. I actually respect his opinions, and now I'm worried that I may be missing out. Is it worth buying just to read and learn from? And if so, why? Hurry up with that review.

 

[The_Gneech]

This one looks like it might have promise; I'll check it out for converting to my Saga game. The main problem for me, assuming it's good, is finding some way to make it more than "Red Hand of Doom -- with trolls!" considering we're just finishing up RHoD.

-The Gneech

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I liked H1.
Didn't like H2.
Haven't gotten to H3 yet, but I think I will like it just because its so darn retro.

I don't think I'll be doing P1, unfortunately, because I'm about to break the campaign and start a homebrew campaign. And my homebrew campaign is going to use the shadowfell and the feywild as major elements. Because my players are all new to D&D, they have no preconceptions about either of these places. This means that I have a blank slate to work with, and it will be easier for me to invoke a sense of wonder. I don't want to ruin my chances by running some of them through a different version of the feywild before the homebrew starts, so I won't use P1.

Except that... now MerricB has me curious. I actually respect his opinions, and now I'm worried that I may be missing out. Is it worth buying just to read and learn from? And if so, why? Hurry up with that review.

I really don't know if I want to run H1 to E3. I've started them, and I bought them up to P1 now (I haven't taken a deeper look that, though). But I also really want to flesh out and run a homebrew campaign!