Ruins of Adventure

[Lokiare]

Has anyone translated the old 1E module "Ruins of Adventure" to 4E and if so how well did it run?

 

[Balesir]

"Ruins of Adventure" was actually the old "Pool of Radiance" CRPG made into a module, and I am in the process of converting it for 4E now. I won't be running it until we finish the current (Epic) campaign, though, so it won't be run for a while.

By way of comparing notes, I'm finding that combining whole sections of each "level" map into one big encounter is working OK. Several orc and goblin patrols become groups of minions within likely earshot of one-another; the "battle mat" becomes several rooms and corridors that have to be navigated using skills and movement as well as actual combat. I'm planning on using a "take 10" approach to stealth and perception to adjudicate which monsters are on the battle mat (as well as which ones are "activated" in the encounter).

 

[Scrivener of Doom]

The blog Tower of Zenopus has actual play reports of a 4E conversion. Unfortunately, my !@#$%^ third world internet connection is not letting me open any blogs on blogspot - including my own - so here's the first post that came up on Google.

 

[Lokiare]

Would anyone be willing to send me how you converted it so I don't have to do it myself?

 

[Scrivener of Doom]

Would anyone be willing to send me how you converted it so I don't have to do it myself?

Seriously, go to the Tower of Zenopus blog and read his session reports which also includes some conversions. This entire paragraph is a link to all of the Ruins of Adventure posts. Just click here.

 

[GreyLord]

Sorry, this popped into my head when I saw the thread...but it's worlds of adventure instead of ruins.

Here's the trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kJxsrQvGc0

Or if you want the abbreviated version that was tailored into an ad for WotC instead...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1j4MZerR7Q

PS: Though there are many who don't like or don't get the bottom one...to me...best D&D AD EVER!!!

 

[Lokiare]

Seriously, go to the Tower of Zenopus blog and read his session reports which also includes some conversions. This entire paragraph is a link to all of the Ruins of Adventure posts. Just click here.

Thanks for that. I couldn't find it myself. I looked too. That's what I'm looking for, now I can run this thing.

 

[Lokiare]

Sorry, this popped into my head when I saw the thread...but it's worlds of adventure instead of ruins.

Here's the trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kJxsrQvGc0

Or if you want the abbreviated version that was tailored into an ad for WotC instead...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1j4MZerR7Q

PS: Though there are many who don't like or don't get the bottom one...to me...best D&D AD EVER!!!

Nope, its Ruins of Adventure:

 

[Lokiare]

After reading up on that blog, I can say that I'm still going to have to do about 90% of the work to get the module converted. This is because the blog writers DM notes are sparse about what he did to convert it especially in the first few entries. Oh well, It'll take less time than starting from scratch anyway...

 

[Scrivener of Doom]

After reading up on that blog, I can say that I'm still going to have to do about 90% of the work to get the module converted. This is because the blog writers DM notes are sparse about what he did to convert it especially in the first few entries. Oh well, It'll take less time than starting from scratch anyway...

Anyway, it's 4E so converting is pretty easy. If you need monsters done, just post here and I am sure people will chip in.