Recent content by f.e.n

We actually had this adventure cut short for the very same reasons. It wasn't fun for the p.c's or the d.m the way it was written and rather than spend time attempting to balance encounters our dm (first time 4e dming) simply quickened the whole thing and gave up the reigns to play a p.c. And...

Freeman- too bad about your play group. I ran my first session of P2 tonight and was looking forward to updates from your group to compare them/ steal ideas from. The hooks provided in P2 were borderline -worst hooks in dnd ever- bad. Since my players created new characters to start the...

To answer the 'unfair' CdG complaint: I CdG players only after one of them has been 'brought back' from unconscious in an encounter. After that, monsters realize that p.c's 'come back' from the dead and mercilessly CdG there opponents if they manage to get them down again. They also will move...

To the original poster: I'll agree that dying isn't a big deal anymore. There's no experience penalty and the cost to rez is cheap (and readily available). But i'm doing just fine on making this one of the hardest games my p.c's have ever played. I've managed to kill six p.c's through H1 so far...

Woooo, thunderspire thread! I also just recently finished kots, or will have the wrap up kots session next week. Thunderspire is just around the corner and i'm busy prepping my npc encounters/conversations. I see the seven pillared hall as almost dizzying for a dm. I know my pc's will check...

Legion devil, you're shared experiences helped make my running of the final encounter much more difficult. My p.c's probably hate you but it was definitely amazing to foresee certain events and deal with them accordingly. FOR STARTERS THE ENCOUNTER WAS FOUR HOURS LONG. epic. four. as in 4...

The aura from the rats is an interrupt attack at the beginning of the pc's turn. I would rule the ongoing damage damages the pc that very turn. Order count: 1. P.C begins turn 2. Immediate interrupt: rat aura basic attack takes place 3. Attack success: Damage plus ongoing damage 4. Start of...

After reading through the scenario, i would have to say that your players are idiots. Well, maybe not idiots, but completely disjointed. If there's one thing my pc's have learned, it's that tactics rule 4e. Any situation can become life and death if you're not working as a cohesive unit. The...

Mad Hamish- I have been weighing that out as I run through the encounter in my mind and have settled on not utilizing the full adjustment experience (270 xp worth of creatures). I plan on adding a skeleton warrior (150 xp) which will compliment the two already set for the encounter...

Tallarn- Splug is definitely being calculated as xp, just not for the encounter xp. This will allow me to adjust his worth depending on how much damage he really does or how threatening (or non-threatening) he is during the battle. It also will look like (*,*** encounter xp + *** splug xp =...

L.D- It would be awesome if you'd share your results here. I'm running the final encounters next tuesday 9/30. The extra barbarian isn't as scary as going into the final encounter some-what spent on powers. Keterys- That's a good suggestion. I am adding him into the total, however, since he's...

I've been frequenting this site with some regularity since my first 4e qualm came about (which seems like a longgg time ago now). So i'm presenting my case here in the hopes that my next session will go over without complete disaster. For starters, i'm sure you're wondering, 'who is still...