Recent content by Seramus

Sven was always pretty vocal about preferring the DOS combat engine to D&D. I think he prefers the far more flashier abilities in that series, but that's just conjecture on my part. But it wasn't the only factor. He "gently" voiced his disapproval with the numerous firings/retirement of WotC...

Bail out and head for that forest camp. The narrative desire to push on and defeat the villain while running on fumes is a great trope, but directly opposed to having a long and successful adventuring career. A dead adventurer conquers no future foes! :geek:

I'm talking about how long the survey is open to responses. The window is so small, the majority of people are barely getting a single game in to playtest. Maaaybe two.

The surveys for UA were so short I don't know how they got any meaningful playtest data back. It was useful to point out any immediate and glaring issues, but not actual play data.

You CAN transfer from Curse of the Azure Bonds onward to the Savage Frontier games, with only a little corruption! The grand campaign is: Pool of Radiance > Gateway to the Savage Frontier > Curse of the Azure Bonds > Treasures of the Savage Frontier > Secret of the Silver Blades > Pools of...

Crescent Hawk's Inception?

Just to expand, there's a fascinating read on it over here! The Effect of Spoiler Types on Enjoyment Sussana Oad, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

I, too, would hire a dragon.

I always remember from the novel that Strahd keeps a coffin in the mountains within misting distance of his castle. It sticks in my mind whenever Curse of Strahd talks about him retreating to the coffin in his basement. "Oh, but he has another one!"

Sense Branding - You can tell whenever an iconic intellectual property monster is within 60' of you. If they have a specific name, you know it.

I... I regret asking him about Kwalish last night. :oops: :cry:

I wonder if we can just ask Tim, for historical purposes? :geek:

Yes. You get the fun and randomness of actual dice, and the fairness of everyone being able to pick whichever set they want, but it does tend to result in slightly stronger characters if one or more players rolls high. So I buff (or nerf) the encounters based on my evaluation of the power of the...

4d6 drop lowest. Record each "set" of stats. Players can choose ANY of the sets. I adjust monsters to suit.