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Oh! You are absolutely right. I'm sure they had it at one point during the playtest, and I just never went to check if it was gone. Armies of skeletons would be better than zombies, that being the case. With some unstoppable zombie units who just keep getting up (making their saves)...

You have it right. The big concern for balance's sake is the zombies' ability to stand back up after being killed. If all 600 zombies have that ability, the townsfolk are well and truly screwed (and it will also be a bookkeeping nightmare at the table). On the flip side, skeletons being...

On top of that, have a handful of encounters with the people of the town. Have an encounter with the guards, where they are talking about the fear of facing down an unstoppable horde of the dead. Give the PCs a chance to influence them on a personal level, while also giving them a few faces...

Ah, to go back and look through the book once again with fresh eyes... that sense of wonder as each page turn reveals a new, lovely piece of artwork... to see the condition sketches again for the first time...

Sir, you get mad props for allowing that to happen, rather than weaseling a way out for the villain. I'll bet that's a gaming story the PCs tell for years.

That does sound like fun. It would've been hard to shoe-horn into the Tiamat campaign, but it would have been fun anyway.

Thanks for the write-up. A friend and I put together an adventure designed to be run in a single two-day game, and we were considering going this route after we've refined it. This has been very informative!

Number one on my list of wants. I just finished running my 17th level game, and all the PCs were fighting (aside from homebrew creations) were dragons, demons, and devils. With the odd lich in there for spice. If we're talking about feats, and what's missing, how about the dearth of...

Actually, I believe I took your spot. So for that, I thank you very much. Because I managed to beat Wicht in the final (a challenging feat). :) On the topic Wicht mentioned, I think a lot of people stop paying attention once they get knocked out. Maybe we should hold a bronze medal match as...

Likewise. I'm making a concerted effort to try and remember to award it, or to prompt DMs in the games where I'm a player. Nicely prompt, of course.

In case nobody else has mentioned it, some excellent BBEG advice can be found here: http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/36383/roleplaying-games/dont-prep-plots-you-will-rue-this-day-heroes-the-principles-of-rpg-villainy

Thank you for all the kind words about my little adventure. I'm very proud of what I wrote, and I was just as amazed to read what Wicht came up with. That list of fiendish, ingenious ingredients was a real challenge to work with, but I think it brought out the best in both of us. I did see...

Oh man, the anticipation is killing me! :)

Wicht, I salute you. That's a top notch entry if ever I saw one. I really want to play in that little monstrous campaign of yours. I love the vase that burps up rats. :D Very inspired work.

Done. Now to read the competition. :)

You said it! I had a blast with these elements. :)

Evil Wizard - Mendor Low Level Dungeon - The carved-out chambers below Ratter's Dell is a low level dungeon (both by content and by location) Angry Ogre - Gorthog Pile of Treasure - The pile of treasure Help Wanted Sign - Mendor's brick Magic Sword - Whisperion Beneath Ratter's Dell A 5th...

I sure do. Every time I trim a hundred words or so, I get this crazy idea that I could add some words elsewhere... Then I wind up trimming again. The home stretch tomorrow will be interesting, to say the least. :)

I'm currently one word over, due to the map having twenty words in it. :p