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I wonder how easy/difficult it would be to convert this module to 4e? I own it, never ran it.

I just finished up a high-level 3.5e with 8 12-15th level characters. It probably didn't help that I had 8 PCs. But yeah, combats either went really fast or took hours, particularly climatic battles. They assaulted the Upper Temple of Orcus in Rappan Athuk. I added a few more demons to make...

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=235935 oops. I didn't realize that my question caused another thread to be forked. Anyway, here are a few more thoughts about a low magic campaign: ---- One problem that I've seen throughout my 20 years as a gamer is that many players identify...

Thanks for the ideas. I've kicked around the idea of using only martial characters. Players can run spellcasting characters but must be careful of using magic around people outside the group. I love the healing surge in 4e, since it makes the party less dependent on a cleric. I like...

How does 4e work using a low magic world? I've ran 4e once, I really enjoyed it. But I would like to tailor it to my low magic setting where magic items are rare (except for potions, scrolls, etc), and wizards are viewed with suspicion. One annoying aspect about 3.5e was that high level...

I ran and enjoyed 4e for the first time last Sunday evening. We played using pre-generated characters from the Keep on the Shadowfell and ran them through the short adventure in the back of the DMG. Overall, player response was positive. There were a few remarks how the game was something out...

I ran 4e for the first time tonight. I enjoyed it. As for the Warlord. One player said, "The warlord is awesome. It's like the 3.5e bard, but better!" :lol:

I really really like Dungeon Tiles. My only word of advice is to have the tiles picked out before game play. Rummaging through a box of tiles takes time--so don't do it during a game. But they do add something to the game experience, more than a battlemat (though I've used them in conjunction...

Sorry. Double post.

I love how when I logged back in I was greeted by a huge "WELCOME BACK ULRICK TO ENWORLD" and followed by the announcement. Made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I also think having blogs is a great idea. Two thumbs up.

Growing up in the 90s and playing D&D as a teenager, I've seen first hand what the Christian Right/Wrong can do. At the time my best friend's parents, upon discovering his hidden stash of D&D books, to him out into the country and threw all his books into a ditch. They burned his books while...

But its there in the rules. Seriously. I haven't read FATAL, so I can't make a judgment call. From what I've heard, it sounds like I don't want to read FATAL either.

I don't find it offensive. If you want to get historical, okay. Those numbers might work since D&D is quasi-medieval. IMO, Really the most offensive treatment of women in RPGs came from an old book Fantasy Wargaming by Bruce Galloway. In that book, women had a bunch of negative modifiers and...

...and try to DM at the same time! ;) -- I've been there. The PCs seem unscratchable. With some encounters, yeah, that's okay...the players get a chance to show off their abilities. But its really disappointing for everybody involved when a climactic encounter ends two rounds. I think that...

Ironically, the original OD&D booklets were packaged in this quick-start format...particularly with the Mentzer edition. I think that's one reason why D&D exploded so fast. That early ruleset was simple and fairly easy to learn for both players & DMs. It may have only described levels 1-3, but...

^ What rossik said. I've run Tomb of Horrors thrice. Each time as a one-shot, and each time with a high death rate. No one made it to the final resting place of Acererak. And the players didn't get mad at me, they got mad at Gary Gygax for designing such an unfair module. While I understand...

Why I won't switch? 1. I already have all 3.5 Editions. If the system ain't perfect after all these years, it ain't worth investing in another edition. 2. A lot of what they are doing I've already implemented in my own games, years ago. 3. I don't like the fact that I might have to be...

1. I tell the players its time to start and say, "Previously on the Age of Worms Campaign" (or insert campagn name there) 2. I play the "Prologue" on Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Soundtrack 3. While the soundtrack is playing, each player states a memorable quote or action their character said...

Thumbs down. From what I've read here, on WotC website, and the two preview books (which I thought were a waste of money...so I didn't buy them): 4e seems even more video gamey than 3.X. They're doing a lot of changes that I don't think are necessary--from a non-moneymaking point of view, of...

Damn, that brought a tear to my eye. I had a gaming group that lasted for 11 years before it finally broke up because of issues mentioned above. People just drifted apart because of college and careers. Merlin's quote is so appropriate. A gaming group that lasts that long forms a sort of...