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No apology necessary - but thanks Tony. I didn't take offense to your tone at all. We essentially agree anyway. DMs running this adventure should do one or more of the following suggestions to level the challenge to something more reasonable: • Don't run them through all the missions. •...

That works too. :)

I hope the next adventure storyline is about Elminster trying to convince a halfling named Frodo to take the One Ring to Mount Doom so it can be destroyed once and for all. He could be accompanied by a ranger from the North named Drizzt and a barbarian named Wulfgar. On their way they could stop...

Not hard at all. But that's not the point.

Setting an Elemental Eye themed campaign in the Forgotten Realms is a massive misstep. The Temple of Elemental Evil, and all themes associated with it, are classic Greyhawk. Porting this iconic storyline into the Forgotten Realms is a big mistake. It can only serve to create tension among the...

Short rests are not enough. The group I ran for took two. Clearly, the group can choose not to partake in the fifth, sixth, or seventh mission if they feel like they can't accomplish it. ("Sorry Governor, we understand that the townsfolk in the Church of Chauntea are about to be murdered by...

It's only a problem if a DM doesn't recognize this before he runs it.

A DM can choose to let the party level at some point throughout the night if he chooses, but the final paragraph of the episode states that if you are using the milestone experience rule, characters reach 2nd level at the end of this episode. That pretty clearly (and incorrectly) implies that...

I couldn't possibly agree with this more.

I totally agree with your opinion that the problems are easy to fix. But first, you must be aware that they exist, and it wasn't until midway through running that opening encounter that I realized that the problems of survivability were as severe as they were. My post is definitely aimed to...

We play-tested this adventure at Gencon last weekend. Unfortunately, I'm very disappointed. The group consisted of five veteran players and one veteran DM, all with 30+ years experience. We have totally embraced the new edition, which in my opinion, is the best edition of D&D to date. People...

Magic Missile in OD&D could be cast and have the Missile's floating over your hand for several minutes before you directed them at a target. and they did 1d6 each.

Me too. The rules are very clear on that part, at least. There just doesn't seem to be any other hindrance to firing at a target in base to base contact with an ally - which I'm fine with.

Just curious how other people are handling this at the moment. Are you just planning to offer the cover of +2 provided by a body in the way (friend or foe) of your target? What if the shot is taken from an angle where no cover is provided, but the target is still in combat? Would you handle it...

Given an estimation of about 5 years of usage, and approximately 5 hours per week spent playing, reading, or referencing your three core books (an extremely low estimate in my case), it comes out to about $0.12 per hour. Ante up you cheap bastards. ;)

This is obviously a new edition of D&D in the works. And I am glad for it.

Wik, I just thought I'd chime in to confirm my identical experience with you on this matter. It's one of the many changes to D&D that has played such an enormous role in the rift that exists in the player base. I've often joked around with my group that D&D would be an awesome game if it...

3e to 4e. It's not even close. As another person mentioned, there was virtually no problem converting old characters and adventures to the newest edition. Honestly, without getting into comments on whether you think the changes to the recent edition were for the better or not, I can't...

Your Wisdom score is high.