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I used the level 20 Asrabey. I told my players about the options after the adventure was over and they all agreed that they were glad I used the level 20 stats.

You're welcome! If you have any questions about the specifics of what my players did, or how I handled a given situation that I didn't mention here, feel free to ask. :)

Session #3 happened as planned, but I've been too busy to post about it. The PCs elected to climb over the hills rather than taking the road route. They saw some pretty strange things, including the giant golem. They tried to lure the golem toward the keep to use it as a distraction, but it...

This would be fantastic, especially with Falkus' proposed tweak.

Had the second session on Wednesday night. They solved Lya's challenge instantly, which was pretty much what I expected. Murdok remembered Lya's thesis from her time at the war college, and had a bit of a fangirl moment. I gave them a little bonus gold for their success with the Coaltongue --...

[/COLOR] I treated the loss of the amber rod like the loss of a magical implement, and just gave her a modest attack penalty. That seemed to work OK. Having it as a wall actually worked well for me, but the way I ran it, the safety relief valves had been shut but not rusted when the encounter...

Two more thoughts: I'd add a circumstance bonus to the Intimidate check due to how close Asrabey is to going down. Second, I might make talking him down into a loose skill challenge, if my players decide to attempt it. Intimidate shouldn't be the only skill that matters.

Yikes. My PCs aren't exactly optimized, and with only four of them, attack assists net +6 max. Murdok is their striker, the Scout. Her spike damage would be hitting with a melee basic (1d10+6), adding Power Strike (+1d10 once per encounter), and then hitting with Dual Weapon Strike (a...

Not yet. I do use a Google Doc in my other play-by-video-chat game, where I'm a player and the party's scribe. So I keep the quest log and the XP/loot tracker. In this game we don't seem to have needed one yet, but I was thinking I might mention it to the players as a possibility.

One of my players emailed us today saying that he's already jonesing to play again and that he had a fantastic time. So you guys are definitely doing something right! Another player replied that she's "really excited by how much is out there, waiting for us." So between the Player's Guide and...

Our first session was yesterday. I'd prepped Act 1 of Island at the Axis of the World, figuring that if we did get all the way through the Coaltongue sabotage, it would be a good place to stop. SETUP We set up our Google+ hangout and made sure all our sound stuff was OK. I know there are...

Added on 2022-06-01: I see that we can (finally) change thread titles here. Needless to say, we're no longer using either Google+ or MapTool, so I've renamed this thread. (Former title: Campaign Notes: MapTool and Google+ Hangouts.) Wow, I can't believe I've been running this campaign (with...

Island at the Axis of the World 4E, p34: Asrabey is described as a "High Elf Dreadnought."

Interesting ideas here. Riffing on the stealth-focused concept, I'd consider adapting my Nightcrawler build: Rogue|Warlock hybrid with an Assassin multiclass. Shadow Walk + Cunning Sneak = at-will Stealth checks to become hidden. Add a nice crossbow and/or the Hexblade feat that gives you a...

I wasn't planning to use backgrounds. Should I? Edit: I just finished reading the first adventure (4E version), and I liked it quite a bit. The only place where I got a bit confused was the encounter with Asrabey; there's very little direction (and no numbers) for figuring out how feasible it...

Lots of interesting feedback! My group are all progressive thirtysomething professionals; I don't see any issue at all with tackling some real-life issues like bigotry in an RPG with this group. It isn't something I've ever tried before, but when my player asked what society at large would think...

Most of my players are still tinkering with various character options, but I have one who has pretty much decided what she wants to play: Vesta, a male eladrin Vekeshi mystic ensnaring swordmage. We're still working on why he's in the RHC and why the RHC wants him in the first place, but today...

I can't XP AbdulAlhazred again -- could someone do it for me? Great post.

I bumped my ENWorld sub up to silver once my friends roped me into DMing Zeitgeist for them. I've been poring over the PG and CG to get ready, and started reading the first adventure last night. I'll post some more thoughts once I've had a chance to read the whole thing, but I'm going to have to...

I find the MapTools interface pretty incomprehensible. I've never been able to construct even a simple map. I'll check out GameTable. :)