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Message: <blockquote data-quote="roguerouge" data-source="post: 4145638" data-attributes="member: 13855">[SBLOCK]The major appeal of the adventure is definitely the locale and the surprise reveal of the BBEG. The BBEG coming to the party would basically cut out 1/3 of the adventure, so it's not written that way and I can't really see many DMs doing that. If the players don't figure it out, it's up to the DM. It's certainly available as the module is written for the town mob to blame the party and for hilarity to ensue. To be fair, I can see it taking a while to figure out, but not see having a party failing to figure out. There's a gruesome crime scene, an insane asylum, some eye witness interviews, and some stuff out on some isolated farms. But no real red herrings.[/SBLOCK]Hangman's Noose:[SBLOCK]Oh yeah, Hangman's Noose definitely requires a lot out of a DM. There's investigation, though, both of the diplomacy and clue finding kind, and monsters show up periodically. So there's stuff to do. But I bet that DMs running this are going to HOPE that the players split up, just to make the RP manageable. [/SBLOCK]Salvage Op:[SBLOCK]Oh, yeah, that was the one change that I made: that the crazy survivor was an avatar of the god of cannibalism during a time of crisis amongst the gods, as all the lesser gods of narrow portfolios do battle for "faith share." Some of the gods try to spread the good word through their avatars, but the evil ones, well, you know how they are: get rid of the competition. It was the PC's first encounter with the avatars that walked the earth and it recognized her for being an avatar too. I had BBEcrazyG have a great dying line, saying "from beneath you, it devours," and it just sat there as an omen. [/SBLOCK]They totally have for the first few adventures out of the gate, simply for the reason of staying alive as a company to start out. (Horror sold well with Dungeon, evidently.) They've done real well with the exploration genre too, with one an archaeological find and a lost land for the other. Their new Crimson Throne path looks promising as well, and it's not horror-based.I'd say yes, they work well as adventures. Burnt Offerings is screamingly funny at times and tactically challenging, while Carnival of Tears and Crown of the Kobold King are more suspense with some horror in the mix. The suspense will work on a meta-game level: resting is really not a good option and the players will realize that they're without that safety net.</blockquote>

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