Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Another Look at the D&D Essentials Kit
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Darkwintre" data-source="post: 7781337" data-attributes="member: 6929279"><p>Nothing says you have to run Phandelver as written.</p><p>For example throwing in the Falcon Hollow adventure from back when the Pathfinder setting was being developed.</p><p>Back then the area was a massive forest inhabited by a wood elf tribe however a few rogue elves conned a dwarven clan with some fake deeds to the area.</p><p>Now in truth they knew these to be fake but given the money they could obtain by mining the area they employed a small army of humans and other folk after their initial attempts to claim their property were originally laughed off by the inhabitants and then fought off when they turned nasty.</p><p>One of the elves found a way to turn the tables on the would be dwarven conquerors by offering some of their mercenaries land to build and live upon as long as they left the dwarves employ.</p><p>Only a few accepted but such was the dwarves ire their actions effectively ruined their plans for the area forcing them to flee the area or be slain whether by the surviving elves or their former employees who had enough of their harsh measures to retain command.</p><p>Most left the area and the wood elves dwindled in number such there may be only a dozen at best in the once massive forest now dwindled to its current state with Rothenel named after the elf who helped gain their freedom.</p><p>There are still ruins of both the dwarven occupation and deep in the forest portals to the Feywild where the wood elves chose to flee once they thought the forest lost.</p><p>Most of the population moved to the coast where a massive settlement home to the closest thing this area has to a capital with various farming communities clustered around it as the road leads into the valley where Rothenel dwells.</p><p>Most have forgotten the true history of the area, but with Ashari travelling the roads and talk of Dark Fae hiding in the dark depths of the forest there is talk of an ancient evil on the move.</p><p>The elves of course tend to point to the humans as evidence of that!</p><p></p><p>My point is it really doesn't matter if they have the starter set or whatever adventure you want to run, if they don't have a handle on how it works in your campaign you could have Strahd be the hopelessly doomed villain playing host to a realm set between life and death with your players seeking a way to best him so they can return to the land of the living.</p><p></p><p>Or introduce an evil sect of Ashari as your version of the Cult of the Dragon or the Princes of the Apocalypse adventure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darkwintre, post: 7781337, member: 6929279"] Nothing says you have to run Phandelver as written. For example throwing in the Falcon Hollow adventure from back when the Pathfinder setting was being developed. Back then the area was a massive forest inhabited by a wood elf tribe however a few rogue elves conned a dwarven clan with some fake deeds to the area. Now in truth they knew these to be fake but given the money they could obtain by mining the area they employed a small army of humans and other folk after their initial attempts to claim their property were originally laughed off by the inhabitants and then fought off when they turned nasty. One of the elves found a way to turn the tables on the would be dwarven conquerors by offering some of their mercenaries land to build and live upon as long as they left the dwarves employ. Only a few accepted but such was the dwarves ire their actions effectively ruined their plans for the area forcing them to flee the area or be slain whether by the surviving elves or their former employees who had enough of their harsh measures to retain command. Most left the area and the wood elves dwindled in number such there may be only a dozen at best in the once massive forest now dwindled to its current state with Rothenel named after the elf who helped gain their freedom. There are still ruins of both the dwarven occupation and deep in the forest portals to the Feywild where the wood elves chose to flee once they thought the forest lost. Most of the population moved to the coast where a massive settlement home to the closest thing this area has to a capital with various farming communities clustered around it as the road leads into the valley where Rothenel dwells. Most have forgotten the true history of the area, but with Ashari travelling the roads and talk of Dark Fae hiding in the dark depths of the forest there is talk of an ancient evil on the move. The elves of course tend to point to the humans as evidence of that! My point is it really doesn't matter if they have the starter set or whatever adventure you want to run, if they don't have a handle on how it works in your campaign you could have Strahd be the hopelessly doomed villain playing host to a realm set between life and death with your players seeking a way to best him so they can return to the land of the living. Or introduce an evil sect of Ashari as your version of the Cult of the Dragon or the Princes of the Apocalypse adventure. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Another Look at the D&D Essentials Kit
Top