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<blockquote data-quote="greymist" data-source="post: 9272560" data-attributes="member: 7113"><p>I’m currently playing in a play-by-post Barrowmaze game using Labyrinth Lord Advanced. It’s been vey enjoyable, although a lot of that is based on the DM and the other players (and due to the PBP format, the roleplaying is superb). </p><p></p><p>We have been exploring the large dungeon, as opposed to the many small barrows. So far, it has been a single level, but seems to be very expansive. As expected, it is an undead buffet with several powerful beings to boot. For the most part the party journeys from Helix with a wagon and a bunch of henchmen, some stay to guard the camp, the others join the PCs in the dungeon. We last 2 to 3 days before returning to Helix (usually because we have unleashed another unholy terror). </p><p></p><p>I suppose it would work with 5E but the whole rest issue always seems to a problem, perhaps not insurmountable if you use the official gritty rules or one of the many home brews.</p><p></p><p>I also played in a PBP Arden Vul game using OSRIC, which I believe is the system it was designed for. We visited 2 or 3 levels before the game ended, but I can say this is an amazing product. Various groups control parts of the dungeon and it is possible to negotiate truces instead of killing everything. It is very old-school in that the party can easily find themselves in situations way over their head. </p><p></p><p>The biggest problem I see with AV is that it would likely take years of play to hope to complete the campaign. So choosing it for a 6-month run would not do it justice. Also, the massive dungeon is interconnected to the surrounding area, history, and backstory of the setting. So dropping it into an existing world would be difficult.</p><p></p><p>Using 5E might be more difficult as the entire campaign (I think it is 8+ books) may have to be converted. And the whole 5E trope of casting Leomund’s Tiny Hut and getting a long rest in the middle of the dungeon would really ruin the experience, IMO. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greymist, post: 9272560, member: 7113"] I’m currently playing in a play-by-post Barrowmaze game using Labyrinth Lord Advanced. It’s been vey enjoyable, although a lot of that is based on the DM and the other players (and due to the PBP format, the roleplaying is superb). We have been exploring the large dungeon, as opposed to the many small barrows. So far, it has been a single level, but seems to be very expansive. As expected, it is an undead buffet with several powerful beings to boot. For the most part the party journeys from Helix with a wagon and a bunch of henchmen, some stay to guard the camp, the others join the PCs in the dungeon. We last 2 to 3 days before returning to Helix (usually because we have unleashed another unholy terror). I suppose it would work with 5E but the whole rest issue always seems to a problem, perhaps not insurmountable if you use the official gritty rules or one of the many home brews. I also played in a PBP Arden Vul game using OSRIC, which I believe is the system it was designed for. We visited 2 or 3 levels before the game ended, but I can say this is an amazing product. Various groups control parts of the dungeon and it is possible to negotiate truces instead of killing everything. It is very old-school in that the party can easily find themselves in situations way over their head. The biggest problem I see with AV is that it would likely take years of play to hope to complete the campaign. So choosing it for a 6-month run would not do it justice. Also, the massive dungeon is interconnected to the surrounding area, history, and backstory of the setting. So dropping it into an existing world would be difficult. Using 5E might be more difficult as the entire campaign (I think it is 8+ books) may have to be converted. And the whole 5E trope of casting Leomund’s Tiny Hut and getting a long rest in the middle of the dungeon would really ruin the experience, IMO. :) [/QUOTE]
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