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<blockquote data-quote="Joshua Randall" data-source="post: 1327962" data-attributes="member: 7737"><p>I agree with the general consensus - the quality of the adventures is hit or miss. My gut feeling is that the quality has dramatically decreased over the past several adventures, but I haven't run any of them.</p><p> </p><p>I also agree that many of the adventures have potentially deadly (as in total party kill) "boss monsters" or final battles. Be aware of this.</p><p> </p><p>Some specific comments - mostly based on reading, not necessarily playing/DM'ing, the adventures.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Alchemist's Eyrie</strong> - pretty straitforward hack-fest with a bit of mystery thrown in. Solid.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Bad Moon Waning</strong> - the intro (background) is way, way too long. I lost interest before I came to a single stat block or DC.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Base of Operations</strong> - has a nice retro feel to it. Careless party could get roughed up by the monsters.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Burning Plague</strong> - this one always gets high marks. Very good intro for D&D newbies.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Ettin's Riddle</strong> - another one that gets high marks. However, some players may ignore the riddle aspect and use lethal force to solve everything... *shrug*</p><p> </p><p><strong>Ghosts of Aniel</strong> - if the PCs lack ghost touch weapons or the ability to damage ethereal foes, they are toast. Otherwise, I like the setup for the adventure.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Into the Frozen Waste</strong> - I have a thing for adventures set in arctic settings, so this one was right up my ally. It does, however, railroad the PCs quite a bit - no room for exploring, just inexorable movement to the climactic battle... which is EXTREMELY nasty if the PCs don't prepare for it.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Ministry of Winds</strong> - kooky and original as only a Monte Cook adventure can be. The final villains can be lethal if they are all encountered at once, but are much more manageable if the PCs can take them piecemeal. I like this adventure.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Secret of the Windswept Wall </strong>- there's just not much here. Even low-level PCs should be capable of taking on more.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Something's Cooking</strong> - this is a silly one. I personally dislike overtly comedic adventures, but it gets high marks from most people.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Thicker than Water</strong> - this isn't an adventure, it's an entire campaign. Seriously. If you're into it, and don't mind retro-fitting it into your PCs' background, it could be very cool. But again, the final fight is N-A-S-T-Y.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Vessel of Stars</strong> - a pretty dumb one. I'd avoid it.</p><p> </p><p>I hope my very opinionated opinions are helpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joshua Randall, post: 1327962, member: 7737"] I agree with the general consensus - the quality of the adventures is hit or miss. My gut feeling is that the quality has dramatically decreased over the past several adventures, but I haven't run any of them. I also agree that many of the adventures have potentially deadly (as in total party kill) "boss monsters" or final battles. Be aware of this. Some specific comments - mostly based on reading, not necessarily playing/DM'ing, the adventures. [b]Alchemist's Eyrie[/b] - pretty straitforward hack-fest with a bit of mystery thrown in. Solid. [b]Bad Moon Waning[/b] - the intro (background) is way, way too long. I lost interest before I came to a single stat block or DC. [b]Base of Operations[/b] - has a nice retro feel to it. Careless party could get roughed up by the monsters. [b]Burning Plague[/b] - this one always gets high marks. Very good intro for D&D newbies. [b]Ettin's Riddle[/b] - another one that gets high marks. However, some players may ignore the riddle aspect and use lethal force to solve everything... *shrug* [b]Ghosts of Aniel[/b] - if the PCs lack ghost touch weapons or the ability to damage ethereal foes, they are toast. Otherwise, I like the setup for the adventure. [b]Into the Frozen Waste[/b] - I have a thing for adventures set in arctic settings, so this one was right up my ally. It does, however, railroad the PCs quite a bit - no room for exploring, just inexorable movement to the climactic battle... which is EXTREMELY nasty if the PCs don't prepare for it. [b]Ministry of Winds[/b] - kooky and original as only a Monte Cook adventure can be. The final villains can be lethal if they are all encountered at once, but are much more manageable if the PCs can take them piecemeal. I like this adventure. [b]Secret of the Windswept Wall [/b]- there's just not much here. Even low-level PCs should be capable of taking on more. [b]Something's Cooking[/b] - this is a silly one. I personally dislike overtly comedic adventures, but it gets high marks from most people. [b]Thicker than Water[/b] - this isn't an adventure, it's an entire campaign. Seriously. If you're into it, and don't mind retro-fitting it into your PCs' background, it could be very cool. But again, the final fight is N-A-S-T-Y. [b]Vessel of Stars[/b] - a pretty dumb one. I'd avoid it. I hope my very opinionated opinions are helpful. [/QUOTE]
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