DDAL DDAL - Thoughts and questions

[jayoungr]

For the existing party I'll likely just break out a stand-alone module of the right level from DMS Guild when we play them and forget about a continuing story line for once.

If you want to send them on a short trip to Barovia, both DDAL04-09 ("The Tempter") and DDAL04-10 ("The Artifact") are good standalones.

You might also find some useful ideas on this thread:

DDAL - AL Adventures That Form Mid-size Story Arcs

This an offshoot of a conversation I was having with @Hurin88 on another thread. Hurin (and several others) were wishing for the days of published adventures that were meant to cover three or four levels--something in between a one-shot and a full campaign. I mentioned that several of the AL...

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[Mistwell]

For the existing party I'll likely just break out a stand-alone module of the right level from DMS Guild when we play them and forget about a continuing story line for once.

I would like hearing about which stand-alone you end up choosing

 

[thom_likes_gaming]

I would like hearing about which stand-alone you end up choosing

I picked up
Riddle of the Raven Queen
during stay-at-home and it looks like it might be well worth it. I could possibly fabricate some connection between the elves in Slay a Dragon and the ones from Dripping Leaves, just to get stuff started. I'll let you know, but it will be months before we get there, I guess.

 

[thom_likes_gaming]

I am admittedly oscillating all over the spectrum a bit, but: How viable would it be to start CoS at level 7 or 8 and actually play it through?

It's just that one of the players of this group has the most horrible work schedule, and I am kinda questioning the wisdom of running two groups for that bunch. And, instead of having them start with fresh players, I'd prefer to allow them to keep their loved ones.

Now, from reading all over reddit and some blog, Stradh himself should actually be a tough opponent if played hard, so that might pan out. Is the rest of the adventure one neverending cake-walk then, for an evoker, a bard, a fighter and a barbarian of level 7 or 8?