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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Messageboard Golem" data-source="post: 2009966" data-attributes="member: 18387">Interesting concept for this 6th of 8 adventure path modules from WoTC.  This is for a group of 12th to 13th lev PC's, that end around 15th level.  I personally DM eight people at a time, so I added several encounters and juiced it up a bit here and there, as I have done with all the path series adventures.But back to the review, the common complaint I continue to hear from my players, when I ask them as the end, if they enjoyed this path module, is the same.  They all enjoyed it overall.  Some wish for more roleplaying, some wish for more battle, better NPC's, less NPC's, etc etc.But one common flaw seems to stick in each of the last three, a lack of really interesting hooks to envolve their party in the game.  This one was even tougher.  Some earthquakes open up fishures to the underdark, where they meet bat people and begin to aid them against evil in the underdark.  I couldnt even use the kid nappings story to lure them to the underdark, as I had to use that generic hook for the last adventure premise (see Nightfang Spire).So, that is one complaint I have to log, along with, as usual if you read my reviews, a lack of total detailing and lack of art when you buy this adventure.  Same here, three or four cartoon looking art half splashes of non important factors of the game.  Very vague synopsis and detailing of things like the bat city, the bat npc's, the motives of an evil NPC group, the hook to begin the adventure with, the set up of a murder plot in the middle of the adventure.  Its like, heres the idea you bought, your characters are in the underdark and they meet a race of bat people who are at odds with evil factions of their race, salamanders who want to kill them, and greedy beholders who mine artifacts from an abandoned drow city.  Cool concept, now you flush out the rest, have fun!  10 bucks please.The first three or four path modules had deeper motives, stories, and NPC's to examine, add to, and play with.  The last few have been shells that have some encounters, some maps, and an idea to play around.  Cheap for all the creative talent WoTC has or had at one time (where is Sean Reynolds and Monte Cook when you need them)!Anyhow, I dont have that big of problem with the bat people, they are very tough and interesting, good roleplaying possibilities and solid warriors to battle (for the bad ones).The dungeon crawl takes you into an abandoned drow temple, filled with beholders, evil bat people, and other underdark nasties.  Not bad.  Your party will then go meet the bat people in their city, where there can be an evil NPC group there to start an assasination attempt.  And finally a dungeon crawl against some Salamanders in their palace to stop their plan of killing the bat people.  And thats it.For a good idea, a neat couple of site based dungeon crawls, and a bunch of gaps and holes, I give this a 3 or average rating.  Enjoy!Arreon Draco, King of the Dragon SlayersSean McDaniel</blockquote>

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