Did any one run Life's Bazzar from Dungeon #97?

[esorek]

If so how was it?
I'm going to get to run a session for some brand new players (my wife, sister and sister's fiance) tomorrow and I'm debating between this one, Death in Freeport or the Sunless Citadel (whi I ran for another group).
Looking for something epic to get them hooked so any input is greatly appreciated.

 

[gfunk]

There are a couple of Shackled City story hours in the SH forum. Check them out

 

[Mark]

Over here, esorek...!

 

[esorek]

Awesome!

I definitly will.

 

[Seule]

I've run it and Freeport, and the Freeport stuff is far better IMO. Life's Bazaar is pretty good, but nothing tops Freeport.

--Seule

 

[AlphaOmega]

I've ran it for my group. Actually, we'll probably finish up the 2nd part, Flood Season, tonight. Everyone, including myself, seems to be having a good time.

 

[Archade]

I'm running it as an re-introduction to D&D for a few players. Beware - it can be a meat grinder! Five PC deaths in Life's Bazaar!

 

[EricNoah]

What seems to be the most deadly part? I read through both and they both seem really fun. I'd like to run or play in them at some point.

 

[HellHound]

I ran it, but I think the real issue with this series is the bloody dungeon sequences are TOO BIG for low-level play. They get boring very quickly, since the action is spread out over a large number of rooms.

The gnomish citadel was prone to this, and the Lucky Monkey has this problem in SPADES.

As for deadly, the BBEG in #1 can be a MACHINE. After he bit the heads off of two characters, I started fudging rolls to bring the fight to a non TPK conclusion. But this had a lot to do with our non-standard adventuring group. (Can you say Rogue, Rogue, Rogue and Rogue?)