Dragonlance Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen shows up in the wild!

[pukunui]

Well, I’m just going to have to say he absolutely is part of the target market, and unfortunately just leave it at that.

LOL. OK.

 

[darjr]

@pukunui but I must add that he does have quibbles with it too.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

"Guarantee." Lol.

Tell me how, beyond the DM deciding that Soth's character completely changes and he decides to die, he does not survive.

 

[pukunui]

nvm

 

[Micah Sweet]

Yeah, that's not a point in their favor. There's a reason there are very few beloved 2E adventures.

It's a point in the favor of 2e settings, at least for me.

 

[darjr]

Ope
@Micah Sweet
Apologies, the post I was quoting was deleted.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Ope

Definitely excited about DMsguild!

 

[darjr]

Definitely excited about DMsguild!

Me too!

 

[dave2008]

I also think that BBEG/Big Player bosses/ETC should ALSO have the Unyielding Foe trait from the more recent Dark Souls The Role Playing Game. (The 5E version from Steamforged Games)

Unyielding Foe: Always goes first in Initiative and cannot be surprised.

I wouldn't want it for every boss monster, but that is a solid idea. With Legendary Actions you can at least always act 2nd.

Interestingly, in the Next Playtest the original version of Legendary Actions allowed the monster to act before or after another creatures turn. So they original always won initiative in a sense.

 

[Weiley31]

For another Lore thing for those wondering about Soth and why he is helping the Red Dragon Army.

Spoiler

This takes place before he met Kitiara. Takhisis herself recruited him to help and get some revenge against Solamnia. After the conclusion of the adventure he loses interest in the alliance and goes home with no desire to aid the Dragon Armies anymore. (Until Kitiara meets with him)

I take issue with the assumptions built into that "spoiler." You put out a module like this with Soth as an antagonist and you no longer get to say "what happens." That isn't how RPGs work.

You can make an assumption. AD&D modules used to do that all the time.

Yeah, that's not a point in their favor. There's a reason there are very few beloved 2E adventures.

"Guarantee." Lol.

Well OF COURSE Soth is going to survive.

He gets whisked away later on to Ravenloft where he becomes the happy-go-lucky ruler of Sithicus.

Sorry for the spoilers everybody!