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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dhunton" data-source="post: 4953574" data-attributes="member: 72040">The Manufacturer's CommentsAs the manufacturer of this product, I would like to give something of an apology to both Crothian and the readers. We have somehow failed to make the point that this product is not meant to replace your regular modules and longer quests. It is meant as a fill in, to be used now and then, not every week. It creates what 4th Edition calls a minor quest, which the DMG defines as, “the subplots of an adventure, complications or wrinkles in the overall story.… Sometimes minor quests come up as sidelines to the main plot of the adventure.” The Dungeon Deck: Quests dungeons are definitely intended to be side adventures.   Crothian says, “While there are many different combinations if it [is] used a few times the chances for something repeating is high.” I won’t argue with that statement. However, I would point out that running into two tombs over the course of three to six months’ gaming wouldn’t be too surprising. Also, the chances that they’re going to be laid out the same way, and have the same entrance and the challenges, is very, very slim. Thus, even though some items are the same, the two minor quests won’t FEEL the same. (And since I was a math major, I have to point out that with just these cards, the possible combinations, excluding choices the DM has to make like choosing and placing creatures, total 31,416,320.)   Again, on the maps, Crothian says, “No big dungeon crawls to be found here.” I would remind everyone that one pull from the Dungeon Deck: Quests is just meant to be a few hours’ gaming to fill in for one night. As for linking the maps together, this is easily done; just draw another Entrance card (ignoring those that are not applicable because they HAVE to be outside), roll randomly to place the second Entrance on the first map, and then draw another whole set of cards.   On the Challenges, Crothan notes, “It is up to the DM to detemine numbers and actual placement of the monsters.” Certainly, the DM needs to determine the exact creatures the PCs will face – what is challenging for three 1st level PCs would be too easy for six 5th level characters; a challenging battle for the second party would be a TPK for the first. As for placement, we suggest a way to determine this randomly if the DM prefers that.   “This can be challenging in 4ed because encounters seem to work better with multiple types of monsters and even some terrain obstacles to take advantage of the abilities of the PCs.” The creatures we’ve included in our Challenges were specifically chosen because they have multiple options available to the DM – a quick search shows there are 30 different skeletons at 1st-7th level, with the following roles covered: artillery, brute, controller, lurker, skirmisher, soldier. Although there are no solos, there are elites and minions available, as well as standard.   In addition, I would point out the fact that we do have an expansion coming, which will extend the challenges to 20th  level (beyond which, the creatures no longer fit inside a dungeon, not surprisingly). The expansion also adds cards to the rest of the decks as well.   I would very much like to apologize again for failing to make the point of when and how this deck was intended to be used. If anyone has any questions regarding the deck, please feel free to use the contact page on our website (<a href="http://www.gamers-rule.com/" target="_blank">www.Gamers-Rule.com</a>) or email us directly (  [FONT=&quot]<a href="mailto:GamersRule@usa.com">GamersRule@usa.com</a>). [/FONT] </blockquote>

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