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<blockquote data-quote="SoulsFury" data-source="post: 6175759" data-attributes="member: 4174"><p>I just got Murder in Baldur's Gate in a couple of days ago. I'd like to compare it, since the price point was so different for someone who was eager to get the two. I am writing this not knowing how I will end up rating them. I'm doing each of the 5 stats as I go. Before writing this, I don't know which one is gonna rate better. They are both very good products. Each stat can get up to a 2.0 rating for a total of 10. I will use Murder and Castle for short.</p><p></p><p>Here is a quick break down between the two (the numbers are in direct correlation to the other adventure):</p><p></p><p><strong>Hours of fun: </strong></p><p>Castle: I can easily get this to levels 1-11. Honestly, I have ideas that would further the adventures in here, thanks to Murder. This is more of classic dungeon craw, and the roleplay should follow with a decent story line that has spurred some great ideas for my homebrew setting.</p><p>Murder: Seems to come off as a high level game but you really can only get levels 1-3. I don't want to spoil anything, but level wise it doesn't make sense.</p><p><strong>Castle: 2.0</strong></p><p><strong>Murder: 0.5</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Ability to modify into my homebrew world:</strong> </p><p>Castle: Most of the npcs are easily dropped in. Couple of small villages, evil groups, etc, definitely nothing that has to be Forgotten Realms specific campaigns. I can easily place this in one of the regions in my home brew world.</p><p>Murder: This would force me to create certain things about my homebrew world. This isn't a bad thing, but it does make me add more than I want.</p><p><strong>Castle: 2.0</strong></p><p><strong>Murder: 1.25</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Price Point:</strong></p><p>Castle: GenCon Exclusive, pay the premium, hassle to get.</p><p>Murder: Order from Amazon. However I have to print out the ruleset.</p><p><strong>Castle: .75</strong></p><p><strong>Murder: 1.75</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Presentation:</strong></p><p>Castle: Soft cover, not to flimsy, good cover art. Kinda reminded me of flipping through one of my biology textbooks I bought off Ebay in college. Some color, some art, nothing fancy</p><p>Murder: Well, the outside piece of paper, I hope lasts without me having to tap it back together. They could have at least gave us a cardboard cover. The DM screen is very nicely put together with some mostly useless tables. I like it, but don't need it. I don't care for the flimsy small, books, but the art is very nice.</p><p><strong>Castle: 1.25</strong></p><p><strong>Murder: .75</strong></p><p></p><p>Originality:</p><p>Castle: Kinda generic adventures. Super fast leveling, imho. Spurred a lot of good ideas, that may or may not be used. </p><p>Murder: Made me think on a different level. One of those good, refreshing adventures that takes place in a city. A sandbox that is hard to not get interested in. Much more of an original product.</p><p><strong>Castle: .5</strong></p><p><strong>Murder: 2.0</strong></p><p></p><p>Totals:</p><p><strong>Castle: 6.5</strong></p><p><strong>Murder: 6.25</strong></p><p></p><p>Nice and close if you ask me, and now I feel better about paying the extra ebay money. Both are fun products and when I do a review like this, if they are both above 5, that is good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoulsFury, post: 6175759, member: 4174"] I just got Murder in Baldur's Gate in a couple of days ago. I'd like to compare it, since the price point was so different for someone who was eager to get the two. I am writing this not knowing how I will end up rating them. I'm doing each of the 5 stats as I go. Before writing this, I don't know which one is gonna rate better. They are both very good products. Each stat can get up to a 2.0 rating for a total of 10. I will use Murder and Castle for short. Here is a quick break down between the two (the numbers are in direct correlation to the other adventure): [B]Hours of fun: [/B] Castle: I can easily get this to levels 1-11. Honestly, I have ideas that would further the adventures in here, thanks to Murder. This is more of classic dungeon craw, and the roleplay should follow with a decent story line that has spurred some great ideas for my homebrew setting. Murder: Seems to come off as a high level game but you really can only get levels 1-3. I don't want to spoil anything, but level wise it doesn't make sense. [B]Castle: 2.0 Murder: 0.5[/B] [B]Ability to modify into my homebrew world:[/B] Castle: Most of the npcs are easily dropped in. Couple of small villages, evil groups, etc, definitely nothing that has to be Forgotten Realms specific campaigns. I can easily place this in one of the regions in my home brew world. Murder: This would force me to create certain things about my homebrew world. This isn't a bad thing, but it does make me add more than I want. [B]Castle: 2.0 Murder: 1.25[/B] [B]Price Point:[/B] Castle: GenCon Exclusive, pay the premium, hassle to get. Murder: Order from Amazon. However I have to print out the ruleset. [B]Castle: .75 Murder: 1.75[/B] [B]Presentation:[/B] Castle: Soft cover, not to flimsy, good cover art. Kinda reminded me of flipping through one of my biology textbooks I bought off Ebay in college. Some color, some art, nothing fancy Murder: Well, the outside piece of paper, I hope lasts without me having to tap it back together. They could have at least gave us a cardboard cover. The DM screen is very nicely put together with some mostly useless tables. I like it, but don't need it. I don't care for the flimsy small, books, but the art is very nice. [B]Castle: 1.25 Murder: .75[/B] Originality: Castle: Kinda generic adventures. Super fast leveling, imho. Spurred a lot of good ideas, that may or may not be used. Murder: Made me think on a different level. One of those good, refreshing adventures that takes place in a city. A sandbox that is hard to not get interested in. Much more of an original product. [B]Castle: .5 Murder: 2.0[/B] Totals: [B]Castle: 6.5 Murder: 6.25[/B] Nice and close if you ask me, and now I feel better about paying the extra ebay money. Both are fun products and when I do a review like this, if they are both above 5, that is good. [/QUOTE]
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