Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk - got it!

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Erik mentioned awhile back about trying to work some old monsters from Dragon called mapmakers into this book. Did they make it in?

 

[Vocenoctum]

Erik mentioned awhile back about trying to work some old monsters from Dragon called mapmakers into this book. Did they make it in?

I haven't gotten far, but don't see it. Certainly not a full writeup like Aurumvorax.

 

[demiurge1138]

Erik mentioned awhile back about trying to work some old monsters from Dragon called mapmakers into this book. Did they make it in?

In the Mage's Guild section of the adventure, there's a reference to mapmakers, but no actual stats.

Demiurge out.

 

[Vocenoctum]

I got it today, read some during Laundry Duty.

It's fun so far, and something about it has more of an "old school" feel. Not as quantifiable perhaps as anything else, and just an opinion. (And not "old school" like Necromancers "old school", which I hated.)

 

[Lidgar]

Got mine yesterday.

Can anyone offer a justifcation for one of the "dynamic" environments in Encounter map 1-1?

(REALLY minor spoiler, feel free to read)

Spoiler

There is a, oh 20' wide apparently stone bridge, with two 15' wide balustrades on either side

The texts says the bridge is stable to cross, but that *combat* on the bridge needs a DC 10 balance check or you fall into the gorge

Um, even standing in the middle of the bridge with 25' between you and the edge, and a balustrade?

Response below:

Spoiler

I noticed that too and decided I would ignore the Balance check unless they were fighting on the balustrades. One could also assume that the balustrades were also pretty low; maybe a foot high, but it still makes no sense if you are near the middle of the bridge.

 

[Erik Mona]

The texts says the bridge is stable to cross, but that *combat* on the bridge needs a DC 10 balance check or you fall into the gorge

Um, even standing in the middle of the bridge with 25' between you and the edge, and a balustrade?[/spoiler]

Yeah, I wrote the encounter and even I went "huh?" when I read that. I dimly recall adding a note like that if you were fighting on the raised edges of the bridge, but I want to check my turnover to see if I was really so dumb as to require Balance checks for fighting anywhere on the bridge. Given the width of the (huge) bridge, that'd be pretty stupid.

--Erik

 

[catsclaw227]

/threadjack

Erik - the 4e cat is out of the bag (screen-caps, wiz_o admin forums, etc). Can you go into the big 4e thread and comment on Pathfinder, Gamemastery or Paizo?

 

[Erik Mona]

I'm pretty confident that the original turnover called for Balance checks on the Balustrades only. When I got to that part I went "huh?", and I'm the guy who wrote the encounter.

I certainly wouldn't call for balance checks in the middle of the bridge.

--Erik

 

[Erik Mona]

/threadjack

Erik - the 4e cat is out of the bag (screen-caps, wiz_o admin forums, etc). Can you go into the big 4e thread and comment on Pathfinder, Gamemastery or Paizo?

Not yet. I need to talk to a few people here at the show before I can say anything, let alone anything conclusive.

Stay tuned.

Back to Castle Greyhawk....

--Erik

 

[catsclaw227]

Back to Castle Greyhawk....

--Erik

And as the OP... I say THANK YOU! I really love this book.