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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Messageboard Golem" data-source="post: 2009967" data-attributes="member: 18387">This is the 5th adventure of 8 in the Adventure Path series from WoTC, this one is for a group of 10th level players.One thing to say, LOTS OF UNDEAD, really showcasing the paladins and clerics for this adventure.The story is solid, the beginning hook was not, again a complaint of my 8 player party.A tower, once the home of a dragon worshipping cult, has been raised by a vampire lord, Gulthias, as a new home to evil.  The players go there, make there way to the top (the only entrence to the tower), then make their wway down several stories into the "heart" of Night Fang Spire.A few high points were the many maps, the very cool array of undead villains, and the use of top start dungeon crawl to the depths of this neat tower.  Very cool villains like a mummy monk, tombstone golems, girrillion slaves, half dragon flesh golems, vampires, and more!  Excellent dungeon crawl and hack slashing adventure galore, with or without clerics turning every other encounter.  Even a mini quest in the catacombs to find and assemble a key that gives you access into the "heart" of the spire.  Of course the key is in many pieces and you must quest for them all.The low points were a lack of flushing out of encounters as you move deeper into the heart (like the catacombs especially, about 20+ rooms or encounter areas with no encounters, you fill in the blanks).  A lack of options or hooks to get your players involved in the story from the start.  And a smallish battle to end the game, the vampire wizard Gulthias was tough, but not tough enough, even with Redbone and some henchmen to add in.  As is the case with most of these adventure path modules, your toughest fights come somewhere in the middle fo the adventure, not at the end, bad climax points in my opinion.Overall, I would like to give this a 4, but becuase of the lack of art, the lack of a great climactic battle, and lack of details in the end, I can only give this a 3.  No roleplyaing opp's either and without a cleric or pally, your party is going to struggle something fierce I believe.  So, my real rating of 3.5 shifts to a 3 for this review.  It is a fun adventure with a good moving pace, lots of battles, and a neat dungeon crawl, but it is lacking something here and there to make it stand out as special.  More fun than some of the previous path modules (although I have rated them over all higher due to complete content and such) but oevrall still just a big battle after the next big battle.  Enjoy!Arreon, King of the Dragon SlayersSean McDaniel</blockquote>

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