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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Connorsrpg" data-source="post: 5116209" data-attributes="member: 19265">1. Minions - we now have a mechanic to use lots of bad guys, but I don't see too many of them. Actually a bigger variety in monsters full stop (by that I don't mean weird and wonderful combos, just variances on same race/theme). For eg Trollhaunt warrens. How many fights vs same creature - I substituted many troll types from the compendium, inc sev minions and several of lower level. Some encs in that module (grell, etc) really didn't need to be there. I think this may have led to 2 other points.2. Theme - I love when a module follows a theme of some sort. Rewards players for investing in it too. From architecture to the creatures enc. (Eg: Adding Skalmad's son going hunting with troll hounds (thanks Blackdirge) was one of the most fun encounters in trollhaunt for the PCs. Having orcs from a certain tribe stand out from those from another, etc.3. Description - I am not a fan of only encounter areas having a 'boxed description'. This is vital for theme and the 'feel' of a place. I love attention to minor details in descriptions (like Red Hand of Doom). Goblin songs, carvings reflecting previous inhabitants, etc4. Villain - as many have already said BBEG shouldn't just be awaiting random bunch of good guys to come and defeat him/her/it. Needs to be active. PCs loved that Skalmad was exactly that. They really hated him by the 3rd time they had to defeat him.5. Balance - Well 'not balanced' for me. I am not fond of the math-like theory of encounter balance. Rather than finding the fact that every encounter is around the PC level a challenge we find it a bore. I certainly do reading the module. Throw in encounters that ARE easy (as suggested in DMG). Make encounters that the PCs aren't meant to find a 'balanced encounter' or let them know they are VERY unlikely to survive. Not every encounter has to be a balanced fight. That green dragon is in the forest whether PCs are 1st or 12th. Why can't it encounter them at 1st? It doesn't have to kill them...6. Odd adventures - now it appears every adventure has to be suitable for every campaign...I am finding a lot of them lame. I would like some more exotic adventures, especially some variance in setting. Deserts, snow, jungle, moats, completely fantastical. hard to put a finger on, but not many adventures are surprising anymore.5. Treasure - include the new treasure ideas from books beyond PHB. Eg a lot more alchemical items, poisons, new weapons, boons or even suggest just boosting an item a player already has.Hope that helps off the top of my head. C</blockquote>

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