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<blockquote data-quote="Summer-Knight925" data-source="post: 5710584" data-attributes="member: 80297"><p>I think it's best if I say that these are for starting players, for people who have never played D&D</p><p></p><p></p><p>So orcs and goblins and ogres would be something they know, I have to keep them in the adventure. Stirge are always fun, giant rats can be scary (as can giant spiders) </p><p>Skeletons and zombies are always amazing. I have an encounter set up where a giant black widow spider attacks the pcs along with some web-skeletons (normal skeletons but a 2 in 4 chance of getting your weapon stuck [strength check DC 10 to pull your weapon free] to add to the encounter)</p><p></p><p>I also think a carrior crawler (this is actually using Basic Fantasy rules rather than D&D just to start people to get the 'addicted' to RPGs to bring them into 4e, Pathfinder, Rifts, ect. ect.) is a bit much for 1st levels (as such it is a boss)</p><p></p><p>I think bosses and mini bosses are always good, but putting them into a 2-hour adventure is hard to do. I'll do my best, but goblins, orcs, kobolds, stirge, shriekers, skeletons, giant spiders and puzzles galore, not to mention carrion crawlers and some oozeies. But not so long that it can't be played in 2 hours, having a 4 hour time period and 2 groups to do makes this kinda difficult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Summer-Knight925, post: 5710584, member: 80297"] I think it's best if I say that these are for starting players, for people who have never played D&D So orcs and goblins and ogres would be something they know, I have to keep them in the adventure. Stirge are always fun, giant rats can be scary (as can giant spiders) Skeletons and zombies are always amazing. I have an encounter set up where a giant black widow spider attacks the pcs along with some web-skeletons (normal skeletons but a 2 in 4 chance of getting your weapon stuck [strength check DC 10 to pull your weapon free] to add to the encounter) I also think a carrior crawler (this is actually using Basic Fantasy rules rather than D&D just to start people to get the 'addicted' to RPGs to bring them into 4e, Pathfinder, Rifts, ect. ect.) is a bit much for 1st levels (as such it is a boss) I think bosses and mini bosses are always good, but putting them into a 2-hour adventure is hard to do. I'll do my best, but goblins, orcs, kobolds, stirge, shriekers, skeletons, giant spiders and puzzles galore, not to mention carrion crawlers and some oozeies. But not so long that it can't be played in 2 hours, having a 4 hour time period and 2 groups to do makes this kinda difficult. [/QUOTE]
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