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<blockquote data-quote="Messageboard Golem" data-source="post: 2008079" data-attributes="member: 18387">In the Belly of the Beast is one of the most creative adventures I've seen in years.&nbsp; It is also, in my opinion, very challenging to run and not for newbie DMs.&nbsp; Weighing in at a light 32-pages, the adventure escews the standard dungeon map and encounter descriptions.&nbsp; Instead, the pages are filled with plot and NPC information, all extremely well developed.There are a couple reasons why I believe this adventure is not for beginners.&nbsp; First, because of the &quot;looseness&quot; of the module, the adventure is more difficult to referee than a standard dungeon crawl.&nbsp; Second, there is one scene involving a band of orcs, a gang of thieves, a necromancer and his minions, and the player characters (each side ready to kill the others) plus a forth foe I can't mention without giving away the adventure.&nbsp; With so many NPCs, even an experienced DM might find role playing so many roles challenging (although if pulled off well, this could be a very memorable ending.)So in summary, In the Belly of the Beast is an excellent adventure, but be prepared to do some work because this one doesn't guide you by the hand going from room to room.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Messageboard Golem, post: 2008079, member: 18387"] In the Belly of the Beast is one of the most creative adventures I've seen in years. It is also, in my opinion, very challenging to run and not for newbie DMs. Weighing in at a light 32-pages, the adventure escews the standard dungeon map and encounter descriptions. Instead, the pages are filled with plot and NPC information, all extremely well developed. There are a couple reasons why I believe this adventure is not for beginners. First, because of the "looseness" of the module, the adventure is more difficult to referee than a standard dungeon crawl. Second, there is one scene involving a band of orcs, a gang of thieves, a necromancer and his minions, and the player characters (each side ready to kill the others) plus a forth foe I can't mention without giving away the adventure. With so many NPCs, even an experienced DM might find role playing so many roles challenging (although if pulled off well, this could be a very memorable ending.) So in summary, In the Belly of the Beast is an excellent adventure, but be prepared to do some work because this one doesn't guide you by the hand going from room to room. [/QUOTE]

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