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<blockquote data-quote="Portuguese D. Ace" data-source="post: 7142786" data-attributes="member: 6802678"><p>Well met, OP.</p><p></p><p>I am currently running HotDQ (we're at the end of Ch. 6) and I agree with everything that has been said: it's not an easy AP to run, it has some problems, mainly being railroady as hell and with serious encounters issues.</p><p></p><p>But it's also a fun AP. </p><p>It has some iconical elements tied to the brand, namely DUNGEONS and DRAGONS.</p><p>There's more than a couple different dungeons (I mean different in their environment, mainly) that could satisfy your players.</p><p>There are some dragons too, even if you could surely expand their role, as suggested by many DMs before me - E.G. the balck dragon in Chap. 6.</p><p></p><p>Luckily for us, it is an AP already 2+ years old.</p><p>We have a lot of resources and feedback to help us bring out the most out of it.</p><p></p><p>I made a bookmark folder with these links:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.it/2014/10/hoard-of-dragon-queen-on-road.html" target="_blank">http://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.it/2014/10/hoard-of-dragon-queen-on-road.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.it/p/hoard-of-dragon-queen-index.html" target="_blank">http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.it/p/hoard-of-dragon-queen-index.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://merricb.com/2014/10/09/running-hoard-of-the-dragon-queen-episode-1/" target="_blank">https://merricb.com/2014/10/09/running-hoard-of-the-dragon-queen-episode-1/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?394128-Enhancing-quot-Hoard-of-the-Dragon-Queen-quot-(Practical-stuff-to-try-at-your-table!)&highlight=enhancing" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?394128-Enhancing-quot-Hoard-of-the-Dragon-Queen-quot-(Practical-stuff-to-try-at-your-table!)&highlight=enhancing</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?468671-A-Hoard-to-Remember-Tyranny-of-Dragons-Campaign-Log" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?468671-A-Hoard-to-Remember-Tyranny-of-Dragons-Campaign-Log</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?468670-My-Tyranny-of-Dragons" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?468670-My-Tyranny-of-Dragons</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://hoardtoremember.wordpress.com/category/hoard-of-the-dragon-queen/" target="_blank">https://hoardtoremember.wordpress.com/category/hoard-of-the-dragon-queen/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=2514" target="_blank">http://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=2514</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://slyflourish.com/greenest_in_flames.html" target="_blank">http://slyflourish.com/greenest_in_flames.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>I read all of these (also you can find a compiled "Guide to Tyranny of Dragons" on DMsGuild) and they helped me a lot.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>One advice: try to adjust NPC's behaviours accordingly to your PCs' taste. If in Chap 1 they manage to kill Langdedrosa, just kill it.</p><p>Don't try to save him (or other NPCs/Villains) at all costs.</p><p>Maybe try to play smart, and if someone like Rath Modar or Azbara Jos have the resources to flee, do it.</p><p>I think that, by the books, the management of dead NPCs is faulty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Portuguese D. Ace, post: 7142786, member: 6802678"] Well met, OP. I am currently running HotDQ (we're at the end of Ch. 6) and I agree with everything that has been said: it's not an easy AP to run, it has some problems, mainly being railroady as hell and with serious encounters issues. But it's also a fun AP. It has some iconical elements tied to the brand, namely DUNGEONS and DRAGONS. There's more than a couple different dungeons (I mean different in their environment, mainly) that could satisfy your players. There are some dragons too, even if you could surely expand their role, as suggested by many DMs before me - E.G. the balck dragon in Chap. 6. Luckily for us, it is an AP already 2+ years old. We have a lot of resources and feedback to help us bring out the most out of it. I made a bookmark folder with these links: [url]http://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.it/2014/10/hoard-of-dragon-queen-on-road.html[/url] [url]http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.it/p/hoard-of-dragon-queen-index.html[/url] [url]https://merricb.com/2014/10/09/running-hoard-of-the-dragon-queen-episode-1/[/url] [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?394128-Enhancing-quot-Hoard-of-the-Dragon-Queen-quot-(Practical-stuff-to-try-at-your-table!)&highlight=enhancing[/url] [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?468671-A-Hoard-to-Remember-Tyranny-of-Dragons-Campaign-Log[/url] [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?468670-My-Tyranny-of-Dragons[/url] [url]https://hoardtoremember.wordpress.com/category/hoard-of-the-dragon-queen/[/url] [url]http://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=2514[/url] [url]http://slyflourish.com/greenest_in_flames.html[/url] I read all of these (also you can find a compiled "Guide to Tyranny of Dragons" on DMsGuild) and they helped me a lot. One advice: try to adjust NPC's behaviours accordingly to your PCs' taste. If in Chap 1 they manage to kill Langdedrosa, just kill it. Don't try to save him (or other NPCs/Villains) at all costs. Maybe try to play smart, and if someone like Rath Modar or Azbara Jos have the resources to flee, do it. I think that, by the books, the management of dead NPCs is faulty. [/QUOTE]
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