[PR] Dark Portal Games/Dead Fire Rerelease

[DPGTony]

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[Kaptain_Kantrip]

I downloaded Dead Fire and thought the layout was really professional-looking, and the text was far more comprehensive than you see in most adventures, providing all kinds of useful info for the DM on what NPC's know, etc. I also liked the new monsters (Fire Zombies---Yoink!).

The subject matter of the adventure did nothing for me. I think I have a prejudice against anything having to do with elves and "save the forest" type adventures... However, I think the module was probably one of the *best* attempts at that subject matter I have seen. Not useful to me or my group, but it was the right price (free) and it was nice enough looking to make me want to look at anything else DPG puts out. Plus, I got me some new zombies out of it. Not too shabby for a free download, LOL.

Even though I don't care for the subject matter and consequently won't be running it, I think DPG did a *great* job on DEAD FIRE.

 

[Horacio]

Kaptain Kantrip, what do you have against elves?
Why don't you like forests?
Forest are beautiful, and elves are cute, aren't they?

 

[Kaptain_Kantrip]

Kaptain Kantrip, what do you have against elves?
Why don't you like forests?
Forest are beautiful, and elves are cute, aren't they?

LOL. I ran a PC in one campaign once (one session when I was desperate for a D&D fix and was forced to game outside my usual group) where we were all required to be cute woodsy types (elves, pixies, centaurs, etc.) saving the forest from the bad lumberjacks and orcs. *sigh* I learned then and there that no D&D is better than bad D&D.

Also, I find the whole idea of elves and faeries rather hackneyed and dull, typical of too many bad fantasy stories. But that's just me. I tend to prefer humanocentric adventures in low magic settings.

 

[Horacio]

also, I find the whole idea of elves and faeries rather hackneyed and dull, typical of too many bad fantasy stories. But that's just me. I tend to prefer humanocentric adventures in low magic settings.

You would have love Rune Quest...

O.K., I love low magic, and humanocentric adventures are interesting, but D&D without cute elves is like Forgotten Realms without the two-cimitar black-skinned uber character or the megapowerful choosen of the Goddess of magic old wizard...

 

[DPGTony]

Treehuggers of the Fey

I downloaded Dead Fire and thought the layout was really professional-looking, and the text was far more comprehensive than you see in most adventures, providing all kinds of useful info for the DM on what NPC's know, etc. I also liked the new monsters (Fire Zombies---Yoink!).

The subject matter of the adventure did nothing for me. I think I have a prejudice against anything having to do with elves and "save the forest" type adventures... However, I think the module was probably one of the *best* attempts at that subject matter I have seen. Not useful to me or my group, but it was the right price (free) and it was nice enough looking to make me want to look at anything else DPG puts out. Plus, I got me some new zombies out of it. Not too shabby for a free download, LOL.

Even though I don't care for the subject matter and consequently won't be running it, I think DPG did a *great* job on DEAD FIRE.

Shucks, you won't like our next free adventure, Treehuggers of the Fey?

Hey, it's great you got some crunchy bits out of it. We don't intend to please all of the people all of the time but hopefully most will be able to find something useful in our publications.

We've got some real variety in adventures coming soon in print and as PDFs. Also, watch for the mini adventure we are publishing in the next issue of Gaming Frontiers.

 

[DPGTony]

LOL. I ran a PC in one campaign once (one session when I was desperate for a D&D fix and was forced to game outside my usual group) where we were all required to be cute woodsy types (elves, pixies, centaurs, etc.) saving the forest from the bad lumberjacks and orcs. *sigh* I learned then and there that no D&D is better than bad D&D.

Also, I find the whole idea of elves and faeries rather hackneyed and dull, typical of too many bad fantasy stories. But that's just me. I tend to prefer humanocentric adventures in low magic settings.

Actually, with Dead Fire, though some contact with the elves is required, the PCs are required to interact quite extensively with the predominantly human residents of Foresthall. I wouldn't quite peg the adventure as being predominantly elvicentric. "Elvicentric" heh... a new word?

 

[Kaptain_Kantrip]

Hey, now, just because I ain't no tree hugger doesn't mean I don't think you guys did a great job on the adventure!

I look forward to more stuff from DPG. As long as I keep finding crunchy bits (like fire zombies) to *yoink,* I'm happy.

 

[DPGTony]

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[enrious]

O.K., I love low magic, and humanocentric adventures are interesting, but D&D without cute elves is like Forgotten Realms without the two-cimitar black-skinned uber character or the megapowerful choosen of the Goddess of magic old wizard...

You mean a lot less annoying?