Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde - Anyone?
- Thread starter Zaukrie
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The delay is probably a license thing. My FNGS got it last Thursday but was forbidden from stocking it until yesterday.
I got it yesterday, spent about ten minutes glancing through it. It's at home, or I'd give you a better review.
What I like most is the format: a players' booklet, a campaign booklet, a sites booklet, minis map, drawings, all contained in a folder with the wandering monster tables for the whole thing.
Content...eh... not totally impressed. More damn goblinoids, culminating with demons. Though fighting hobgoblins is fun. BBEG is just another off-the-shelf demon as far as I can tell. Maybe I missed something.
Nifty: the players' booklet details campaign-specific organizations and prestige classes. I think it's two organizations (do-gooders vs power-hungry) and each gets two prestige classes. I think one of the power-hungry prestige classes is based on taking a drug reminiscent of tanbrosh from RttToEE. There are also campaign-specific magic items.
I got it yesterday, spent about ten minutes glancing through it. It's at home, or I'd give you a better review.
What I like most is the format: a players' booklet, a campaign booklet, a sites booklet, minis map, drawings, all contained in a folder with the wandering monster tables for the whole thing.
Content...eh... not totally impressed. More damn goblinoids, culminating with demons. Though fighting hobgoblins is fun. BBEG is just another off-the-shelf demon as far as I can tell. Maybe I missed something.
Nifty: the players' booklet details campaign-specific organizations and prestige classes. I think it's two organizations (do-gooders vs power-hungry) and each gets two prestige classes. I think one of the power-hungry prestige classes is based on taking a drug reminiscent of tanbrosh from RttToEE. There are also campaign-specific magic items.
Gotham Gamemaster
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I haven't read the whole adventure but here's what I've gleaned:
Shattered Gates starts at 1st level and finishes at 7th. The dark background problem of Scourge of the Howling Horde isn't an issue--although a lighter background for the encounter pages would still be preferable.
Although I remember some ad copy stating that Shattered Gates contained tie-ins to Howling Horde--I have yet to see a single mention of Howling Horde or any other adventure in Shattered Gates (there are setting adaptation sections for Eberron and Forgotten Realms, however).
It seems to be three dungeons with minimal story (not exactly what I was hoping for in an adventure that spans 1st-7th levels). The encounter format with its meticulous details (hardness of chains, position of doorknobs, etc.) takes up a lot of room in the package.
Hmm--now that I think about it, I'd call Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde the kind of adventure that Necromancer Games publishes. So if you're in the mood for a "1st-edition feel, 3rd-edition rules" adventure then Shattered Gates looks to be a great choice.
Shattered Gates starts at 1st level and finishes at 7th. The dark background problem of Scourge of the Howling Horde isn't an issue--although a lighter background for the encounter pages would still be preferable.
Although I remember some ad copy stating that Shattered Gates contained tie-ins to Howling Horde--I have yet to see a single mention of Howling Horde or any other adventure in Shattered Gates (there are setting adaptation sections for Eberron and Forgotten Realms, however).
It seems to be three dungeons with minimal story (not exactly what I was hoping for in an adventure that spans 1st-7th levels). The encounter format with its meticulous details (hardness of chains, position of doorknobs, etc.) takes up a lot of room in the package.
Hmm--now that I think about it, I'd call Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde the kind of adventure that Necromancer Games publishes. So if you're in the mood for a "1st-edition feel, 3rd-edition rules" adventure then Shattered Gates looks to be a great choice.
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Hmm, not sure then. Does it come "sealed" or can I look at it in the store? I was looking for a mini-campaign for my wife and kids - may still adapt the U series.
QFT - that design work is terrible. I could hardly read the content on some pages (I bought this for my 9 year old as a gift, he wants to run a game).
QFT - that design work is terrible. I could hardly read the content on some pages (I bought this for my 9 year old as a gift, he wants to run a game).
Gotham Gamemaster
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Zaukrie said:
It's sealed. It's a slick two-pocket folder containing three booklets (Player's Guide, Campaign Guide, and Adventure Sites) as well as some maps, encounter tables, and some handouts--much of it resembles Paizo's online supplements for the Dungeon magazine Adventure Paths.
TSGoS is definitely a mini-campaign but a storytelling DM would want to flesh out the in-between dungeon parts---the adventure package is sparse on plot and more like the Fantastic Locations series.
While I'm taking some time to warm up to it, it seems like a great deal at $24.95 US.
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