So what the heck IS a Shadowfell, anyway?

[Maggan]

Well, I don't think this is what WotC means by Shadowfell, but what the heck.

http://www.shadowfell.org/

A quick glance left me impressed.

/M

 

[kaomera]

Orcus? Shadowfell?

New plane? Renamed plane?

Something else?

It's D&D's new low-level instance. Expect to be running it a lot with your guild's newbies and fresh alts...

 

[Aloïsius]

It's not Hell, it's "the Shadowfell", whatever that is.

Probably something negative energy related, with a lot of undead inside.

 

[Stormborn]

I suspect its just a named location of a dungeon/castle/ruin/other site. However, it may have longer term connections to Orcus, with the adventure being the first of a path that will lead PCs to a final confrontation with the big man himself.

 

[Irda Ranger]

I really like the word "Shadowfell", it has so many possible meanings, and they're all cool.

The meaning of "Shadows" we know, but the "fell" could be so many things.

From the Middle English fel, from which we get felon, :1. Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce. 2. Capable of destroying; lethal. 3. Dire; sinister.

From the Old English fell: 1. The hide of an animal; a pelt. 2. A thin membrane directly beneath the hide.

From Old Norse fell, fjall, meaning mountain or hill, we get: 1. An upland stretch of open country; a moor. 2. A barren or stony hill.

So the Shadowfell could be: 1. evil Shadows (my least favorite), 2. A membrane of Shadow, directly beneath the world, and separating our world from the land of the dead, (very nice, very evocative), or 3. The Shadow Hill, or the Shadows beneath the Mountain (also cool).

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Given the involvement of Orcus, I'm betting you're right, Irda, and the cleric is trying to unleash undead on the area.

And I disagree that WotC doesn't produce good modules. I'm carrying the Sunless Citadel with me into 4E, among other adventures, and I may be picking up Red Hand of Doom before it's gone as well.

 

[theemrys]

Meh. Someone is seeking to destroy the world, and no one care but a bunch of inept very low-level adventurers ? Creating good modules is one thing WotC does not know.
if you save the world at level 3, and the game is suposed to lead you up to level 30, what will you do for level 3-30 ?

I personally like this style. I don't like a setting where only high level NPCs/Characters can make a difference. I like a more "low powered" setting to begin with where everyone can make a difference. Besides, why not let them be that last snowflake that decides which side of the peak the avalanche will fall....

I also have to say that although there are some modules they've done that I've not been impressed with, there are some which I thought were incredible.. such as Red Hand of Doom.

 

[Irda Ranger]

I don't like a setting where only high level NPCs/Characters can make a difference. I like a more "low powered" setting to begin with where everyone can make a difference.

QFT.

I assume there are multiple bad people bent on destroying the world all at the same time. There may be a group of 15th level adventurers that could kill this Orcus cleric easily enough, but they're too busy saving the world from Red Dragon Duke who's trying to Gate in Tiamat ...

The world can never have too many heroes ...

there are some which I thought were incredible.. such as Red Hand of Doom.

You're the second person to mention that one in this thread. I'll have to check it out. I've be out of the D&D world for a few years now (Iron Heroes, you understand), so I'm out of the loop on some stuff.

Very cool.

 

[Gargauth]

I'll be the third... Red Hand of Doom is very, very good.

 

[KingCrab]

if you save the world at level 3, and the game is suposed to lead you up to level 30, what will you do for level 3-30 ?

Save it a few more times, of course!