No, my players (most of them anyway) has been around since level 1 and they started out in Oakhurst.
The dwarf barbarian just joined (Erky had been the main fighter, but he left after the fight with Belak-he was level 3 when he left ).He joined at level 3 with 2700 gp to spend at stuff.
The other dwarf-the fighter- joined at lvl 2 with 900 gp to spend.
I´ve had one character death (the first cleric-died in the Water Mephit area) and 2 situations where a TPK was imminent: the fight with the thoqqua and the fight with Belak,but both times they managed to pull through. The dwarf/fighter was present in the fight with Belak(lvl 2 then), the dwarf/barbarian had his first real fight tonight with the troll.
The party had a 1st lvl fighter,but he couldn´t make it due to RL issues, he dropped out when they found Erky.
So you could say that it´s been Meepo, Erky,Simon Hilltopple(halfling/rogue), Kilaximus Xtia( human/wizard) and Loxanna Nightfall (human,cleric/Pelor) from the very beginning, and the two fighters has joined towards the end of the module.
It has taken a long time to finish this: due the lack of decent fighters they have been forced to play very slow and cautious.
We finished it tonight, and it took us 21 sessions and 84 hours of focused gameplay. And they are at level 3
But everbody has had a great time, and everybody is eager to start Forge of Fury!
Asmo
The dwarf barbarian just joined (Erky had been the main fighter, but he left after the fight with Belak-he was level 3 when he left ).He joined at level 3 with 2700 gp to spend at stuff.
The other dwarf-the fighter- joined at lvl 2 with 900 gp to spend.
I´ve had one character death (the first cleric-died in the Water Mephit area) and 2 situations where a TPK was imminent: the fight with the thoqqua and the fight with Belak,but both times they managed to pull through. The dwarf/fighter was present in the fight with Belak(lvl 2 then), the dwarf/barbarian had his first real fight tonight with the troll.
The party had a 1st lvl fighter,but he couldn´t make it due to RL issues, he dropped out when they found Erky.
So you could say that it´s been Meepo, Erky,Simon Hilltopple(halfling/rogue), Kilaximus Xtia( human/wizard) and Loxanna Nightfall (human,cleric/Pelor) from the very beginning, and the two fighters has joined towards the end of the module.
It has taken a long time to finish this: due the lack of decent fighters they have been forced to play very slow and cautious.
We finished it tonight, and it took us 21 sessions and 84 hours of focused gameplay. And they are at level 3

But everbody has had a great time, and everybody is eager to start Forge of Fury!
Asmo