Crothian
First Post
I ran it back in 97 in second edition. I had three players and didn't tell them what I was running for them that week. About 30 minutes into when they are still digging out the three entrances one player catches a glimpse of the cover and stops and stares. He recognizes it but it takes him a little while to remember what it is. Once it dawns on him his face gets a little pale and he says
"Wait a minute this is Tomb of Horrors?"
"Um, yes it is."
"F this I'm not going through this module again!!"
And he packs up his stuff and leaves. We were a little shocked by this as we were gaming at his house. He never would tell me what happened the first time he went through the module but it left him emotionally scarred.
I ran it then for my other two players and they got through it with a little luck and plenty of good note taking and deductive reasoning.
I also ran it for a 3e group and of the 4 PCs I think 6 of them died
"Wait a minute this is Tomb of Horrors?"
"Um, yes it is."
"F this I'm not going through this module again!!"
And he packs up his stuff and leaves. We were a little shocked by this as we were gaming at his house. He never would tell me what happened the first time he went through the module but it left him emotionally scarred.
I ran it then for my other two players and they got through it with a little luck and plenty of good note taking and deductive reasoning.
I also ran it for a 3e group and of the 4 PCs I think 6 of them died