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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JesseMXGangl" data-source="post: 6330603" data-attributes="member: 84724">Sorry  to resurrect this thread after so long, but I'm looking to run this  adventure soon and have a few questions for anyone with some  experience, particularly with the 4e version.      The group I have is only four players with two that are somewhat less than familiar  with 4e than other systems, while the other two are more experienced  but not min-maxers.  I'd like to run the module so that they could  succeed, but because of the group size and average inexperience, I  figured I need to modify some things.      First, should I have them start at a higher level like 8 or 9?  That seems like it'd help offset the smaller party.      Second, I was contemplating some kind of "save point" system--either  some set points in the temple that they could start over from once  they're reached or maybe a set number of optional points that the party  could declare as their save points.  I would then have them record  expended resources so they could properly reset.  Basically, I don't  mind having them succumb a time or two, but I'd like to not have to  replay replay rooms excessively.Third, aside from the instant-death elements, am I right in thinking that the gas is potentially the most grueling part of the dungeon?  Would it make more sense to replace this with, say, and Endurance check with an easier DC.  It seems less fun to imagine them sprinting through a lot of the dungeon out of necessity instead of exploring, ya know?     I realize that this is not the ideal adventure for the group I have,  but I'm committed at this point and want to make the best of it.  A  little replayability and strategy isn't the end of the world, and was  pretty much the basis for Lair Assault, but I want to make sure it  doesn't just become tedious and/or soul-crushing.     Any thoughts?</blockquote>

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