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<blockquote data-quote="HobbitFan" data-source="post: 6618077" data-attributes="member: 6776322">I'm running Princes of the Apocalypse right now and I'm playing through both Hoard and Rise.&nbsp; So yes....Ive read and interacted with these adventures first hand. I don't think they are equivalent to a collection of shorter old-school modules becasue they weren't written or intended that way.&nbsp; If they were, where are the end points and start points of the modules within the series?&nbsp; They aren't there.&nbsp; These are big modules with chapters...there's a lot of material here..that doesn't mean its equivalent to a sereis or even a collection of old school modules.&nbsp; Think of it this way.&nbsp; You have a whopping big novel, one written as a whole not a trilogy that is broken into chapters.&nbsp; You also have a trilogy of novels, also broken into chapters but with a build to a climax for each book and then for the whole.&nbsp; You don't see the same pacing in the big novel.&nbsp; The difference is in how they are written, the structure of the plot laid out.&nbsp; Think about my novel example and then about the current adventure paths.&nbsp; I'm saying the current adventure paths are different because to my mind they are.&nbsp; By definiation they are, just like my novel example.&nbsp; You can chnage your definition, your understanding and say they are equivalent but you are doing intellectual gymnastics to do so.edit:&nbsp; Why is it important to you to say they are equivalent?&nbsp; Are you trying to make that point to somehow make poeple think that WOTC is providing more material than they are?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HobbitFan, post: 6618077, member: 6776322"] I'm running Princes of the Apocalypse right now and I'm playing through both Hoard and Rise. So yes....Ive read and interacted with these adventures first hand. I don't think they are equivalent to a collection of shorter old-school modules becasue they weren't written or intended that way. If they were, where are the end points and start points of the modules within the series? They aren't there. These are big modules with chapters...there's a lot of material here..that doesn't mean its equivalent to a sereis or even a collection of old school modules. Think of it this way. You have a whopping big novel, one written as a whole not a trilogy that is broken into chapters. You also have a trilogy of novels, also broken into chapters but with a build to a climax for each book and then for the whole. You don't see the same pacing in the big novel. The difference is in how they are written, the structure of the plot laid out. Think about my novel example and then about the current adventure paths. I'm saying the current adventure paths are different because to my mind they are. By definiation they are, just like my novel example. You can chnage your definition, your understanding and say they are equivalent but you are doing intellectual gymnastics to do so. edit: Why is it important to you to say they are equivalent? Are you trying to make that point to somehow make poeple think that WOTC is providing more material than they are? [/QUOTE]

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