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Message: <blockquote data-quote="plecostomus" data-source="post: 9889348" data-attributes="member: 7040041">When A Star Falls (5.5 rules) update:My Level 4 four-player party gobbled up both the Memory Web and Sion with a single PC taking 11 damage after both fights. From here I think I am going to move into giving any unique monsters their max HP instead of average.As far as I can tell though, nothing will be putting up resistance until the party reaches the Forge with the maschin-i-bozorg (which if they are not very silly, they will only be fighting 1 of these once), and then the young red dragon.For travel on the hex map, <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/how-to-make-travel-meaningful-and-interesting.715380/#post-9758431" target="_blank">I am using some of the A5E activities suggested here</a>. I roll weather/precipitation to give the party a vibe for each day, and otherwise we're chilling. I think this works out well after the long dungeon crawl of The Lost City. The maps are very open, and the dungeons/interiors are quite short, with the exception of the Tower. The necessity of multi-day travel in the region grants many more Long Rests than Lost City.For pace the region map uses 4-mile hexes, so I modified the 5.5 PHB Travel list and let them choose Normal pace at 2 miles per hour, or Fast at 4 miles per hour, with the latter giving disadvantage on both Wisdom and Dexterity-based checks. If for some reason they wanted to, they could also go Slow at 1 mile per hour for advantage on the checks. Using the A5E Befriend An Animal and Scout activities mitigates some of the disadvantage from Fast pace.I threw some nothics into this module as part of the background build towards the Eve of Ruin adventure. I've written the nothics were summoned by the usurper Piyarz at the Tower to investigate the region. One was assigned to the Memory Web, one is assigned to the Derro Lair, and one is assigned to the Forge.The party kidnapped the nothic at the Memory Web and they are carrying it around in an ox cart. Since the nothic's job is to gather information and the party is chauffeuring it to every point of interest on the map, it's pretty chill with its circumstances at the moment.---Here are the shops I made available for the party in-between modules:1- Armory with non-magical weapons and armor.2- Sundries store - They all bought crowbars and climber's kits.3- Magic item shop with the following items:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Potion of Healing, 100 gold each (6 available, they bought 4)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Potion of Comprehension, 100 gold each (3 available, they bought 1)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Potion of Climbing, 150 gold each (4 available, they bought 1)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Boots of False Tracks - under the name Ambiguous Boots and description: "A pair of ordinary-looking boots. The shop owner insists they are magical though, and great for escapes from thugs", 200 gold, sold</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charlatan's Die - under the name Hiddukel's Die and description: "A six-sided die blessed by Hiddukel, God of Greed and Thievery", 300 gold, no sale</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dread Helm - under the name Death Knight's Helm and description: "The shopkeep lets you try this on. It covers your face in shadow and makes your eyes glow red. Comes with a certificate stating it was obtained from a real death knight!", 500 gold, no sale</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hat of Vermin - under the name Scarecrow's Summoning Hat and description: "A straw sunhat that smells like the offal of various small animals", 500 gold, no sale</li> </ul>I'm using the magic item tracker from the DMG, and The Lost City kept the party on track except in the Common category, hence the selection here.The Weapon of Warning (Spear) from The Lost City is their most impactful item so far. The Weapon of Warning was buffed under 5.5 to grant Advantage on Initiative to all party members within 30 feet, rather than just to the holder.</blockquote>

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