ToH vs ToH?

[Heir Raktus]

Which would you think is the better attraction to give a group of players? The level 10 to 21 super adventure that continues past the old Tomb of Horrors reborn or the level 9 Tomb of Horrors thats closer to the original thing?

 

[Stumblewyk]

It really depends on your group, and what kind of game you want to run.

If you want to put together a long running string of adventures that all tie together, then you probably want the super-adventure module. If you just want to drive your players crazy, frustrate them, and make their lives miserable for a night or two, go with the 4e level 9 reissue of the original.

 

[Katana_Geldar]

Agreed, superadventure Tomb of Horrors, while a really great module, is a BIG commitment for your players. You're going from heroic to epic, and there's a considerable amount of space (about 8 levels in total) between the chapters so you'll have to get creative there.

Why don't you ask your players? Are they ready for a huge campaign?

 

[Heir Raktus]

Well, I currently have them at the very end of Keep on the Shadowfell and plan to run a more NPC oriented single encounter campaign based around a rehashed AD&D 2nd edition adventure I had. While I really wanted to run the super adventure once I read it, I took a look at the 4th edition version of the original Tomb of Horrors. The original is full of the best traps that the super adventure just doesn't have... The super adventure does have alot of good things, it just doesn't have the epic traps and design of the original.

 

[Katana_Geldar]

Well that's because it's a sequel, not a conversion. And it's a campaign, not just one dungeon. The super adventure has about four or five dungeons.

 

[Heir Raktus]

I understand this... it's just I'm trying to even out the single adventure versus the super one. I mean, does the super adventure have a trap which removes all your equipment and transport you back to the entrance? I suppose I could find a way to convert to a bit lower level and run it as a prelude to the super adventure.

EDIT: So I just realized that the entrance to the ToH is via a zone you'd enter in the super adventure... meaning you could only do one or the other....