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<blockquote data-quote="Cadriel" data-source="post: 7680022" data-attributes="member: 4295">It's challenging to run the APs as written because of the poor organization of information. All of them are overwritten and actually running an area usually means flipping back and forth between 3 or 4 places in the module to get all the information you'd want to use as a DM. WotC is bad at presenting information concisely (which is ironic when you consider that the Magic: the Gathering cards are marvels of info design).Red Larch in Princes of the Apocalypse was extremely difficult to run, because NPCs with unpronounceable names are cross-referenced over and over, and you have to go hunting through the whole town to find them. (It breaks down badly when PCs go to the tavern, which is supposed to be haunted by various NPCs but only one is specified.) The drow outpost that Out of the Abyss starts in is marginally better at this but still has a lot of cross-referencing to do. Better information design would've presented this in a more concise manner and made it easier to pick out salient ideas quickly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cadriel, post: 7680022, member: 4295"] It's challenging to run the APs as written because of the poor organization of information. All of them are overwritten and actually running an area usually means flipping back and forth between 3 or 4 places in the module to get all the information you'd want to use as a DM. WotC is bad at presenting information concisely (which is ironic when you consider that the Magic: the Gathering cards are marvels of info design). Red Larch in Princes of the Apocalypse was extremely difficult to run, because NPCs with unpronounceable names are cross-referenced over and over, and you have to go hunting through the whole town to find them. (It breaks down badly when PCs go to the tavern, which is supposed to be haunted by various NPCs but only one is specified.) The drow outpost that Out of the Abyss starts in is marginally better at this but still has a lot of cross-referencing to do. Better information design would've presented this in a more concise manner and made it easier to pick out salient ideas quickly. [/QUOTE]

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