What do people think of Oathbound?

[Warrior Psychic]

Overall, I really enjoy the Oathbound setting. I think it is inspired and cool. And the recipe for the Polenta Casserole is delicious! The art left a lot to be desired, and the editing was off.. but then again it is the thought that counts, and the Oathbound book is definately a thinker.

The giant telekinetic jellyfish really annoy me, though.

 

[HellHound]

I figure oathbound as the ULTIMATE setting for developing epic characters.

I moved our party to the Forge at level 15, now, approaching level 17, they are explorign the world with a sense of wonder, enjoyment, and not a little bit of fear.

What works about it is that In my "typical" D&D game world, rulers and such were level 15 or so NPCs... Which means most of them were no longer more powerful than the PCs, the shift to the Forge has allowed me to up the ante, and make it so "minor" lords that they encounter are now back on their level. This world is HARDER than the one they are from. ANd that has them loving it.

They don't wonder "how come I never saw these epic monsters when I was level 4?", instead they say "Sure am glad there weren't any of these crazy epic monsters and warlords back in our old world!".

 

[megamania]

March is release date for PoP. Based on what I read in Previews, it ought to open up the world to a lower level play which I noticed many saw it lacked. I suspect (hope) the FF will be written up (in EPIC form) in latter releases. I'm glad to read that others are enjoying this world.

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

I figure oathbound as the ULTIMATE setting for developing epic characters.
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Good insight! I'll just have to patient while the PC's levels up another dozen times before whipping this book out...

 

[Nightfall]

I have to agree. Oathbound is pretty damn epic. You don't go in unless you have great potential and can survive well. Certainly don't expect to go whipping on all these tom dicks and harries without some back up.

 

[Tuerny]

Can you run it for low level charachters? I am not one for the whole stealing characters from other settings and inserting them into another theme. Even with Ravenloft I ran native characters..

 

[Darrin Drader]

Can you run it for low level charachters? I am not one for the whole stealing characters from other settings and inserting them into another theme. Even with Ravenloft I ran native characters..

Technically yes. There are plenty of them native to the world, but they are at a disadvantage because they don't receive arrival gifts. On the other hand, I think they are still eligible for other earned gifts, so I suppose that a DM could substitute an earned gift for an arrival gift during character creation. Keeping the native characters alive through the lower levels may prove to be a bit of a challenge, but then it usually is in 3rd edition D&D anyway.

Oathbound is billed as a setting where characters can visit for a time and then go home, but there is really no reason why they can't arrive and stay for the duration of their careers. It is definitely a complex enough world to support adventures for a very long while.

 

[Nightfall]

Not to mention time can flow different between worlds. After all, while 1,000 years might pass in the Forge, only 10 minutes or 10 seconds might have passed in say, Faerun or Krynn. Potentially, a party that returns could find itself far more powerful than when they started out, and still find the world much like they left it.

 

[Aquila]

Well, I bought Oathbound yesterday, and am very pleased with it. I didn't even intend to buy it when I was at the FLGS, but the jellyfish sealed it.

In fact, I made it well enough known how pleased with it I was that I may have talked myself into running an Oathbound campaign, meaning that soon I may be DM'ing in both of the groups I participate in

 

[Ashy]

Re: Bought it. Haven't "used" it. **Spoilers**

I also really dig the prestige races concept. Definitely my favorite part of the book. The next Dragon Mag will feature prestige races from the blurb I saw in the current one. Hopefully it will be something different from what is in Oathbound. ( I believe the Dragon article is being done by Brannon H, an Oathbound contributor )

Correct. I co-authored an article with Greg Dent that will be in Feb's issue of Dragon that is all about Prestige Races. It is very cool... And yes, I did work on Oathbound, the setting, and co-authored the Introductory Adventure, Dark Welcomes, that was featured in the CS. I am, like Darrin, currently working on some more top-shelf stuff for Bastion that I cannot talk about, of course... For those of you that are interested, however - check my sig - my freelance site will have some news as it appears, however!