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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Drammattex" data-source="post: 5765721" data-attributes="member: 55363">IMO, you could play Siege without the module as long as you knew the plot and the characters.When writing the adventure, I wanted to deemphasize the fall of the abbey and make the adventure about the characters themselves and the way they felt about the abbey, the knights, and Nerath as a whole. All of them had been let down in some way by the establishment, so the ultimate choice comes down to: are Nerath and Gardmore worth fighting for, or are they tired, broken down institutions that ought to be wiped clean for a new beginning? Thus, the fall of the abbey is only the backdrop--the thing that's happening around the characters as they make these choices. That way, you don't feel like you're being asked to stop something you can't stop; the central choice comes down to whether it's worth preserving at all. And there are repercussions for the characters depending on what each individual chooses, and whether each individual succeeds or fails at his or her personal quest during the adventure. So if someone summarized the characters and their goals and the basic events of the module, I think you could improvise it pretty easily or make your own adventure around it. The cool thing about it is that the events in Siege resonate with the encounters in outer Gardmore--so there's a feeling of continuity between the two, a resonance you experience from having been there in another skin. When I received the assignment for "Siege," there was talk about putting it on DDI around the release of "Madness," so I wrote it with home play in mind. The official word is that the brand team keeps "specials" exclusive. Still, I'd love for you to have the experience of playing it; I know people have been asking for it... maybe one day, if there's enough demand. Stranger things have happened.Good luck with whatever you decide to do!-the designer</blockquote>

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