World's Largest Dungeon?

[Matafuego]

Wow... I gotta get this book even if it is the last thing I do... (living in a Third World Country which charges U$S a lot more than I can afford and being a student doesn't help =\)
When I told my friends about a "1600 encounter book" one of them almost passed out
I hope it's as good as most people expect, and I think a looot of monsters would have a hard time fitting this dungeon...The Roc example is a good one but Treants also come to my minds :S
And will there be a Tarrasque????

I guess from all the dragons they will have it will be "Dungeon and Dragons"

Does anyone know what monsters are "WotC IP"?

 

[Creamsteak]

It looks like (based on d4's assessment) it could have quite a variety of tarrasque actually...

 

[thullgrim]

Whats the release date for this monster?

 

[johnsemlak]

Whats the release date for this monster?

Well, AFAIK Alderac hasn't annoucned it; I can't find it on their site.

 

[Sammael]

Does anyone know what monsters are "WotC IP"?

Beholders, mind flayers, slaad, and giths are the ones I can remember right now.

 

[thullgrim]

carrion crawlers too I think

 

[Calico_Jack73]

First of all, they are comparing it to Undermountain by the number of encounters that were written up for it. The VAST majority of Undermountain was left BLANK so that DM's could pop their own encounters into it so that is an unfair comparison. Personally, I've never even played through all of Undermountain nor run a group through the whole thing. It isn't that I couldn't run it for them but that the group typically loses interest in dungeon crawls that are too long. It makes the Hack-and-Slashers happy as can be since role-playing rarely figures into those games but it bores the hell out of true Role-Players since there isn't a whole lot of room for character development.

One of the great things about Undermountain is the setting of the city set over it... namely Waterdeep. The Yawning Portal Tavern is a great place for the cliche party meeting and the first level of Undermountain is deadly but still survivable for 1st level players (as long as they don't stray too far from the entrance). They can place bets on themselves and other groups going into Undermountain which is a great way for low level parties to make some (or lose some) money in the game without having to kill monsters to do it.

I'll take a look at it (probably won't buy it) but you may have just inspired me to dig out my old Undermountain boxed set again.

 

[Hand of Evil]

But is not a campaign really a dungeon (in the basic terms of the game)

I will have to see it, I would like logic, thought, background, and ideas rather than room after room filled with every monster from the SDL, that is just the worlds biggest dungeon crawl.

 

[drnuncheon]

First of all, they are comparing it to Undermountain by the number of encounters that were written up for it. The VAST majority of Undermountain was left BLANK so that DM's could pop their own encounters into it so that is an unfair comparison.

Actually, it is a fair comparison - they're comparing how much work they did for you vs. how much work you have to do yourself. The undetailed portions of Undermountain were one of the biggest complaints I've heard about the set.

J

 

[Henry]

The pragmatist in me says I'll never play it - why get it.

The little kid in me says, "OH MY GOD! IT MUST BE MINE!"

Not sure which one to listen to at the moment.