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<blockquote data-quote="jim pinto" data-source="post: 1705147" data-attributes="member: 17619">pacing it... a word of advice from the designer and allsomething DMs of this adventure should consider is pacing(also, starting with 2nd level characters, 30 rooms in)but moving on...pacing this dungeon implies that even completist gamers whomust inspect every nook and cranny should consider NOTsearching every nook and cranny.the dungeon is going to be long enough, without the PCs stoppingto search every passage. hopefully after 3 or 4 traps that lead todead ends or red herrings, the PCs will start to ask the question ofwhy everything is trapped.if that doesn't work, drop in a lantern archon to explain a randomclue about the dungeon and then disappear between two cracks inthe wall.DMs should also consider adding small rewards where wemay have failed to put them or reduce the likelihood of resetingtraps. but encourage PCs to leave certain areas alone by makingthe traps more obvious. A spot check DC 5 higher than a SearchDCall of this, of course, is dependent on play style... i like a dungeonwith 30 or so empty rooms before the PCs find the meat, whileother groups may prefer dungeons with something every step ofthe way.the key is to make sure that 1st level PCs don't have to stop and sleepevery 3rd room because of rat bites.once the product is out, i'll be available for advice, suggestions,bar mitzvahs and weddings (i am ordained).peace</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jim pinto, post: 1705147, member: 17619"] [b]pacing it... a word of advice from the designer and all[/b] something DMs of this adventure should consider is pacing (also, starting with 2nd level characters, 30 rooms in) but moving on... pacing this dungeon implies that even completist gamers who must inspect every nook and cranny should consider NOT searching every nook and cranny. the dungeon is going to be long enough, without the PCs stopping to search every passage. hopefully after 3 or 4 traps that lead to dead ends or red herrings, the PCs will start to ask the question of why everything is trapped. if that doesn't work, drop in a lantern archon to explain a random clue about the dungeon and then disappear between two cracks in the wall. DMs should also consider adding small rewards where we may have failed to put them or reduce the likelihood of reseting traps. but encourage PCs to leave certain areas alone by making the traps more obvious. A spot check DC 5 higher than a Search DC all of this, of course, is dependent on play style... i like a dungeon with 30 or so empty rooms before the PCs find the meat, while other groups may prefer dungeons with something every step of the way. the key is to make sure that 1st level PCs don't have to stop and sleep every 3rd room because of rat bites. once the product is out, i'll be available for advice, suggestions, bar mitzvahs and weddings (i am ordained). peace [/QUOTE]

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