tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188119851730922397.post2584189332579073333..comments2024-03-28T08:50:57.015+01:00Comments on Beyond Fomalhaut: [REVIEW] Gatehouse on Cormac’s CragMelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07165894144553629675noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188119851730922397.post-83195068437616897302020-06-08T15:30:04.925+02:002020-06-08T15:30:04.925+02:00I ran levels -1.5 this weekend for a group and had...I ran levels -1.5 this weekend for a group and had an excellent time. They fell for the Troll trap and immediately ran away. The players were then quite creative in their approach to the Gatehouse, rappelling over the top and behind the kobold guards. Level 1.5 was easy, but handling level 1 was the exact opposite, the tight hallways, a damn cleverly placed pit trap, and perfectly set up arrow slots created much havok for the party. Shouts of "Tucker's Kobolds!" were yelled at the DM.<br /><br />It was great! ;-)matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998881232495777586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188119851730922397.post-62585775004443626612020-06-06T00:20:27.454+02:002020-06-06T00:20:27.454+02:00Surprisingly packed!Surprisingly packed!Ynas Midgardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972628887096890642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188119851730922397.post-89390765113914915822020-06-04T02:11:26.211+02:002020-06-04T02:11:26.211+02:00B1 and B2 are both great but still limited. As tea...B1 and B2 are both great but still limited. As teaching tools they (and orange B3 and B4) are great; as adventures they have great strengths and real weaknesses. (T1 is also great, flawed, but no learning tool.)<br /><br />I think Hole in the Oak, ASE1, TotSK are good learning modules *for players*. Stargazer has good DM advice but is poor teaching for players.Owen Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033345001593862263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188119851730922397.post-64468466458318494322020-06-03T22:38:47.682+02:002020-06-03T22:38:47.682+02:00Glad to spread the word about this one - I hope mo...Glad to spread the word about this one - I hope more people will learn of its existence.Melanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165894144553629675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188119851730922397.post-91409464863050694002020-06-03T22:37:46.301+02:002020-06-03T22:37:46.301+02:00B1 and B2 are not bad - I have some misgivings abo...B1 and B2 are not bad - I have some misgivings about T1. It is the later attempts at intro adventures where the problems start to emerge. Ironically, Phandelver is fairly competent at introducing a certain style of gaming, even if it is an illusionism-heavy, highly artificial style. Most of the rest lack the charisma, appeal, or scope to make a compelling case for getting into gaming. I think a lot of designers and product line managers didn't take their intro products seriously (or they did in horrid ways - see the flaming disaster that is "Dragonstrike"). Which is a very rookie mistake to make, but there you have it.<br /><br />You could conceivably package Gatehouse into your preferred OSR intro boxed set, and it would make for a hell of a killer package.Melanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165894144553629675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188119851730922397.post-76608747149230888772020-06-03T16:44:27.558+02:002020-06-03T16:44:27.558+02:00Lovely stuff. A simple, introductory module to run...Lovely stuff. A simple, introductory module to run for kids is exactly what I've been looking for for a while. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!The Byzantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099463881655126437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188119851730922397.post-86917505388247888182020-06-02T14:21:53.489+02:002020-06-02T14:21:53.489+02:00Imagine if something this simple-yet-complete had ...Imagine if something this simple-yet-complete had existed from the birth of the hobby.squeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975523149573452984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188119851730922397.post-61472646558690476062020-06-01T03:25:12.827+02:002020-06-01T03:25:12.827+02:00Thanks for the informative review. I like Bezio&#...Thanks for the informative review. I like Bezio's stuff but it's always good to hear another opinion before picking something up.Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.com