tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673874194270229208.post7784849763861861829..comments2012-04-27T13:25:39.469-07:00Comments on The Sandpoint Campaign: Levels and Looking AheadP_Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374589162025099763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673874194270229208.post-51900390303985618102010-02-25T17:42:48.426-08:002010-02-25T17:42:48.426-08:00Hey Patrick,
I'm really enjoying reading this....Hey Patrick,<br />I'm really enjoying reading this. I've mentioned this before but I'm currently running my girls through the same series (Rise of the Runelords) but using Swords and Wizardry rules instead. I thought that I'd have time to post a bunch of notes on their progress on my blog (rollad20.blogspot.com, better known, but not much better, as crit or cruddy), but alas, work has conspired against me. So....Most of my free time has been dedicated to converting things and such.<br /><br />I just wanted to say a few things. First, I absolutely LOVE the way that you're slyly introducing characters from the next mod. Brilliant work there... That's seriously going to make a difference in flavor when the time comes. Nice job.<br /><br />Secondly, in regards to level, I'm doing things a bit differently than you are. I've only got my two daughters playing, so the numbers are dramatically different. Therefore I've been "eyeballing" the difficulty as we move forward and just leveling them as I see fit. And to be honest, I really like this approach. This is the first time I've ever done such a thing. Most of the time I'm a stickler for experience points. But this allows me to sort of free form it and think about other things. So far they're one level ahead of where they need to be. (3rd level and they've just killed Rippnugget and have assaulted the temple to Lamashtu w/ the Hounds of Yith guardians.) It's actually working out quite well so far.<br /><br />One of the things that I'm not really overly thrilled about so far is the use of stone giants. I'm not a fan. I never have been. They've always been the cardboard cutout for me. Way too two-dimensional. Sure, Wolfgang wrote a great big piece in order to give them some depth, but call me stubborn, I like Hill, Frost and Fire much more.<br /><br />So...I'm going to try and use a toned down Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl as a fill in piece. I'm going to have the library buried inside of the glacier at the bottom of the rift and use the Jarl as Karzoug's puppet. The level of the giants concerns me though...in AD&D it was built for 8 - 11 level characters and according to the S&W rules Frost Giants have 10+1d6 HD...Which is a bit steep. So I'm tempted to downgrade them to Hill Giant status. Not sure...<br /><br />Anyway, I just wanted to tell you what fun it is reading your journal entries. It's both inspirational as well as instructive. I just wish I had more time to do the same.<br /><br />Game On<br /><br />JeffGamer Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006232842482959060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673874194270229208.post-30660487265560585442010-02-04T10:26:35.765-08:002010-02-04T10:26:35.765-08:00It would be interesting to see how you will conver...It would be interesting to see how you will convert killer encounters like Xanesha to 2nd edition.<br />The boss is tough but the encounter makes her much tougher.Obirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423387256920495798noreply@blogger.com