The Ranger Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 I have two items I am thinking about buying and I am curious are they any good. Has anyone played/read/DMed either "Return to the temple of elemental evil" (WOTC) or "Dungeon of Graves" (Necromancer Games/SSS)? I would appreciate a basic review if you have. I am looking for a good, long-term Dungeon crawl. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 I own RttToEE, but have never run it. There are several reviews for it at amazon. Check those out. Elemental Evil at Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 23, 2002 Share Posted February 23, 2002 Ranger, did you end up purchasing either of these? If so, how were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ranger Posted March 13, 2002 Author Share Posted March 13, 2002 I ended up buying Rappen Athuk: Dungeon of Graves by Sword and Sorcery studios. Its a great module, and I heartily recommend it...just don't play it with characters you are attached to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stheno Posted March 14, 2002 Share Posted March 14, 2002 Correction:It's a great module if you're fond of Dungeon Crawls. Speaking of someone who was utterly sick to the teeth of them before we even started... it drove me loopy.No reflection on Ranger as a GM, by the way. More a matter of how the games our group has been playing have been going.And whatever you do, don't play with characters you're attached to. For some reason Sword and Sorcery seem to have a rather liberal interpretation of the concept of "Challenge Rating"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ranger Posted March 15, 2002 Author Share Posted March 15, 2002 Actually, I think the dungeon is intended for a group of 6-8 players not 4. The only session we made it through without character death was the one with 7 players. By all means play using your favourite characters but make sure they are really paranoid, this is a dungeon crawl that can brutalise the unwary. Not giving anything away but there is usually one creature on each level that can brutalise the entire party regardless of level. Tactical retreats are a good idea, clever spell use is very important as is a good mix of classes. Recommended for the group would be 1 cleric, 1 Paladin, 1 thief and 1 mage/sorcerer. If you have more players add in these classes in this order 1 extra paladin, 1 extra cleric, 1 extra mage/sorcerer and 1 fighter.The module kinda assumes that nobody in the party is evil so one evil PC can really clean up on occasion. It is a dungeon crawl and anyone looking for this will love it...plus its part one of three so you can continue delving as you reach higher levels. If you don't like dungeon crawls then don't play/run the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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