Picked up Return to White Plume Mountain today.

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:45 am

Woohoo.

Looks pretty damn goode!

csperkins1970 · Post by **csperkins1970** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:49 am

slimykuotoan wrote:
Woohoo.

Looks pretty damn goode!

What a great (but odd) adventure. When and if I get my classic AD&D campaign rolling (using C&C, of course) I'll throw that in as an interlude between the Saltmarsh series and the Slavers series... just to really mix up the tone of the campaign for a little bit.

froglegg · Post by **froglegg** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:37 am

slimykuotoan wrote:
Woohoo.

Looks pretty damn goode!

Cool.........Have lots of fun with it!

BLOOD AXE · Post by **BLOOD AXE** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:59 pm

The Return to the Keep on the Borderlands is pretty good too.
Its fun to compare them to the originals.

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:15 pm

I've got the original White Plume Mountain as well, so I'm wondering if I shouldn't run it first.

sieg · Post by **sieg** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:03 pm

Without too many spoilers, can you say if its faithful to the original? Obviously it'll be different (its "Return..." after all) but I'm curious as to how faithful it is to the original concept. I assume its not in a Tournament style like the original?
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:38 pm

I did not find some of the changes appealing, but that's not unusual considering I don't really have much appreciation for its rules. On the whole, mechanics thrown out, its not terrible... I would not say its better than the original, but its usable. And, that's all that really matters.

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:15 pm

Actually not a fan of the original all that much. Never liked to combine those elements.

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:35 pm

What elements are those? Fantasy and fantasy? Are you, perhaps, thinking of Expedition to the Barrier Peaks?

sieg · Post by **sieg** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:02 pm

....or allowing Blackrazor, Whelm and Wave to be accessible by PCs?
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Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:34 pm

You know, I did not realise that Keraptis of Dragon Strike fame also featured in White Plume Mountain...
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:43 pm

I thought it was Teraptis in Dragon Strike. Hmm.

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:58 pm

Hmmn. I think you're right. Have to investigate. Startlingly similar, though. I wonder if there's some sort of pun involved?

God dammit, now you've making me get my Dragon Strike game out...

Right, apparently in Dragon Strike it is 'Teraptus'

...and in Dungeons & Dragons the Fantasy Board Game it's Lord Necratim the Necromancer.

...and in Key to the Kingdom it's 'The Demon King'.

...and in Dark World it's Korak, the Cobran Nemesis, Lord of Chaos and Master of Fear.

...and in Dragon Quest it's Estorax Rex the Red Dragon.

...and in First Quest it's Azazabus the Sorcerer.

which just about exhausts my fantasy board game collection.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:45 pm

serleran wrote:
What elements are those? Fantasy and fantasy? Are you, perhaps, thinking of Expedition to the Barrier Peaks?

Oops! Indeed I was.

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BLOOD AXE · Post by **BLOOD AXE** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:52 am

Return to White plume has very little to do with the original. Very little. There is even a 4th magic weapon and a whole section of dungeon not covered in the original. If your players played the original , they won't notice alot of things that are familiar.

Return to Keep is pretty close to the original. Just there have been some extreme shifts in power in the Caves of Chaos. Players of the original, will remember some things, but other things have changed.

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Picked up Return to White Plume Mountain today.

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