Next gaming session we're going to tackle Shadows of the Halfling Hall. However, after running two recent undead-centric adventures, I'm planning on downplaying the undead in this adventure.
Having to stay are the undead halflings, the animated severed hands, and the Bag O'Bones.
Within the actual barrow, I'm thinking of replaced the animated corpses with semi-live folk in some sort of unexplained curse-caused suspended animation, brought on by the evil deeds of the heathen king and queen.
Am I missing something with this? About the only squick I can think of is with the Awakener.
Shadows of the Halfling Hall Undead Lite Version
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Jyrdan Fairblade
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Sounds reasonable...Another tack might be to have the kobold tribe from the Meadowgrass place having already linked up with the Awakener at the hall. This would give more mundane foes and allow the zombies to be "lightened up" a bit.
I love to use undead though, they're fun and there's no moral ambiguity with squishing 'em!
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I love to use undead though, they're fun and there's no moral ambiguity with squishing 'em!
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So the gaming group started SotHH yesterday. And what caught me off guard was the amount of lead-up time to the module without combat.
Part of it was that we hadn't gamed in a while, so that everyone wanted to get in some straight role-playing with their characters. But in hindsight, it probably would've been good to put the old mill kobolds in their way to Newbriar, to provide variety.
Part of it was that we hadn't gamed in a while, so that everyone wanted to get in some straight role-playing with their characters. But in hindsight, it probably would've been good to put the old mill kobolds in their way to Newbriar, to provide variety.
Jyrdan Fairblade wrote:
But in hindsight, it probably would've been good to put the old mill kobolds in their way to Newbriar, to provide variety.
That sounds like a good idea. Our group had some encounters on the road from Botkinburg to New Briar, so the town wandering and chatting with the locals worked out (although, the group did get the info pretty quick about the Halfling Hall).
Sound like your group enjoyed it, though.
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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte
"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax
"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth
"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax
"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth
Don't worry... I can't count the number of people who've said SOTHH was a good one evening session type scenario after a read but found out differently after play actually began.
But please keep us posted, and let us know what changes you made to the denizens of the hall!
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But please keep us posted, and let us know what changes you made to the denizens of the hall!
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Well, we concluded the adventures in Newbriar this weekend.
The change of the denizens from Undead to people emerging from a sort of suspended animation worked perfectly. It really sent the cleric for a loop as to whether or not they were fighting the walking dead or not (especially since I kept the Halfling Zombies, Deathgrips, and Bag'o'Bones).
The hallucinogenic trap caused some great role-playing, as the result that was rolled was the growth effect.
The fight with the King and Queen went well. The dwarven fighter was paralyzed toward the end, but good prevailed nonetheless.
Of course, they took the awakener, having no idea what it is. I'm not sure what to do with it now.
Next session: On the road to YGGSBURGH! Finally!
The change of the denizens from Undead to people emerging from a sort of suspended animation worked perfectly. It really sent the cleric for a loop as to whether or not they were fighting the walking dead or not (especially since I kept the Halfling Zombies, Deathgrips, and Bag'o'Bones).
The hallucinogenic trap caused some great role-playing, as the result that was rolled was the growth effect.
The fight with the King and Queen went well. The dwarven fighter was paralyzed toward the end, but good prevailed nonetheless.
Of course, they took the awakener, having no idea what it is. I'm not sure what to do with it now.
Next session: On the road to YGGSBURGH! Finally!
Sounds like fun!
If they don't know what the Awakener is, it can be a lot of fun to use at odd moments....like when the party camps near a graveyard and the Awakener starts "awakening" some nearby corpses!
...though a hint that something's wrong might be if the party notices their fresh meat for meals (if they have any) spoiling VERY quickly, maybe wiggling on the plate a bit, etc.
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Always remember, as a first principle of all D&D: playing BtB is not now, never was and never will be old school.- Tim Kask, Dragonsfoot
If they don't know what the Awakener is, it can be a lot of fun to use at odd moments....like when the party camps near a graveyard and the Awakener starts "awakening" some nearby corpses!
...though a hint that something's wrong might be if the party notices their fresh meat for meals (if they have any) spoiling VERY quickly, maybe wiggling on the plate a bit, etc.
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Always remember, as a first principle of all D&D: playing BtB is not now, never was and never will be old school.- Tim Kask, Dragonsfoot