CheshireCatAW
2010-01-29, 11:35 PM
Hello Playground
I'm going to try and run Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil for a group of mostly novice gamers and using the Pathfinder rule set. I'm specifically looking for help by people who have run the game beforehand and have noted things that should be changed or updated. Also, I'm looking to hear if people think this is a good module. I chose it because of name recognition and the fact that we have plenty of time to play through it but I really don't know if it's any good.
Are there any major updates or notes I should make since I'm going to use it using the Pathfinder rules?
As these are almost all completely novice players I feel comfortable leaving most of the enemies depowered if they would get a boost from the change of editions, although this may change after the game actually gets underway. Signature bad guys will probably get upgraded, however. Does this seem like a reasonable course of action?
Sadly, we're a hemisphere or two away from any decent gaming supplies. Printing is also at a premium although not impossible. While I have plenty of looseleaf and pens I don't have any gaming grids or even figurines (though we could rather easily make do with rocks and hand made graph paper). Will this be a major liability with this module?
I did a quick search for game journals for RttToEE but only brought up a play-by-post game (which I'm skimming for hints and ideas of what characters MIGHT do). Do any of you know anywhere I might go for a list of hints or suggestions?
Are there any other items that you could suggest that I might need to keep in mind for this module?
I'll be playing with 5-6 novice players. I'll likely be asked for suggestions during character creation so a balanced team (or something resembling it) can be anticipated. We'll start gaming soon at level 1 but I won't actually run the module until they're level 4 or thereabouts.
Thank you for your time, help and your expertise. It's greatly appreciated.
I'm going to try and run Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil for a group of mostly novice gamers and using the Pathfinder rule set. I'm specifically looking for help by people who have run the game beforehand and have noted things that should be changed or updated. Also, I'm looking to hear if people think this is a good module. I chose it because of name recognition and the fact that we have plenty of time to play through it but I really don't know if it's any good.
Are there any major updates or notes I should make since I'm going to use it using the Pathfinder rules?
As these are almost all completely novice players I feel comfortable leaving most of the enemies depowered if they would get a boost from the change of editions, although this may change after the game actually gets underway. Signature bad guys will probably get upgraded, however. Does this seem like a reasonable course of action?
Sadly, we're a hemisphere or two away from any decent gaming supplies. Printing is also at a premium although not impossible. While I have plenty of looseleaf and pens I don't have any gaming grids or even figurines (though we could rather easily make do with rocks and hand made graph paper). Will this be a major liability with this module?
I did a quick search for game journals for RttToEE but only brought up a play-by-post game (which I'm skimming for hints and ideas of what characters MIGHT do). Do any of you know anywhere I might go for a list of hints or suggestions?
Are there any other items that you could suggest that I might need to keep in mind for this module?
I'll be playing with 5-6 novice players. I'll likely be asked for suggestions during character creation so a balanced team (or something resembling it) can be anticipated. We'll start gaming soon at level 1 but I won't actually run the module until they're level 4 or thereabouts.
Thank you for your time, help and your expertise. It's greatly appreciated.