Thursday, May 19, 2016

The Frozen Kingdom, Chapter 4



Chapter 4 of The Frozen Kingdom is now available for preview.

That's probably it for May updates. In June I expect to have Chapter 3 updates and Chapter 5 out for preview.

Download 

Chapter 4 - Välásir: Google Doc | PDF
The Frozen Kingdom Bestiary: Google Doc | PDF

This chapter delves into a bit more of the mythology of the world and begins to set up the main adventure arc. The players must find a clue towards what Zerith Amastatica is looking for hidden deep beneath the city of Sylridian.

This chapter features a medium-sized puzzle dungeon and encounters with new and familiar enemies.

Level 3 characters. Estimated playing time: 2 hours.

The Frozen Kingdom Chapters

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Saturday, May 14, 2016

Chapter 2 Updates


Following playtesting this weekend, Chapter 2 of The Frozen Kingdom has been updated.

Download Chapter 2 - Dragon's Teeth: Google Doc | PDF
The Frozen Kingdom Bestiary: Google Doc | PDF

There were only a few changes for clarity and some minor editing this time around since this module overlaps with Chapter 1 a fair bit.

One clear piece of feedback received was that it is too similar to chapter 1 in terms of setting and encounters. Without giving too much away, most of the similarity was intentional and logical. Nevertheless if this feedback is repeated I will re-tool parts to make it a more unique experience.

Another piece of feedback was that Bottle Knight fights weren't interesting enough after the nerf. In response to that I've changed them yet again. They now have a battlefield control ability - leaving puddles of acid around after missed acid shots and AoE spray attacks. This is balanced out by the puddle only doing damage if a player walks into it or ends their turn in that space, to give creatures already hit by the AoE a chance to move and avoid extra damage. Additional testing will be required to see if this makes the encounter more "interesting" in a way that is fair but challenging.

Playing time came in just under 3 hours for a party of 5 with some inexperienced players a lot of table chatter. More focused and experienced groups could probably do it in 2. For such groups I recommend playing chapters 1 and 2 back-to-back as they together comprise most of the "introduction" part of this story.

The Frozen Kingdom Chapters

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