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WalkerNinja
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 Posted - 23 Mar 2007 : 13:41:11
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I know that there is allready a scroll dedicated to this, but I hope that this scroll will be for reviews of the product and Q&A between people that have the module and those that are considering buying it.
I got Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave yesterday and have basically read all the way through it, though not with a fine toothed comb.
Some thoughts:
Wheloon- Excellent souce for the town of Wheloon. I'm a bit disappointed that no print is devoted to Adventuring Charters, but that material does appear in the FRCS. References to Death of a Dragon are few but meaningful. Mainly these refer to the destruction of Arabel and how some of the local population are aiding in Arabel's reconstruction. No random encounter charts are provided for Cormyr which is a little disappointing. No mention of nobles at all.
Hooks- There are basically two hooks to investigating the Mystran temple. Both focus on morality and less on financial reward. Compared to Sons of Gruumsh, the hooks seem weak. SoG promised 1,000pp and the gratitude of a major noble house. C:TotW (at best) promises 2,000gp and the gratitude of an itinerant Mystran priest and the ire of the local lord (who enjoys the tax revenue of the temple). I may have to adapt some of this, because I can see my players saying "This is too much trouble for 2k gold pieces."
On the other hand...
Challenge- No rules for scaling the adventure are available. This is somewhat troubling for me since I have 6 adventurers instead of the usual 4 and because those 6 adventurers will likely be 5th level rather than 4th. I may have to enhance some of the bad guys, maybe even Despayr. The asassain encounter, in particular, seems pretty weak from this perspective.
Specific issues- There is a dragon (who ends up dead if the adventurers succeed), but there is no dragon horde.
The module seems to pre-suppose ignorance of the Shadow Weave. While my players have no knowledge of it, I can see how other players might, particularly if the Shadow Weave is well known in your campaign.
I'm probably going to have to put reference tabs on the tactical encounters in order to flip between them and the physical description.
All in all, I think its a good buy, and would highly recommend it.
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 23 Mar 2007 : 13:57:17
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Some positive things...
Choices: While the module does presume that you will see things through to the end, it does respect that the choices your players make might not be the orthodox choices made by the module designers. For instance, the module accepts that the Lizardfolk have equal chances of being negotiated with or slaughtered wholesale.
Imagery: The read along texts are vivid and brief. When I DM modules my players inevitably try to do things in the middle of my description. I don't anticipate that it will be as much of a problem here.
Vivid Characters: Good descriptions of NPC's are provided in order to let the DM make them seem vivid instead of monstrous mindless mobs.
Use of Non-Core Material: Among the bad guys I saw a Warlock and a Hexblade. At first I was hesitant because I've basically written off 90% of the non-core classes. However you are provided with all the information you need to make effective use of these NPC's.
Use of Previous FR material: Many of the badguys make use of material from Lords of Darkness. For instance, the Cyricists have undergone the Black Flame ritual that allows them to throw divine fire around. |
*** A Forgotten Realms Addict since 1990 ***
Treasures of the Past, a Second Edition Play-by-Post game for and by Candlekeep Sages--http://www.rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=52011 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 23 Mar 2007 : 17:10:51
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I appreciate what you're trying to do here... But for prior products, we've used the named thread for discussions, reviews, and questions from the time a product was announced until long after the web enhancements came out.
And, since we try to keep the shelves uncluttered and everything in related threads, I'm going to seal this one, and direct all commentary and questions to the already existing scroll: Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave. |
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