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The ones I had saved could have been better. I retried with the latest and greatest Midjourney 7.0 model. I think these are far superior.
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The ones I had saved could have been better. I retried with the latest and greatest Midjourney 7.0 model. I think these are far superior.
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I must say this is one of the more difficult prompts to pull off, I even tried blending images instead of brute forcing the selective generation/remix route. It was a fun challenge. I'm glad you like it, hope it looks as good on the character sheet!
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Grabbit Allworth
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I haven't been visiting FoH lately so I am way behind.
To your point, I wasn't trying to take anything away from Larian. I 100% agree with them being a fantastic studio. They've made some of my absolute favorite games.
The issue is that other than the SSI, Black Isle, and early Obsidian D&D games, the IP has been a gaming laughing stock. There have a been a few other 'decent' games like Dark Alliance, but most have been pure ass and I really don't see that changing. The people in charge of D&D think that faggot Dwarves baking cookies for Mexican Orcs before the narrative devolves into some weird sexual escapade, is what players enjoy.
Stating that BG3 was a fluke was really me just saying that we're not going to ever see a D&D RPG of that quality, again.
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Urlithani
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Anyone have feedback or opinions of mega dungeon modules?
I've barely played D&D or any TTRPG in a few years, but I've always been super interested in megadungeons. I'm going to pursue owning copies of them. I dont really care too much about the system, either. I already own Rappun Athuk Reloaded, Slumbering Tsar, The World's Largest Dungeon, Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk, Expedition to the Ruins of Undermountain, and the Undermountain 2nd edition books.
I havent read World's Largest Dungeon and im halfway through Slumbering Tsar. The ones Im going for next are Barrowmaze, Stonehell, Ardent Vul, and Maze of the Blue Medusa. If you have any recommendations or know of others let me know what you think of them.
I've barely played D&D or any TTRPG in a few years, but I've always been super interested in megadungeons. I'm going to pursue owning copies of them. I dont really care too much about the system, either. I already own Rappun Athuk Reloaded, Slumbering Tsar, The World's Largest Dungeon, Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk, Expedition to the Ruins of Undermountain, and the Undermountain 2nd edition books.
I havent read World's Largest Dungeon and im halfway through Slumbering Tsar. The ones Im going for next are Barrowmaze, Stonehell, Ardent Vul, and Maze of the Blue Medusa. If you have any recommendations or know of others let me know what you think of them.
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I have Barrowmaze. Arden[sic] Vul rings a bell but I can't place it.
Barrowmaze is a quality dungeon, but I tend to avoid megadungeons (particularly the OSR kind) because: 1. They often veer into the super-strange and/or goofy gonzo stuff and that's what turned me off of Rappun despite it being a solid book. 2. They commonly include sci-fi elements (a major pet-peeve for me in fantasy RPGs). 3. And finally, the primary reason, is that they're extremely difficult to run well and keep the players interested/engaged. Even if you do run them well they are incredibly taxing on the DM because you're often stuck in a continuous loop of responding to player inquiries and environment narration. Whereas in other campaign types, I find I am able to take a few minutes to be silent, go over my notes, and mentally rest/prepare for the next potential scene/encounter.
Some people really dig the super-old-school playstyle of room-clearing simulator where you just kill things and take their stuff week after week, but that kind of gameplay is dreadfully boring to me and the vast majority of my players haven't wanted to spend 15 straight game sessions in the same dungeon. Granted, a fair number of the modules are designed for the party to come out and refurbish, but it's really not much of a change in scenery/play.
I have quite a few megadungeons that you didn't mention. I purchased them because I'm collector nut, but haven't read them. However, I can name them if you're just interested in leads.
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Yeah if you have names of them I'd appreciate it. I'm collecting with little to no expectation of playing or running them. I enjoy reading adventures and seeing the ideas other creators have come up with.
My favorite room is in the second to last adventure of Savage Tide from Dungeon magazine. There's a demon guarding mortals imprisoned in the abyss. There's no way they'll escape, so hes bored and just spends time using his teleport ability to drop off random bits of gore and viscera in an empty room. If the party opens the door they get flooded by 2000 cubic feet of blood and guts.
The most interesting monster concept was in Slumbering Tsar where the necromancers didn't have enough bodies to withstand a siege. They turned one body into 3 undead creatures: they removed the bones and wired them together for a skeleton, bound all the flesh and guts with wire, etc. to make a messy flesh zombie thing, and stuffed the skin full of sand and dirt and sewed it shut to make a undead punching bag abomination.
I just enjoy reading adventures I guess.
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Grabbit Allworth
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I do, too.
Reading them also provides a DM with tons of material to mine for ideas. I've never run a published adventure, but I have taken a huge number of core ideas from many of the published modules that I own and heavily modified them to fit my game. I do the same thing with mechanics and it's why my houserule document is basically the size of a sourcebook -- because I have stolen nearly every good idea from the literal hundreds of 3rd party books and integrated them into my game. It can be overwhelming for some players, but the vast majority of the extra stuff is optional. They don't have to utilize it, but it's there if they want it.
Being a forever-DM, I very rarely get an opportunity to sit down as a player. So, I like to read adventures as a way to experience them, myself. I have more than a dozen that I know that I would love to participate in as a player, but I haven't read them hoping that I might be able to play in them one day. However, I should probably just go ahead and read them because the odds of getting to play in any of them are slim-to-none.
Anyway, my collection is massive so it'll take me a little bit to look through it, but I'll get back to you with a list of titles tomorrow.
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Grabbit Allworth
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Sorry about my slow reply, but here's what I found:
1. The Emerald Spire (Pathfinder 1e/basically D&D 3.75)
2. Dwimmermount (OSR)
3. Castle Whiterock (Goodman Games)
4. Abomination Vaults (Paizo published for D&D 5e)
5. Temple of Elemental Evil (D&D 1e and 3.5e)
6. Halls of the Mountain King (Kobold Press Pathfinider 1e)
7. Tomb of Abysthor (3e/Necromancer Games)
8. The Night Below (D&D 2e Boxed Set)
9. Scarlet Citadel (Paizo 5e)
1. The Emerald Spire (Pathfinder 1e/basically D&D 3.75)
2. Dwimmermount (OSR)
3. Castle Whiterock (Goodman Games)
4. Abomination Vaults (Paizo published for D&D 5e)
5. Temple of Elemental Evil (D&D 1e and 3.5e)
6. Halls of the Mountain King (Kobold Press Pathfinider 1e)
7. Tomb of Abysthor (3e/Necromancer Games)
8. The Night Below (D&D 2e Boxed Set)
9. Scarlet Citadel (Paizo 5e)
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Grabbit Allworth
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By the way, does anyone have a Kara-Tur -- The Eastern Realms box set in good shape they want to sell me?
It doesn't have to be 100% complete, but I do want all the booklets and maps. I don't care about the promotional material or the plastic grid overlays.
It's the only box set that I don't own that I want and the ones I keep finding are incomplete, fucked up, or the sellers want waaaaaaaaaaay too much for it.
It doesn't have to be 100% complete, but I do want all the booklets and maps. I don't care about the promotional material or the plastic grid overlays.
It's the only box set that I don't own that I want and the ones I keep finding are incomplete, fucked up, or the sellers want waaaaaaaaaaay too much for it.
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