07-28-2019, 07:08 PM
Yes, it is progressing! I took a slight break as I was learning how to write 5E low level modules so the first four modules might seem like a death march.
It wasnt until after Origins where I played a lot of 5E did I realize what I was doing wrong.
I'm halfway done with episode 5. Once it's done I plan to turn over all the material of Havard and I can let him post up. That way as people play, if they report back what is happening at their tables I can write some different twists and turns.
The group playtesting everything is progressing well and have really given me good feedback. This arc is very story driven and while I throw in a lot of story items there are definitely some bending of rules to allow for some thematic situations.
I think you all will enjoy it.
I had an idea when I started but it changed. Let me be blunt, I didnt want to touch the old mods we wrote but the more I worked my way into this arc and heard from the playtesters how much they loved the story from that...well...let's just say I've brought a lot of items back as call backs, there are some interesting Easter eggs for astute readers, and the links to the original modules do have some fun tie ins.
It actually made me want to write some modules to explain more backstory...and answer questions to those we posed or never got a chance to answer.
It will be a fun process but probably slow; I try to write one a month and I know they should run in four hours but each episode has really ranged in time.
The first one is four hours, the second, was four hours, the third took 12, the fourth we are still playing and we've taken 4 hours and it might take another four or 8. If you get a GM who can improvise and take some of the bullet points for roleplay and get into it the modules are definitely longer and more colorful. But if it gets skipped or downplayed you still get the full story.
Like I said, it is a slow process in 5E especially at low level and I've had to reverse a death or two so I've also mentioned that in the modules where the balance is a little off. I dont want you to die, but if you do I. These first few mids there isnt a penalty, think of it as a person just trying to figure things out lol.
It wasnt until after Origins where I played a lot of 5E did I realize what I was doing wrong.
I'm halfway done with episode 5. Once it's done I plan to turn over all the material of Havard and I can let him post up. That way as people play, if they report back what is happening at their tables I can write some different twists and turns.
The group playtesting everything is progressing well and have really given me good feedback. This arc is very story driven and while I throw in a lot of story items there are definitely some bending of rules to allow for some thematic situations.
I think you all will enjoy it.
I had an idea when I started but it changed. Let me be blunt, I didnt want to touch the old mods we wrote but the more I worked my way into this arc and heard from the playtesters how much they loved the story from that...well...let's just say I've brought a lot of items back as call backs, there are some interesting Easter eggs for astute readers, and the links to the original modules do have some fun tie ins.
It actually made me want to write some modules to explain more backstory...and answer questions to those we posed or never got a chance to answer.
It will be a fun process but probably slow; I try to write one a month and I know they should run in four hours but each episode has really ranged in time.
The first one is four hours, the second, was four hours, the third took 12, the fourth we are still playing and we've taken 4 hours and it might take another four or 8. If you get a GM who can improvise and take some of the bullet points for roleplay and get into it the modules are definitely longer and more colorful. But if it gets skipped or downplayed you still get the full story.
Like I said, it is a slow process in 5E especially at low level and I've had to reverse a death or two so I've also mentioned that in the modules where the balance is a little off. I dont want you to die, but if you do I. These first few mids there isnt a penalty, think of it as a person just trying to figure things out lol.