Brian Darnell's page

I love this scenario and have run it 10+ times now. This scenario has lots of roleplaying, deep faction missions which tie back to the campaign setting, great NPC interaction, awesome villains, and challenging scenarios that are just that, a challenge without being impossible.

Warnings to GMs
* Watch your time, it can run really long
* If your table has under 5 players, don't forget to downscale using the including guidlines. It is easy to forget and can make the scenario too tough if you miss it.

This is hands down the most impressive mini in any set yet. Everyone I show the ogre to is incredibly impressed and even a little terrified. A friend of mind described it as having a +20 intimidate just by being place on the battle mat. Good job!

I love the Rise of the Runelords set and I have very few complaints about any of the minis, except for this awful yeti. I can't stand him. The artwork on the Ultimate combat is pretty cool but this is a poor representation. I would be much happier with a nice big mini based on this: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/285420_4236196659879_458148106_ n.jpg

I liked this scenario a lot. I found it could have been organized a little better but it fit the bill of a nice straight forward dungeon crawl with very interesting characters and a boss fight with a great payoff.

This is quick honest review of what I thought about this scenario first as a player then as a GM.
As a player a this scenario has a lot of detail and was a bit confusing. After running it I can say that it is because it requires a lot of prep. I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner judge.
As a GM I found it full of a great local with well fleshed out characters. It was a cluttered in it's organization which created a lot more work for me.
This scenario would have gotten 5 stars from me if it was better organized. I had a lot of characters and events to keep track of and if I had them all in one place with a suggested order of events it would have made it much easier on me for preparation even if things didn't happen in the suggested order.
I would recommend this scenario for experienced judges and experienced players. If you like running or playing high scenarios with in depth role playing I fully suggest it but if you are looking for a straight forward scenario or dungeon crawl I would say avoid it. Highly recommended scenario but not for beginners.