I'm about to start DMing the Reign of Winter path. Is there any suggestions from any of the people already running it? Just general ones, problems you ran into during the campaign? Thank you.
Be sure, when running Rohkar, to follow the recommended tactics. Do NOT use his channel energy as an attack on the group (his tactics use it to buff his zombies). They're likely 1st level and will die, especially if weakened. That is the biggie.
I also recommend Hero Points. This module can be downright lethal.
I'd recommend clearing the ground of snow or difficult terrain for certain monster encounters like the tatzlwyrm or the frost firs.
Learn the cold environment rules. Learn them six ways to Sunday.
If PCs get snowshoes, have the players calculate their snowshoe speed: 1.5 squares per square traveled means 20 ft move speed for PCs with a normal move speed of 30 ft and 13.33 ft move speed for PCs with a normal move speed of 20 ft.
I forgot the normal rules for snowshoes and mistakenly ruled them as completely negating penalties to movement in snow and halving the penalty in deep snow (2 squares per square traveled) which accidentally made things a bit easier for my players. I resolved it by creating masterwork snowshoes (55 gp) that provide the same benefit, selling them in Waldsby and having the crudely crafted snowshoes that the PCs made fall apart every few hours but easily fixed with mending. The players were happy to have an extra cantrip freed up and snapped up a pair for everyone. You might also want to make masterwork snowshoes available in Irrisen since it makes the movement speed math a lot easier.
Don't allow 5-foot steps or charging even with fancy snowshoes. If your players are as tactical as mine, they'll love having to rethink combat movement without the trusty 5-foot step.
Check the GM thread for the Snows of Summer for a good source of suggestions, tips, and clarifications.
Thank you both.