First things first...I haven't DM'd in years, but so that the current DM can get out from behind the screen (he is running us through the first AP) I have decided to run AoW to give him a break.
It looks like I will have a group of about 7 characters. What should I do in terms of encounters and treasure as I don't want the characters to fall behind in levels or magic for the next instalments (3FoE has some definate TPKs in it).
Also what kinds of hooks did you use to get the AP moving, what kinds of things have you run into, or things I should watch out for while running this.
If this helps I am running this in the Forgotten Realms. Any help will verry appreciated.
Lord Foul