Just when I thought I was out, Logue, you pull me back in. A couple of months ago, I finished up a Sharn-based detective game. Gave it a nice neat resolution, and I was done with it. I read "Murder at Oakbridge" and thought "ok, that's pretty good, I'll use it someday" and that was that.
And then I read "Chimes at Midnight". And now I must restart the Sharn Freelance Police post-haste, using Chimes and Oakbridge as sister adventures.
Brilliant work, you terrible, terrible man.
I was just about to post a new full adventure to James that had Scrimshaw Gargoyles in it, my brillaint new monster.
Tcha, the man's a cad, total cad.
Rich
Indeed, Chimes at Midnight is one of the best adventures I've read in a long time. The characters are interesting and their motivations are believable. There's a reason for every encounter that isn't "kill these to get XP". And of course, plenty of things explode.
Just when I thought I was out, Logue, you pull me back in. A couple of months ago, I finished up a Sharn-based detective game. Gave it a nice neat resolution, and I was done with it. I read "Murder at Oakbridge" and thought "ok, that's pretty good, I'll use it someday" and that was that.
And then I read "Chimes at Midnight". And now I must restart the Sharn Freelance Police post-haste, using Chimes and Oakbridge as sister adventures.
Brilliant work, you terrible, terrible man.
I'm a dick. Glad you liked the adventure though guys!
Sorry about being a dick. :-)
I can only add to the praise and the rebuke. I'm starting a campaign that begins in Sharn and after reading "Chimes at Midnight" I'm having to change many of my campaign elements to incorporate that awesome adventure. The things these Dungeon writers make us do!
I'm not sure I'm an Eberron convert yet, but it is a good, tightly organized adventure. I'm fond of urban adventures, especially when they involve intrigue, close shaves, and good guys gone unexpectedly bad. I must say, the final scene was almost like something from a Batman movie.
And Falstaff? What do you expect from a hardcore thespian?
Nick, for your next feat of high drama, I'm expecting an epic adventure involving Sun Wukong the Monkey King. (His stat block ought to rival Dragotha's, except for that iron headband of monkish squeezing that keeps him from going ape.) I hope you won't disappoint. ;)
Chimes at Midnight made me do it will be the exclamation of every DM who changes their campaign to a Sharn based mystery game.
Every DM gets something different out of it, whether they enjoy the mystery, the suspense or the high octane action Chimes is seriously an adventure worth running. I hope to compile the best Urban/Mystery adventures and run a Sharn based game after my SCAP finishes.
Chimes at Midnight made me do it will be the exclamation of every DM who changes their campaign to a Sharn based mystery game.
Every DM gets something different out of it, whether they enjoy the mystery, the suspense or the high octane action Chimes is seriously an adventure worth running. I hope to compile the best Urban/Mystery adventures and run a Sharn based game after my SCAP finishes.
If you're going to do it, may I suggest "Mad God's Key" and "Steel Shadows"? "Fallen Angel" might work well, depending on the tone of your group... and could even introduce a new major villain if the statue actually gets completed and restored.
If you're going to do it, may I suggest "Mad God's Key" and "Steel Shadows"? "Fallen Angel" might work well, depending on the tone of your group... and could even introduce a new major villain if the statue actually gets completed and restored.Chimes at Midnight made me do it will be the exclamation of every DM who changes their campaign to a Sharn based mystery game.
Every DM gets something different out of it, whether they enjoy the mystery, the suspense or the high octane action Chimes is seriously an adventure worth running. I hope to compile the best Urban/Mystery adventures and run a Sharn based game after my SCAP finishes.
Too true! I even suggest (in the adventure text itself) running the Prologue (with the whole prison caravan escape madness) and then running "Fallen Angel" before continuing on the meat of Chimes.
Yeah, I likee Sharn too. And I love detective-drama-action-adventure. The two go hand in hand pretty well.
I'm not sure I'm an Eberron convert yet, but it is a good, tightly organized adventure. I'm fond of urban adventures, especially when they involve intrigue, close shaves, and good guys gone unexpectedly bad. I must say, the final scene was almost like something from a Batman movie.
And Falstaff? What do you expect from a hardcore thespian?
Nick, for your next feat of high drama, I'm expecting an epic adventure involving Sun Wukong the Monkey King. (His stat block ought to rival Dragotha's, except for that iron headband of monkish squeezing that keeps him from going ape.) I hope you won't disappoint. ;)
HA!
Sun Wukong done right is definately high high Epic material. He's one baaaaaaaad monkey! :-)
Nick, why are you so good and have such bad timing? I was coming up with a scenario just like "Chimes of Midnight" for a recent submission (for Waterdeep, not Sharn) when I read your adventure and howled in despair! That scratched that submission straight away! I just told James Jacobs that I want to steal his brain and put it in a mi-go brain canister. I think after reading some of the stuff you have come up with lately I better add you to my cerebral collection.
Now, who sounds like a dick? ;)