Leveling up in TFoE

[Deimodius]

I am running AoW without XP. Can anyone suggest the best point for levelling up the PCs from 3 to 4? After Hextor, but before Erythnul, or during Erythnul? Should they attain level 5 after completing the adventure, or at some point just before.

Thanks.

[Guy Humual]

Deimodius wrote:

I am running AoW without XP. Can anyone suggest the best point for levelling up the PCs from 3 to 4? After Hextor, but before Erythnul, or during Erythnul? Should they attain level 5 after completing the adventure, or at some point just before.

Thanks.

Level them up after they defeat each temple

That way they'll be level 5 for the ebon aspect

[LonePaladin]

Guy Humual wrote:

Level them up after they defeat each temple

That way they'll be level 5 for the ebon aspect

It's assumed that they're 3rd level coming in to this chapter; leveling them after each section with make them 6th.

Instead, have them gain 4th level after their first section (which will likely be the Hextorian wing), and 5th level after the other two but before facing the Aspect.

[Hagen]

Much of this also depends on the order the temples are attacked. I haven't run TFoE yet (we're about to finish Whispering Cairn), but from what I've read on these boards, the temples dedicated to Hextor and Erythnul seem particularly deadly. The final encounter after the three temples also has its fair share of PC deaths.

[Guy Humual]

LonePaladin wrote:

It's assumed that they're 3rd level coming in to this chapter; leveling them after each section with make them 6th.

Oops, my basic math skills suck, but I'll stand by my initial assessment: level them after each temple. Let them be level 6 when the fight the aspect. Then just give them one level in the middle of EaBK