D0 for stronger parties

[joela]

Any suggestions for buffing up Hollow's Last Hope for parties of 7th level or higher?

[Mark Moreland]

joela wrote:

Any suggestions for buffing up Hollow's Last Hope for parties of 7th level or higher?

That's a big power jump from 1st to 7th levels. Just about any fey creature would fit into the setting of Darkmoon Vale. I'd advance monsters presented in the module, and increase their number, as well as add additional fey of higher CR. Also set in that area is the 5th-level adventure E1: Carnival of Tears, so you might be able to pull some stuff from there if you don't plan on running it. The Cold Rider might be good, especially if you advance him or bring out more than one. There's also some CR6 fey encounters in Bloodsworn Vale. Best of luck!

[Radavel]

How about making the disease very deadly and some of the PCs are afflicted with it? Sort of a ticking timebomb.

[Mark Moreland]

Radavel wrote:

How about making the disease very deadly and some of the PCs are afflicted with it? Sort of a ticking timebomb.

Level loss or level drain might be a really mean way to balance it. Make the cure DC/CL check really high so that the only way to do it would be to find the cure, which gives a significant circumstance bonus to remove disease or basic heal checks.

[Radavel]

Also, since the players are at a higher level, you can reduce the time limit for the PCs to get the medicine, forcing them to do force marches, night travel, etc.

[Radavel]

Also have the creators or those responsible in spreading it form a party to race against the PCs in gathering the ingredients.

[flash_cxxi]

Radavel wrote:

Also have the creators or those responsible in spreading it form a party to race against the PCs in gathering the ingredients.

You could possibly use "Her Majestrix's Expeditionary" from J1: Entombed with the Pharaohs as a pre-made rival party in this case. It is an adventure made for 6th level PC's, so they should need very little tinkering.

[Radavel]

flash_cxxi wrote:

Radavel wrote:

Also have the creators or those responsible in spreading it form a party to race against the PCs in gathering the ingredients.

You could possibly use "Her Majestrix's Expeditionary" from J1: Entombed with the Pharaohs as a pre-made rival party in this case. It is an adventure made for 6th level PC's, so they should need very little tinkering.

I was thinking of them :D

[flash_cxxi]

Radavel wrote:

flash_cxxi wrote:

Radavel wrote:

Also have the creators or those responsible in spreading it form a party to race against the PCs in gathering the ingredients.

You could possibly use "Her Majestrix's Expeditionary" from J1: Entombed with the Pharaohs as a pre-made rival party in this case. It is an adventure made for 6th level PC's, so they should need very little tinkering.

I was thinking of them :D

Great minds think alike! =)

Well at least my marginally inferior mind can sometimes function on a level approximating the greatness of your mind at least Rad! ;)

[Radavel]

I don't claim any greatness... just doing what I can like everyone else. By the way, Coralee just pulled out the nose hairs of the caravan master. :D

[flash_cxxi]

Radavel wrote:

I don't claim any greatness... just doing what I can like everyone else. By the way, Coralee just pulled out the nose hairs of the caravan master. :D

She's a cheeky little minx isn't she! =D