I'm about to start Walking Scarecrows from Skinsaw Murders and I'm curious if anyone has any experience with this section on VTT.
So I was thinking I would show the larger overview map and ask them what area they wanted to investigate, and then zoom in for fights to a generic battle map of farmland area.
I just wanted to see how other folks have run this?
I'm not sure how well that would work. Part of this is that you have a "maze" of sorts to get through. Mazes work best if you're not sure where you're going. Given that the group is likely to head straight toward the house as well... unless you have a tactical party who "flanks" the house or tries to hunt down all the "scarecrows" then you're likely going to have a minimal encounter.
BTW: Use weather as an "atmospheric" element to increase the tension. I had a thunderstorm approach as the group came close to the farm. I even had lightning strike a tree at the edge of the field, which sent the group scurrying toward the barn as quick as possible. End result? Fun ambush by six ghouls and then being attacked from behind by the ghast. ;)
I also used the thunderstorms to add to the atmosphere in the Manor afterward. Having stained-glass windows illuminated by a flash of lightning works quite nicely to set the mood. ;)