Hey boards,
I'm getting a hankering to try my hand at running a short, one-off module rather than the long campaigns my PbP is currently involved in. I'm wrestling now between two options, both a little unusual.
Option A, and what I lean toward, is the Tomb of Horrors. It's a classic that I've wanted to run for a while, and haven't gotten the opportunity to yet IRL. Zombie Toast made a good conversion for Pathfinder (and a couple of other systems) that seems to strike the right balance, and I'd be excited to try that out.
Option B, a bit tamer in some ways but also, I think, much creepier in others, is Nicholas Logue's GameMastery module U-2: Hangman's Noose. This is very much a survival horror module, with some pretty terrifying and grotesque events going on in an abandoned courthouse that the PCs and several NPCs are trapped in.
The reason I'm curious to see which of these people would be interested in boils down to: is the ToH hackneyed/old hat (ie. does everyone know its tricks? If so, not as fun)? For those who have read or played "Hangman's Noose," on the other hand, do you think it would work well as a PbP (a lot of its atmosphere relies on a sense of timing and urgency)? Ultimately, would people here be interested in playing either of these as a one-off?
I'd be interested in Tomb of Horrors. Played in a PbP of Hangman's Noose and it kind of dies in PbP for the same reasons you were concerned about.
The pacing required doesn't work well with the gaps that can come with PbP
I'd be interested in ToH. I've heard of it but never played it before...
I'd love to play!
I should clarify; I'd love to play either. I have friends who strongly recommend ToH, and I've read great things about HN.
I prefer tomb of horrors, but I'll take either.
Glad to hear that there's some interest out there! I'm posting to bump the thread a bit here, at the moment, but it's looking like people are more interested in ToH. I'll probably open a recruiting thread for that sometime later this week.
Awesome!
I've played neither, but both seem interesting.
That's great news
I DM'd the start of Hangman's Noose to introduce some coworkers to Pathfinder that were 3.5 players. We had fun but only a few hours to play so never finished it. I really enjoyed it and would like to play it but would enjoy either.
I have been dying to give Hangman's Noose a go (no puns intended). Though I'm not picky, if you did Hangman's Noose, I would love you to pieces.
Thanks for the feedback, all. Given the pacing issues, I have ultimately decided to go with the Tomb of Horrors. You'll find the recruitment thread here.
Hope to see you there! :)
Since we are starting out as level 7 with lots of gold to spend, is it okay to start out with mithril or admantine stuff? I just want to double check, because some DMs do rule against it and say that they are rare.