Hello!
My VTT group is going to be starting another AP in about 2 months or so and we have narrowed it down to Hell's Vengeance and Reign of Winter. As the GM, I don't have any particular preference over the two.
All of the players are willing to be in an Evil campaign and we have talked about consent and the like in regards to HV. I'm just looking for some input from folks that have played/GM'd at least one (if not both) of these APs to give me some insight into the pros/cons of each AP from a play perspective and/or a GM perspective. Thanks in advance!
I can only talk about HV, as I haven't read or run Reign of Winter.
I am GMing HV and my group is playing book 4 right now and so here are some impressions:
- Every book has a very distinct flavor (book 1: western, book 2: infiltration, book 4: exploration,...), so it will allow every character to shine and have their moments.
- The different books vary quite significantly in quality in my opinion. While some are good to great (book 1), with 1 or 2 tweaks, others are fantastic (book 4), while others are just mediocre (book 3) and I've changed many elements of the book.
- The PCs get to fight against a wide variety of different monsters and characters, as opponents are on every spectrum of the alignment chart. There are also some awesome twists and backstabbing moments planned.
- The best moments for my players so far have been when they had clear missions, but relative freedom on how to execute them, so they could play up their cruel and vile actions.
- In contrast, the worst moments have been when they felt like henchman (go fetch this, beat that dude up, etc.).
So these are some of my overall impressions. If you need more details feel free to hit me up.
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Reign of Winter, it's better than Hell's Vengeance in every way. :-)
Thanks everybody for your responses so far! It is greatly appreciated!
Reign of winter is very good.