Thornkeep Level 5

[BOCFiend]

about how long does this level take to run? seems levels 1-3 went pretty quick, with level 3 being the fastest.

[GreySector]

BOCFiend wrote:

... with level 3 being the fastest.

Because the mi-go slaughtered the PCs?

[Rei]

Michael Eshleman wrote:

BOCFiend wrote:

... with level 3 being the fastest.

Because the mi-go slaughtered the PCs?

Because not much else in there poses a challenge, I'd hazard a guess...

[Chris Mortika]

Which level do you mean by 5, Sanctum of a Lost Age, or the Dark Menagerie? The trapped critter is a pretty quick open-the-door, kill-the-monsters dungeon.

Sanctum can vary dramatically. I've seen it take over 12 hours at more than one convention (that had assigned it less than half the time needed; they just played through the afternoon and evening).

I've also seen it go pretty quickly and successfully, if the PCs make smart choices and hustle through combats.

And of course you can have parties die in this or that combat. There's one fight that can throw a total of a DC 12 threat against the party. And of course, it's quite easy for the party to get trapped there, if they don't have a particular purchase.

Have the PCs already met Rozimus? Do they have reason to trust him? Do the players like figuring out mysteries, or do they just like chewing through villains?