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These are glorious!
One of those things I didn’t know I wanted until I saw them and they’ve immediately become essential. :)
I realise they’re especially well suited to different levels of a dungeon but I really hope they continue in other adventure paths. Such a great little reminder for the DM when running different sections of a module.
I appreciate it’s a tiny part of an adventure which is equally glorious throughout, but I really wanted to call out that specific innovation. (I suppose it could easily have appeared elsewhere first, but this is where I noticed it for the first time and it was a fantastic discovery).
A heartfelt thanks to whoever came up with this idea!
Can you go into further details as to what they are? Describing smells and sounds?
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It is a clever feature added to the synopsis sidebar at the start of each chapter. It includes sensory descriptions as well as just generally setting description of materials. It is a really brilliant addition to the module.
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I wholeheartedly agree! A very useful addition to set up the mood and elaborate on the descriptions!
Thank you, Steve Geddes, for mentioning the environmental cues and starting this positive feedback thread!
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Can you go into further details as to what they are? Describing smells and sounds?
Here's the one from Chapter 3 (flipped open at random, there's a different paragraph for each level):
It's the kind of thing I try and remind myself of when PCs enter different locations, but I tend to forget about it pretty soon after the adventure begins. These as touchstones throughout (one paragraph every dungeon level) are a terrific reminder to help set the mood - make every environment unique, not just another room with a different monster.
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This is one of my favorite things in the book. Comparing AV to AoA the organization of the books got so much clearer and more Dm friendly. I love the direction they are taking