I write tests as part of my job, and in reading Chris Simms’ article over on Critical Hits that provided examples for how to (possibly) make a good submission to WotC I have been reminded how my job makes me see tests. Having to write tests means having to think about them quite a bit …
Monthly Archive: April 2010
Investigating the Fire
Encounter Level 4 (350 xp) Skill Challenges are not supposed to stop the characters from progressing in the story but rather make it harder for them to do so if they are failed, and in this skill challenge it is important that the PCs gather all the information that is available, and so the question …
The Challenge of Kings
I have been recently reminded that 4E currently has no way of managing characters running a kingdom (as a group or even as competitors) or leading armies, and in thinking about those things it seems to me that the skill challenge mechanic is ideally suited to just such applications. Rulership & Paragons Firstly ruling a …
Madness of Malapraxith
Encounter Level 10 (2850xp) Malapraxith was a proud young red dragon, he believed in the power of his own might based on his experience cowing lesser creatures, and even eating a few unwise adventurers. So when the opportunity to explore the Feywild presented itself he took the opportunity, figuring that it would give him a …
Malapraxith the Mad
Every dragon thinks it is invincible, a power to be feared and respected by all others it encounters, and Malapraxith was, if anything more than sterotypical in this belief. So it was that the young red dragon on finding a fey crossing and the means to use it journeyed into the Feywild to seek a …
Reality Shock…
Or finishing the holidays means catching up on work.. The last couple of days I’ve been way to busy with work stuff to give much thought to gaming. Which is a sad state of affairs. That said by the end of the week I should have up a couple more skill challenges (namely the Fire …
Vengeance Served RED!
Encounter Level 10 (2400xp) This encounter is drawn from one of my games, and it demonstrates a few ideas: Sometimes the biggest thing isn’t the most dangerous. Sometimes hiding in a building gets you a turn or two (or hide your minions to mess up the back ranks). Using players as soccer balls is funny… …
Cyclops Shaker
The Cyclops Shaker is a simple brute that provides a powerful foe from the Feywild to support other heroic tier fey creatures or as a “filler” for a high heroic or low paragon encounter where the spotlight monster is something more powerful from the Feywild. (Note damage may be to low according to MM3 expressions.)
Something’s Burning!
Encounter Level 2 (125xp) Adapted from the Pathfinder Adventure Path: Legacy of Fire Part 1: Howl of the Carrion King. The first “encounter” in this adventure path pits the PCs against a fire raging in a desert camp. This presents how I ran it for my 4E version of the game. For those with access …
2 Quick questions…
1) Do you have a DDI subscription? 2) Would it be easier for folks if I indicated what the monster links connected to?