Overall, Cottage on the Long Road is a nice introductory adventure. This will give the players the opportunity to see how the classes work. That’s why it’s a good idea to use 3rd level characters, because that’s when most classes get their archetype. The second reason is that, since this is considered an introductory adventure, for the purposes of this review I’m assuming it will be used for new players. Combat in D&D 5th edition can be quite deadly at low levels, and this adventure proves that. First, I’ve already mentioned that combat can be deadly. The spectator, especially, is a monster that needs some extra attention to be ran well and it would help a lot if you knew what it’s capable of before running the adventure.įinally, another personal suggestion is to run the adventure for 3rd level characters and there are two reasons for that. However, you should study some of the monsters a bit. If you are a new Dungeon Master I believe you can run this adventure without much difficulty. Now, this one is more of a personal note. There are no stat blocks included so it would be very helpful if there was at least a page reference for the monsters. The only editing error can be found in the trap segment, where it’s not clear if there are three or four darts triggered.Īn issue I have is that there are no Monster Manual or Dungeon Master’s Guide pages mentioned. Another detailed NPC is the tiefling of the story, that also comes with a stat block. There’s a new a new background included as well. It comes with a very interesting story about its owner, which can definitely be used outside of the adventure. The adventure features an inn as the starting place for the adventure. That also explains the large size of the PDF. These are meant for print and play purposes or to be used in a tablet. Also, the second half of the product features the two maps mentioned, but in colored 8×10 blocks. As for maps, there are two, one for the area around the tiefling’s home and one for the dungeon beneath it. The product features some really nice, and detailed, black and white art pieces. Especially if you run the adventure for 1st level characters, it could be deadly. This means that not every combat encounter is going to be easy. The difficulty of the monsters varies, ranging from skeletons to a spectator. There’s a trap, a dungeon hazard, and a few monsters to fight. Most of the adventure from this point forward takes place in a small dungeon beneath the tiefling’s home. Then, once the characters have reached the tiefling’s home, the other two pillars, combat and exploration, come in. Most of the social interaction takes place at the beginning, when the players are still at the inn. In this adventure you will find content from all the three pillars of adventure, and that’s important since it needs to show as many aspects of the game as possible to new players. That may be true, but there’s also something else creating issues around her home. She claims that her neighbours aren’t very welcoming and they have been harassing her. There, the adventurer’s are approached by a tiefling and are asked to investigate here home. The adventure begins at an inn outside of Waterdeep. I wanted to balance things, so for this Wednesday I decided to review a low level one. Last week I reviewed a 20th level adventure. Cottage on the Long Road is an introductory adventure for 1st to 3rd level characters, by Travis Legge.
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