I like that you change it up to make it cooler. My very first Holmes Edition Box Set had B1 in it. I don't remember it nearly as fondly as B2. Some of the doors that lead to more doors that lead to more doors and diagonal hallways solely meant to challege the kid with the pencil in the graph paper just isn't interesting to me now. I don't believe it was then either. There are those that said Gary made B2 because he was jealous of the royalties being paid to the guy who made B1, but frankly I think B2 is just a far superior adventure. The Keep on the Borderlands was home base for almost every kid playing D&D back then. We would just plop the other modules on the map somewhere that made some sense and off we go. Chult next?
Great sequel to Keep on the Borderlands. Your group is a lot of fun to watch. Looking forward to the Vecna series next week. Thank you again for helping pass time while driving to (and from) work!
Enjoyed the mini campaign. Excited for the big campaign in the near future for the Charcoal Coalition. Bob knows what classic module it should be. I told him the perfect one, although I let him take the credit
(Jeff/Skeggi here) Our version of Keep is pure 2014 PHB, plus Tasha and Xanathar, as most (all?) of Bob's D&D campaigns have been. He'll be running Vecna in 2014 also, to close out the decade of original 5e with his version of Avengers: Endgame. That will run well into 2025, and will involve characters from most (all?) of his 5e campaigns, shuffled around into new groups--watch the "post-credits scene" of this episode for a hint of how that will start out. As for the future, Bob says he's not sure yet which system(s) he'll be running D&D in--2014 5e, 2024 5e, or both. I *suspect* that if/when the Charcoalition returns, post-Vecna, we will probably continue in 2014 5e, since our characters are pretty advanced by now, and that's their native system. I don't think we want to rebuild the characters at 8th or 9th level. Personally, I'd rather NOT switch to 2024 rules at all, mostly because I don't care for the way WotC is steering D&D onto their proprietary website and VTT, but that's purely my opinion. I don't know where Bob will stand on that in 2025.
@pISSUMTREE Jeff summed it up pretty well. I don't know about older games switching to the new edition. If new games use it, I'd cross that bridge next yr. We may have some smaller one shots with it in the meantime.
Looking forward to tomorrow night with Vecna which I guess is a Demi-Lich? Is this Lich more powerful than Azerick from Tomb of Horrors? Looking forward to seeing all the PC's in this adventure although the Charcoal Coalition are my #1 Guys. Bob maybe the ghosts of Valentien (Tim) or Karg (John) make an appearance?
What a finale! Tune in to the channel next week for the start of Vecna: Eve of Ruin!
I like that you change it up to make it cooler. My very first Holmes Edition Box Set had B1 in it. I don't remember it nearly as fondly as B2. Some of the doors that lead to more doors that lead to more doors and diagonal hallways solely meant to challege the kid with the pencil in the graph paper just isn't interesting to me now. I don't believe it was then either.
There are those that said Gary made B2 because he was jealous of the royalties being paid to the guy who made B1, but frankly I think B2 is just a far superior adventure.
The Keep on the Borderlands was home base for almost every kid playing D&D back then. We would just plop the other modules on the map somewhere that made some sense and off we go.
Chult next?
Great sequel to Keep on the Borderlands. Your group is a lot of fun to watch. Looking forward to the Vecna series next week. Thank you again for helping pass time while driving to (and from) work!
Enjoyed the mini campaign. Excited for the big campaign in the near future for the Charcoal Coalition. Bob knows what classic module it should be. I told him the perfect one, although I let him take the credit
This was a fun session. Thank you for doing this series . Are you using the new PHB? Just curious on your opinion of it?
(Jeff/Skeggi here) Our version of Keep is pure 2014 PHB, plus Tasha and Xanathar, as most (all?) of Bob's D&D campaigns have been. He'll be running Vecna in 2014 also, to close out the decade of original 5e with his version of Avengers: Endgame. That will run well into 2025, and will involve characters from most (all?) of his 5e campaigns, shuffled around into new groups--watch the "post-credits scene" of this episode for a hint of how that will start out.
As for the future, Bob says he's not sure yet which system(s) he'll be running D&D in--2014 5e, 2024 5e, or both. I *suspect* that if/when the Charcoalition returns, post-Vecna, we will probably continue in 2014 5e, since our characters are pretty advanced by now, and that's their native system. I don't think we want to rebuild the characters at 8th or 9th level. Personally, I'd rather NOT switch to 2024 rules at all, mostly because I don't care for the way WotC is steering D&D onto their proprietary website and VTT, but that's purely my opinion. I don't know where Bob will stand on that in 2025.
@pISSUMTREE Jeff summed it up pretty well. I don't know about older games switching to the new edition. If new games use it, I'd cross that bridge next yr. We may have some smaller one shots with it in the meantime.
Danny Devitto should play Heironimus!
Looking forward to tomorrow night with Vecna which I guess is a Demi-Lich? Is this Lich more powerful than Azerick from Tomb of Horrors? Looking forward to seeing all the PC's in this adventure although the Charcoal Coalition are my #1 Guys. Bob maybe the ghosts of Valentien (Tim) or Karg (John) make an appearance?
@chrisfromlongisland803 thanks Chris! I think that's the cool part. Everyone's favorites making returns! No spoilers here but tomorrow is gonna be fun