So the group bought into ToA and I'm starting the deep dive into the game. Mostly Chapter 1 and 2 for the time being. I've picked up all the DMGuild Guides recommended as well as Cellar of Death which I think I will start the players off of, though once I read the adventure I'll try to piece things together as to how it fits in with ToA.
The biggest struggle I see besides the overwhelming freedom and the camping trip from hell is that most of the players are SpeedRunners. Meaning, they don't spend time to smell the flowers and explore but 'let's go and kill things as fast as we can'. When I said Tomb Of Annilihation they all perked up like 'dungeon crawl!' Sure, there is but not for a couple of months.
Well, time to read up, I have a month before the game will start with Cellar after that it's all Random Hex Direction from here.
Also be aware that the tomb itself is extremely puzzle heavy; yes there is combat involved, but the puzzles/traps are more prevalent than the monsters in many ways. My group found this frustrating.
Also be aware that the tomb itself is extremely puzzle heavy; yes there is combat involved, but the puzzles/traps are more prevalent than the monsters in many ways. My group found this frustrating.
Troll them real hard with Tomb of Horrors. Basically just watch any video called "the deadliest dungeon in D&D". I ran it as a 3-shot, and the party TPKed at the blood trap.
So the group bought into ToA and I'm starting the deep dive into the game. Mostly Chapter 1 and 2 for the time being. I've picked up all the DMGuild Guides recommended as well as Cellar of Death which I think I will start the players off of, though once I read the adventure I'll try to piece things together as to how it fits in with ToA.
The biggest struggle I see besides the overwhelming freedom and the camping trip from hell is that most of the players are SpeedRunners. Meaning, they don't spend time to smell the flowers and explore but 'let's go and kill things as fast as we can'. When I said Tomb Of Annilihation they all perked up like 'dungeon crawl!' Sure, there is but not for a couple of months.
Well, time to read up, I have a month before the game will start with Cellar after that it's all Random Hex Direction from here.
Teach them early on that once they leave port, there are really very little to no places to buy gear. Hint to them (most likely through a guide) that many famed adventurers have lost their lives in the jungle, even the ones that were "well equipped...nudge nudge, wink wink". This lets them know that the only way they're getting upgrades to their Lvl1 gear is to slow down, explore, search for treasure troves (even the small ones), and investigate ruins.
Also be aware that the tomb itself is extremely puzzle heavy; yes there is combat involved, but the puzzles/traps are more prevalent than the monsters in many ways. My group found this frustrating.
And I believe my group may be the same way if they run into more puzzles than anything else. I think they want something more Diablo-esque type of game which I'm reading into ToA is not that type of adventure. I need to look deeper into the game besides the first two chapters to get a better feeling of what they are getting into before raising a flag to them.
Teach them early on that once they leave port, there are really very little to no places to buy gear. Hint to them (most likely through a guide) that many famed adventurers have lost their lives in the jungle, even the ones that were "well equipped...nudge nudge, wink wink". This lets them know that the only way they're getting upgrades to their Lvl1 gear is to slow down, explore, search for treasure troves (even the small ones), and investigate ruins.
Yeah, I'll need to drop a lot of hits or directives from the guides because I know they will speedrun the Port to get out into the jungle as fast as they can.
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So the group bought into ToA and I'm starting the deep dive into the game. Mostly Chapter 1 and 2 for the time being. I've picked up all the DMGuild Guides recommended as well as Cellar of Death which I think I will start the players off of, though once I read the adventure I'll try to piece things together as to how it fits in with ToA.
The biggest struggle I see besides the overwhelming freedom and the camping trip from hell is that most of the players are SpeedRunners. Meaning, they don't spend time to smell the flowers and explore but 'let's go and kill things as fast as we can'. When I said Tomb Of Annilihation they all perked up like 'dungeon crawl!' Sure, there is but not for a couple of months.
Well, time to read up, I have a month before the game will start with Cellar after that it's all Random Hex Direction from here.
Also be aware that the tomb itself is extremely puzzle heavy; yes there is combat involved, but the puzzles/traps are more prevalent than the monsters in many ways. My group found this frustrating.
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Troll them real hard with Tomb of Horrors. Basically just watch any video called "the deadliest dungeon in D&D". I ran it as a 3-shot, and the party TPKed at the blood trap.
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Teach them early on that once they leave port, there are really very little to no places to buy gear. Hint to them (most likely through a guide) that many famed adventurers have lost their lives in the jungle, even the ones that were "well equipped...nudge nudge, wink wink". This lets them know that the only way they're getting upgrades to their Lvl1 gear is to slow down, explore, search for treasure troves (even the small ones), and investigate ruins.
And I believe my group may be the same way if they run into more puzzles than anything else. I think they want something more Diablo-esque type of game which I'm reading into ToA is not that type of adventure. I need to look deeper into the game besides the first two chapters to get a better feeling of what they are getting into before raising a flag to them.
Yeah, I'll need to drop a lot of hits or directives from the guides because I know they will speedrun the Port to get out into the jungle as fast as they can.