I‘m always eager to hear, if players have ideas on their own an go with it. My question in this particular scene was, why they don’t organize a small fishing boat or take the main road one by one or distract the neighbors first. All in all I don’t get the reason, why they have to cross the river the...
Keep in mind, that Councils (and Skill endeavors) got revised in Ruins of the lost realm). A resistance of 9 is for advanced heroes actually easier to achieve than a resistance of 3.
Depends on how important they are. Do you want them as full members of the group for a long time? You could just create normal characters for them and treat them as player heroes. If one of the other heroes is knocked out or not in the scene, another player could roll dice for them. If they are not ...
Well, if you read the sources, the weary condition seems appropriate. I like it, because it’s an easy way to track weariness. And don’t forget, only 1,2,3 don’t count on a d6, which means, a really good roll is still a really good roll, which is fun. The malus isn’t absolute, it depends how the play...
Although not being a big fan of D&D 5, I have zero problem with the upcoming game and I wish all involved all the best and success with this project. D&D was highly influenced by The Lord of the Rings. I mean, most of the cultures and classes are directly drawn from Tolkien’s Middle-earth. S...
I thought the Singer to be Maglor, the (possibly) last surviving son of Feanor, who throw a Silmarill into the sea and then kept walking the shores of Middle-earth.
Personally I would't allow an Opening Volley with a dagger. The range is too limited. Other than that, just use the Dagger skill, the weapon is low key as it is, with minimum damage and and piercing blow possibility. Heroes can carry as many daggers as seems fitting. But if you need a limit, I'd add...