Hi all. I would love loremaster help on ideas for combining the 2 starter sets.
I kickstarted the original starters and the core book. I also have only gotten around to reading them in the last month with the intent of playing a short series of games. I saw that there was a new starter set and couldn't help myself but to buy it ..... so now I have 2 different versions.
I think that the 2nd starter set is a much better starter set. It's got more of the rules. The adventure threads can't run cold. It introduces a better and broader range of encounters, and the extended skill tests are better constructed.
Having said this - I kind of want to play with the original starter set content too because some of the detail is very well written and very evocative. However, I don't think I'm interested (nor my players would be) in playing the hobbit themed and frankly simple adventures.
So - my question. Are there any thoughts on how (or has anyone tried before) in combining some of the adventures to be done by external adventurers? I think the first couple of adventures would need to be dropped (or you play them out literally with a dice roll to illustrate mechanics, before then handing over the real encounters).
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Re: Thoughts on the starter sets
Hi leonpoi,
I used the starter set to introduce the players.
One player, the one who was a hobbit got to start with his own character, all others was handed one of the starter hobbits.
After adventure one, they met Balin travelling with a Dwarven companion, so one of the hobbits had to leave and the player with the dwarf entered the party.
Second adventure. The ranger guarding the club, was another player and once they started fighting the troll, some of the hobbits could free two other prisoners that the troll had captured and was keeping in two sacks.
Now all 5 players have their character.
The Troll was a lead in to adventure 1 in Tales of the Lone Lands. A troll hole if there ever was one, and next I started starter set 2.
The remaining adventures from the first starter set will be used as leads in for other adventures as we move forward in Tales of the Lone Lands.
Hope it gives you some ideas
I used the starter set to introduce the players.
One player, the one who was a hobbit got to start with his own character, all others was handed one of the starter hobbits.
After adventure one, they met Balin travelling with a Dwarven companion, so one of the hobbits had to leave and the player with the dwarf entered the party.
Second adventure. The ranger guarding the club, was another player and once they started fighting the troll, some of the hobbits could free two other prisoners that the troll had captured and was keeping in two sacks.
Now all 5 players have their character.
The Troll was a lead in to adventure 1 in Tales of the Lone Lands. A troll hole if there ever was one, and next I started starter set 2.
The remaining adventures from the first starter set will be used as leads in for other adventures as we move forward in Tales of the Lone Lands.
Hope it gives you some ideas
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Re: Thoughts on the starter sets (Combining the 2)
...Hi all. I would love loremaster help on ideas for combining the 2 starter sets.
I kickstarted the original starters and the core book. I also have only gotten around to reading them in the last month with the intent of playing a short series of games. I saw that there was a new starter set and couldn't help myself but to buy it ..... so now I have 2 different versions.
I think that the 2nd starter set is a much better starter set. It's got more of the rules. The adventure threads can't run cold. It introduces a better and broader range of encounters, and the extended skill tests are better constructed.
Having said this - I kind of want to play with the original starter set content too because some of the detail is very well written and very evocative. However, I don't think I'm interested (nor my players would be) in playing the hobbit themed and frankly simple adventures.
So - my question. Are there any thoughts on how (or has anyone tried before) in combining some of the adventures to be done by external adventurers? I think the first couple of adventures would need to be dropped (or you play them out literally with a dice roll to illustrate mechanics, before then handing over the real encounters).
You have a perfect story to combine the two starter sets; here's what I think. You have a group of Hobbits who go through the adventures of the first starter set. Then they go to Bree (for a reason you'll find yourself). They meet new characters (this is a way to introduce new characters). The mission for the second starter set is given by the Patron of the Hobbit group and other characters (characters without players become loremaster characters). This gives you a large group of characters, and you set off for the Fang of the North adventure... The adventure of the second starter set becomes your grand finale adventure... (this is just an idea) ...
Enjoy your games,
Arthur.
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