We're doing a group outing in a few weeks and I was wondering if there was anything I need to know or any tips I can pass on to the guys. I'm hoping it'll be slow, as we're going for a bachelor party, and although we're certainly not obnoxious or rude, we'll probably be up late, and don't want to disturb anyone.
EDIT: Thanks for the advice so far, everyone.
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I’m preparing to run this adventure soon, and I really like it. However, I know that my group and I will enjoy it better if there are more opportunities for combat as they travel through Prismeer. This subreddit has been a very helpful source of ideas and inspiration, so I’d like to share these ideas I came up with in case they might be similarly helpful to DMs who think like me.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the general tone of the adventure; however, I don’t think I’ll have fun running a straight “almost never roll initiative” campaign, and am trying to lean more toward “avoid putting the players in situations that lead to simple fights to the death”. Furthermore, I don’t mind taking longer with the adventure by adding memorable encounters. With that in mind, I looked at the locations in Hither to find if there was anything lacking.
I like the initial encounter with the brigands; whether or not it leads to combat, it’s certainly a great confrontation and introduction to the concept of negotiation in this adventure. Then there’s the Slanty Tower, which I found a little meh, since the players don’t have to do much to “earn” Sir Talavar and his expositions. But this post by ZemblanityFalls fixed that for me- now there’s the snakes and there’s Sobella protecting the dragon from them but also not wanting to let him go- conflict! Great. Brigands’ Tollway seems like a very nice tactical encounter. And in Downfall there’s a lot going on with the others pillars of the game (exploration, social interaction), enough for me to feel comfortable letting combat and conflict take a back seat if the players go that route.
Telemy Hill, though… I don’t like it. The players don’t really have to do anything for Jingle Jangle to help them; even dealing with the bandits is something they’ll do somewhere else. And since I don’t want to breeze through the adventure, not minding a need for more rests, I decided to expand the location by locking the interaction with Jingle Jangle behind a combat encounter and a heroic rescue!
The pitch: Jingle Jangle's very bad awful no good night
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is there multiple parking lots? i recall driving to the MTK lighthouse and i saw hither hills parking lot off the road to the lighthouse. it was like a lot that fit 8 cars and started at a trail head so im assuming theres a more general parking area for the beach cause no way 8 cars could fit enough ppl for a state park lol.
I was given a residency at the State Park last year. I went for a week in autumn, a week in winter, and week in spring. I would walk the park with my field recorder and record sounds, then come back to the cabin and make music with the sounds. The album goes from late autumn to early spring. I made it last year but was shy about posting, I decided I have the courage to post it now.
I have the chance to spend a few hours hiking Cedar Hill State Park this weekend. Anyone have any tips on the park or places I've got to see while I'm there?
