Keep on the shadowfell conversion

These fixes or mods or whathaveyous dont need to be official wotc ones, though that would be preferred. Ive been looking at the core 4e path of keep on the shadowfell to prince of undeath and for the most part im digging what im reading but i am not a fan of 4e mechanics. This article not only shows you where the keep on the shadowfell is in the. In short, i would prefer to have seen the shadowfell, the feywild and the new planes be subsumed by the original ebrreron setting components rather than the other way round. If you read my notes on it when i redid it for 4th.

Ways to make keep on the shadowfell more enjoyable for my players. Shadowfell the shadowfell is the dark echo of the mortal world, a twilight realm that exists on the other side of the world and its earthly denizens. An ancient dragon burial site laid southwest of the town, and the ruined shadowfell keep laid northeast. A2 has a total of kobold warriors, 10 minions, 1 slinger, 1 skirmisher, and 1 dragon shield. This will be an adventure for characters of level 1 to 3. Feb 25, 2017 keep on the shadowfell is a prewritten 4e campaign by wizards of the coast, but has been converted to 5e rules for the purposes of these sessions.

Friends group i joined, his dad is the dm, and he is a great storytelling dm. Keep on the shadowfell, which along with leaked pdf workproofs, was intended to showcase 4th edition before it officially came out. One thing struck me as out of character with the adventure. When i joined we were playing 4e, but when i showed them 3. H1 keep on the shadowfell, h2 thunderspire labyrinth, h3 pyramid of shadows, p1 king of the trollhaunt warrens, p2 demon queens enclave, p3 assault on nightwyrm fortress and e1 deaths reach have already been converted. This article gives you all the information you need to situate shadowfell keep in your eberron campaign and get your first adventure started. Ways to make keep on the shadowfell more enjoyable for my. The conversion suggestions allow you to set keep on the shadowfell in the eberron campaign setting.

Keep on the shadowfell pathfinder conversion fantasy. Return the keep on the borderlands for 2nd edition keep on the borderlands. Overall, i cant see keep on the shadowfell convincing anyone on the fence over 4e to change over. The flicker of torchlight spills from a room at the bottom of the stairs. How should i run the portal in keep on the shadowfell for 5e. Update 31215 now added another campaign, my mate james is playing through a 5e conversion of keep on the shadowfell. Although not inherently evil, the shadowfell is fraught with dangers, and the barrier between worlds can be thin. Once irontooth took control of the clan, he forced a conversion of the shrine to the. Keep on the shadowfell forgotten realms conversion pdf. It was situated on the road between arabel and highmoon. Each of you was born with a runic birthmark somewhere on your bodies. Now, an evil cleric of orcus, demon lord of the undead, seeks to reopen the gate, and the only thing standing in his way is a small yet determined band of heroes. A breeze chills you to the bones as you take each step down.

To the keep on the shadowfell denizens of the nentir vale. Here are the massive conversion documents created so far. Area1 the stairway leading down consists of finely crafted stone, perhaps the work of dwarves. I have the original keep on the shadowfell with poster maps. Its playability will increase in less than a month, as the rules are actually released, but as it is now its a very average adventure with little to recommend it but, and this must be stressed, little to complain about either. Is it even worth it to try and fix the module or is it beyond fixing without a lot of time intensive dmeffort. Running keep on the shadowfell, part 1 awful good games. I know about all the fixes and stuff online but i wanted to get rdnds advice on how to make the adventure better if it helps anyone out i ran kobold hall from the dmg as a leadin and took the recomended route of tying szartharrax to irontooth and so on as a way to build interest in the party travelling to winterhaven. Some artistic liberties have been taken on the layout. Apr 30, 2010 running keep on the shadowfell, part 1 april 30, 2010 antioch 12 comments like many people my first real exposure to 4th edition was via h1. The town continues to rise over the hills in the ever lessening distance. If the cult doesnt have contacts with the town, perhps they stay in touch with those at the keep.

This keep overlooks the shadow rift, a dark scar in the world that was once a gateway to the shadowfell but has been dormant for many years. Rpg scenarios pin by rachel jones on gaming in 2019 fantasy map. To run the game, all you need is keep on the shadowfell and a set of dice. Most of the changes involve adjusting custom monster stats, and removing custom monsters because they have been officially added to the bestiary document. This article is a commentary on keep on the shadowfell and requires use of the adventure. D adventure for characters of levels the town of winterhaven stands watch over a. This question is slightly inspired by this one, in that it brings up the 4e module, keep on the shadowfell. Legend has it that an otherworldly dimness arose around the remnants and tatters of the raw stuff of creation.

What were your experience with running it and converting it to 5e. The adventure provides all the necessary rules to play, and it is designed to fit into most campaign. When i read the keep on the shadowfell i had hoped. Ive pretty much gotten all my encounters how i want, but im not sure how to do the portal. This looks like it would be way too much for a 1st level party of 5 to handle. We are a thriving community of fantasy map makers that provide tutorials, references, and resources for fellow mapmakers. Looking at the 4th edition adventure series h1 keep on the shadowfell, up to e3 prince of undeat there is very little in the plotline that really. Looking at the 4th edition adventure series h1 keep on the shadowfell, up to e3 prince of undeat there is very little in the plotline that really ties these adventures together into a full story especially in the heroic and paragon levels. Thunderspire labyrinth looking at the 4th edition adventure series h1. C17 perception 1d20 121 perhaps we can find something there in this old keep, that points to kalara. In the caves of chaos there is an encounter in area 57 called the hall of undead. Sep 25, 2015 looking at the 4th edition adventure series h1 keep on the shadowfell, up to e3 prince of undeat there is very little in the plotline that really ties these adventures together into a full story especially in the heroic and paragon levels. This was the introductory module for 4th edition in 2008. A website and forum for enthusiasts of fantasy maps mapmaking and cartography of all types.

Keep on the shadowfell provides several adventure hooks and an. Apr 29, 2018 update 31215 now added another campaign, my mate james is playing through a 5e conversion of keep on the shadowfell. Three weeks ago, he went to investigate a dragon burial. The town of winterhaven stands watch over a ruined keep that was once a bastion of good in the realm. E2 kingdom of the ghouls and e3 prince of undeath have not been converted yet. Way back in 2001, atlas games published in the belly of the beast, a d20 adventure by mike mearls. Most will be from drivethrurpg, but ive found others throughout the net. The runes are believed to be marks of the gods or the fates.

Dungeons of shadowfell keep 2nd level gaming maps in. Anything you changed from the original or improved. They are similar to the creatures you fought the day before. If youre itching to kick off your first eberron campaign and youve already picked up h1. Area 4, chieftains lair, level 4 item, shield of protection. From the looks of it converting backwards shouldnt be too difficult but im wondering if there are any potential pitfalls that others have noticed in doing this.

It was released before the core 4th edition rulebooks were made available, and includes pregenerated characters and a condensed version of many game rules. The following thoughts contain minor spoilers for keep on the shadowfell. After a few weeks, victor and i were able to finish converting h1. I never played 4e so converting it over doesnt make sense to me. Modified adventure for six characters by adding more 5person encounters. Your conversation is interrupted by war cries that break from the underbrush as several small figures dart from hiding places. Keep on the shadowfell revision by justin alexander thanks to. Uses h1 keep on the shadowfell modified adventure for six characters by adding more 5person encounters. Keep on the shadowfell 4e was my groups very first campaign ever and it went well up to the point a few of the group fell out with the rest and we stopped playing this campaign. History when cormyr began to create a series of fortresses along its frontier in 236 dr, the shadow dragon. In this blog, ill be posting various downloads i thought were particularly good and free.

Keep on the shadowfell 1 keep on the shadowfell revision by justin alexander thanks to. Running keep on the shadowfell, part 1 april 30, 2010 antioch 12 comments like many people my first real exposure to 4th edition was via h1. Demon prince of undeath conversion morrus unofficial. Well, this little attack on balgron will have to wait. The alexandrian rpg scenarios pin by rachel jones on gaming in 2019 fantasy map. An ancient dragon burial site laid southwest of the town, and the ruined shadowfell. A season of serpents for 4th edition what i do not like about keep on the borderlands.

It gets a lot of flak for being a grindy combat based adventure, and it is, but all of 4e was based on that assumption. Keep on the shadowfell maps ruminations of a canadian geek. H1 keep on the shadowfell conversion endhaven supplement. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Eberron conversion sarah darkmagic posted on 30 january 2010 if youre itching to kick off your first eberron campaign and youve already picked up h1.

Feb 05, 2016 keep on the shadowfell 4e was my groups very first campaign ever and it went well up to the point a few of the group fell out with the rest and we stopped playing this campaign. Itching to start your first 4th edition forgotten realms campaign. Shadowfell keep geography aliases keegans keep type large castle region cormyr, thunder peaks shadowfell keep, originally called keegans keep, was one of many fortresses built by cormyr along its frontier, located in the middle of the thunder peaks just northeast of winterhaven. This article not only shows you where the keep on the shadowfell is in the realms, but includes alternate plot. Apr 07, 2011 in this blog, ill be posting various downloads i thought were particularly good and free. This article not only shows you where the keep on the shadowfell is in the realms, but includes alternate plot information and bonus encounters. It is part one of a threepart series of adventures. Now, in case you dont know, the poster is refering to the keep on the shadowfell conversion provided in this months issue of dungeon. For example, look at the case of encounters a2 and a3 from keep on the shadowfell. The group parted ways to play with other people which saddened me greatly not just because i spent months drawing detailed maps etc.

Although it is listed as having a page count of 145 pages here, it is identical to the original 2008 print release. Community forums online campaigns playbypost keep on the shadowfell. And if youre in my gaming group then you definitely shouldnt be reading it. Keep on the shadowfell is a prewritten 4e campaign by wizards of the coast, but has been converted to 5e rules for the purposes of these sessions. Due to its location in the middle of the thunder peaks, it was not uncommon for the inhabitants to be attacked by monstrous races such as kobolds and goblins. Aug 10, 2009 keep on the shadowfell maps i dont normally post on a sunday, so as to save my work for when people are actually reading, but seeing as people seemed to appreciate being linked to the prince of undeath conversion, i thought it wouldnt hurt to direct you to some other resources for the h series modules. After finishing her conversation with the octopus, fauna stands and moves to follow the others, grabbing her small craft item off the floor, muttering softly before shoving it into her pack. The town of winterhaven was located on the east way, between the nations of sembia and cormyr. It is common knowledge at this point that kotsf is broken in many ways, the first combat an ambush, go figure alone is proof enough of that statement. Three weeks ago, he went to investigate a dragon burial site near winterhaven, but nobodys seen or heard any sign of him since, which is very unusual for him. You will need to come with us, and we will begin your conversion to bahamut and goodness in the forest that does not reek of the decay and desolation of this keep. I know about all the fixes and stuff online but i wanted to get rdnds advice on how to make the adventure better. The conversation continues on a similar note, broken often by the calls of bird in the trees along the road.