The Public Playtest

[Robbo]

With the play test starting today, will anyone be giving this a shot on Fantasy Grounds? I've read through the rules and they seem rather dead simple. I could fudge it on the 4E ruleset, but I'm guessing the 3.0 ruleset would be far easier.

Anyway, it looks fun....simple...but fun.

[leozelig]

With the play test starting today, will anyone be giving this a shot on Fantasy Grounds? I've read through the rules and they seem rather dead simple. I could fudge it on the 4E ruleset, but I'm guessing the 3.0 ruleset would be far easier.

Anyway, it looks fun....simple...but fun.

I am going to DM a playtest group, Robbo. I haven't been able to download the packet though. The link has been shut down due to "extremely high traffic."

I posted a thread in the Guild House forum, so check it out if you are interested.

Cheers!

[Griogre]

Robbo, I'm going to playtest it as well and I thinking the 3.5 ruleset is probably best though I did think about the 4E one since you can put anything in as a power and C&C just for sheer simplicity. It doesn't seem to matter for the PCs really, but the monsters seem more like 3E ones (really AD&D ones) so they may be easier to just tweak from the 3.5 monster manual to playtest stats. I don't know, I'll probably try a few monsters in each and see.

[SilverEagle82]

I would like to try 5e i live in the pst -8 time zone and have a lite license

[leozelig]

SilverEagle82,

Looks like you have a couple options. We are going to start Mon June 4 at 8:30 pm EDT if that works for you. I have a handful of players who have expressed interest but only 3 confirmed players at the moment.

Click on the link in my signature (apply as player) or post here if you are interested.

Leo

[SilverEagle82]

that will be 5:30 pm my time and that is a go for me

[Nibelung]

I'm playtesting it on the 3e ruleset. Has been working fine so far. Only the hit dice mechanic need to be writen somewhere else.

[leozelig]

that will be 5:30 pm my time and that is a go for me

Invited you, just click accept, and you are in! Let me know if you have a character preference...

Should be fun!

[Callum]

Anyone planning on running this might like to download Weem's reworking of the map:-

https://www.theweem.com/2012/02/01/caves-of-chaos-reimagined-by-weem/

[Griogre]

Weem did a beautiful map. Thanks for the link, Callum, it saved me digging it out. A friend sent me the link a few months ago. Just an FYI on it though, its an old module map so each square is 10 x 10 not 5 x 5.

[leozelig]

Anyone planning on running this might like to download Weem's reworking of the map:-

https://www.theweem.com/2012/02/01/caves-of-chaos-reimagined-by-weem/

Thanks Callum... I like making maps, but I don't have a lot of time these days so this is a huge help! :)

[Callum]

I've made a more FG-friendly version of Weem's player map, adding back in the trees on the floor of the ravine, as well as the secret passages and rooms (but leaving a border so that you can reveal the adjoining rooms without revealing the secret doors). I've also shrunk it a little, so that you can set the grid overlay to size 6 in order to make 5-foot squares. I hope you find it useful!

[Lysander]

Bree-yark!!!!! :d

[leozelig]

Weem's map is awesome, but it's not the most FG-friendly image. A grid size of 6 is quite small. Has anyone tried chopping up the largest map into individual caves and scaling up for a larger grid? Just a thought...

Also, cave A is missing a door. :)

[Makuzi]

Im looking at running a game myself.... What version are you using to enter the characters in? Im trying to do it in 4e but not sure if 3.5 would be better....

Thanks

[leozelig]

I am using 3.5E, which works pretty well. I didn't try 4E, but I suspect that it would work just as well.

[Griogre]

I also put mine into 3.5 the since monster monster format is bit closer to the 5E. However, I mildly wish I had used 4E instead for the character side, since crits are similar and you can put anything in a power. That said, there is seems to be very little difference to using either one, so I would advise you use the ruleset you are most familiar with.

[Makuzi]

I also put mine into 3.5 the since monster monster format is bit closer to the 5E. However, I mildly wish I had used 4E instead for the character side, since crits are similar and you can put anything in a power. That said, there is seems to be very little difference to using either one, so I would advise you use the ruleset you are most familiar with.


Thanks I think Ill be going with the 4e ruleset because thats what Im used to playing with....

I assume that its still a bit early for anyone(I have no clue how to code) to be making a 5e version to play on here with what little info has come out??

[Griogre]

It's very early yet. I expect the core of 5E will look a lot like a simplified amalgamation of the 3.5 and 4E rulesets. One gotcha with either of the current rulesets is they increase "to hit" values with level, 5E doesn't.

[Relic Wyverenight]

If any of you need a dedicated player for your campaigns for 4th or 3.5/pathfinder please get a hold of me!

[leozelig]

I wasn't able to do any better with the map file size, but I did make a couple maps with a larger grid (50 pixels = 10 feet). I prefer to have the outdoor map separate from the caves.

Previews attached (20% actual size)... PM me if you want the larger map.