onlie2004:
Honestly. There are not enough 4th edition games out there. It wasn't that bad was it? I liked it. Is there anyone willing to run a game using Keep on the Shadowfell as an adventure? I would love to go through the entire module series. Preferrably in the Forgotten Realms setting.
I would DM it. I have DM'd 2-1/2 of the H series live using rpgtabletoponline until the sight went under. Forgotten Realms is fine. I am open to where the locations should be for a couple reasons: 1) I've always done a mix of settings in my games for instance the Nentir Vale was spellplagued out of its home world and literally dropped somewhere in the Silver Marches. and 2) My FR campaign guide had the map stolen from it causing me to have to refer constantly to one of the 'net.
For an online game of 4e I suggest we do something similar to what some friends of mine do in our live games with our kids which is that Action Points can be earned or cash in xp for more Action Points. More enemies become minions. Distance becomes arbitrary, more similar to the earliest additions we say it is Far, Medium, Close, and Melee range. I have done mapping with updates of locations in great detail in the past but it is so much work that it gets tiring and exhausting. This not only speeds up the combat but also brings the roleplay BACK to the game. I care more about your description of actions than I do the actual mechanics.
Some of the series is intended to be scary and some with intreague and cabals. Keep on the Shadowfell I've always felt should flat out scare characters and H2 filled with cabals and intrigue.
Sound interesting?
Rob
