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From: mep@ihuxo.UUCP (m. pasternak)
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Subject: Re: High level modules
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Date: Mon, 25-Nov-85 18:31:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 25 18:31:13 1985
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> Also, I believe egg wrote "Tomb of Horrors".  If these modules are
> anything like that one, STAY AWAY.  I and some friends went through
> that module in an ex-roomie of mine's campaign.  In our opinion,
> Tomb of Horrors was designed solely and only for killing off high-level
> characters.  The tricks and traps were totally unreasonable.


	I DISAGREE wholeheartedly with your appraisal of the "Tomb
of Horrors."  I haven't run or played in the module, but I've read 
through it thoroughly, with plans to run the module as part of an 
ongoing campaign.  But I have played in other campaigns at about 
this (or higher) level and have seen (& survived) plenty of 
DM-deviousness in those campaigns -- quite a bit on par with "Tomb 
of Horrors".  

	"Tomb of Horrors" is designed for characters of about level
14 being run by experienced players.  I'll grant that it's a 
challenging module, with plenty of devious traps and seemingly 
unconquerable critters roaming the halls.  But I've no doubt that
a reasonably well-equipped & experienced party would be able to
take on the dungeon ... they might lose a party member and/or use up
some expensive magic in doing so ... but, that's life!

	Modules at this (and at any) levels have to challenge the
characters -- so that they're NOT sure they can win, or even
come out alive.  Besides, at this level of play (14th & up), 
characters have LOTS of ways of finding out about traps (magical 
& otherwise) as well as about the best approaches to take ... so 
that an intelligent party can drastically increase their chances of 
survival by asking questions and using informational spells.  If the
party doesn't prepare itself sufficiently, take reasonable
precautions, etc, they deserve to be snuffed!


Mary Pasternak
AT&T Bell Labs
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