Running Tollenkar's Lair

pyratejohn · 06-29-2018, 08:49 PM

Tomorrow I'll be getting the group together for our first session of Tollenkar's Lair. Since only one other person in the group has TFT rules we will probably spend most of the evening creating characters. In discussing this with my wife, she let me know she wanted to do something completely different and play a giant. I said that's great, but then something in the back of my mind said, "Wait, isn't there something in Tollenkar's Lair about not playing a giant or centaur?" Or... am I getting confused with a statement of that nature in Security Station?

Terquem · 06-29-2018, 08:58 PM

About five years ago I had a little problem with dogs and books stored in my garage. My copy of the Lair was torn to shreds. I am really looking forward to getting a new one soon.

pyratejohn · 06-29-2018, 09:00 PM

Mine has been in a plastic baggy on a shelf in my library for decades. I remember starting to run it once back around 1983 with my college friends, but this time I'm going for the whole thing from top to bottom.

larsdangly · 06-29-2018, 09:08 PM

I've run it a bunch of times and still get a charge out of poring over my (still mint!) copy and thinking about the next outing.

A giant? Why not. A bunch of fresh-off-the-farm PCs will all be dead in a couple of hours anyway, so you might as well let them have some fun first!

pyratejohn · 06-29-2018, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by larsdangly

A giant? Why not. A bunch of fresh-off-the-farm PCs will all be dead in a couple of hours anyway, so you might as well let them have some fun first!

Ha! Excellent answer, and pretty much what I was thinking too. It will be interesting to see how quickly their PCs die, and how they will handle it. Giving them fair warning that death comes quickly might help. Or maybe not.

Oh, and I was getting that statement confused with something from Security Station. It is there on page 4, no giants, no centaurs.

larsdangly · 06-29-2018, 10:39 PM

I feel like Tolenkar's lair is a great adventure for any level party, but only if the players maintain some perspective on what they can and can't manage. A half dozen noobs can through the first 1-2 levels with only a couple of losses. Probably. A group averaging 35-38 points can get through level 3. But if you want to clean the place out to the wall studs, you probably need to be averaging in the 40-45 point range.

06-29-2018, 08:49 PM	#1
pyratejohn Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia, Maryland	Running Tollenkar's Lair Tomorrow I'll be getting the group together for our first session of Tollenkar's Lair. Since only one other person in the group has TFT rules we will probably spend most of the evening creating characters. In discussing this with my wife, she let me know she wanted to do something completely different and play a giant. I said that's great, but then something in the back of my mind said, "Wait, isn't there something in Tollenkar's Lair about not playing a giant or centaur?" Or... am I getting confused with a statement of that nature in Security Station? __________________ Happily RPGing since 1976. My Gaming and Reenacting Site (under construction)

06-29-2018, 08:58 PM	#2
Terquem Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Idaho Falls	Re: Running Tollenkar's Lair About five years ago I had a little problem with dogs and books stored in my garage. My copy of the Lair was torn to shreds. I am really looking forward to getting a new one soon.

06-29-2018, 09:00 PM	#3
pyratejohn Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia, Maryland	Re: Running Tollenkar's Lair Mine has been in a plastic baggy on a shelf in my library for decades. I remember starting to run it once back around 1983 with my college friends, but this time I'm going for the whole thing from top to bottom. __________________ Happily RPGing since 1976. My Gaming and Reenacting Site (under construction)

06-29-2018, 09:08 PM	#4
larsdangly Join Date: Dec 2017	Re: Running Tollenkar's Lair I've run it a bunch of times and still get a charge out of poring over my (still mint!) copy and thinking about the next outing. A giant? Why not. A bunch of fresh-off-the-farm PCs will all be dead in a couple of hours anyway, so you might as well let them have some fun first!

06-29-2018, 10:39 PM	#6
larsdangly Join Date: Dec 2017	Re: Running Tollenkar's Lair I feel like Tolenkar's lair is a great adventure for any level party, but only if the players maintain some perspective on what they can and can't manage. A half dozen noobs can through the first 1-2 levels with only a couple of losses. Probably. A group averaging 35-38 points can get through level 3. But if you want to clean the place out to the wall studs, you probably need to be averaging in the 40-45 point range.