Linking Red Hand of Doom and City of the Spider Queen [Archive] - Wizards Community

Linking Red Hand of Doom and City of the Spider Queen [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Renvale999
02-20-07, 01:05 PM Okay, so I'm about to start a solo game with these two games and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to link the two adventures (Red Hand first, then City of the Spider Queen)? Any help would be appreciated.

And yes, I know there not supposed to played solo but my gaming group is all crazy cause of weddings and renovating a house so it's just me and my roommate.
Renvale999
02-21-07, 06:14 AM Oh come on guys, SOMEONE out there has to have some kind of idea?? Anybody??
BrennonGoldeye
02-21-07, 07:37 AM Give them some time Renvale, most(on this side of the clod anyway) are still snoozin. I'll ask my resident Co-DM for ideas, she does all the cross-over work.;)
BrennonGoldeye
02-22-07, 08:31 PM Things kinda busy here. Don't have access to adventure materials at the moment, just core books. Anybody else out there lend a hand por favor?:)
MerrikCale
02-22-07, 11:41 PM I must say this is a tough one. I'm trying to figure out a reason to link the drow to the hobgoblins. Perhaps the drow are using the hobgobbies to create some pandemonium in the world above for some reason. Tough
Questing GM
02-23-07, 01:43 AM Change all the hobgoblins into drow ? :confused:
An invasion of spider*something* templated drow invades and climax adventure into the City of the Spider Queen ?

Sounds like a Dalelands adventure.....
Aldareth
02-23-07, 03:11 AM if you played RHD as suggested in Misty Vale , let the group rest than receive a call for help from the dambrathi crinti or the great rift dwarfs. why? now thats a good question...some portal opened and undead are coming out of it, the crinti/dwarfs are looking for some small strike force who can investigate it.
Halidan
02-23-07, 11:48 AM I think the only link that I can think of would be to have them run in the same geographical location. RHoD is a plot run by a gathering of Tiamat's followers and focusses heavily on new sorts of dragon crossbreeds. CotSQ is a drow-heavy plot and ties into Lolth's recent vacation from dealing with her followers.

Both are good modules - but I just don't see any way to link the plots without seriously breaking and re-writting one (or both) of them.

That being said, you could run both modules in the same region of the Realms. The easiest way would be to move CotSQ down to the region of the Shar that was recommended for using RHoD in the Realms. Since so little of the acition of Spider Queen takes place above ground, all you'd really need to do is just re-mane a few of the underdark cities and it might work with almost no other adjustments.
Renvale999
02-24-07, 03:16 PM Thanks for all the great replies guys.

I think I figured it out though.

Irae agrees to help the Red Hand with funds(not a far stretch) if the Red Hand agree to give her the bodies from the impending war (mostly the enemie bodies) for her Great Reverance spell??

Whatcha think?
Khaelieth
02-24-07, 03:21 PM Red Hand of Doom was the name Calvin (as in Calvin & Hobbes) came up for their secret club. Though it might have been Black Hand of Doom.
MerrikCale
02-24-07, 04:09 PM Thanks for all the great replies guys.

I think I figured it out though.

Irae agrees to help the Red Hand with funds(not a far stretch) if the Red Hand agree to give her the bodies from the impending war (mostly the enemie bodies) for her Great Reverance spell??

Whatcha think?

works for me
Halidan
02-26-07, 10:42 AM Irae agrees to help the Red Hand with funds(not a far stretch) if the Red Hand agree to give her the bodies from the impending war (mostly the enemie bodies) for her Great Reverance spell??

Whatcha think?

I guess it will work. In fact, it's not a bad idea if you set it up right during the mid and later parts of the RHoD adventure.

You'll probably want to establish a couple of encounters that indicate that the Red Hand are collecting and carting the slain (both thier own troops and those of the humans in the Vale) off to an undisclosed location. Whole wagon trains of corpses are collected and headed away from the battle by dark, cloaked figures.

The enemy (mix of drow and RHoD troops) should probably take the bodies across the river and into the mountains on the western edge of the map (soory for the lack of a proper name, but I don't have the book in front of me).

The evacuation/sale of bodies to elsewhere could also explain why there are so few undead assault troops in the Red Hand forces themselves.

Let us know how it goes.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Renvale999 02-20-07, 01:05 PM	Okay, so I'm about to start a solo game with these two games and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to link the two adventures (Red Hand first, then City of the Spider Queen)? Any help would be appreciated. And yes, I know there not supposed to played solo but my gaming group is all crazy cause of weddings and renovating a house so it's just me and my roommate.
Renvale999 02-21-07, 06:14 AM	Oh come on guys, SOMEONE out there has to have some kind of idea?? Anybody??
BrennonGoldeye 02-21-07, 07:37 AM	Give them some time Renvale, most(on this side of the clod anyway) are still snoozin. I'll ask my resident Co-DM for ideas, she does all the cross-over work.;)
BrennonGoldeye 02-22-07, 08:31 PM	Things kinda busy here. Don't have access to adventure materials at the moment, just core books. Anybody else out there lend a hand por favor?:)
MerrikCale 02-22-07, 11:41 PM	I must say this is a tough one. I'm trying to figure out a reason to link the drow to the hobgoblins. Perhaps the drow are using the hobgobbies to create some pandemonium in the world above for some reason. Tough
Questing GM 02-23-07, 01:43 AM	Change all the hobgoblins into drow ? :confused: An invasion of spidersomething templated drow invades and climax adventure into the City of the Spider Queen ? Sounds like a Dalelands adventure.....
Aldareth 02-23-07, 03:11 AM	if you played RHD as suggested in Misty Vale , let the group rest than receive a call for help from the dambrathi crinti or the great rift dwarfs. why? now thats a good question...some portal opened and undead are coming out of it, the crinti/dwarfs are looking for some small strike force who can investigate it.
Halidan 02-23-07, 11:48 AM	I think the only link that I can think of would be to have them run in the same geographical location. RHoD is a plot run by a gathering of Tiamat's followers and focusses heavily on new sorts of dragon crossbreeds. CotSQ is a drow-heavy plot and ties into Lolth's recent vacation from dealing with her followers. Both are good modules - but I just don't see any way to link the plots without seriously breaking and re-writting one (or both) of them. That being said, you could run both modules in the same region of the Realms. The easiest way would be to move CotSQ down to the region of the Shar that was recommended for using RHoD in the Realms. Since so little of the acition of Spider Queen takes place above ground, all you'd really need to do is just re-mane a few of the underdark cities and it might work with almost no other adjustments.
Renvale999 02-24-07, 03:16 PM	Thanks for all the great replies guys. I think I figured it out though. Irae agrees to help the Red Hand with funds(not a far stretch) if the Red Hand agree to give her the bodies from the impending war (mostly the enemie bodies) for her Great Reverance spell?? Whatcha think?
Khaelieth 02-24-07, 03:21 PM	Red Hand of Doom was the name Calvin (as in Calvin & Hobbes) came up for their secret club. Though it might have been Black Hand of Doom.
MerrikCale 02-24-07, 04:09 PM	Thanks for all the great replies guys. I think I figured it out though. Irae agrees to help the Red Hand with funds(not a far stretch) if the Red Hand agree to give her the bodies from the impending war (mostly the enemie bodies) for her Great Reverance spell?? Whatcha think? works for me
Halidan 02-26-07, 10:42 AM	Irae agrees to help the Red Hand with funds(not a far stretch) if the Red Hand agree to give her the bodies from the impending war (mostly the enemie bodies) for her Great Reverance spell?? Whatcha think? I guess it will work. In fact, it's not a bad idea if you set it up right during the mid and later parts of the RHoD adventure. You'll probably want to establish a couple of encounters that indicate that the Red Hand are collecting and carting the slain (both thier own troops and those of the humans in the Vale) off to an undisclosed location. Whole wagon trains of corpses are collected and headed away from the battle by dark, cloaked figures. The enemy (mix of drow and RHoD troops) should probably take the bodies across the river and into the mountains on the western edge of the map (soory for the lack of a proper name, but I don't have the book in front of me). The evacuation/sale of bodies to elsewhere could also explain why there are so few undead assault troops in the Red Hand forces themselves. Let us know how it goes.