D&D The Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game - Downloaded from the Wizards Community, all coding removed by Solauren

D&D The Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game

Post/Author/DateTime Post
#1
nightk
May 14, 2011 16:55:38 I'd like to see a board game about the temple of elemental evil in the vein of the recent D&D board games like Castle Ravenloft and Wrath of Ashardalon.

These series of D&D board games that can be combined are awesome and fun, and they seem to be set in epic dungeons or memorable adventures from the D&D universe, so I found teh temple of elemental evil to be a perfect pick for a board game of this kind.

What do you think?
#2
ADHadh
May 14, 2011 17:42:36 Highly probable... but wasn't the Temple huge and lenghty? I mean, 1-10 in 4e terms would probably be 1-16 or so... unless I'm making stuff up and ToEE was supposed to be taken on by higher level characters.
#3
wrecan
May 14, 2011 21:13:37 That is a great idea. IIRC, the upper level of the Temple was divided between four elemental factions the heroes could play off one another. In the board game you could play leaders of various elemental factions seeking domination of the Temple. Or you can play heroes playing the factions off one another.
#4
ADHadh
May 15, 2011 6:42:22
That is a great idea. IIRC, the upper level of the Temple was divided between four elemental factions the heroes could play off one another. In the board game you could play leaders of various elemental factions seeking domination of the Temple. Or you can play heroes playing the factions off one another.

Playing the factions sounds like a great idea.
#5
nightk
May 16, 2011 6:21:31
ToEE was supposed to be taken on by higher level characters.

Castle ravenloft isn't for low levels either and a good adaption to the board needs not to mirror every aspect of the Temple Campaign. I mean, we have castle ravenloft, wrath of ashardalon and upcoming The legend of Drizzt, I'd say that those are all high level adventures.
#6
Goken100
May 16, 2011 9:35:23 Well they HAD to start with low-level stuff for the first board games. An interesting direction to take the brand would be to introduce some other levels in the next games. Lots of possibilities there.
#7
Mithrus
May 17, 2011 11:28:16 Granted, it could go poorly and be a talismon knock-off, but it could also be very cool. Perhaps use a similar game design as the battlestar galactica board game and have the "PCs" vs the "temple guardians".
#8
zman123
May 17, 2011 13:41:22
Highly probable... but wasn't the Temple huge and lenghty? I mean, 1-10 in 4e terms would probably be 1-16 or so... unless I'm making stuff up and ToEE was supposed to be taken on by higher level characters.

This could actually work as long as there are expansion packs that go along with the main board game.

It could also make perpetual money for WOTC in the long run without the high overhead costs of making an entire new boardgame every 3 months.

Temple of Elemental Evil ---Main Boardgame $69.00

Expansion 1---$30.00

Expansion 2 and 3---$20.00 to $25.00 each.

Hasbro----> MONEY IS GOD!---->Hasbro owns WOTC---->ToEE the boardgame is a good idea--->GO WITH IT!!!!

#9
wrecan
May 17, 2011 16:40:10
That is a great idea. IIRC, the upper level of the Temple was divided between four elemental factions the heroes could play off one another. In the board game you could play leaders of various elemental factions seeking domination of the Temple. Or you can play heroes playing the factions off one another.

Playing the factions sounds like a great idea.

I envision it as being sort of Risk meets Clue or Diplomacy meets Chess (depending on how random and complicated they make it)
#10
mvincent
May 17, 2011 18:25:17
I'd like to see a board game about the temple of elemental evil

fwiw: ToEE does make an appearance in WotC's latest boardgame (i.e. it's one of the dungeons that "You can recruit heroes and send them into the dungeons to find treasure and magic items to help you win the game—provided you can defeat the monsters waiting there.")

#11
nightk
May 19, 2011 4:05:53 I was thinking of a Dungeon Crawler like these recent adventure games with the option to mesh several game contents. Like Zman123 sais, a core game and some expansions or even as stand-alone expansions would be great, I just love the D&D Adventure System and I hope that they develop many more epic adventures.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 nightk May 14, 2011 16:55:38	I'd like to see a board game about the temple of elemental evil in the vein of the recent D&D board games like Castle Ravenloft and Wrath of Ashardalon. These series of D&D board games that can be combined are awesome and fun, and they seem to be set in epic dungeons or memorable adventures from the D&D universe, so I found teh temple of elemental evil to be a perfect pick for a board game of this kind. What do you think?
#2 ADHadh May 14, 2011 17:42:36	Highly probable... but wasn't the Temple huge and lenghty? I mean, 1-10 in 4e terms would probably be 1-16 or so... unless I'm making stuff up and ToEE was supposed to be taken on by higher level characters.
#3 wrecan May 14, 2011 21:13:37	That is a great idea. IIRC, the upper level of the Temple was divided between four elemental factions the heroes could play off one another. In the board game you could play leaders of various elemental factions seeking domination of the Temple. Or you can play heroes playing the factions off one another.
#4 ADHadh May 15, 2011 6:42:22	That is a great idea. IIRC, the upper level of the Temple was divided between four elemental factions the heroes could play off one another. In the board game you could play leaders of various elemental factions seeking domination of the Temple. Or you can play heroes playing the factions off one another. Playing the factions sounds like a great idea.
#5 nightk May 16, 2011 6:21:31	ToEE was supposed to be taken on by higher level characters. Castle ravenloft isn't for low levels either and a good adaption to the board needs not to mirror every aspect of the Temple Campaign. I mean, we have castle ravenloft, wrath of ashardalon and upcoming The legend of Drizzt, I'd say that those are all high level adventures.
#6 Goken100 May 16, 2011 9:35:23	Well they HAD to start with low-level stuff for the first board games. An interesting direction to take the brand would be to introduce some other levels in the next games. Lots of possibilities there.
#7 Mithrus May 17, 2011 11:28:16	Granted, it could go poorly and be a talismon knock-off, but it could also be very cool. Perhaps use a similar game design as the battlestar galactica board game and have the "PCs" vs the "temple guardians".
#8 zman123 May 17, 2011 13:41:22	Highly probable... but wasn't the Temple huge and lenghty? I mean, 1-10 in 4e terms would probably be 1-16 or so... unless I'm making stuff up and ToEE was supposed to be taken on by higher level characters. This could actually work as long as there are expansion packs that go along with the main board game. It could also make perpetual money for WOTC in the long run without the high overhead costs of making an entire new boardgame every 3 months. Temple of Elemental Evil ---Main Boardgame $69.00 Expansion 1---$30.00 Expansion 2 and 3---$20.00 to $25.00 each. Hasbro----> MONEY IS GOD!---->Hasbro owns WOTC---->ToEE the boardgame is a good idea--->GO WITH IT!!!!
#9 wrecan May 17, 2011 16:40:10	That is a great idea. IIRC, the upper level of the Temple was divided between four elemental factions the heroes could play off one another. In the board game you could play leaders of various elemental factions seeking domination of the Temple. Or you can play heroes playing the factions off one another. Playing the factions sounds like a great idea. I envision it as being sort of Risk meets Clue or Diplomacy meets Chess (depending on how random and complicated they make it)
#10 mvincent May 17, 2011 18:25:17	I'd like to see a board game about the temple of elemental evil fwiw: ToEE does make an appearance in WotC's latest boardgame (i.e. it's one of the dungeons that "You can recruit heroes and send them into the dungeons to find treasure and magic items to help you win the game—provided you can defeat the monsters waiting there.")
#11 nightk May 19, 2011 4:05:53	I was thinking of a Dungeon Crawler like these recent adventure games with the option to mesh several game contents. Like Zman123 sais, a core game and some expansions or even as stand-alone expansions would be great, I just love the D&D Adventure System and I hope that they develop many more epic adventures.