Plane of Shadow Encounters

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#1

sneakyfeets

Mar 23, 2009 11:35:45		I'm starting up a campaign with level 11 PC's. I would like to know if this is too low to throw them into the Plane of Shadow (Faerun-based campaign). If not, what creatures would be reasonable for a party of 3-4 PC's? Any help concerning either issue would be great :D

So far we have a Ranger, a Paladin and a Sorcerer. The fourth player has not told me yet what to be. At a worse case, I might DMPC someone.
#2

lazzmaniandevil

Apr 02, 2009 6:51:13 		I don't think the PCs are too low level for that, no. Looking at the random encounter table from the Manual of the plane (p64), there is only a few encounters that are too high level for them (the nightshades).

As for creature suggestions, there is also a list of creatures in the Planar Handbook (p187). Among the creatures listed, there is the shadow template (+2CR) that can allow you to build many different encounters. The shadar-kai from Fiend folio looks cool at first glance. A group of shadar-kai rangers riding shadow mastiffs would be a great challenge for your party, I think.
#3

lord_karsus

Apr 07, 2009 10:41:44 		-Player's Guide to Faerûn lists the following things on the Plane of Shadows:

  • Nightshades
  • Undead Shadows
  • Shadow Mastiffs
  • Shades
  • Ephemera
  • Shadow Creatures
  • Darkweavers
  • Shadar-Kai
  • Shadurakul


-Creatures that also exist there, that the book did not mention include Malugrym (sp?) and Shadow Dragons.