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KotS: Pregens or Originals?

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#1
Loki5654
May 20, 2008 19:05:04 So here's the skinny:

I've put together a group to play 4th Edition and I'm going to be running Keep on the Shadowfell.

Our first game session will be taking place before the Core books are out but our subsequent session will be taking place after the Core release.

So, should I have my players continue the game with the pregens (and maybe let them revamp them a little) or should I let them create completely new characters with the full ruleset?

I can see the pros and cons of each choice but I wanted to give it a little more in-depth thought before I talk to my players about it.

Thanks in advance,

Loki
#2
Crimson_red
May 20, 2008 19:21:59 Well, my first response:

Talk to you group, ask them what they would prefer; do they want to wait for the corebooks? start and continue with the pregens? Start with the pregen and then swap later? start with the pregens, then restart later with new characters?

They're all viable options, and your group's opinion is the one that matters the most.
#3
Loki5654
May 20, 2008 19:37:53
Well, my first response:

Talk to you group, ask them what they would prefer; do they want to wait for the corebooks? start and continue with the pregens? Start with the pregen and then swap later? start with the pregens, then restart later with new characters?

They're all viable options, and your group's opinion is the one that matters the most.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was going to do anyway. I thought it might be interesting to get a broader perspective on it as well.

Thanks for the tips!

NOTE: I have requested that this be moved to DM Guidance as that is the more appropriate section.
#4
mistress_of_mockery
May 20, 2008 19:43:30 What I'm doing is having the players meet at a festival in Winterhaven (not the pregens, the actual [incomplete on paper] characters). The festival marks the Xth year since the great heroes of Y cleared the Shadowfell Keep (which it is still called, because I'm too lazy to renaim it). When they walk past (what looks like) a rather important event they see a puppet show.

Fast forward X amount of years. The players pick up the pregens and run through the puppet show.
#5
fletch137
May 21, 2008 8:20:16 My group is looking at the KotS as a chance to find out if we like 4th ed before we commit al the scratch to buying the core books. So we'll be starting with the pregens, but with the allowance that if we like the game and want to buy the main books, the players will get a free "character morph" that will allow them to make a new character but keep all the xp and treasure they gained as the pregens.

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#1 Loki5654 May 20, 2008 19:05:04	So here's the skinny: I've put together a group to play 4th Edition and I'm going to be running Keep on the Shadowfell. Our first game session will be taking place before the Core books are out but our subsequent session will be taking place after the Core release. So, should I have my players continue the game with the pregens (and maybe let them revamp them a little) or should I let them create completely new characters with the full ruleset? I can see the pros and cons of each choice but I wanted to give it a little more in-depth thought before I talk to my players about it. Thanks in advance, Loki
#2 Crimson_red May 20, 2008 19:21:59	Well, my first response: Talk to you group, ask them what they would prefer; do they want to wait for the corebooks? start and continue with the pregens? Start with the pregen and then swap later? start with the pregens, then restart later with new characters? They're all viable options, and your group's opinion is the one that matters the most.
#3 Loki5654 May 20, 2008 19:37:53	Well, my first response: Talk to you group, ask them what they would prefer; do they want to wait for the corebooks? start and continue with the pregens? Start with the pregen and then swap later? start with the pregens, then restart later with new characters? They're all viable options, and your group's opinion is the one that matters the most. Yeah, that's pretty much what I was going to do anyway. I thought it might be interesting to get a broader perspective on it as well. Thanks for the tips! NOTE: I have requested that this be moved to DM Guidance as that is the more appropriate section.
#4 mistress_of_mockery May 20, 2008 19:43:30	What I'm doing is having the players meet at a festival in Winterhaven (not the pregens, the actual [incomplete on paper] characters). The festival marks the Xth year since the great heroes of Y cleared the Shadowfell Keep (which it is still called, because I'm too lazy to renaim it). When they walk past (what looks like) a rather important event they see a puppet show. Fast forward X amount of years. The players pick up the pregens and run through the puppet show.
#5 fletch137 May 21, 2008 8:20:16	My group is looking at the KotS as a chance to find out if we like 4th ed before we commit al the scratch to buying the core books. So we'll be starting with the pregens, but with the allowance that if we like the game and want to buy the main books, the players will get a free "character morph" that will allow them to make a new character but keep all the xp and treasure they gained as the pregens.