[Campaign: DnD 4e] The Lost Mines of Karak
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[Campaign: DnD 4e] The Lost Mines of Karak
This was made in 1.3b45 but seemed to play in b49 just fine when i finished it up for my group. I want to apologize for the long delay. I don't release until after my group has finished a module and well the holidays and various other setbacks meant that it took us a lot longer than I expected to finish.
When we played through there were a lot of typos and a couple problems with macros. I think i got them all, but if i didn't and you notice something, just let me know and i'll fix it.
I will not make the topography on the castle any nicer looking, too bad.
As usual, you will need the material from DnD Insider to play, this is the fourth installment in the scales of war.
Download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dmmytnvzyn4
Link to the other 3 modules:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2688 ... 63b54647b1
If you have any requests, i might be able to get to them, but i've been a lot busier lately.
When we played through there were a lot of typos and a couple problems with macros. I think i got them all, but if i didn't and you notice something, just let me know and i'll fix it.
I will not make the topography on the castle any nicer looking, too bad.
As usual, you will need the material from DnD Insider to play, this is the fourth installment in the scales of war.
Download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dmmytnvzyn4
Link to the other 3 modules:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2688 ... 63b54647b1
If you have any requests, i might be able to get to them, but i've been a lot busier lately.
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Re: [Campaign: DnD 4e] The Lost Mines of Karak
These sound like the Karak Azgal mines If you're looking for ideas for your campaign, you can find good ideas there too.
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Thanks for posting and sharing this material.
I'm going to run the campaign and this helps me a lot in the preparation.
The maps are really good as they are in the magazines. I would have photoshopped the room numbers out myself. But I can work with that. I prefer scanned maps over recreating them with dundjinni. I wonder what they make theirs in wotc.
I've looked at your monster tokens and noticed some stuff in the macro code. Like with the shifter, and its "toggle" Shift ability. Now, I usually have the ability stats filled with the stats from the monster entry. Your solution was pretty well handled, since one doesn't use the stats out of the properties a lot anyway (well, at least I don't, I don't play with all automated macros).
I see my properties lack some of what makes some of your powers work...I'll have to modify them.
Edit: How does setting Combat Advantage On/Off work?
I'm going to run the campaign and this helps me a lot in the preparation.
The maps are really good as they are in the magazines. I would have photoshopped the room numbers out myself. But I can work with that. I prefer scanned maps over recreating them with dundjinni. I wonder what they make theirs in wotc.
I've looked at your monster tokens and noticed some stuff in the macro code. Like with the shifter, and its "toggle" Shift ability. Now, I usually have the ability stats filled with the stats from the monster entry. Your solution was pretty well handled, since one doesn't use the stats out of the properties a lot anyway (well, at least I don't, I don't play with all automated macros).
I see my properties lack some of what makes some of your powers work...I'll have to modify them.
Edit: How does setting Combat Advantage On/Off work?
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Re: [Campaign: DnD 4e] The Lost Mines of Karak
Combat advantage on/off is just a toggle.
The toggle macro checks for a variable in the character sheet and if it finds that variable it sets it to zero and then sends a message to the GM that it turned CA off. If it doesn't find the variable it sets the value equal to 2 and then sends a message to the GM that it turned CA on.
In each attack roll(not multiple attacks) i just add the variable right into the roll. So if they have CA they get a +2 bonus to the roll and if they don't its a +0. Similarly i have an if statement that triggers if it finds a value for the variable other than zero and indicates that CA was had. I use pretty much the same method to add in special damages based on CA, or any other status.
Sorry that i don't have the next one up yet, my game has been delayed by myself having too much other stuff going on.
The toggle macro checks for a variable in the character sheet and if it finds that variable it sets it to zero and then sends a message to the GM that it turned CA off. If it doesn't find the variable it sets the value equal to 2 and then sends a message to the GM that it turned CA on.
In each attack roll(not multiple attacks) i just add the variable right into the roll. So if they have CA they get a +2 bonus to the roll and if they don't its a +0. Similarly i have an if statement that triggers if it finds a value for the variable other than zero and indicates that CA was had. I use pretty much the same method to add in special damages based on CA, or any other status.
Sorry that i don't have the next one up yet, my game has been delayed by myself having too much other stuff going on.
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No problem, I'll be looking forward to your next work when you release it.
Now that you told me how it works, I think the CA variable thing is brilliant. I think I'll want to work it into my stuff too. Thanks!
Now that you told me how it works, I think the CA variable thing is brilliant. I think I'll want to work it into my stuff too. Thanks!
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Re: [Campaign: DnD 4e] The Lost Mines of Karak
You can also do the same thing with states. Which is a bit easier to deal with as you can see if its toggled on or not.
I am not sure if i will be migrating to that for the next map, but i am thinking about it(i am about half done and have the new states list, but don't want to re-do all the tokens).
So it will probably not show up in "Den of the Destroyer". But will show up in "the temple between"
I am not sure if i will be migrating to that for the next map, but i am thinking about it(i am about half done and have the new states list, but don't want to re-do all the tokens).
So it will probably not show up in "Den of the Destroyer". But will show up in "the temple between"
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How would that work exactly, using states? I'm too late for using it on the adventure I've just finished preparing (KotS), but I might in the future.
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Re: [Campaign: DnD 4e] The Lost Mines of Karak
check the gnoll macros, there is one there for the bloodied state(since it triggers extra damage for them)FdL wrote:How would that work exactly, using states? I'm too late for using it on the adventure I've just finished preparing (KotS), but I might in the future.
Basically you set an in macro variable (i.e. one that doesn't exist on the character sheet) based on an if statement relating to the value.
E.G.
If the state is HasCA it would look something like
[h:CA=if(state.HasCA==1,2,0)]
Or some such( i forget the correct syntax)
And then your attack roll would have the same +CA value in there just as i have +strength or whatever i am using for that macro.
That way, when you toggle CA and sneak attack, you can see whether its on at a glance or not.
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Great!
I made a toggle macro which toggles the state and changes the value of the property accordingly.
I think this will be very useful, even if I'll have to add it to all my monster tokens. Thanks!
I found that using the short name "CA" for the CombatAdvantage property didn't work. In fact, "CAdv" didn't work either. Any known reasons to this?
I made a toggle macro which toggles the state and changes the value of the property accordingly.
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/gm [R:if(state.ComAd==1, "Set Combat Advantage OFF", " Set Combat Advantage ON")]
[H:CombatAdvantage=if(state.ComAd==1,0,2)]
[H:state.ComAd=if(CombatAdvantage==0,0,1)]
I found that using the short name "CA" for the CombatAdvantage property didn't work. In fact, "CAdv" didn't work either. Any known reasons to this?
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Re: [Campaign: DnD 4e] The Lost Mines of Karak
If you use the state, you don't need to use the /gm workaround(or any sort of text notification). It will appear on their token as a state that everyone can see(assuming you have some sort of graphic for it). You can just hide everything and set the state.
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I actually use it from the perspective of the monsters, so it's hidden for players, and thus I don't mind the text reminder.Goumindong wrote:If you use the state, you don't need to use the /gm workaround(or any sort of text notification). It will appear on their token as a state that everyone can see(assuming you have some sort of graphic for it). You can just hide everything and set the state.
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How did you extract the maps? The maps in Dungeon Magazine are so small...:p
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download the map gallery for the relevant Dungeon magazine from the Wizards website: http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx ... dungeon159