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Eve of Fall
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Sarah S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/07/2022 21:43:42

This adventure is so fun! My group hadn't gotten together to game in a while, so we decided that while we wanted something spooky and Halloween-ish, we also wanted to make it lighthearted. I made some pre-gens based off the Mystery Gang and threw them at the Fall House. Everyone mentioned how truly creepy the monsters are, and they really enjoyed exploring the house. They felt it was a great blend of combat and investigation, and I liked the notes about how to help keep the adventure moving. While I myself don't have access to a 3D printer, I really appreciate the work put into creating the minis for those who do have access to one. Maybe someday I can get them printed and painted, and I'd love to use the monsters in other settings!

Update 10/7/2022: THE NEW ART IS SO GOOD!!!



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Eve of Fall
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Jonathan B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/06/2021 12:51:18

This module was super fun to run! I ran it for a group of players playing for the first time who wanted to dip their toes into D&D without getting too crunchy with the system or game mechanics. They love mysteries, so I found this one to be the perfect game for them for some Halloween fun! Jesse has included a lot of wonderful materials in here, and is super responsive via Twitter too if you need anything at all. I 3D printed out two of the STL files and they ended up being super cool and my players LOVED them. Overall, my players found the mystery to be pretty easy and they loved all the little details in the house! I decided to flesh out some of the details in the bedrooms especially to really give it that nostalgic/old farm family feel. (Nothing tests your DM skills like having to improv what else is in the chest in order to reward the nat 20 your player just rolled or improvising farm history when they ask more about the farmer's almanacs!)

My only concern was with how linear the combats were, all of them are just the one enemy so the fights were pretty much just back and forth hits between the PC's and the enemies. Jesse kept the damage pretty low overall for the enemies and encouraged you as the DM to modify as you see fit. For the last fight, I wanted the big bad to hit a bit harder and last a bit longer in combat, so I modified some of the damage and abilities to be a bit more obnoxious. All that being said, I really enjoyed the custom enemies and the flexible template Jesse provided!

I think this adventure would be an EXCELLENT sidequest for an existing campaign in addition to just being a oneshot as it's designed. I think the best places to build on this adventure would be to add more social interaction to tie it to your own campaign, flesh out the details of the house and possibly customize some of the items/books in the house to be more relevant to your world, and to tier the baddies to whatever difficulty you prefer for your players! Also, if you're looking for some more dynamicism in combat, I would definitely add a few extra enemies (that maybe still hit with d4's if you're worried about damage). Maybe other toys come to life, maybe some some books/sheets/etc become animated, etc.

Overall, I loved the adventure, found Jesse to be a fantastic resource for any customizations and feedback, and would definitely recommend it as a sidequest or oneshot to run!



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Eve of Fall
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Peter F. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/17/2021 07:08:24

Ran this adventure as a one-shot on the CritTestDummies stream recently, and it was absolutely fantastic. Jesse has a created a wonderful take on the haunted house story that can be easily dropped into any adventure, or run as a one-shot like we did. The self-contained story makes perfect sense, and there are plenty of clues peppered around to guide your players through, paced well through the early, mid, and late game. The unique monsters have interesting and unusual tactics to keep combat interesting, and the fact that there are tokens for VTTs and STL FILES TO 3D PRINT included is something I haven't seen before. Check it out if you want a horror one-shot for your table that focuses heavily on the exploration and combat pillars of the game.

I did increase the damage die of the enemies for my game as it was a little easy on that end for my lvl 4 players, but my table happens to like more dangerous combat. If your table prefers combat simply as a means for lore, it's already balanced wonderfully for that.

Can't wait to pick up more adventures by Jesse!



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Eve of Fall
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by chris c. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/14/2021 14:05:42

This is an amazingly spooky module that I can not wait to get a group together to run it for! This would be perfect for a one shot if you have a player or two that can't make it, or as an interlude between major plot arcs of an ongiong campaign. Will your players figure out the secret of Eve of Fall before it bites them, or will they be surprised?

This is a very well written module with more beautiful artwork and some awesome minis that you can print out if you have a 3d printer, or know someone who does.

Not sure how soon I'll be able to get a group together to run it, but I will update my review as soon as I do.



Rating:
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