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First of all, great work on March of the Phantom Brigade!  It's a very good adventure, one I would be comfortable running for a home game.  I do have a few questions, however.

1- I noticed that there are no monetary rewards listed in the adventure, simply a roll on the random treasure table.  I was curious about this design decision.  Was it simply felt that with a magic item awarded with each treasure that additional cash would let the party function 'over-budget'?  Or was this just simplifying things, since it's very likely a group will acquire superfluous items that they will sell?

2- Still on the topic of the treasure table, I noticed that there is a '+1 magic holy symbol' on the table.  While Warpriests can use implements, none of their powers (at low levels, at least) are implement powers.  Was this an oversight, or a holdover from when Heroes of Sword and Spell was still expected to be published during this season (which would give us the original Cleric for Essentials).

Also, would it be against policy to simply reroll this result if it occurs?

3- There is some discrepancy between the actual module and the character builder about what resources are available for use in making a character.  The online builder only allows material from Heroes of the Fallen Lands and Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms.

The module states that Dragon magazine rules that support those products are legal as well.  Which is correct?

EDIT: Thanks for the quick reply!

Feb 10, 2011 -- 8:21AM, JabbaVonHutt wrote:

Greetings Rodney,

Would it be possible to get a couple of jpeg or bitmap files of the 2 exploration encounters (the Keep in session 3 and the Forest in Chapter 2) to show to the players. A gray photocopy of the ones in the module don't reveal very much plus there are already notes on there.

Sadly, I don't have any control over this. It's something I will nudge those who do about.

Feb 10, 2011 -- 8:46AM, nightwalker450 wrote:

My players are interested in Castle Inverness, specifically what caused its destruction, and who lived there last.

Is there a place to get this information, especially with the next session having a scholar who's supposed to be an expert on the place I don't have much to tell them.  Or if maybe its deeper in the packet (I haven't read everything yet) if someone could point me in the right direction.

The simple answer is that the Ghost Tower is being taken from another D&D setting. The simplest explanation, lore-wise, might be something like this:

Few recall the tale of Inverness, a keep said to have magically appeared one day in ancient times. Four massive towers and walls high did surround a great central tower. The tower was said to be the domain of a great wizard. If the tales are true, the wizard vanished and the people laid siege. In ruins did the fortress rest... but it was said that on foggy nights the central tower could still be seen. Time passed and travelers reported no dangers. The area is clear, the ruins can serve as building materials. Thus did begin to form the idea of settling the area once known as Inverness.

A PC with a hard history check might find that long ago an expedition was sent to the ruins, but it is not remembered what came of it.


If you want the real lore, read on. However, there is little reason to use this in the adventure.

Lore about Ghost Tower of Inverness AD&D adventure and LG adventure: Show