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Wizards of the Coast Murder in Baldur's Gate: Sundering Adventure 1
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 8.4 x 0.3 x 10.7 inches |
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Item Weight | 14.1 ounces |
ASIN | 0786964634 |
Item model number | WOCA45370000 |
Best Sellers Rank | #885,703 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #27,362 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Manufacturer | Wizards of the Coast |
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Baldur's Gate is a fantastic medieval city with a long and storied history -- a city on the verge of tearing itself asunder. Murder in Baldur's Gate presents the city in the time of the Sundering, a period that will define the future of the Forgotten Realms. In addition to providing 64 pages of in-depth information on the city and its inhabitants, this product includes a harrowing 32-page adventure in which the player characters defend Baldur's Gate against an ancient evil long thought slain.
Murder in Baldur's Gate allows characters to participate in important events connected to the Sundering and glimpse the future of the Forgotten Realms.
Components:
64-page setting book describing Baldur's Gate and its inhabitants
32-page adventure book
Four-panel, foldout DM screen keyed to the adventure
Illustrated folder
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Customers like the content, appearance and visual design of the game. They mention that it has a great story, the adventure itself is pretty sweet, and that it supports many gaming styles and player decisions. They also like the info, and compatibility. Opinions are mixed on quality and the campaign.
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Customers find the story and content of the book great, sweet, and one of the best D&D adventure formats. They also appreciate the plot that supports many gaming styles and player decisions. Readers also mention that the book provides a good amount of information on the city of Baldur's Gate to run urban adventures, and has lots of detail and nice artwork.
"...There are a lot of maps and cutouts within the book so you really have something to show your players or help you describe the setting...." Read more
"...You're given a good amount of information on the city of Baldur's Gate to run urban adventures of your own creation set in the city...." Read more
"...it gives you strong motivations for all the NPCs and a great outline of the events that have happened...." Read more
"...The booklets are printed on good quality glossy paper with lots of detail and some very nice artwork...." Read more
Customers find the appearance of the book to be beautiful, with nicely done artwork that adds a great touch to the product. They also appreciate the vibrant city and great presentation. Overall, customers say the book is a good product for every D&D player.
"...First it's beautiful, I'll try to upload some pictures later, but what I love so much about this is the fact that it has all the important random..." Read more
"...printed on good quality glossy paper with lots of detail and some very nice artwork...." Read more
"...This fact makes the adventure well worth the price. The artwork was nicely done and added a great touch to the product...." Read more
"...The book on Bauldur's Gate makes the city feel like a living, vibrant place...." Read more
Customers find the visual design of the product well done, with great backgrounds and solid NPCs. They also say the format is the best they've ever seen, making it easy to visualize Baldur's Gate. Customers also say that the dialogue and backgrounds are good, and the NPC's are usable.
"...history and different factions within the city and honestly makes for a good read all on its own...." Read more
"...Pros:* DM screen makes it easy to visualize Baldur's Gate..." Read more
"...read many D&D adventures over the years, I think this is the best format I've ever seen...." Read more
"The dialogue and backgrounds were good, the NPCs were usable, the lore satisfactory...." Read more
Customers find the information in the game relatively statistics free, with a story outline. They also say the game screen has very useful information that will be helpful for any game, including random. Customers also appreciate that there are no monster or NPC statistics, which leaves the game open to any edition.
"...I think the best thing with this set is that there aren't any game stats wasting paper...." Read more
"...Keeping it relatively statistics free, and just providing a story outline for purchase, while monster stats are a free pdf download is brilliant...." Read more
"...They include no monster or NPC statistics, leaving the game open to any edition you choose to run (a plus for all DMs)...." Read more
"...The game screen has very useful info that will be helpful for any game, including random shop and encounter genorators...." Read more
Customers find the product compatible with every edition of the rules. They mention it's adaptable to any system.
"...This is nice because it means that this is adaptable to any system...." Read more
"...This product is compatible with every edition of the rules (and for those willing to do a bit of work, Pathfinder as well)...." Read more
"...This adventure is compatible with third, fourth and fifth editions of Dungeons and Dragons...." Read more
Customers find the toy and game worth the money they spend on Amazon. They also say it's intriguing and worth running more than once for all the variety it offers.
"...This fact makes the adventure well worth the price. The artwork was nicely done and added a great touch to the product...." Read more
"...This module is worth every penny. WotC, Ed Greenwood, et. Al. Hit a home run here...." Read more
"...Worth the money you spend on Amazon for it no question." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the product. Some mention that it's great, with solid NPCs and a good story line. However, others say that the quality is relatively low, the materials are flimsy, and the books will get damaged and fall apart.
"...The actually quality of the screen itself is a bit flimsy and thin but the content is amazing...." Read more
"...The booklets are printed on good quality glossy paper with lots of detail and some very nice artwork...." Read more
"...Protective sheath isn't very protective" Read more
"...stock (not the thicker cardboard you may be used to) and may not wear well over time...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the campaign. Some mention the campaign guide is a valuable asset that helps the DM in every aspect and enriches the setting. However, others say there is some prep work for the GM, so don't expect any grid maps.
"...Moreover, having a separate campaign guide to enhance the level of detail in your game is even better...." Read more
"...the slightly open ended nature of the adventure, there is some prep work for the GM, so don't expect any grid maps or ready made encounters...." Read more
"An excellent campaign setting/scenario. Less if a module, and more of a series of encounter/events to tie things together...." Read more
"...a good example of this, taking up a full page and not providing better quick reference tools that some of us have grown to love." Read more
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Campaign guide: Holy cow, there is a lot of info in this book. Honestly it's almost too much info and I can foresee it being a tad overwhelming in a game but it really seems to have an answer for everything. There are a lot of maps and cutouts within the book so you really have something to show your players or help you describe the setting. The book really has a lot to say about some history and different factions within the city and honestly makes for a good read all on its own. My only real issue is what seems to be the lack of a foldout map of anything, but I think that's more due to how the adventure works.
Adventure: I'll be honest here in that I haven't read through the adventure in it's entirety. But from what I did read it sounds very open. If you're expecting to pick this up and run it that night I would say you probably don't want to do that. Similar to the campaign guide, there's a ton of info. And a lot going on. Unlike traditional adventures there's none of the "Bad guy reveals plans, good guys stop plans, fight bad guy" in this book. There's just a lot happening at once and I think the idea behind this module is to allow the players to have some freedom in choosing what is important to them to do. Depending on party makeup this could be difficult because sometimes when you have a neutral or evil party, they just don't care about things that don't have clear rewards or present dangers attached to them. The adventure is essentially a time table. There's a list of events that will happen with or without player involvement. It's essentially a giant DM railroad but one that allows the players to get on and get off where they please and ultimately they have the ability to change the outcome of the last event.
DM Screen: Guys. They need to make DM screens like this more often. The actually quality of the screen itself is a bit flimsy and thin but the content is amazing. First it's beautiful, I'll try to upload some pictures later, but what I love so much about this is the fact that it has all the important random things about Baldur's Gate listed on it. It has a table for naming shops, a shop functions table, some NPC names, and a map with 90 locations marked on it and color coded. You also have a list of manors, ranks within three of the various factions, and 40 street encounters. Those are pretty simple but it's nice to have something like that already there. For running this session or even spending a campaign in Baldur's Gate, this thing is really awesome.
Overall: Strangest part about this was that it's a setting with no stats. This is nice because it means that this is adaptable to any system. You can run it with whatever stats you want it to have, throw in your own monsters, do whatever you want. At the same time, it's a disadvantage because you won't have everything right off the bat. You'll want a few monster blocks and skill DC's ready for when you do start it up. All in all I'm very happy with this but if I find a glaring issue while running it, I'll make sure to come back and amend my review.
I think the best thing with this set is that there aren't any game stats wasting paper. Wizards has put the official stats for D&D 3.5, 4th ed and 5t edition available online. But your not limited to that, you could very easily run this with a fantasy roleplaying game of your choosing if you're willing to do a bit more prep work.
And your not limited to running the Sundering adventure. You're given a good amount of information on the city of Baldur's Gate to run urban adventures of your own creation set in the city.
Production values and design choices are matter of opinion, but given the price I would have preferably seen this as a softcover or a hardcover book. But that's just my opinion.
This gives me a lot of leeway to ad lib the adventures for my players, especially since they love to go out of their way to do everything but what I plan for. If I get caught up at all, we just take a 5 minute break so I can re-read the motivations for the NPCs, the basic stage outline, and maybe a couple location or organization descriptions in the Campaign Guide.
And I love that there are no stat blocks included. You can get stat blocks for 3.5, 4e, or Next online (they give you the link), but it seems like the Next blocks are a little behind (that's what we play), so I've altered them a little. I'm also running this with a group of level 5 characters, so I keep the difficulty about the same if they split up, but up it a little if they stick together, and it works great.
So far, we've had way more RP than usual and a great time, even though we've only had a half-dozen or so fights over the first couple nights running the campaign. I've already pre-ordered the next Sundering Adventure!
Pros:
* DM screen makes it easy to visualize Baldur's Gate
* Players get a map on the other side of the screen
* Extremely easy to modify based on your group and level
* Baldur's Gate the video game is cannon!!! Makes it easy on me :)
Cons:
* No battle maps (we just use figures, pencils, etc to make our own areas and don't fret about distance, so not a big deal for us, but maybe for others)
* Protective sheath isn't very protective
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pudiendo jugarla con cualquiera de las tres últimas ediciones de D&D, es una aventura interesante que se aleja de los típicos Dungeon Delves, los acabados buenos, la pantalla interesante, quizas algo delicado el papel que la envuelve.
Das Set besteht aus einem aufwendig gestalteten SL-Schirm, einem Hintergrundband und einem Abenteuerband.
Hintergrund ist Baldurs Gate, bekannt aus dem gleichnamigen Computerspiel, einer Stadt der Realms, in der eine alte Gefahr droht erneut zu erwachsen.
If I had to pick a fault, it would be the quality of the paper used for the covers of the two booklets, being the same as the interior pages doesnt lend itself to repeated use. Also the product was mis-named in the information as "Storm Over Baldur's Gate" rather than "Murder in Baldur's Gate" (Storm over Neverwinter was a previous D&D Encounters season).
If the remaining upcoming Sundering adventure products follow the same format Wizard's of the Coast may have finally solved the problem of keeping players of multiple editions happy at once.