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Hunt for the Thessalhydra
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Submitted by thegeorge on 2024-11-30 23:39.
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2024-11-30 23:39
"Hunt for the Thessalhydra" pnp conversion by thegeorge
requires: NWNEE, CEP2.65, CTP
[beta version]
This is a D&D adventure the Mike Wheeler character from Stranger Things made. It is for a 3rd level single player (multi-player friendly) of any class (but Martial weapon pro rec'd). No evil paths. (You will be given enough xp for 3rd if you enter below.)
Respawn: none
Merchants: one
Henchmen: none
Files:
| Attachment | Size |
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 hunt_for_the_thessalhydra.zip (70) | 297.15 KB |
Well met.
Another hand made treasure by thegeorge no less. Expect another worthy romp. I am in. Downloaded.
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Phyte: My heart has been locked for longer than I can remember.
Sharwyn: Done, and done.
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A very short adventure. I finished in under an hour, and I'm still trying to decide how unsatisfied I am.
Some really great loot given as a gift at the very beginning so it didn't feel earned. Not much else.
There wasn't much combat, but the little that was wasn't easy. I made some troglodytes mad when I was rude to them, and trogs are always difficult for low level characters because of their debuffs. Then there were two bosses, but neither was particularly tough when I used the greatsword I was given at the beginning.
There is a maze with two riddles. I solved the first by accident. The second was easy with the nursery rhyme that is included in the module's zip file.
The adventure is ok, but I wanted the combat to be a bit more plentiful, the loot to be found, and the riddles more (or less?) challenging.
Thank you. You should put a warning before you post spoilers. As long as it's bug-free I'm happy. Remember that it was created by Mike Wheeler, a middle-schooler in the early 80's. Also, this is a pnp conversion so certain things are in there because they're in the source material.
Sorry to report a possible bug, thegeorge. Spoilers ahead:
When I watered the flower with DemoGorgon Blood, I was transported back to the Caves area. I tried to use the Transition but it said "Not without the Thessalhydra's Head. When I tried to go back into the Cave, described as the Lair of the Thessalhydra, the game stopped loading the new area at 80% on the progress bar, each and every time. I guess I may be doing something wrong? As I seem to be the only reporting this problem I will go back and see if I can play it a different way. I tried watering a different flower but same result. Sorry about that...!
Sounds like you did everything right - that's the correct area to go to next. I just tried it again and it still works for me as always. There might be a conflict with the custom content from the cep - something in your override directory perhaps. You could try checking your log file.
Thanks for getting back, as you always do! I neglected to keep my save game and so will have to start over. I did have just a few things in my Override folder, so perhaps that is it. Thanks for the fine and innovative effort and support that we've come to expect from you, thegeorge!
Decided to try and replay from the beginning. Cleared my Override and still have the hang up at around 80% when I try to reenter the Cave after using the blood on the flower. I am giving up now...
Sorry to hear that. Often when NWN crashes it creates a log file in your Documents/NWN/logs folder. The newest file in there would have at the very bottom what the error was.
Looking forward to try this, since I'm a BIG Stranger Things fan! :P
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Thanks for making this man, I really liked being able to actually visit The Upside Down from Stranger Things. :P
I want to give you a 10 because I've added it to Birger's NWN Recommendations as one of my Favorites, but I found two things a bit too difficult for my level 3 paladin character (I actually ended up using Debug Mode's "god mode" to be able to survive to the end):
1.) The Trogolodytes were way too many for my character. Didn't stand a chance, regretfully. :')
Maybe feature less of them, or lower their stats somewhat?
2.) The demogorgon's regeneration made the battle last too long, since I couldn't keep its HP down enough to kill him. I ended up buffing my character to 50 in Strenght through debugmode to be able to finally kill it. :P
Maybe slow down the regeneration, lower the monster's hitpoints or remove the regeneration entirely?
If you decide to improve on those two aspects, I'm more than open to up my score to 10, as I originally intended. :)
Other than that, a fun hour that satisfied a bit of my Stranger Things-urge. :)
BTW -- was this based on an actual, existing pnp dnd game, or did you base it on what was said about the dnd game in the Stranger Things show? If it is an actual pnp dnd game, feel free to link it. I'd love to check out the source material! :)
Looking forward to your next work,
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Hasbro made an actual adventure that I got a few years ago: https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/adventures/SRC-00047
I'm glad you had a good time and that everything worked!
*SPOILERS*
#1 - yes, I had fewer originally - I may go back to that
#2 - if you don't have Winter's Dark Bite, certain types of damage counter regeneration
Thanks for sharing the link! :) Clicking the link didn't work, unfortunately, since there was an additional space at the end. But I managed to find it regardless, and if anyone else wants to check it out, this link should work.
Ah, I've totally missed there are certain types of damage that counter regeneration. What kind of damage types are those? :)
/ Birger
*spoiler*
For this module at least, use fire or acid damage.