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<blockquote data-quote="robowieland" data-source="post: 9308906" data-attributes="member: 7026452"><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]355963[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Convention adventures are built to highlight the cool parts of a role playing game. In theory, they are made to make the players wander over into the dealer hall and pick up the main rulebook. They have lives beyond this original purpose. They can be taken home and played with friends as a break from an ongoing campaign or as the kick off to a new one. <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472356/best-leave-them-ghosts-alone?affiliate_id=408896" target="_blank"><em>Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone</em></a> was the main convention adventure used at Gen Con 2023 and was many players’ first point of contact with <strong>Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game</strong>. Written by the head designer of the RPG Shanna Germain, Monte Cook Games sent along a review copy to check out. Did this story invoke the same kinds of shivers that the podcast does? Let’s play to find out.</p><p></p><p>Note: This review contains some spoilers for the adventure past this point. I consider <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472356/best-leave-them-ghosts-alone?affiliate_id=408896" target="_blank"><em>Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone</em></a> a great one shot or introductory adventure for <em>Old Gods of Appalachia Role Playing Game</em>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472356/best-leave-them-ghosts-alone?affiliate_id=408896" target="_blank"><em>Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone</em></a> finds the players returning to their small town of Dismal, Pennsylvania to attend the funeral of a friend. Only the players know that this friend, Ossie, already died once before when they were kids. The kids made a deal with a strange spirit called Rabbit Rabbit to bring Ossie back to life and with their second death, they know that they have to pay the debt they owe for those borrowed years. As it happens, Rabbit Rabbit needs their help dealing with the intrigues of the magical world that winds through Appalachia. It needs the players to seek out a powerful magic user called the Mander Witch to get her to intervene against the forces of darkness encroaching upon the land. Ultimately the players decide whether to help the witch or make deals with things more powerful and deadly behind the moves made by a local coal company.</p><p></p><p>It’s easy to see the inspirations in the adventure from the generational horror of Stephen King’s<em> IT</em> to <em>Old Gods’</em> own <em>Cowboy Absher</em>. Familiar doesn’t mean cliche. It’s smart to write an adventure around elements players will find familiar while dealing with an unfamiliar game. The first section is fairly exposition heavy as the players hash out what they were like as kids and how their lives changed after their brush with Rabbit Rabbit. Monte Cook Games uses an unusual advantage for anyone allergic to boxed text. They got Steve Shell, the principal voice for the podcast, to read the exposition in between asking players questions about their past. These passages can help set the scene for this game in the same way that kicking off a <em>Star Wars</em> game blasting the John Williams title track does.</p><p></p><p>The adventure also offers some good advice on pacing. The four hour time of a convention slot can be a bit of an illusion as games may start early or run late depending on how timely the players are. The middle section of the story is where the GM can tighten or expand the story by adjusting the encounters the players have on the road to find the Mander Witch. In a campaign, this area would be perfect for adding in scenes that foreshadow the campaign arc or deal with character’s personal XP arcs.</p><p></p><p>When I use this in my game, I’ll probably change a couple of things. Ossie’s death as written is as a random victim of a supernatural accident. I’d discuss having one of the players be responsible - or feel responsible - for their death for a little extra drama and a tug of responsibility to pay back Rabbit Rabbit. I also felt the main villain, while powerful, lacked the inhuman creepiness that makes <em>Old Gods </em>bad guys memorable. Neither of these things made me like the story less. They are the adjustments I would make to personalize the adventure.</p><p></p><p>If you found this review useful please consider purchasing from the embedded links. Thank you for supporting your friendly local game reviewer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robowieland, post: 9308906, member: 7026452"] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="1712256022254.png"]355963[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Convention adventures are built to highlight the cool parts of a role playing game. In theory, they are made to make the players wander over into the dealer hall and pick up the main rulebook. They have lives beyond this original purpose. They can be taken home and played with friends as a break from an ongoing campaign or as the kick off to a new one. [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472356/best-leave-them-ghosts-alone?affiliate_id=408896'][I]Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone[/I][/URL] was the main convention adventure used at Gen Con 2023 and was many players’ first point of contact with [B]Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game[/B]. Written by the head designer of the RPG Shanna Germain, Monte Cook Games sent along a review copy to check out. Did this story invoke the same kinds of shivers that the podcast does? Let’s play to find out. Note: This review contains some spoilers for the adventure past this point. I consider [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472356/best-leave-them-ghosts-alone?affiliate_id=408896'][I]Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone[/I][/URL] a great one shot or introductory adventure for [I]Old Gods of Appalachia Role Playing Game[/I]. [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472356/best-leave-them-ghosts-alone?affiliate_id=408896'][I]Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone[/I][/URL] finds the players returning to their small town of Dismal, Pennsylvania to attend the funeral of a friend. Only the players know that this friend, Ossie, already died once before when they were kids. The kids made a deal with a strange spirit called Rabbit Rabbit to bring Ossie back to life and with their second death, they know that they have to pay the debt they owe for those borrowed years. As it happens, Rabbit Rabbit needs their help dealing with the intrigues of the magical world that winds through Appalachia. It needs the players to seek out a powerful magic user called the Mander Witch to get her to intervene against the forces of darkness encroaching upon the land. Ultimately the players decide whether to help the witch or make deals with things more powerful and deadly behind the moves made by a local coal company. It’s easy to see the inspirations in the adventure from the generational horror of Stephen King’s[I] IT[/I] to [I]Old Gods’[/I] own [I]Cowboy Absher[/I]. Familiar doesn’t mean cliche. It’s smart to write an adventure around elements players will find familiar while dealing with an unfamiliar game. The first section is fairly exposition heavy as the players hash out what they were like as kids and how their lives changed after their brush with Rabbit Rabbit. Monte Cook Games uses an unusual advantage for anyone allergic to boxed text. They got Steve Shell, the principal voice for the podcast, to read the exposition in between asking players questions about their past. These passages can help set the scene for this game in the same way that kicking off a [I]Star Wars[/I] game blasting the John Williams title track does. The adventure also offers some good advice on pacing. The four hour time of a convention slot can be a bit of an illusion as games may start early or run late depending on how timely the players are. The middle section of the story is where the GM can tighten or expand the story by adjusting the encounters the players have on the road to find the Mander Witch. In a campaign, this area would be perfect for adding in scenes that foreshadow the campaign arc or deal with character’s personal XP arcs. When I use this in my game, I’ll probably change a couple of things. Ossie’s death as written is as a random victim of a supernatural accident. I’d discuss having one of the players be responsible - or feel responsible - for their death for a little extra drama and a tug of responsibility to pay back Rabbit Rabbit. I also felt the main villain, while powerful, lacked the inhuman creepiness that makes [I]Old Gods [/I]bad guys memorable. Neither of these things made me like the story less. They are the adjustments I would make to personalize the adventure. If you found this review useful please consider purchasing from the embedded links. Thank you for supporting your friendly local game reviewer. [/QUOTE]
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