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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 8716682" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>Well, in addition to what [USER=42582]@pemerton[/USER] said, you could use PHB3 hybrid rules, which let you 'blend' 2 classes, although its adding some complexity to character building, but it can let you have 4 roles in 2 characters. Otherwise, yeah, the fighter is great, it can be practically a high damage output striker and its defender abilities will prove useful. The 2nd PC could be a striker, or a leader like cleric, etc. I think really as long as one character's combat role has solid damage the other one can be most anything. </p><p></p><p>Most of the modules were so-so, though the last few were better/pretty good, if you can find them. There was some stuff in Dragon that was not bad, but it may be hard to find nowadays. Most of what I did was really low prep, so I don't have issues with homebrewing, it works. I was never a big module guy.</p><p></p><p>Ravenloft did get some attention in 4e. Looks like DTRPG now has PDFs of 4e era Dungeon and Dragon, so there are a couple articles related to Ravenloft, and it is mentioned in various books here and there. There was an article on Vistani that mentions it too. However, they scrapped a plan to release a 4e Ravenloft adventure/setting. They did release Gloomwrought, which is a city set in the Shadowfell, but it definitely has a different vibe than Ravenloft (more Dark City than Gothic Horror). So, based on that stuff, and the Heroes of the Shadowfell book, you will find out that Domains of Dread are part of the Shadowfell and Barovia is definitely one of them, but there isn't a full writeup of the castle. I think there may be stats for Strahd somewhere, like maybe in Open Grave, I'm not sure.</p><p></p><p>I did once start to work up some material of my own to do a Strahd-like vampire figure, as the PCs in one of my games took a hankering to messing with him, but I didn't get really far on that, the campaign sputtered out before the action got far. I think 4e can definitely do that kind of stuff. I mean, if you have seen the Netflix Castlevania it is like pure 4e! I mean 4e is made for that stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 8716682, member: 82106"] Well, in addition to what [USER=42582]@pemerton[/USER] said, you could use PHB3 hybrid rules, which let you 'blend' 2 classes, although its adding some complexity to character building, but it can let you have 4 roles in 2 characters. Otherwise, yeah, the fighter is great, it can be practically a high damage output striker and its defender abilities will prove useful. The 2nd PC could be a striker, or a leader like cleric, etc. I think really as long as one character's combat role has solid damage the other one can be most anything. Most of the modules were so-so, though the last few were better/pretty good, if you can find them. There was some stuff in Dragon that was not bad, but it may be hard to find nowadays. Most of what I did was really low prep, so I don't have issues with homebrewing, it works. I was never a big module guy. Ravenloft did get some attention in 4e. Looks like DTRPG now has PDFs of 4e era Dungeon and Dragon, so there are a couple articles related to Ravenloft, and it is mentioned in various books here and there. There was an article on Vistani that mentions it too. However, they scrapped a plan to release a 4e Ravenloft adventure/setting. They did release Gloomwrought, which is a city set in the Shadowfell, but it definitely has a different vibe than Ravenloft (more Dark City than Gothic Horror). So, based on that stuff, and the Heroes of the Shadowfell book, you will find out that Domains of Dread are part of the Shadowfell and Barovia is definitely one of them, but there isn't a full writeup of the castle. I think there may be stats for Strahd somewhere, like maybe in Open Grave, I'm not sure. I did once start to work up some material of my own to do a Strahd-like vampire figure, as the PCs in one of my games took a hankering to messing with him, but I didn't get really far on that, the campaign sputtered out before the action got far. I think 4e can definitely do that kind of stuff. I mean, if you have seen the Netflix Castlevania it is like pure 4e! I mean 4e is made for that stuff. [/QUOTE]
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