new quest - CASTLES????

[Teharahma]

I want to defend a castle, like the fight at Helm's Deep...

I want to be up on the wall and see 10,000 orcs charging the walls... I want to shoot arrows down into the mass of invaders, I want ladders to be raised by the invaders (and I want to be able to push them over).

I want to see catapults hurling stones. I want to see a battering ram breaking down the gates. I want to see Stone Giants smashing breaches in the walls.

I want to fall back to the inner castle walls.

That's what I want...

Edit: Oh, and I want to hurl a dwarf.

I see you saw the movies, books > movies.

[Sleepsalot]

We need Durlag's tower from BG Tales of the Sword Coast that was a fun area. As for Castle I think the closest we have now to that design is Matador Village..

Sleeps

has anyone ever thought of a castle map? This is fantasy right? This is D&D right? I get kind of bored with stuff after lvl 16, I like the old fashioned D&D stuff, not into interplaner travel, but going through the sewers and some small towns and towers and crypts was cool. The minotaur village was cool, the undead pirate stronghold and red fens stronghold was close to a castle, but I really miss the D&D castle sieges! whats your opinion?

[madmaxhunter]

We need Durlag's tower from BG Tales of the Sword Coast that was a fun area. As for Castle I think the closest we have now to that design is Matador Village..

Sleeps

lol, where's that, outside of Guadalajara?

[quickgrif]

I see you saw the movies, books > movies.

Books are ok and you can feel the depth in them, however he is a bit dry in his story telling and the movies were well made.

Most times I agree book > movie but in this case its a wash for me.

[Ninety]

a new invasion has a pretty nice castle that annoys me to no end.

[Captain_Wizbang]

has anyone ever thought of a castle map? This is fantasy right? This is D&D right? I get kind of bored with stuff after lvl 16, I like the old fashioned D&D stuff, not into interplaner travel, but going through the sewers and some small towns and towers and crypts was cool. The minotaur village was cool, the undead pirate stronghold and red fens stronghold was close to a castle, but I really miss the D&D castle sieges! whats your opinion?

There was talk by the devs several years ago about a siege campaign. It would be great wouldnt it?

[MeliCat]

I want the mansion from the challenges as a PvP map (and I don't even like PvP)

[Gizeh]

A classical medieval castle would be pretty pointless with beholders, dragons and powerful wizards who would basically just jump over the walls, but I would like to see a castle adapted to a high magic setting like Eberron.

[Delssar]

A classical medieval castle would be pretty pointless with beholders, dragons and powerful wizards who would basically just jump over the walls, but I would like to see a castle adapted to a high magic setting like Eberron.

Thats just the setting, in alot of D&D worlds casters were 1/1000 adventurers and adventurers were 1/100000 person. Not only that but the worlds didnt have such a large number of monsters like beholders and dragons.

[Falco_Easts]

I would love to see a dual part seige pack. It can be ran either as attacker or defender.

I would also love to see a quest in the new Underdark expansion done in infravision. Predator mode anyone?

[Delssar]

I would love to see a dual part seige pack. It can be ran either as attacker or defender.

I would also love to see a quest in the new Underdark expansion done in infravision. Predator mode anyone?

I can already see my eyes bleeding from a quest like that.

I think they should of put in infravision for rainbow though for races that have it and in the IQ quest that you get put asleep I think elves should be able to remain awake since they are immune it it.

[Auran82]

Have fun storming the castle!

Going to need a miracle first.

[Gizeh]

Thats just the setting, in alot of D&D worlds casters were 1/1000 adventurers and adventurers were 1/100000 person. Not only that but the worlds didnt have such a large number of monsters like beholders and dragons.

I would understand that in a setting like Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk, but here in Eberron we have airships...

[Zero.Ghost]

I would also love to see a quest in the new Underdark expansion done in infravision. Predator mode anyone?

Personally I would be in favor of having some quests where you have to carry a torch - I don't see why all these caves have well lit interiors when nobody has touched them for years. Who changes the light bulbs in there?

[Thrudh]

I see you saw the movies, books > movies.

I read the books 10 times before the movies came out.

My nine-year old son is not allowed to watch the movies until he reads the books first.

[Sleepsalot]

We have that also Rainbow in the Dark..

Sleeps

Personally I would be in favor of having some quests where you have to carry a torch - I don't see why all these caves have well lit interiors when nobody has touched them for years. Who changes the light bulbs in there?

[Gremmlynn]

I want Tegal manor but then I am an old fart

Well you can't have it as I have a wizard (technically "magic user") that's been living in it for 30 some odd years.

[MrkGrismer]

Personally I would be in favor of having some quests where you have to carry a torch - I don't see why all these caves have well lit interiors when nobody has touched them for years. Who changes the light bulbs in there?

They said they couldn't do something like that because of limitations with the engine. Only 7 lights can shine on an object (or what? I don't know, maybe it would collapse the space-time continuum). However, they have hinted that there are some engine changes coming, with the expansion, that will allow them to do some things they couldn't do before. Obviously some of that has to do with Druids, but it would be sweet if it allowed for full dynamic lighting, with lighting from flaming arrows, spells, etc. But I doubt it.

Casle sieges can be done in a setting like eberron, you just have to have some really strong air defenses. You also have to make sure you don't put an exhaust port to your main power source as a straight shot up to your moat....

[HungarianRhapsody]

lol, where's that, outside of Guadalajara?

It's actually just north of Akron, Ojio.

[TheDjinnFor]

I see you saw the movies, books > movies.

Minor tangent incoming:

Tolkien novels read like ancient religious texts. He had an amazing imagination and knack for creating rich and believable environments but was a terrible author in terms of pacing and flow.

LotR movie > LotR book, since it captured the essence of Tolkiens imagination but without his terrible writing. Otherwise, I'd agree with you, books > movies.