I haven't run it yet, but am planning to in the near future. I have another couple of adventures to run first though, so with the various disruptions my group has had and will have at this time of year, it'll probably be January by the time we get to it, and possibly February by the time we finish it.
I'm actually setting it during Tales From Wilderland. They've done the first five scenarios, and are now setting out on a quest to remove the curse from one of their magic weapons. The next thing on their list is Concerning Archers (also from Ruins of the North, of course) as I felt that seemed the easier adventure in some ways. After that, Nightmares of Angmar and maybe one other, and then the final two adventures of Tales From Wilderland.
I know Nightmares is meant to be set after 2951, but I have a plan.
It seemed to me that it might make sense if it instead happened
while Sauron was secretly rebuilding in Mordor -- his plan being that he would declare himself in Mordor, three Nazgul would retake Dol Guldur and the Witch-King would return to Angmar simultaneously. If that happened things could be dire indeed for the Free Peoples.
So my idea is that Radagast has a foreboding of Very Bad Things, consults with Beorn, and sends the heroes to try and make peace with the Hill-Men on behalf of both the Woodmen and the Beornings.
I had a few issues with the scenario as written; it seemed to me that the heroes are essentially set up to fail with Forgall. Some people strongly disliked with the heroes getting automatic Shadow points for killing him (treating it as a misdeed), and I had to agree. I guess the idea is that he's a noncombatant, but he's spurring Wargs on to attack the heroes, and not only that but he's actually helping with his Strike Fear ability. What's more, the players may know or suspect he can become a Spirit-Warg, and for all they know he may have other magical abilities. If they perceive his actions as an attack and respond by attacking back, I don't think they deserve Shadow points. It also seems that it would be near impossible to persuade the Hill-Men to do anything after killing their chief's father, so the entire adventure may be jeopardised before it really starts.
So one thing I'm going to do is have Radagast warn them that the Hill-Men may see them as enemies and even provoke them, and emphasise the importance of establishing peace with them.
I'm not terribly keen on Glorfindel only meeting the heroes if they recovered the Elf-Stone; I'm just going to have him meet them regardless, and sense that these are people with a tale to tell. I also was a bit unhappy with the goblins of Carn Dum being "suddenly called away" in the middle of a fight with the heroes, with no explanation. I'll come up with some justification, probably the Steward of Angmar summoning them in case the heroes head in his direction, and maybe give the players a hint about something dark and sinister lurking in the depths...
Despite these criticisms, I do think it's a good scenario with a lot of interesting ideas; that's why I'm keen to run it!
