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Let's Play #9 4e Goodman Games DCC55 Isle of the Sea Drake Enc#9 The Watch Tower WITH PC PICs
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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 6212243" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px">Let's Play #9 Goodman Games </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px">DCC55 Isle of the Sea Drake (Level 1)</span></p><p></p><p>Session 1.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/10256254945/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8557/10256254945_708c384277_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Encounter #1 On a Strange Shore (Area A-1)</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Map]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9162515532/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/9162515532_ef0518cb54_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center">The Map- obviously the guys don’t get to see this.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9162543368/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/9162543368_9255b7905f_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center">Area A-1. On a Strange Shore… </p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>The guys have almost no time to adjust to their new circumstance- they’re on a tropical beach surrounded by the debris of the ship- the golden sand ends thirty to forty feet away at the tree-line. </p><p></p><p>Moments later there’s a whoop from the jungle and rushing across the beach towards them are a bunch of ‘natives’, or at least three of the four individuals are. The three look like head-hunters, I go overboard with the description of these guys, with painted skull-faces and bones and grisly totems. One of the ‘natives’ wears thick cloth smock and is carrying a bow, he sets up at the tree-line and notches an arrow. A second ‘native’, clad in armour made from what looks to be the shell of a huge crab, wields a greatclub and comes rushing straight at the adventurers. The third joins the Hunter with the bow, a female with a quarterstaff and wearing a cloak of eagle-feathers. </p><p></p><p>The last attacker is clearly not a ‘native’, he’s a Tiefling clad in well-worn leathers and wielding a longsword, the foul creature rushes to the attack, screaming.</p><p></p><p>“Destroy the scurvy dogs!”</p><p></p><p>Your kindly DM slips on a skull-and-crossbones emblazoned eye-patch.</p><p></p><p>“Pirates!” Comes the cry from the players.</p><p>“Pirate!” I correct them, singular. </p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 425 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Human Comiqui Hunter Level 1 Artillery x1</p><p>Human Comiqui Devout Level 1 Controller x1</p><p>Human Comiqui Brave Level 1 Brute x1</p><p>Tiefling Pirate Fighter- Bos’n Golo Level 2 Soldier x1</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Monster Manual]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9160223207/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/9160223207_257c4a93a1_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9160223863/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/9160223863_576fa3f80e_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9160225805/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5336/9160225805_af53b4068b_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9162436210/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2823/9162436210_4f7c68936a_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>The Tiefling Pirate is first in to the action slashing at Arannis, who just manages to block the blow, the Tiefling however dashes on- the Comiqui Brave following the Pirate’s lead. The Brave diverts- suddenly heads straight for Lia, screaming with his greatclub raised; Lia spins out a dagger- misses. She back-pedals furiously, in to the surf, the Brave still screaming and closing in on her.</p><p></p><p>At the last moment Brevill steps in and cuts the Comiqui Brave- slashing the Human from shoulder to waist, half-heartedly the Brave sweeps its club around, aiming to take the Warforged’s head off- too slow, the Brave staggers and clutches at the wound (Bloodied with one hit).</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile Arannis checks his momentum, turns with incredible speed and stabs at the passing Tiefling Pirate with his greatspear, only a slight wound but the Warlord quickly sizes up the situation.</p><p></p><p>“Lia!” Arannis screams, the Elf Rogue, and Princess of the Court of the Great Sea Lord, suddenly looks up, she ceases her floundering in the waves and carefully moves back towards the shore- nodding once at Arannis in thanks.</p><p></p><p>A red-black radiant lance of divine power traces a shimmering line down Brevill’s back, the Warforged stiffens and spies over his shoulder the female Comiqui Devout.</p><p></p><p>“Fight on!” Heian is quickly to Brevill, the Warforged’s wounds are forgotten thanks to the Cleric’s Healing Words, a purple radiant lance catches the Comiqui Brave with the greatclub full in the chest, the Human staggers back, on his last legs.</p><p></p><p>“Fight on!” Heian yells again, behind the Cleric of Sehanine, Shuva’s form suddenly blurs- the Warlock is surrounded in shadow, she races up the beach.</p><p></p><p>The Tiefling Pirate turns sharply to meet Arannis.</p><p></p><p>“Time to die! Yer filthy Elf!” Bos’n Golo announces.</p><p>“I’m not an Elf, I’m an Eladrin.” Arannis declares.</p><p></p><p>Arannis thrusts, Golo dodges and slashes- cuts the Eladrin deep.</p><p></p><p>“Eladrin… Elf- dead’s dead!” Golo declares with a grin, Arannis clutches at his bloody side.</p><p></p><p>The Pirate’s smile fades quickly as one of Lia’s daggers thuds in to the Tiefling’s shoulder, Golo grimaces- its Lia’s turn to grin.</p><p></p><p>Brevill wastes no time, the Warforged slashes wildly at the Comiqui Brave, cuts him deep across the chest- the Brave flops lifeless in to the surf. The Warforged doesn’t wait; he rushes on- up the beach towards the Devout and the Hunter, an arrow thuds in to his chest en route, but the Warforged Fighter is not stopping.</p><p></p><p>Back in the surf Golo cuts again at Arannis and… the Eladrin blinks out of existence, his Fey Step teleports him behind the Tiefling- just as Lia arrives from the opposite direction. The two attack together, Golo is in two minds- which attack to defend? The Tiefling’s hesitance is enough, he defends neither- Arannis spears the fiend, while Lia sinks her short sword in to the Fighter’s chest- and through.</p><p></p><p>Golo sinks to his knees, coughs up a slick of blood.</p><p></p><p>“Elves can’t do that!” Arannis declares, smiles, and then kicks Golo’s short sword out of his hands, the Eladrin is inspired by his own words, his wounds are swiftly forgotten, but for Golo it’s the end.</p><p></p><p>Just the two Comiqui in the tree-line…</p><p></p><p>The feathered cloak wearing female Comiqui Devout shuffles backwards- the great Warforged warrior it seems is coming directly for her, she fires off another radiant lance and scores another hit, leaving a smoking burn on Brevill’s metal body, but still he comes on.</p><p></p><p>“Charge!” Heian screams and heads up the beach after the Warforged.</p><p></p><p>Shuva suddenly appears in the shadows of the trees, a little way to the side of the action, seconds later the Comiqui Hunter is left screaming as he is instantly, and furiously, engulfed in flames- the Human spills his bow shrieking and hollering, his skin in places smouldering black.</p><p></p><p>Lia races up the beach, with a gleam in her eye- it seems she has a taste for the fight, her pace is such she is first to the two remaining Comiqui, straight at the scalded Hunter, the poor bastard dodges but too late, Lia takes out his throat with her short sword. The Comiqui dies silently- his screams unheard, his voice box ruined.</p><p></p><p>Brevill seems to grow in size as he approaches the last of the attackers- the female Comiqui Devout backs away her quarterstaff swatting before her hoping to deflect the Warforged’s sword. Brevill’s blade bites and slices through her staff, she spills the now useless weapon, the Warforged warrior stabs and skewers the Devout with his longsword.</p><p></p><p>With the last of her strength the Devout rips herself free of the Warforged’s blade, she turns swiftly and, with eyes filled with fear, runs for her life.</p><p></p><p>She gets perhaps three yards before Brevill cuts her down.</p><p></p><p>Dead!</p><p></p><p>Encounter #1 Complete</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 425 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Human Comiqui Hunter Level 1 Artillery x1</p><p>Human Comiqui Devout Level 1 Controller x1</p><p>Human Comiqui Brave Level 1 Brute x1</p><p>Tiefling Pirate Fighter- Bos’n Golo Level 2 Soldier x1</p><p></p><p>The adventurers take a moment, between gulped breaths; they search their attackers and scour the shore for anything useful in the wreckage. </p><p></p><p>Eventually, while sharing the spoils, they discuss their situation.</p><p></p><p>“Where the hell are we?” Shuva asks.</p><p>Heian shrugs.</p><p>“The island is unnamed; I saw the map, however…” Arannis takes a moment.</p><p>“That’s really not important.” The Eladrin finishes.</p><p>“How…” Lia starts, angry.</p><p>“The point is we’re here. We need to find out where here is, of course. But more importantly we need to find a ship- if we want to get off this island.” Arannis sums up the situation.</p><p>“How the he…” Lia fires up again.</p><p>Arannis interrupts the Elf again, this time by hefting the Tiefling Pirate, Bos’n Golo’s, body from the surf.</p><p>“He arrived here somehow! And those guys…” Arannis points at one of the bodies of the Comiqui, “… they live here… probably. I think we should go for a walk, find out what the story is.” The Eladrin concludes.</p><p></p><p>Lia shuts up, thinks hard, and then shrugs- Arannis is making sense. The Rogue goes back to admiring her new short sword, recently liberated from the Tiefling Pirate- a magical blade (a +1 Duelist’s Short Sword in fact). The weapon was identified by Shuva who also managed to find, and without being seen, pocket a Potion of Healing- found in the wreckage of their ship. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/10256344993/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3830/10256344993_a11e3a0b9f_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>“Well, which way?” Lia asks, as she scans the tree-line- Arannis marks the location of the sun and then calculates directions.</p><p></p><p>Lia however is about to answer her own question.</p><p></p><p>“There!” The Elf Princess points.</p><p>The other adventurers stop to stare.</p><p>“I see noth…” Heian begins.</p><p>“I see her.” Arannis states.</p><p>“What?” Shuva asks, a little lost.</p><p>“There’s a woman, watching us, in the trees.” Lia points again.</p><p>“Another one of…” Heian begins.</p><p>“No, she’s not one of them, at least she does not wear war paint.” Lia answers.</p><p>“A third party?” Heian asks.</p><p>“Perhaps.” Arannis states, “… we should make contact.”</p><p></p><p>And with that Lia dashes forward.</p><p></p><p>“No…” Heain shouts.</p><p></p><p>But it’s too late; the woman in the trees turns tail and races off in to the jungle.</p><p></p><p>“Stop her, we must stop her…” Arannis shouts and heads off at speed- “… and capture her, not kill her; if we can.” The Warlord adds.</p><p></p><p>Comment: It worked well for the following reasons, the fight was frenetic- I got to play several (stereotypical) natives- head hunter types from the Indiana Jones school of bit-part bad guys; and a Pirate- with lots of “scurvy… this”, and, “scurvy… that”; which the kids loved.</p><p></p><p>After the fight I asked the guys, for the first time, to take a moment to think about where they’re at- with regards to the adventure; I obviously do this kind of thing in my main campaign, usually when the players take an extended rest. I’ve decided for the kids then I’m going to do this a lot more often. The cool thing is the kids are much easier to convince to talk in character; Fred (aged nearly 14, and the oldest at the table) who plays Arannis was in excellent form.</p><p></p><p>Beforehand, during the character creation session, I’d talked to the kids about who their characters were, by which I don’t mean their class and race, although that’s obviously part of it. I asked them to come up with a few character traits- what they were really like. I don’t remember everything that they came up with but the list went a little like this-</p><p></p><p>Brevill, Male Warforged Paladin of Erathis 1 (Played by Spider aged 4.95)- Tough and cool, doesn’t talk a lot, protects Lia at all costs. (Spider kinda likes Leena).</p><p></p><p>Shuva, Female Half-Elf Fey Pact Warlock 1 (Played by Alfie aged 9)- an outsider, frightened of fighting, likes to blast things, a little cruel.</p><p></p><p>Heian, Male Elf Cleric of Sehanine 1 (Played by Luka aged 9)- loud, strong and cool- like Elrond from LOTR, apparently.</p><p></p><p>Lia, Male Elf Rogue 1 (Played by Leena aged 12)- a Princess, bossy and bit cruel- ‘do as I say…” type of thing, she’s used to giving the orders.</p><p></p><p>Arannis, Male Eladrin Warlord 1 (Played by Fred aged 13)- the leader, a talker; calm and collected, and super-cool (of course).</p><p></p><p>When we came up with this stuff there was a little debate about who should be the leader, Lia (Leena) thought it should be her, after all she’s the royal one- the Princess. The solution, I stated at the time, was that we didn’t have to decide now, if the situation arose and a leader was needed then we’d talk about it, or else let just play it out in-game; this was agreed.</p><p></p><p>For a while after this first encounter it appeared that Lia and Arannis were both making their bid to be the one giving orders in the group, the problem being for Lia (Leena) was that Arannis (Fred) just came up with some great ideas; and précised the guy’s situation fairly accurately.</p><p></p><p>I helped out by having Lia spot the woman in the tree-line, I also made sure for a little while that no one else could spot her, Lia got a little of the limelight.</p><p></p><p>A really fun first encounter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 6212243, member: 16069"] [CENTER][SIZE="5"]Let's Play #9 Goodman Games DCC55 Isle of the Sea Drake (Level 1)[/SIZE][/CENTER] Session 1. [CENTER] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/10256254945/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8557/10256254945_708c384277_b.jpg[/img][/url][/CENTER] Encounter #1 On a Strange Shore (Area A-1) [sblock=The Map] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9162515532/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/9162515532_ef0518cb54_c.jpg[/img][/url] The Map- obviously the guys don’t get to see this. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9162543368/][img]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/9162543368_9255b7905f_c.jpg[/img][/url] Area A-1. On a Strange Shore… [/CENTER] [/sblock] The guys have almost no time to adjust to their new circumstance- they’re on a tropical beach surrounded by the debris of the ship- the golden sand ends thirty to forty feet away at the tree-line. Moments later there’s a whoop from the jungle and rushing across the beach towards them are a bunch of ‘natives’, or at least three of the four individuals are. The three look like head-hunters, I go overboard with the description of these guys, with painted skull-faces and bones and grisly totems. One of the ‘natives’ wears thick cloth smock and is carrying a bow, he sets up at the tree-line and notches an arrow. A second ‘native’, clad in armour made from what looks to be the shell of a huge crab, wields a greatclub and comes rushing straight at the adventurers. The third joins the Hunter with the bow, a female with a quarterstaff and wearing a cloak of eagle-feathers. The last attacker is clearly not a ‘native’, he’s a Tiefling clad in well-worn leathers and wielding a longsword, the foul creature rushes to the attack, screaming. “Destroy the scurvy dogs!” Your kindly DM slips on a skull-and-crossbones emblazoned eye-patch. “Pirates!” Comes the cry from the players. “Pirate!” I correct them, singular. Bad Guys 425 XP Level 1 Encounter Human Comiqui Hunter Level 1 Artillery x1 Human Comiqui Devout Level 1 Controller x1 Human Comiqui Brave Level 1 Brute x1 Tiefling Pirate Fighter- Bos’n Golo Level 2 Soldier x1 [sblock=The Monster Manual] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9160223207/][img]http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/9160223207_257c4a93a1_o.png[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9160223863/][img]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/9160223863_576fa3f80e_o.png[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9160225805/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5336/9160225805_af53b4068b_o.png[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9162436210/][img]http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2823/9162436210_4f7c68936a_o.png[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] The Tiefling Pirate is first in to the action slashing at Arannis, who just manages to block the blow, the Tiefling however dashes on- the Comiqui Brave following the Pirate’s lead. The Brave diverts- suddenly heads straight for Lia, screaming with his greatclub raised; Lia spins out a dagger- misses. She back-pedals furiously, in to the surf, the Brave still screaming and closing in on her. At the last moment Brevill steps in and cuts the Comiqui Brave- slashing the Human from shoulder to waist, half-heartedly the Brave sweeps its club around, aiming to take the Warforged’s head off- too slow, the Brave staggers and clutches at the wound (Bloodied with one hit). Meanwhile Arannis checks his momentum, turns with incredible speed and stabs at the passing Tiefling Pirate with his greatspear, only a slight wound but the Warlord quickly sizes up the situation. “Lia!” Arannis screams, the Elf Rogue, and Princess of the Court of the Great Sea Lord, suddenly looks up, she ceases her floundering in the waves and carefully moves back towards the shore- nodding once at Arannis in thanks. A red-black radiant lance of divine power traces a shimmering line down Brevill’s back, the Warforged stiffens and spies over his shoulder the female Comiqui Devout. “Fight on!” Heian is quickly to Brevill, the Warforged’s wounds are forgotten thanks to the Cleric’s Healing Words, a purple radiant lance catches the Comiqui Brave with the greatclub full in the chest, the Human staggers back, on his last legs. “Fight on!” Heian yells again, behind the Cleric of Sehanine, Shuva’s form suddenly blurs- the Warlock is surrounded in shadow, she races up the beach. The Tiefling Pirate turns sharply to meet Arannis. “Time to die! Yer filthy Elf!” Bos’n Golo announces. “I’m not an Elf, I’m an Eladrin.” Arannis declares. Arannis thrusts, Golo dodges and slashes- cuts the Eladrin deep. “Eladrin… Elf- dead’s dead!” Golo declares with a grin, Arannis clutches at his bloody side. The Pirate’s smile fades quickly as one of Lia’s daggers thuds in to the Tiefling’s shoulder, Golo grimaces- its Lia’s turn to grin. Brevill wastes no time, the Warforged slashes wildly at the Comiqui Brave, cuts him deep across the chest- the Brave flops lifeless in to the surf. The Warforged doesn’t wait; he rushes on- up the beach towards the Devout and the Hunter, an arrow thuds in to his chest en route, but the Warforged Fighter is not stopping. Back in the surf Golo cuts again at Arannis and… the Eladrin blinks out of existence, his Fey Step teleports him behind the Tiefling- just as Lia arrives from the opposite direction. The two attack together, Golo is in two minds- which attack to defend? The Tiefling’s hesitance is enough, he defends neither- Arannis spears the fiend, while Lia sinks her short sword in to the Fighter’s chest- and through. Golo sinks to his knees, coughs up a slick of blood. “Elves can’t do that!” Arannis declares, smiles, and then kicks Golo’s short sword out of his hands, the Eladrin is inspired by his own words, his wounds are swiftly forgotten, but for Golo it’s the end. Just the two Comiqui in the tree-line… The feathered cloak wearing female Comiqui Devout shuffles backwards- the great Warforged warrior it seems is coming directly for her, she fires off another radiant lance and scores another hit, leaving a smoking burn on Brevill’s metal body, but still he comes on. “Charge!” Heian screams and heads up the beach after the Warforged. Shuva suddenly appears in the shadows of the trees, a little way to the side of the action, seconds later the Comiqui Hunter is left screaming as he is instantly, and furiously, engulfed in flames- the Human spills his bow shrieking and hollering, his skin in places smouldering black. Lia races up the beach, with a gleam in her eye- it seems she has a taste for the fight, her pace is such she is first to the two remaining Comiqui, straight at the scalded Hunter, the poor bastard dodges but too late, Lia takes out his throat with her short sword. The Comiqui dies silently- his screams unheard, his voice box ruined. Brevill seems to grow in size as he approaches the last of the attackers- the female Comiqui Devout backs away her quarterstaff swatting before her hoping to deflect the Warforged’s sword. Brevill’s blade bites and slices through her staff, she spills the now useless weapon, the Warforged warrior stabs and skewers the Devout with his longsword. With the last of her strength the Devout rips herself free of the Warforged’s blade, she turns swiftly and, with eyes filled with fear, runs for her life. She gets perhaps three yards before Brevill cuts her down. Dead! Encounter #1 Complete Bad Guys 425 XP Level 1 Encounter Human Comiqui Hunter Level 1 Artillery x1 Human Comiqui Devout Level 1 Controller x1 Human Comiqui Brave Level 1 Brute x1 Tiefling Pirate Fighter- Bos’n Golo Level 2 Soldier x1 The adventurers take a moment, between gulped breaths; they search their attackers and scour the shore for anything useful in the wreckage. Eventually, while sharing the spoils, they discuss their situation. “Where the hell are we?” Shuva asks. Heian shrugs. “The island is unnamed; I saw the map, however…” Arannis takes a moment. “That’s really not important.” The Eladrin finishes. “How…” Lia starts, angry. “The point is we’re here. We need to find out where here is, of course. But more importantly we need to find a ship- if we want to get off this island.” Arannis sums up the situation. “How the he…” Lia fires up again. Arannis interrupts the Elf again, this time by hefting the Tiefling Pirate, Bos’n Golo’s, body from the surf. “He arrived here somehow! And those guys…” Arannis points at one of the bodies of the Comiqui, “… they live here… probably. I think we should go for a walk, find out what the story is.” The Eladrin concludes. Lia shuts up, thinks hard, and then shrugs- Arannis is making sense. The Rogue goes back to admiring her new short sword, recently liberated from the Tiefling Pirate- a magical blade (a +1 Duelist’s Short Sword in fact). The weapon was identified by Shuva who also managed to find, and without being seen, pocket a Potion of Healing- found in the wreckage of their ship. [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/10256344993/][img]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3830/10256344993_a11e3a0b9f_o.png[/img][/url][/CENTER] “Well, which way?” Lia asks, as she scans the tree-line- Arannis marks the location of the sun and then calculates directions. Lia however is about to answer her own question. “There!” The Elf Princess points. The other adventurers stop to stare. “I see noth…” Heian begins. “I see her.” Arannis states. “What?” Shuva asks, a little lost. “There’s a woman, watching us, in the trees.” Lia points again. “Another one of…” Heian begins. “No, she’s not one of them, at least she does not wear war paint.” Lia answers. “A third party?” Heian asks. “Perhaps.” Arannis states, “… we should make contact.” And with that Lia dashes forward. “No…” Heain shouts. But it’s too late; the woman in the trees turns tail and races off in to the jungle. “Stop her, we must stop her…” Arannis shouts and heads off at speed- “… and capture her, not kill her; if we can.” The Warlord adds. Comment: It worked well for the following reasons, the fight was frenetic- I got to play several (stereotypical) natives- head hunter types from the Indiana Jones school of bit-part bad guys; and a Pirate- with lots of “scurvy… this”, and, “scurvy… that”; which the kids loved. After the fight I asked the guys, for the first time, to take a moment to think about where they’re at- with regards to the adventure; I obviously do this kind of thing in my main campaign, usually when the players take an extended rest. I’ve decided for the kids then I’m going to do this a lot more often. The cool thing is the kids are much easier to convince to talk in character; Fred (aged nearly 14, and the oldest at the table) who plays Arannis was in excellent form. Beforehand, during the character creation session, I’d talked to the kids about who their characters were, by which I don’t mean their class and race, although that’s obviously part of it. I asked them to come up with a few character traits- what they were really like. I don’t remember everything that they came up with but the list went a little like this- Brevill, Male Warforged Paladin of Erathis 1 (Played by Spider aged 4.95)- Tough and cool, doesn’t talk a lot, protects Lia at all costs. (Spider kinda likes Leena). Shuva, Female Half-Elf Fey Pact Warlock 1 (Played by Alfie aged 9)- an outsider, frightened of fighting, likes to blast things, a little cruel. Heian, Male Elf Cleric of Sehanine 1 (Played by Luka aged 9)- loud, strong and cool- like Elrond from LOTR, apparently. Lia, Male Elf Rogue 1 (Played by Leena aged 12)- a Princess, bossy and bit cruel- ‘do as I say…” type of thing, she’s used to giving the orders. Arannis, Male Eladrin Warlord 1 (Played by Fred aged 13)- the leader, a talker; calm and collected, and super-cool (of course). When we came up with this stuff there was a little debate about who should be the leader, Lia (Leena) thought it should be her, after all she’s the royal one- the Princess. The solution, I stated at the time, was that we didn’t have to decide now, if the situation arose and a leader was needed then we’d talk about it, or else let just play it out in-game; this was agreed. For a while after this first encounter it appeared that Lia and Arannis were both making their bid to be the one giving orders in the group, the problem being for Lia (Leena) was that Arannis (Fred) just came up with some great ideas; and précised the guy’s situation fairly accurately. I helped out by having Lia spot the woman in the tree-line, I also made sure for a little while that no one else could spot her, Lia got a little of the limelight. A really fun first encounter. [/QUOTE]
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