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<blockquote data-quote="Lylandra" data-source="post: 6926927" data-attributes="member: 6816692"><p>Yep, I really appreciate my player's ideas, but adapting to their ideas requires some serious ad-hoc improvisation, making it really necessary to know your campaign world well enough to adapt to the consequences thet might arise when they have that "WTF Awesome!" idea once in a while. See adventure #3 once I get there, where my players turned the whole thing upside down and ended up with an intact Shahalesti fleet. </p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>The party decides to go looking for the village of the "fourty tongues". Nelle told them that the Seela, a fey race, has been living nearby the lake to the south for hundreds of years and the elves remember tales of talented fey singers who once came to Gate Pass. shortly after they start travelling south by boat token, they hear and spot the Selea Tiljann who is being ambushed by six other Seela. The party fends off the six aggressors and, after beating two of them unconscious, tells them that there can be only losers in this fight. They ask both sides to explain why they have been fighting in the first place, so Tiljann tells them that she tries to find help and a way to stop the fires from burning while the six others claim that they want to end their decades-long suffering by ending the song and that "Vuhl's path is the only salvation from pain". Tiljann is shocked to hear that the six are friends of Vuhl since Vuhl told her of something beautiful that could be a spark of hope upstreams. The elves, paranoid as they are, suspect that this ominous Vuhl might have set up a death trap for Tiljann. They intimidate one of the six ambushers into revealing that they were told to "stop Tiljann from singing" - whatever that might mean. Together they travel downstreams to clear up this mess they've gotten themselves into.</p><p></p><p>Once they arrive in the Seela village, it becomes pretty clear that something is not right at all and that tensions are high. They also hear the beautiful song of forms for the first time and both Tinuviel and Crystin feel a strange influence on their minds. Tiljann leads them to songleader Papuvin who explains to them what happened 40 years ago and why they cannot cease singing: Only Indomitability who has been bound by Anyariel keeps the forest - and themselves - from burning to ashes. The party is horrified by the Seela's choice between death and eternal imprisonment and realize that they are trapped in this forest as well as long as Indomitability remains bound. In order to find a solution, they decide to gather information in the village and to ask out Vuhl why in the name of Coaltonuge he tried to have Tiljann killed or hurt. </p><p></p><p>When they arrive in Vuhl's hut, Crystin starts feeling eerily numb. Tinuviel who tries to feel what's happening and what Vuhl might be up to is shocked to find out that the Seela is not emanating any emotion at all despite being friendly and calm. They ask Vuhl about the ambush on Tiljann and he convincingly explains bit by bit how she asked him to set up this "trap" so she might find people who are brave enough to help her even when threatened by violence. Cuin'halar is outraged by this "betrayal" and confronts Tiljann outside of Vuhl's hut. She is shocked herself and tells the elf that she's never ever do something that wicked. Cuin decides that there's only one way to clean up this mess, so he drags the protesting Tiljann to the entrance of his hut and demands that she asks him why his "minions" ambushed her while he's waiting outside.</p><p>Vuhl tells the still shaken Tiljann that he knew that there would be help upstreams and that this was the "beautiful" thing he wanted to show her. He needed to fake the ambush so that the outsiders would show her their true hearts and he's now conviced that the party could be of help to the village. </p><p></p><p>(Note: I really did my best to make Vuhl believeable, but my party managed to out-wit him by hiding outside and listening to his conversation with Tiljann. No bluff check could beat a discrepance that obvious)</p><p></p><p>After hearing that, the elves and Torrent storm into Vuhl's hut and confront him. Tinuviel asks him who he really is and what he's up to. Vuhl answers that he's Vuhl and that he only has the best interests for his people, but Tinuviel suspects him to be something more. Vuhl then asks them who *they* think he might be and Tinuviel all of a sudden tells him that he's alien like Indomitability, but where the Stag is eternal life, he would be the dark Abyss. Vuhl smiles and thanks him for the compliment, but tells him that no, he's not even close to being the Abyss.</p><p></p><p>(Note: I wonder what Tinu will say once he'll face Annihilation. I'm so thrilled for that module^^)</p><p></p><p>The party decides that it will be the best for all of them to leave Vuhl for good and that the wicked man/alien/Trillith/whatever will do less harm when no one gets too close to him. Cuin'halar apologizes for doubting Tiljann's words and promises to help the Seela survive altough he knows it will be hard to find a solution for both his promises. They try to learn more about the Song of Forms and the nature of the Seela and find out that the Seela will die to the flames because the First Tree who gave them life is already ablaze and will consume them all once Indomitability's essence is gone. They also hear more about the story of Gwenevere, Anyariel and the Dryad Timbre. They decide to seek out Timbre, for she might know how to save her First Tree, but Papuvin tells them that the Dryad won't see any visitors for she has secluded herself in pain. The elves add up their information and deduce that maybe the now-hag Gwenevere might have stolen the relic which was missing from thr shrine of Anyariel.</p><p></p><p>Tinuviel thinks about sneaking into the former Nymph's lair to look after the missing lock, but Cuin'halar wants to talk to her first and hopes that she might hand over the relic on her own. They travel to the once enchanted pool and Cuin calls out to the Lady and Keeper after "sacrificing" fresh meat at the shore. Gwenevere appears and demands to know what the strangely beautiful elf wants from her and whether he's simply there to mock her. He explains that no, he's come to appreciate her grace and that she's still got so much beauty left inside her heart which she's only trying to hide because of her grief. He tells her that He's sure she might become beautiful on the outside again once she rekindles her kindness and care for the creatures of the forest. When he mentions her old friend Timbre, she's ashamed, but the elf explains that such a dear friend is surely able to forgive her once she knows that Gwenevere really wants to be forgiven. Something inside the hag changes when she agrees to giving it a chance and Cuin promises to do his best to convince Timbre ("who is surely suffering as well") to talk to her again and hints that he only needs a token to show Timbre that she's serious. </p><p></p><p>(Note: Cuin, Master of Diplomacy. I decided that he wouldn't need a roll for that speech for he did push Gwenevere's buttons flawlessly)</p><p></p><p>Gwen hands over the lock of Anyariel and Tinuviel is happy that he didn't have to sneak into the cave with the "Oh my, no one can touch it since it is protected by a curse" mirror. They then decide to visit Timbre as soon as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lylandra, post: 6926927, member: 6816692"] Yep, I really appreciate my player's ideas, but adapting to their ideas requires some serious ad-hoc improvisation, making it really necessary to know your campaign world well enough to adapt to the consequences thet might arise when they have that "WTF Awesome!" idea once in a while. See adventure #3 once I get there, where my players turned the whole thing upside down and ended up with an intact Shahalesti fleet. --- The party decides to go looking for the village of the "fourty tongues". Nelle told them that the Seela, a fey race, has been living nearby the lake to the south for hundreds of years and the elves remember tales of talented fey singers who once came to Gate Pass. shortly after they start travelling south by boat token, they hear and spot the Selea Tiljann who is being ambushed by six other Seela. The party fends off the six aggressors and, after beating two of them unconscious, tells them that there can be only losers in this fight. They ask both sides to explain why they have been fighting in the first place, so Tiljann tells them that she tries to find help and a way to stop the fires from burning while the six others claim that they want to end their decades-long suffering by ending the song and that "Vuhl's path is the only salvation from pain". Tiljann is shocked to hear that the six are friends of Vuhl since Vuhl told her of something beautiful that could be a spark of hope upstreams. The elves, paranoid as they are, suspect that this ominous Vuhl might have set up a death trap for Tiljann. They intimidate one of the six ambushers into revealing that they were told to "stop Tiljann from singing" - whatever that might mean. Together they travel downstreams to clear up this mess they've gotten themselves into. Once they arrive in the Seela village, it becomes pretty clear that something is not right at all and that tensions are high. They also hear the beautiful song of forms for the first time and both Tinuviel and Crystin feel a strange influence on their minds. Tiljann leads them to songleader Papuvin who explains to them what happened 40 years ago and why they cannot cease singing: Only Indomitability who has been bound by Anyariel keeps the forest - and themselves - from burning to ashes. The party is horrified by the Seela's choice between death and eternal imprisonment and realize that they are trapped in this forest as well as long as Indomitability remains bound. In order to find a solution, they decide to gather information in the village and to ask out Vuhl why in the name of Coaltonuge he tried to have Tiljann killed or hurt. When they arrive in Vuhl's hut, Crystin starts feeling eerily numb. Tinuviel who tries to feel what's happening and what Vuhl might be up to is shocked to find out that the Seela is not emanating any emotion at all despite being friendly and calm. They ask Vuhl about the ambush on Tiljann and he convincingly explains bit by bit how she asked him to set up this "trap" so she might find people who are brave enough to help her even when threatened by violence. Cuin'halar is outraged by this "betrayal" and confronts Tiljann outside of Vuhl's hut. She is shocked herself and tells the elf that she's never ever do something that wicked. Cuin decides that there's only one way to clean up this mess, so he drags the protesting Tiljann to the entrance of his hut and demands that she asks him why his "minions" ambushed her while he's waiting outside. Vuhl tells the still shaken Tiljann that he knew that there would be help upstreams and that this was the "beautiful" thing he wanted to show her. He needed to fake the ambush so that the outsiders would show her their true hearts and he's now conviced that the party could be of help to the village. (Note: I really did my best to make Vuhl believeable, but my party managed to out-wit him by hiding outside and listening to his conversation with Tiljann. No bluff check could beat a discrepance that obvious) After hearing that, the elves and Torrent storm into Vuhl's hut and confront him. Tinuviel asks him who he really is and what he's up to. Vuhl answers that he's Vuhl and that he only has the best interests for his people, but Tinuviel suspects him to be something more. Vuhl then asks them who *they* think he might be and Tinuviel all of a sudden tells him that he's alien like Indomitability, but where the Stag is eternal life, he would be the dark Abyss. Vuhl smiles and thanks him for the compliment, but tells him that no, he's not even close to being the Abyss. (Note: I wonder what Tinu will say once he'll face Annihilation. I'm so thrilled for that module^^) The party decides that it will be the best for all of them to leave Vuhl for good and that the wicked man/alien/Trillith/whatever will do less harm when no one gets too close to him. Cuin'halar apologizes for doubting Tiljann's words and promises to help the Seela survive altough he knows it will be hard to find a solution for both his promises. They try to learn more about the Song of Forms and the nature of the Seela and find out that the Seela will die to the flames because the First Tree who gave them life is already ablaze and will consume them all once Indomitability's essence is gone. They also hear more about the story of Gwenevere, Anyariel and the Dryad Timbre. They decide to seek out Timbre, for she might know how to save her First Tree, but Papuvin tells them that the Dryad won't see any visitors for she has secluded herself in pain. The elves add up their information and deduce that maybe the now-hag Gwenevere might have stolen the relic which was missing from thr shrine of Anyariel. Tinuviel thinks about sneaking into the former Nymph's lair to look after the missing lock, but Cuin'halar wants to talk to her first and hopes that she might hand over the relic on her own. They travel to the once enchanted pool and Cuin calls out to the Lady and Keeper after "sacrificing" fresh meat at the shore. Gwenevere appears and demands to know what the strangely beautiful elf wants from her and whether he's simply there to mock her. He explains that no, he's come to appreciate her grace and that she's still got so much beauty left inside her heart which she's only trying to hide because of her grief. He tells her that He's sure she might become beautiful on the outside again once she rekindles her kindness and care for the creatures of the forest. When he mentions her old friend Timbre, she's ashamed, but the elf explains that such a dear friend is surely able to forgive her once she knows that Gwenevere really wants to be forgiven. Something inside the hag changes when she agrees to giving it a chance and Cuin promises to do his best to convince Timbre ("who is surely suffering as well") to talk to her again and hints that he only needs a token to show Timbre that she's serious. (Note: Cuin, Master of Diplomacy. I decided that he wouldn't need a roll for that speech for he did push Gwenevere's buttons flawlessly) Gwen hands over the lock of Anyariel and Tinuviel is happy that he didn't have to sneak into the cave with the "Oh my, no one can touch it since it is protected by a curse" mirror. They then decide to visit Timbre as soon as possible. [/QUOTE]
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