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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 6837327" data-attributes="member: 35909"><p>So, when my party reached it, they were suspicious. One player had put a level in Sorcerer w/ the previous day's level up and got a cute little rat familiar. At first, the player was thinking of having the rat go climb up to the door on the balcony, and I kept thinking to myself, “oh god, please don't make me kill off your little pet right after you got it!” I would've felt so awful... Thankfully the centaur fighter ended up going up first and plummeting instead. Just thought I'd share... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Glad it worked out for you! I'm glad I made him a part of the chapter to tie the plot together, too. In my game, I had him just normal invisible w/ a major image to greet the party (and waste some of their fire). He bitterly recalled having to flee his own shop after being attacked and how “he's not alone now” (cue Aurus), and used his time invisible to buff up some more and polymorph into a big, bad, brute, shouting “who's laughing now?!” and such. I also had him mention jealousy towards Torrent and how after they ruined his business he first went to Lee and wanted them dead, but Lee was “soft” and “still fond of Torrent” so he declined and thus Paradim had to leave town. Hence also tying in why she got kidnapped and how he knew they were coming. Very fun fight, and he actually got to Wayfayer's Step to the ceiling and escape, the party too banged up to risk chasing after him. So he shall return for a 3rd battle in the future!</p><p>(In my game, he started off Polymorphed as an Annis Hag, then when that was dispelled he used Troll Shape...so he was a troll in my game, too)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I also modified the trap to be a swift action remote trigger and not just to trigger upon pressure on it. I did that mainly because I had Torrent's equipment in that area (I figured I needed some reason to get the players to venture in there; Torrent herself was in a vat slowly being transformed) and wanted to give them a chance to equip her and heal her up before the boss fight. I already made the Aurus fight much harder w/ Paradim there, I decided there was no way I wanted to have the two fights blend together, that'd be a TPK.</p><p>Ironically you underestimated Caela.... I buffed her significantly and underestimated her...she was meant to be more defensive than offensive so never endangering a PC was fine...but she still lost in only 5 rounds to boot. I did remember the cape, but a PC actually thwarted her attempt to teleport. I can't recall how exactly at the moment, though... Some sort of readied action...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Aww...so you didn't get to use my idea, either. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I hand wave the time line with travel times and crafting their gear when in Seaquen, generally. I actually noted that the orb was already nearly finished and the brothers had been debating who it should be given to, as a way to let them know they didn't *need* Pilus if they really didn't want to ally with him. If you don't make that relatively clear, they'll think they have no choice at all. Still, my party put aside their qualms and made the alliance, too.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, at the start of Chapter 6, Longinus is supposed to inform the party it will last anywhere from a few days to a week, at most. So...good call. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>On the note of chapter 6, and Longinus's cryptic divination...if your party is even remotely “with it,” I'd advise changing one of the words in it. I'm sure you know the one I mean. It's just too obvious... For my game, I changed it to:</p><p>[sblock]”blinded”</p><p>Which is technically a synonym and a rather fitting reference to a boss from Zelda: A Link to the Past and how he's eventually encountered[/sblock]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, not just the encounter structure. The entire timeline of events in the chapter is very shaky, and I did my best to rail road stuff happening in quick succession to avoid giving the players enough time to stop and think about it that much. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> It worked and they enjoyed the chapter, but it could have easily gone wrong.</p><p>And I actually had them level up mid-day just before the battle against Ragesia, just so the entirety of their time as level 10 characters wasn't spent on a single day adventuring in the Valley of Storms (and maybe confronting Pilus).</p><p>Again, glad Paradim was a hit and sad they didn't poke the bear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 6837327, member: 35909"] So, when my party reached it, they were suspicious. One player had put a level in Sorcerer w/ the previous day's level up and got a cute little rat familiar. At first, the player was thinking of having the rat go climb up to the door on the balcony, and I kept thinking to myself, “oh god, please don't make me kill off your little pet right after you got it!” I would've felt so awful... Thankfully the centaur fighter ended up going up first and plummeting instead. Just thought I'd share... :) Glad it worked out for you! I'm glad I made him a part of the chapter to tie the plot together, too. In my game, I had him just normal invisible w/ a major image to greet the party (and waste some of their fire). He bitterly recalled having to flee his own shop after being attacked and how “he's not alone now” (cue Aurus), and used his time invisible to buff up some more and polymorph into a big, bad, brute, shouting “who's laughing now?!” and such. I also had him mention jealousy towards Torrent and how after they ruined his business he first went to Lee and wanted them dead, but Lee was “soft” and “still fond of Torrent” so he declined and thus Paradim had to leave town. Hence also tying in why she got kidnapped and how he knew they were coming. Very fun fight, and he actually got to Wayfayer's Step to the ceiling and escape, the party too banged up to risk chasing after him. So he shall return for a 3rd battle in the future! (In my game, he started off Polymorphed as an Annis Hag, then when that was dispelled he used Troll Shape...so he was a troll in my game, too) I also modified the trap to be a swift action remote trigger and not just to trigger upon pressure on it. I did that mainly because I had Torrent's equipment in that area (I figured I needed some reason to get the players to venture in there; Torrent herself was in a vat slowly being transformed) and wanted to give them a chance to equip her and heal her up before the boss fight. I already made the Aurus fight much harder w/ Paradim there, I decided there was no way I wanted to have the two fights blend together, that'd be a TPK. Ironically you underestimated Caela.... I buffed her significantly and underestimated her...she was meant to be more defensive than offensive so never endangering a PC was fine...but she still lost in only 5 rounds to boot. I did remember the cape, but a PC actually thwarted her attempt to teleport. I can't recall how exactly at the moment, though... Some sort of readied action... Aww...so you didn't get to use my idea, either. :( I hand wave the time line with travel times and crafting their gear when in Seaquen, generally. I actually noted that the orb was already nearly finished and the brothers had been debating who it should be given to, as a way to let them know they didn't *need* Pilus if they really didn't want to ally with him. If you don't make that relatively clear, they'll think they have no choice at all. Still, my party put aside their qualms and made the alliance, too. Actually, at the start of Chapter 6, Longinus is supposed to inform the party it will last anywhere from a few days to a week, at most. So...good call. :) On the note of chapter 6, and Longinus's cryptic divination...if your party is even remotely “with it,” I'd advise changing one of the words in it. I'm sure you know the one I mean. It's just too obvious... For my game, I changed it to: [sblock]”blinded” Which is technically a synonym and a rather fitting reference to a boss from Zelda: A Link to the Past and how he's eventually encountered[/sblock] Yeah, not just the encounter structure. The entire timeline of events in the chapter is very shaky, and I did my best to rail road stuff happening in quick succession to avoid giving the players enough time to stop and think about it that much. :) It worked and they enjoyed the chapter, but it could have easily gone wrong. And I actually had them level up mid-day just before the battle against Ragesia, just so the entirety of their time as level 10 characters wasn't spent on a single day adventuring in the Valley of Storms (and maybe confronting Pilus). Again, glad Paradim was a hit and sad they didn't poke the bear. [/QUOTE]
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