Ptolus: Midwood - "The Dark Waters of Moss Pond"

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Oh, damn. Did I write that? I did, didn't I? Sorry!

Mostly. I shortened it up.

Wet and muddy is fine by me! Most D&D games seem to exist in weather-free zones, like the Golf Channel.

 

[Gnome Quixote]

The scene between Emus and Hazel's family is actually one of my favorite "quiet moments" of the campaign thus far. Emus pointing out that Hazel is the one character that all the others will listen to was a stroke of brilliance.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The technology of the Tarsisian Empire hasn't really shown up much before now, but Emus' desire to make things blow up will become something of a recurring character trait. Other technological innovations will also start showing up more and more as the campaign continues, thanks to the Big Book spelling out for me just how much of it is out there, especially in the hands of the Grailwarden dwarves, who live with the Prustan humans in this region of the world.

And a spell to turn rainwater into holy water seems pretty reasonable and fun. I might work that one out one of these days.

 

[Emus Graymullet]

The scene between Emus and Hazel's family is actually one of my favorite "quiet moments" of the campaign thus far. Emus pointing out that Hazel is the one character that all the others will listen to was a stroke of brilliance.

And a spell to turn rainwater into holy water seems pretty reasonable and fun. I might work that one out one of these days.

I've always said that Emus is both sensitive and a tactical genius.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

To this day, I'm not sure what motivated the players to start in on the acolyte the way they did. I think sometimes, players just like to torture NPCs some.

 

[Trench]

To this day, I'm not sure what motivated the players to start in on the acolyte the way they did. I think sometimes, players just like to torture NPCs some.

This adventure is, so far in the campaign, my favorite for many reasons. The drafting of poor Oktav is one of them.

HORRIBLE DEATH!

 

[bissichan]

The press-ganging of Redshirt and the All-Gods Prayer set up the stage for a great campaign.

...the stuff that is coming is priceless.

 

[Emus Graymullet]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that Flower's text isn't in pink text, but part of me was sort of hoping!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It was at this point that I reminded Bufer's player that the funny guys always die horribly in horror stories.

Unlike a lot of my adventures I run, where I accommodate lots of humor, I ran this adventure deadly serious, with a Blair Witch Project sort of tone. The group still made jokes for a while, but the horrors of the abbey took their toll over time.

The next adventure, featuring the fugitives, was run concurrently, and provides a lot of the levity missing from the adventure in the abbey.

 

[Emus Graymullet]

The altered Lothianite symbols and murals and such were great visuals, but suddenly finding that the aspect of Lothian that was missing from the cross was the creepiest part of the adventure.