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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1005866" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Thanks for the praise and comments, Jon.</p><p></p><p>I can't tell you how glad I was at how the final battle turned out. After the campaign was over, I looked back and thought about how it had been structured and how the characters had fared in the various encounters that I had thrown at them. Frankly, I think I was way to hard on them overall.</p><p></p><p>That's not to say that I didn't like having some really tough battles including a few where I was within a couple of die rolls of a TPK. But I don't think I provided nearly enough combats where the party was at a clear advantage and could get those "feel good" wins that are like a breath of fresh air sometimes.</p><p></p><p>That is absolutely not to say that I arranged the final battle to be a cake walk. That would clearly be a let down after everthing that had led up to it. The fact is that they came up with a well conceived plan, implemented it well, rolled pretty good and tactically improvised wisely when needed. It was a great example of when everthing just clicks.</p><p></p><p>Which was fairly surprising considering that Lazarius had just joined the group. It is true that his character was not extraordinarily fleshed out and I didn't require him to be either. By that point in the campaign, it was no secret that the ultimate battle was going to be against the Dark Druids and their undead army. It was a shame that Raven died just before that but sometimes that's the way it goes.</p><p></p><p>Lazarius was only around for two sessions and he was pretty well geared for the final battle. As far as what a War Wizard is, it isn't terribly well defined. Pretty much an Evocation specialist that is good at blowing things up while retaining a respectable bag of tricks that might benefit the Imperial Legions.</p><p></p><p>Uncle Claudius was such a War Wizard and was attached to the Legion stationed at Glynden until it was withdrawn closer to the heart of Emor prior to when my story begins. Uncle Claudius' period of enlistment was up anyway so he mustered out and settled in Glynden.</p><p></p><p>I have a modified version of the Faded Glory history that I adapted from what Old One originally posted in his first Story Hour. I'll try and post it tomorrow if I can find the disk it's on.</p><p></p><p>As far as the early Faded Glory threads, I don't know if they are archived anywhere. I read them as they were being created and cut and pasted bits that I wanted to adapt for my campaign as I went along, so I never had much occasion to revisit them.</p><p></p><p>One last bit: Speaks With Stone is not exactly known for his diplomacy skill, but I'd guess he may be a bit more subtle than to stride up to the Suevi Chieftain and tell him his son's true heritage. But you never know. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Another dangling question is whether TheLoneCorndog (the player of Rhys and Scar) will play Rhys or Scar if we should pick the campaign back up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 1005866, member: 99"] Thanks for the praise and comments, Jon. I can't tell you how glad I was at how the final battle turned out. After the campaign was over, I looked back and thought about how it had been structured and how the characters had fared in the various encounters that I had thrown at them. Frankly, I think I was way to hard on them overall. That's not to say that I didn't like having some really tough battles including a few where I was within a couple of die rolls of a TPK. But I don't think I provided nearly enough combats where the party was at a clear advantage and could get those "feel good" wins that are like a breath of fresh air sometimes. That is absolutely not to say that I arranged the final battle to be a cake walk. That would clearly be a let down after everthing that had led up to it. The fact is that they came up with a well conceived plan, implemented it well, rolled pretty good and tactically improvised wisely when needed. It was a great example of when everthing just clicks. Which was fairly surprising considering that Lazarius had just joined the group. It is true that his character was not extraordinarily fleshed out and I didn't require him to be either. By that point in the campaign, it was no secret that the ultimate battle was going to be against the Dark Druids and their undead army. It was a shame that Raven died just before that but sometimes that's the way it goes. Lazarius was only around for two sessions and he was pretty well geared for the final battle. As far as what a War Wizard is, it isn't terribly well defined. Pretty much an Evocation specialist that is good at blowing things up while retaining a respectable bag of tricks that might benefit the Imperial Legions. Uncle Claudius was such a War Wizard and was attached to the Legion stationed at Glynden until it was withdrawn closer to the heart of Emor prior to when my story begins. Uncle Claudius' period of enlistment was up anyway so he mustered out and settled in Glynden. I have a modified version of the Faded Glory history that I adapted from what Old One originally posted in his first Story Hour. I'll try and post it tomorrow if I can find the disk it's on. As far as the early Faded Glory threads, I don't know if they are archived anywhere. I read them as they were being created and cut and pasted bits that I wanted to adapt for my campaign as I went along, so I never had much occasion to revisit them. One last bit: Speaks With Stone is not exactly known for his diplomacy skill, but I'd guess he may be a bit more subtle than to stride up to the Suevi Chieftain and tell him his son's true heritage. But you never know. :D Another dangling question is whether TheLoneCorndog (the player of Rhys and Scar) will play Rhys or Scar if we should pick the campaign back up. [/QUOTE]
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