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<blockquote data-quote="thom_likes_gaming" data-source="post: 6839423" data-attributes="member: 6793109"><p>I included making a list of all the characters top 2 or 3 skills in my prep for the evening. Will try to let other people roll on their good skills here or there, not just the perceptive rogue.</p><p></p><p>In chasing after the case the party comes across the crashed wyvern rider, a fight that they went in way too confident. It's just one guy, right? So they basically let the party's barbarian bash it out, and the guys first hit (granted, a good one) nearly brought her down. </p><p>Once at Gabal's school they managed to talk Diogenes into leading them to Shealis' rooms (I allowed Diogenes to imply Gabal prefers her over him because they might have a secret relationship - I think my players liked that). Since they were nice enough to just knock at her doors and wait, I decided she would just fly off to the Ghetto Hideout right then and there instead of dealing with the party, so by the time the characters finally barged in they barely saw her flying through the night. They then spent a longer while trying to break into Gabal's rooms - I flat out refused to let them, putting Walls of force and other obstacles in the way til they got the message. Not my best move, but hey.</p><p></p><p>Getting into the Hideout was dead easy (+13 to Perception plus elvish blood does that), and then it took some playing with the invisible Imp to get them to the house the elves were in. It was good fun to have the halfling barbarian be the receptacle of the imps coaxing out of all people. In this confrontation, the heroes thankfully took a more diplomatic stance and actually did their best to convince the elves of handing over the case instead of fighting - common enemy and all that. I felt generous and rewarded them with a bloodstain-free success here, so we ended the evening not on a fight, but with the Shahalesti agreeing to give the case to the party.</p><p></p><p>I'm almost feeling like I'm rushing things, push the party through the story too fast. I asked one of the players (my wife) about that, but she said she doesn't feel like it. Might enquire with others later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thom_likes_gaming, post: 6839423, member: 6793109"] I included making a list of all the characters top 2 or 3 skills in my prep for the evening. Will try to let other people roll on their good skills here or there, not just the perceptive rogue. In chasing after the case the party comes across the crashed wyvern rider, a fight that they went in way too confident. It's just one guy, right? So they basically let the party's barbarian bash it out, and the guys first hit (granted, a good one) nearly brought her down. Once at Gabal's school they managed to talk Diogenes into leading them to Shealis' rooms (I allowed Diogenes to imply Gabal prefers her over him because they might have a secret relationship - I think my players liked that). Since they were nice enough to just knock at her doors and wait, I decided she would just fly off to the Ghetto Hideout right then and there instead of dealing with the party, so by the time the characters finally barged in they barely saw her flying through the night. They then spent a longer while trying to break into Gabal's rooms - I flat out refused to let them, putting Walls of force and other obstacles in the way til they got the message. Not my best move, but hey. Getting into the Hideout was dead easy (+13 to Perception plus elvish blood does that), and then it took some playing with the invisible Imp to get them to the house the elves were in. It was good fun to have the halfling barbarian be the receptacle of the imps coaxing out of all people. In this confrontation, the heroes thankfully took a more diplomatic stance and actually did their best to convince the elves of handing over the case instead of fighting - common enemy and all that. I felt generous and rewarded them with a bloodstain-free success here, so we ended the evening not on a fight, but with the Shahalesti agreeing to give the case to the party. I'm almost feeling like I'm rushing things, push the party through the story too fast. I asked one of the players (my wife) about that, but she said she doesn't feel like it. Might enquire with others later. [/QUOTE]
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