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Wintry Allies: A Bonus Supplement
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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5398776" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><span style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman'">This is a free accompaniment to </span></p><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Italic'">WotBS 4E #8: O, Wintry Song of Agony. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman'">The heroes may decide to bring allies along on their travels, especially if they're underpowered or lacking in certain specialities. In this short supplement, you'll find a selection of possible allies from previous adventures. These versions of the allies are deliberately very simple in order to not take up your players' time during combat; you should allow your them to control their allies along with their own characters.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman'">These versions of the allies are not going to be anywhere near as powerful or effective as the heroes. Bear in mind that the allies possess a whole suite of powers (and you can “fluff” and narrate these characteristics during non-combat periods), but in the aims of running a fast game where the players are the heroes, these simple stat blocks allow them to feature without becoming “DM PCs” and to fill in a gap or two in the players' ranks.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman'">For example, if they're weak on the striker front, they may take one of the drow kingslayers (Quillathe or Yvonnel); if they don't have the ability to use the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Italic'">Song of Forms</span></em><span style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman'">, they might take Tiljann; or if they need support roles they may elect for Torrent or even Coaltongue himself. Katrina is good for artillery and for disarming traps both mundane and magical, while Crystin is great for a party lacking in skills.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman'">These NPCs generally only have a single attack, a bonus power, and perhaps a special movement ability. </span></p><p> </p><p>Oh, and they're hideously garishly coloured. Sorry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 5398776, member: 1"] [FONT=PalatinoLinotype-Roman]This is a free accompaniment to [/FONT] [LEFT][I][FONT=PalatinoLinotype-Italic]WotBS 4E #8: O, Wintry Song of Agony. [/FONT][/I][FONT=PalatinoLinotype-Roman]The heroes may decide to bring allies along on their travels, especially if they're underpowered or lacking in certain specialities. In this short supplement, you'll find a selection of possible allies from previous adventures. These versions of the allies are deliberately very simple in order to not take up your players' time during combat; you should allow your them to control their allies along with their own characters.[/FONT][/LEFT] [FONT=PalatinoLinotype-Roman]These versions of the allies are not going to be anywhere near as powerful or effective as the heroes. Bear in mind that the allies possess a whole suite of powers (and you can “fluff” and narrate these characteristics during non-combat periods), but in the aims of running a fast game where the players are the heroes, these simple stat blocks allow them to feature without becoming “DM PCs” and to fill in a gap or two in the players' ranks.[/FONT] [FONT=PalatinoLinotype-Roman]For example, if they're weak on the striker front, they may take one of the drow kingslayers (Quillathe or Yvonnel); if they don't have the ability to use the [/FONT][I][FONT=PalatinoLinotype-Italic]Song of Forms[/FONT][/I][FONT=PalatinoLinotype-Roman], they might take Tiljann; or if they need support roles they may elect for Torrent or even Coaltongue himself. Katrina is good for artillery and for disarming traps both mundane and magical, while Crystin is great for a party lacking in skills.[/FONT] [FONT=PalatinoLinotype-Roman]These NPCs generally only have a single attack, a bonus power, and perhaps a special movement ability. [/FONT] Oh, and they're hideously garishly coloured. Sorry. [/QUOTE]
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