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    D&D General Rewarding player empathy: restoring an NPC’s wings in a starter adventure (Stormwreck Isle)

    I understand the point, and I don’t want to forbid my players from choosing violence or revenge. I’ve just realized that I need to clarify some story details better, since Myla’s backstory is very brief and the players strongly connected with her emotionally. My goal is less about stopping them...
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    D&D General Rewarding player empathy: restoring an NPC’s wings in a starter adventure (Stormwreck Isle)

    That surprised me as well, to be honest. I think the strong reaction mostly comes from the fact that the players have grown very attached to Myla as a character. They empathize with her situation and instinctively want to protect her, which then turns into anger toward the brothers. From a story...
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    D&D General Rewarding player empathy: restoring an NPC’s wings in a starter adventure (Stormwreck Isle)

    That’s a very fair point, and I’ve been thinking about that as well. Runara does have capabilities far beyond what is shown in the module, but in my game she already helped Myla survive and recover — and notably, she did not restore her wings. Because of that, I’m hesitant to suddenly have...
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    D&D General Rewarding player empathy: restoring an NPC’s wings in a starter adventure (Stormwreck Isle)

    Thank you, that’s a very good point. I do think my players may be missing some of the emotional context, and having Myla explicitly express her feelings toward her brothers is something I will definitely do. I like the idea of her emphasizing that they believed she was dead and how devastating...
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    D&D General Rewarding player empathy: restoring an NPC’s wings in a starter adventure (Stormwreck Isle)

    There are kobolds with and without wings written in this adventure. Thanks for sharing your ideas!
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    D&D General Rewarding player empathy: restoring an NPC’s wings in a starter adventure (Stormwreck Isle)

    Hello everyone, I’m currently running Stormwreck Isle for a beginner group (Level 2 → soon Level 3). I’m also a fairly new DM myself, and something really nice but unexpected happened at the table. The group spent a lot of time in Dragonsrest with the kobold merchant Myla. In a fitting roleplay...
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