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Sorry for the long delay between posts; I had an accident with a Cutco knife while cutting bread and had a bit of trouble typing for a bit. Stupid unnecessarily sharp knife. Anyway, this one is short, but I hope it provides an amusing insight into the group's dynamics. Certainly they amused...

(Truly) Bazaar and Not So Common Danek wakes well before dawn, bloodshot eyes showing the strain of dark and troubled dreams. Seeing all the others asleep, she pads over to Dobi’s corpse. There she stands for the next hour, frowningly contemplating the halfling’s existence and its sudden...

Very cool. Is it wrong to be slightly jealous that another DM's large, raging, spiked chain-wielding monstrosity got more kills than the one I made? Next time, I'm making mine half dragon too.

I had a brand-new 3rd level druid in a brand-new 3E Dark Sun Campaign, in which we began stripped of all items, lacking all but a couple spells, and locked in a cage with a couple of adventure hooks. After escaping and climbing the stairs, we beheld a score slavers, all decked out like...

Ouch! Both for them and for you, having to run a battle with the entirety of Szith Morcane at once. Those types of battles are always fun, though. ;) Not to give away too much, but this group (the surviving members, anyway) is moving in that direction as well. Let's just say that they...

Me too. Luckily, the next few episodes provide additional opportunities for this, as the Stepchildren (now at 14th level) take the fight to the rulers of Szith Morcane. Much death (on both sides) results, with many opportunities for the bbegs' personalities to get under the PCs skin. The...

The Hunter-Killer Team “My feet hurt,” Lenara whines for what must be the tenth time. “Are we almost to the surface?” Cerridwin eyes him provocatively. “I could carry you.” Every expression the satyr makes comes out as a leer. Lenara coughs delicately and demurs. It is clear he preferred...

Nocturnal Visitation Kai’s eyes narrow dangerously as the letter falls slowly to the ground. "Silent goddess? You all pissed off Lolth and that's the reason you've been kicked out of your home? You're not telling us everything. What's this Maerimydra place? Is Lolth not talking to anyone...

My first non-PC commentator! Thanks! I'll try to keep up the comments, but I'm afraid the mass combat is going to get somewhat less mass in the near future, as half the party bites it in the next few installments. Can you guess who? Anyway, my response to that is: Phew. Running those...

The Barracks Trella turns her head toward Rhien as she holds tightly to the wall. “Can you free Kyree?” “Yes.” “Good; I’m tired of hanging out here.” The druid effects a startling transformation, suddenly inhabiting the mottled hide of a large spider as she makes her way to the passage...

I've been running CotSQ since before 3.5 was released, and have moved gradually to a 3/3.5 hybrid, with everything converted but the spells. If you're looking for a minimum of work, I'd highly suggest this, as the preponderance of spellcasters in the adventure would make sorting through their...

The Chasm, Part II Emboldened by his numerous protections, Kyree flies invisibly into the chasm. His sharp eyes pick out the clear form of an evoker, ringed in mystic flames, and he does not hesitate in firing off a barrage of arrows. Trella observes the minimal impact of her companion’s...

And a good business you do! Thanks for the advice. I think my real problem is not how to get a TPK, but how to threaten one that good tactics can surmount.

The Chasm, Part I Danek says nothing other than to murmur the words of a healing spell, leaning heavily against a wall of the cavern as she repairs some of the damage to her body. She surveys the changes to Lenara and Cerridwin uneasily out of the corners of her eyes as she does so. For her...

Doh! Equipment, should have thought of that one. Thanks, Gfunk. As a DM, the reliance on equipment as a form of balance is one of the worst parts of the ruleset, in my opinion. Destroying their stuff is a whole lot easier than destroying the party with their stuff intact, so any rational...

Doesn't 15th level sorceror imply CR 15 all by itself? I mean, the undead certainly doesn't have worse saves, attacks, or hp, so unless that darned familiar is a great wyrm gold dragon or something, I fail to see how that works. Though, I guess his spells could all be divinations or something...

Battle for the Entry Post Calla’s eyes narrow at the thought of another drow trap. Without hesitation the nimble rogue begins climbing the side of the hole, tossing her heavily enchanted dagger when she can spare the hand. The corrosive blade bites into the hide of one of the wraith spiders...

Entry Post Ignoring the discussion, Dobi, Kyree, Cerridwin, and Andy rummage through the loot taken from the fallen. For her part, Trella seems disgusted by the drow stuff as she pads by it. Reverting to her normal form, she is heard to mutter, "Like the puma shape." Quid ignores the item...

Upper Outpost As the party unpacks bedrolls and prepares its camp, Quid sidles up to Calla. Her mild suspicions drive her to activate her domain power, and she begins trying to detect the rogue’s surface thoughts as she talks with her. Questions about whence she came, how she came to be...

Interrogation II Trella pumps her fist when it is revealed to be a drow vs. drow issue. The druid whispers, "Okay, so here's my idea. I don't think these guys would agree to any sort of offer of assistance or quid pro quo thing. Frankly, I don't trust them to honor an agreement anyway...