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I think the odds increase exponentially the further we get into the module. The shifter beheaded Kaja in a "frenzy". I ended up having one of the Kell pistoleer filling her role for the info dump and death. I was doing some updating on our Obsidian Portal page and ran across a flowchart one...

This past Sunday, my group met Professor Xambria for the first time in the Digging for Lies module. I wanted to share the conversation. I had a blast playing the nutty professor. I was going for 'absent minded cat lady' but my players said she reminded them of Professor Trelawney from Harry...

Funny story...Delft being paranoid of changelings turned out to be because he himself is one in our game. I did this because when the group's changeling rogue died, I wanted to personalize their boss and show he had "human" aspect despite having been a hard ass....and I also wanted to give the...

A little background on the situation. During the Dying Skyseer module, I had 2 PCs die. The group was rather attached to 1 and the other was shaping up to be a great addition so I decided to allow a resurrection with some favors. I introduced Magtheda, the dark witch. She is meant to be a...

I really like paper props. Having been involved in LARPs in the past, I know how players latch onto them as cherished belongings. Plus, I like how they help bring some threads to the forefront. In the second one, I added a reference to an npc we use for support.

Funny, I have the exact opposite problem. My players tend to kill first and forget to ask questions later. They're been berated and threatened with jail time at this point. When they actually did try to bring McBannin in alive, he took a killing blow from a hypnotized kell guild scoundrel...

My players have been expressing concerns that the enemies in The Dying Skyseer were stronger than they should be. I think part of their problem is that while I am attempting to use tactics including those presented in the encounter write ups, the players often don't work as a team. An example...

My group has finally completed the Dying Skyseer and will be starting Digging for Lies tonight! We are a tad slow because we usually only play for 3 hours or so a week which is enough for about 1 encounter and some good roleplay. Anyhow, Unit 27 is known around these forums for their brash...

I slapped together a couple of player handouts based on information presented in The Dying Skyseer and Digging for Lies. I thought I'd share them for others to use.

I use Obsidian Portal for my Zeitgeist campaign. I've found it's a great place for player handouts. Aside from keeping track of personalities, I also use the adventure log but tend strip down our Fantasy Grounds chat logs and post them into that section. I really enjoy going back to read the...

I've been posting campaign updates over the last week or so. I really let myself get behind. I think I've dealt with the resurrection of PCs in an interesting and decidedly rare way...they're not going to want to go that again. Tonight, my party dealt with Leone Quital in the Weight of...

Just a small update to this. I ran the encounter tonight with a total of 10 minions. Unfortunately for my PCs, they tried the divide and conquer method which didn't work to their advantage. Through a combination of really sucky PC rolls, really really good DM rolls, and bad PC tactics...

I'm glad to see someone else is taking the Unit approach. I think it gives the feeling that the RHC is a much larger entity than what is normally seen on stage. Your group sounds like a very interesting makeup too!

Ah, so I do fail at reading comprehension! Good to know! Initially, I had planned to throw 6 minions at them just in case. Our party wizard has hypnotism so I fully expect to see people being walked off the roof to their deaths even with the a saving throw so more minions might be a good thing.

Am I just failing at reading comprehension? I can't seem to find the recommended number of Flint Arsonists for the Factory Aflame encounter in the Dying Skyseer module. My players are heading there directly after Cauldron Hill. They have a Daily or two left among them and are sitting between...

I just wanted to point out that my party's leader is also a striker, a rogue in this case. It was funny how it happened because he started talking back to Delft early on and the other PCs were like, "He's saying everything that I wanna say!" In my experience, the party's commander usually...

I kinda like the idea of using negative prestige for groups that hate the PCs. I also like the idea of using Prestige to to determine who will bring more backup if the party starts to steamroll things.

Thanks for the quick response. I had a feeling the rewards were more or less accounted for in one way or another. I have not yet given them the info on the creation of the ritual. I'm hoping when they make the arcana check it will dissuade theme. My backup plan is that if they aren't shocked...

Beware the spoilers! Whooo! My group is currently going through the Dying Skyseer module and has recently gotten some awesome new players to join their ranks. One player in particular has come up with the idea of recreating the Bond of Forced Faith ritual. He is even wants to go through the...

I really am enjoying the campaign. The leader of the part is my former DM so Imagine some of his antics are a bit of payback for the crap I gave him for years. I'd really like to play in this campaign world myself but running has been a blast. As a side note, I'm still looking for 1-2 more...