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Yeah, I wanted them to understand that the people of the city know who they are, and that they are heroes, but also that the doctor is kind of a folk legend to them. It gave it a kind of Indiana Jones feel, when the kids all rushed in to save him from getting shot, and I think they appreciated...

Played for a few more hours yesterday. We finally got to the reveal of the conspiracy, and I think it was really validating for the players. The last few sessions they kind of felt like they were spinning their wheels and not really learning much, but when they checked out the barge, and then...

I was going to say something almost exactly like this. I enjoy leveling, but just as much, I enjoy being able to pick and choose very specific things my character is getting better at, rather than "they get better at everything"! It feels, not more organic necessarily, but more natural to a...

We played again yesterday for a few hours. This is getting really good. As a reminder, my party consists of: Reginald Battersea, human male artificer. A crack-shot and a proper gentleman. Victor Bays, human male wizard. Thinks his meerkat familiar is his dead wife. Gareth Carter, human male...

I think everyone else is right that it is too long. However, I would absolutely play in this game if I were close by (and had the time to play). I kind of like that it is very detailed about expectations for players and a bit of a promise from the DM. There's no surprise, and little risk...

Having just run this encounter a few days ago, albeit in 4E and not Pathfinder, my gut says to keep it like it is. It's a really scary, difficult challenge, and it had a perfect amount of danger to be threatening to the PCs, but not enough to truly kill them if they play it smart. Obviously, I...

I'd add the dreaded DMPC to the list. No one likes having to watch the DM's pet character do all the cool stuff, while their character just sits and watches.

After their meeting with Mayor Reed Macbannin, the constables of Unit 42 headed back to Nevard Sechim's henge, to pick him up and take him to Cauldron Hill. The journey from Cloudwood to the Nettles was uneventful, though they only returned to the mayor's manor about an hour and a half before...

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For the first one, I'd ask "As a member of the RHC, do you believe that the ends justify the means? Will you do anything you can for the greater good, or is it more important to always do the right thing, even if the immediate results are bad for Risur and it's people?" Not very succinct, sorry...

My group is getting back together again this week, where we will probably get Cauldron Hill and the arsonists done today. That's exciting, because my players do love fun, challenging combats, but it also means we won't be getting much of the actual mystery done today. I'm OK with that, I...

I did a pretty straight-up Adventure 0 where they had to do an investigation, instead of the question method used by some others. I'm glad I did, because it better prepared them for the beginning stuff in Dying Skyseer, but I kind of wish I had done both methods. Although my players are having a...

Played for a few more hours yesterday. We didn't get as much investigating done, because the fight with the Waryeyes took up most of the evening. It was still a lot of fun, and the players appreciated a good, old fashioned set-piece battle. === Unit 42 woke up at Nevard's Henge on the morning...

I happened to use a miniature for a satyr when I ran this encounter, so when my players asked what he looked like, I just pointed at the figure and said "that, but like, with leaves and branches sticking out everywhere." Which, turns out isn't too far off.

I did a thing kind of like this recently. My group had finished paragon tier in 4E, and we took a brief break from the game to let someone else DM for a bit. When we picked back up at epic tier, I decided I wanted to push the clock ahead a bit. I picked up the story seven years after their...

They also had a positive reaction to the Fog of War encounter. Coming into something like that, and not knowing who were the "good" guys and "bad" guys was interesting to them. They stalled for a few rounds, but eventually, they started to put it together, just not in time to stop Renard's...

So. Wow. OK, we started Skyseer yesterday. I was more prepared for it than I thought going in, which was good. Still, they did so much in one session, it's a bit overwhelming to think about afterward. I typed up this recap, and it came in at over 2100 words! So, I apologize in advance for the...

Gideon's ideas are all very good. I've noticed my players are really enjoying the investigative aspects so far, and it's become like a game to them (I mean, I guess it is a game to them), to figure it out so that they can feel clever. This is a group that is usually very XP/Treasure Hungry. I...

So, after two weeks off (both my fault...), my group is finally getting back together to play the first session of Skyseer! I'm so excited you, you guys. I've got a little pinboard with Nilasa's picture pinned to the middle, Wire-style, so they can keep track of different threads of...