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<blockquote data-quote="blargney the second" data-source="post: 4455787" data-attributes="member: 14678">I'm looking at two scenarios right now - which one do you guys think sounds cooler?&nbsp; If it matters, I'm not running further adventures in the Savage Tide.&nbsp; We're moving on to Eyes of the Lich Queen after Tides of Dread is done.Scenario A is high stakes: it IS the dragon eel of local legend.This is in fact the big bad beast of the area's waters, and they're in for a very tough, epic fight (CR 13-15).&nbsp; If they lose, PCs will end up dead and it will probably trash their ship (which is actually worse in some ways).&nbsp; If they kill it, they gain valuable notoriety and rightfully feel pretty good about themselves.&nbsp; They could also drive it away, in which case it becomes a potential recurring menace.Scenario B is low stakes: it ISN'T the infamous eel.This is just some big dumb brute (CR 11-12), and an easier kill than the legendary dragon eel that they assume it is.&nbsp; If they manage to kill it, I enjoy the idea of them showing up at an Olman village with this thing's massive head in tow and being told that it's nowhere near as dangerous as the much smaller infamous eel.&nbsp; They've never fought underwater before, and it would be an opportunity for them to learn just how brutal that environment is without turning this into an automatic TPK.&nbsp; This scenario also reinforces just how nasty the Isle of Dread is, even at 9th level.So what do you think - high stakes or low?-blarg</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blargney the second, post: 4455787, member: 14678"] I'm looking at two scenarios right now - which one do you guys think sounds cooler? If it matters, I'm not running further adventures in the Savage Tide. We're moving on to Eyes of the Lich Queen after Tides of Dread is done. [b]Scenario A is high stakes: it IS the dragon eel of local legend.[/b] This is in fact the big bad beast of the area's waters, and they're in for a very tough, epic fight (CR 13-15). If they lose, PCs will end up dead and it will probably trash their ship (which is actually worse in some ways). If they kill it, they gain valuable notoriety and rightfully feel pretty good about themselves. They could also drive it away, in which case it becomes a potential recurring menace. [b]Scenario B is low stakes: it ISN'T the infamous eel.[/b] This is just some big dumb brute (CR 11-12), and an easier kill than the legendary dragon eel that they assume it is. If they manage to kill it, I enjoy the idea of them showing up at an Olman village with this thing's massive head in tow and being told that it's nowhere near as dangerous as the much smaller infamous eel. They've never fought underwater before, and it would be an opportunity for them to learn just how brutal that environment is without turning this into an automatic TPK. This scenario also reinforces just how nasty the Isle of Dread is, even at 9th level. So what do you think - high stakes or low? -blarg [/QUOTE]

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