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<blockquote data-quote="corwyn77" data-source="post: 7047895" data-attributes="member: 63309"><p>I only had two deaths when I ran it, both very early in the campaign. Two PCs, third level, decided to sneak away from the party and take out the pie lady at the windmill on their own. Needless to say, it went badly. The other PCs wisely spent a half hour casually looking for them and then moved on.</p><p></p><p>One had encountered her in the original town, selling her pies. He followed her around for awhile, spotted her taking "payment". He decided, in a pique of heroism (his original concept as he explained it to me was a serial killer - I actually expected him to attack her then) to make her return the child.</p><p></p><p>The other pc was a paladin with the evil oath from the dmg which I allowed in a weak moment. I don't think he really wanted to be evil; he just wanted the powers. At the windmill they had discovered the evidence of what they were doing outside but didn't really know what was going on. They fought inside the windmill, the Paladin dropped and the rogue had a choice. He could have Dashed and moved 90 feet away in which case I was going to let him get away, lesson learned. Or he could do what he ultimately did: use his bonus action to hide, sneak attack, then move 30 feet out the door. So she moved to the door, magic missiled his butt, dropping him. The end.</p><p></p><p>Up to that point they had both said they were sure that she was more powerful than she let on so I call it suicide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="corwyn77, post: 7047895, member: 63309"] I only had two deaths when I ran it, both very early in the campaign. Two PCs, third level, decided to sneak away from the party and take out the pie lady at the windmill on their own. Needless to say, it went badly. The other PCs wisely spent a half hour casually looking for them and then moved on. One had encountered her in the original town, selling her pies. He followed her around for awhile, spotted her taking "payment". He decided, in a pique of heroism (his original concept as he explained it to me was a serial killer - I actually expected him to attack her then) to make her return the child. The other pc was a paladin with the evil oath from the dmg which I allowed in a weak moment. I don't think he really wanted to be evil; he just wanted the powers. At the windmill they had discovered the evidence of what they were doing outside but didn't really know what was going on. They fought inside the windmill, the Paladin dropped and the rogue had a choice. He could have Dashed and moved 90 feet away in which case I was going to let him get away, lesson learned. Or he could do what he ultimately did: use his bonus action to hide, sneak attack, then move 30 feet out the door. So she moved to the door, magic missiled his butt, dropping him. The end. Up to that point they had both said they were sure that she was more powerful than she let on so I call it suicide. [/QUOTE]
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