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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ryryguy" data-source="post: 5098949" data-attributes="member: 64945">As the last opponent goes down, relative silence falls on the plantation, broken only by the softly crackling, dying flames and quiet blubbering from Krassus.  He seems to realize that the threat is over, and looks at Jynxx, who is tending to the fallen shifter in the hut.  "Umm... who are you people?"Minor Quest Success![sblock=Short Rest]I would assume that you want to take one here... during the short rest, you can talk to Krassus and also search the bodies of the fallen. Kaeysari will awaken at the end of the short rest with 1 hit point.  You can all spend surges freely, and with Jynxx's Song of Rest, I believe you get a +5 to each surge you spend (is that correct?).Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to do during the short rest.  You have identified one more trapped tree, which you could set off intentionally safely by shooting at it from a distance, but you can also leave it alone if you prefer.  (The high perception types can check out the other remaining trees and verify that they are safe.)The one thing you can't do is set off after Jaronel immediately.  Or rather, you can do that, but if you do so, you won't be able to take the short rest immediately.[/sblock][sblock=Encounter]So, that was a pretty rough encounter!  In part because I rolled pretty obscenely well at the start, but also the terrain was pretty heavily stacked against you.  Because of the terrain and other factors, XP for this encounter will be increased by 10%.It may have been a bit of a shock to start out with such a tough fight, as many are used to starting out slow and ramping up.  Rest assured, not all the encounters will be so tough.I thought it was great how you pulled out all the stops to save Krassus.  Kaeysari in particular paid a heavy price, but that's what heroes do!In retrospect there are a few things in the encounter I might have done differently.  The amount of interrupts and inability to see the whole battlefield was pretty awkward for PbP and probably could have been cut back.  I think I'm also overoptimizing my tactics a little bit due to the luxury of time that PbP affords.  I will try to pull back on that a bit (though don't expect me to go easy on you <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />).  Finally I made an offhand comment, to renau1g about "bloodying the warden", which I regret.  The context for that was events taking place in "A Simple Errand" where he is the DM and I'm a player, but there's no way for you all to know that.  Also in written form there is no way to tell from tone of voice and manner that I was just kidding.  I realized later that the remark could have come off as pretty nasty and mean.  So just in case, I want to make it clear that I'm not out to get a TPK or anything like that.  I want to challenge you, not set you up for failure.  As always, fun is paramount.  If anyone has other feedback don't be afraid to share it with me.  This is my first time DMing in PbP, so I know I will make some mistakes. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />[/sblock]</blockquote>

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