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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Old One" data-source="post: 134266" data-attributes="member: 83">Interesting Insights!Vuron -Great commentary!  Maybe I can get Quintus (Corey) or Rowan (Tortoise) to comment on some of your keen observations.  My own comments on some of your comments...Comments:(1) Urban adventures are funny (from a DM's perspective).  Parties that would never dream of splitting up in a dungeon scatter to the four winds when they hit the city gate!  Although this group did stay together for the most part, they allowed the RBDM to pick them off in pretty short order.  Unforntunately, they are pretty good about learning from their mistakes <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=";)" />!(2) This group is actually pretty "Charisma Heavy"!  Quintus, Sextus and Brother Lew all have pretty good people skills.  That said, I could certainly see Quintus picking up the Leadership feat...it would be pretty natural for his character (assuming, of course, that he lives that long).(3) Shhh...don't give them any ideas<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=";)" />!(4) I have a great love of politics and things financial, although I certainly place myself into the free-trader camp (hmmm, DM bias showing through?).  That said, remember that the party isn't real happy with the Sestius family right now!Questions:(1) The pendant was actually left around the severed neck of Acrius Sestius when they mounted his head on a stick along the Great Northern Road!  They never did find out exactly what it was (although the assumption is that it was some type of scrying focus).(2) As a DM, I detest "mass market magics", with the exception of low-level one shots like potions and scrolls.  I prefer to build an air of mystery and discovery around most magic items.  Also, I require a formula for all but the most simple items and such formula must be discovered or researched.  A simple description would not be enough to replicate, although a successful spellcraft or knowledge: arcana check might help pin down a function or two.(3) No comment<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />!(4) I will have to let the party answer that one...I really try to provide the backdrop and then let the party dig their own grav...er, make their own decisions!Hope those help and thanks for the detailed queries!~ Old One</blockquote>

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