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<blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 1327865" data-attributes="member: 14403">Really who is to say that the PC's couldn't have gotten the same information if they had a really sneaky stealth type go back and scout out the area.&nbsp; Even if you had left it vague and not told them that it was a dragon they still could have creatively gotten the information.&nbsp; If you want to change it around a bit why not have a Dracolich instead since they didn't actually go back and scout and are operating on the assumption that it is a Shadow Dragon.&nbsp; Who is to say that the Shadow Dragon isn't aware that the PC's are coming and has changed up his defenses to prepare for them?&nbsp; The NPC that gave them the information could have been the polymorphed dragon and is baiting the party into a trap.&nbsp; Certainly seems like something an evil dragon would do to me.&nbsp; Heck, the dragon could have been the NPC who sold the party all of the scrolls so that when the party tries to use them something entirely different happens.&nbsp; No way to know unless the party tries out one of the scrolls in advance or casts Read Magic to check them out but how many PC's really do that every time they buy a scroll?&nbsp; What if a devil or demon wants an item that the dragon posesses and they tipped off the party?&nbsp; In the end they'd be trading one evil for another.Don't be upset at them, just rethink what you told them and think about what you can do with the situation.&nbsp; Don't go into it thinking you have to defeat them but think about how you can make the story better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calico_Jack73, post: 1327865, member: 14403"] Really who is to say that the PC's couldn't have gotten the same information if they had a really sneaky stealth type go back and scout out the area. Even if you had left it vague and not told them that it was a dragon they still could have creatively gotten the information. If you want to change it around a bit why not have a Dracolich instead since they didn't actually go back and scout and are operating on the assumption that it is a Shadow Dragon. Who is to say that the Shadow Dragon isn't aware that the PC's are coming and has changed up his defenses to prepare for them? The NPC that gave them the information could have been the polymorphed dragon and is baiting the party into a trap. Certainly seems like something an evil dragon would do to me. Heck, the dragon could have been the NPC who sold the party all of the scrolls so that when the party tries to use them something entirely different happens. No way to know unless the party tries out one of the scrolls in advance or casts Read Magic to check them out but how many PC's really do that every time they buy a scroll? What if a devil or demon wants an item that the dragon posesses and they tipped off the party? In the end they'd be trading one evil for another. Don't be upset at them, just rethink what you told them and think about what you can do with the situation. Don't go into it thinking you have to defeat them but think about how you can make the story better. [/QUOTE]

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