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<blockquote data-quote="Abciximab" data-source="post: 4297959" data-attributes="member: 46017"><p>Session Notes.</p><p></p><p>Always expect the unexpected from your players. That’s rule number one as a DM.</p><p></p><p>No, I wasn’t trying to keep them from finding an alternate route, I just couldn’t find the entry for the top of the tower. It’s not on any of the color maps (but come to find out it does have a map in the back section of the mod), so I made something up. After the game, when I had time to look closer, I finally found it. Here I was expecting some combination of natural cavern/open air but the description of the top opens with describing rafters and beams??? (Which was why I missed it when I was skimming for it.) Why does the top of the tower have rafters? It is half covered by the cavern that was carved into the cliff face where the fortress is situated. Do these rafters support the top of the cliff?</p><p></p><p>In any event, I hadn’t planned for that method of entry, though it had crossed my mind at some point. How would they get up there? I thought they would be dissuaded by the risks of climbing and explore other (easier) options first. I had forgotten about the spider figurine. Good time to identify it though. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Guess I’ve been too busy putting up sheet rock. </p><p></p><p>I did feel bad for the Paladin. Here he was, charging across the open field on his new Celestial Dire Wolf Mount, coming to the rescue of a group of oppressed and tortured innocent souls (Paladins can wait their whole lives for a chance like this, “Fear not! I shall rescue you!”) and he gets snatched off the back of his mount by a Huge Snake. He then spends the entire encounter trying to break free of the snakes grasp. (“I’ll be right there! Just a Minute! If I can just… Argh!”)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abciximab, post: 4297959, member: 46017"] Session Notes. Always expect the unexpected from your players. That’s rule number one as a DM. No, I wasn’t trying to keep them from finding an alternate route, I just couldn’t find the entry for the top of the tower. It’s not on any of the color maps (but come to find out it does have a map in the back section of the mod), so I made something up. After the game, when I had time to look closer, I finally found it. Here I was expecting some combination of natural cavern/open air but the description of the top opens with describing rafters and beams??? (Which was why I missed it when I was skimming for it.) Why does the top of the tower have rafters? It is half covered by the cavern that was carved into the cliff face where the fortress is situated. Do these rafters support the top of the cliff? In any event, I hadn’t planned for that method of entry, though it had crossed my mind at some point. How would they get up there? I thought they would be dissuaded by the risks of climbing and explore other (easier) options first. I had forgotten about the spider figurine. Good time to identify it though. :D Guess I’ve been too busy putting up sheet rock. I did feel bad for the Paladin. Here he was, charging across the open field on his new Celestial Dire Wolf Mount, coming to the rescue of a group of oppressed and tortured innocent souls (Paladins can wait their whole lives for a chance like this, “Fear not! I shall rescue you!”) and he gets snatched off the back of his mount by a Huge Snake. He then spends the entire encounter trying to break free of the snakes grasp. (“I’ll be right there! Just a Minute! If I can just… Argh!”) [/QUOTE]
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