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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JPL" data-source="post: 562550" data-attributes="member: 1964">Ah, you flatter me.  I'll post a detailed synopsis in the next day or two.The army was awoken just enough to start slowly climbing down from their stone pedestals.  The heroes, in the meantime, were dealing with four of those albino apes, plus Xan's harem of concubine/assassins, plus two key henchmen --- a Hungarian saber master named Gregor [who squared off against Takashi the samurai] and a massive Scotsman named Angus [who was doing a pretty good job Brawling, but after getting stabbed a couple of times switched to Combat Martial Arts].The heroes began this encounter unarmed and chained to posts in the lair of Xan.  Trevor the Aussie's skill with a lockpick proved essential --- once he dislocated his shoulder so he could reach his picks.  Trevor managed to finish two apes armed only with his  trusty knife and years of monkey-fighting experience.I ultimately decided not to stat Xan out at all --- I knew that he would make a mysterious escape as soon as things went sour.  I see Xan as the classic scientist/occultist, like Fu Manchu or Dr. Doom --- not actually slinging magic missiles, but able to use magic items and interpret scrolls.Your steampunk idea is good --- if my Xan game were meeting regularly, I'd love to introduce some alt-history and steamtech elements...</blockquote>