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<blockquote data-quote="Phlebas" data-source="post: 3278334" data-attributes="member: 23810">I had to run a quick one off adventure before xmas with only half the group (Xmas parties / trips home etc) so i threw in a haunted mansion on the edge of an underwater city (Originally the session was supposed to be a &quot;You arrive in weird city - here are the plot clues for the next bit of the adventure - start leveling up. The story begins again 6 months game time later when your back home....&quot;)so ad-libbing furiously i throw in a Drowned tracking down the servants who survived the accident that killed him. Party arrive in house, defeat minions, and announce plans to sack mansion. Thats not in my plans so I FF to final encounter and 'luckily' for me the half dragon fighter kills the drowned with her breath weapon in front of the crystal sphere holding back the water.&quot;A large crack appears in the crystal sphere followed by another. Scrambling over the wreckage, stopping only to drag your companions upright you stagger as fast as possible for the front door (which you remember is a water lock). the river starts pouring into....&quot;&quot;Err ref&quot;&quot;What!!? I'm creating atmosphere and tension here!&quot;&quot;I hide behind THAT corner and use my potion of water-breathing. when the surge calms down i'll loot the house&quot;&quot;Errr, ok then.... err, i'll let you know in an e-mail what you find .... err OK?&quot;Don't rid the Game of cheese - the last refuge of a stressed DM.......</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Phlebas, post: 3278334, member: 23810"] I had to run a quick one off adventure before xmas with only half the group (Xmas parties / trips home etc) so i threw in a haunted mansion on the edge of an underwater city (Originally the session was supposed to be a "You arrive in weird city - here are the plot clues for the next bit of the adventure - start leveling up. The story begins again 6 months game time later when your back home....") so ad-libbing furiously i throw in a Drowned tracking down the servants who survived the accident that killed him. Party arrive in house, defeat minions, and announce plans to sack mansion. Thats not in my plans so I FF to final encounter and 'luckily' for me the half dragon fighter kills the drowned with her breath weapon in front of the crystal sphere holding back the water. "A large crack appears in the crystal sphere followed by another. Scrambling over the wreckage, stopping only to drag your companions upright you stagger as fast as possible for the front door (which you remember is a water lock). the river starts pouring into...." "Err ref" "What!!? I'm creating atmosphere and tension here!" "I hide behind THAT corner and use my potion of water-breathing. when the surge calms down i'll loot the house" "Errr, ok then.... err, i'll let you know in an e-mail what you find .... err OK?" Don't rid the Game of cheese - the last refuge of a stressed DM....... [/QUOTE]

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