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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6666538" data-attributes="member: 20323">IME these sorts of scenarios run much better as a series of smaller quests that are played thru in the sessions prior to the big battle. Doing it this way increases player investment, makes it clear what actions in the narrative lead to what consequences, etc.That said, I have done a similar &quot;war preparation&quot; scenario by skill challenge before. Here's what I would suggest:Gradated Victory Point conditions allowing for more than a binary outcome.Get rid of the &quot;before 3 fails&quot; bit, and instead establish a timeline and a deadline when the army is going to be upon them. So it becomes &quot;get as many Victory Points as we can before the invading army arrives.&quot;Estimate how much time possible PC actions would take. As they take these actions, deduct time from the clock. Expect them to split the party to get more done.Then run it however you like, either leaning more toward DM fiat, more toward rolling, whatever your group tends to go for.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 6666538, member: 20323"] IME these sorts of scenarios run much better as a series of smaller quests that are played thru in the sessions prior to the big battle. Doing it this way increases player investment, makes it clear what actions in the narrative lead to what consequences, etc. That said, I have done a similar "war preparation" scenario by skill challenge before. Here's what I would suggest: Gradated Victory Point conditions allowing for more than a binary outcome. Get rid of the "before 3 fails" bit, and instead establish a timeline and a deadline when the army is going to be upon them. So it becomes "get as many Victory Points as we can before the invading army arrives." Estimate how much time possible PC actions would take. As they take these actions, deduct time from the clock. Expect them to split the party to get more done. Then run it however you like, either leaning more toward DM fiat, more toward rolling, whatever your group tends to go for. [/QUOTE]

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