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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 6861685" data-attributes="member: 54629">I like the TPK-or-run aspect, but that being said, I'd really prefer it if they survived (either by running or defeating the monster), as a TPK means they won't get to experience the last part of the adventure where they have to fight the house itself.A shambling mound is pretty tough, and it seems unlikely that five 2nd level PCs would be able to defeat it, but it is fairly mindless and slow. A vampire spawn would be more intelligent and, unlike the mound, might pursue the PCs beyond the dungeon. However, if it succeeds in grappling and biting a PC, it might just continue to feed on that PC, which would allow the rest of them to escape (assuming they don't try to rescue the other PC). Or maybe it only needs one victim - that is, if no one's willing to &quot;feed&quot; it via sacrifice on the altar, then it just pursues one of the PCs and, if it kills that PC, then it's satiated and goes back to its dirt pile to rest.EDIT: I think I'm going to replace the grick with a rug of smothering.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 6861685, member: 54629"] I like the TPK-or-run aspect, but that being said, I'd really prefer it if they survived (either by running or defeating the monster), as a TPK means they won't get to experience the last part of the adventure where they have to fight the house itself. A shambling mound is pretty tough, and it seems unlikely that five 2nd level PCs would be able to defeat it, but it is fairly mindless and slow. A vampire spawn would be more intelligent and, unlike the mound, might pursue the PCs beyond the dungeon. However, if it succeeds in grappling and biting a PC, it might just continue to feed on that PC, which would allow the rest of them to escape (assuming they don't try to rescue the other PC). Or maybe it only needs one victim - that is, if no one's willing to "feed" it via sacrifice on the altar, then it just pursues one of the PCs and, if it kills that PC, then it's satiated and goes back to its dirt pile to rest. EDIT: I think I'm going to replace the grick with a rug of smothering. [/QUOTE]

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