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The Dark Squad in the Secrets of Saltmarsh #134 Are We the Baddies?
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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 8100035" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p>In truth there wasn't a plan, I just winged it to where we got too, or at least my only proviso was I wanted to make them do everything, visit everywhere. But it's easy to shape these things because you've mostly got a week between sessions to figure out three or more possible directions to take it, and then when you do something different in game, another week to join all the bits back together again.</p><p></p><p>It's a great little environ to scuttle about in though, just like Forge of Fury, which is also why I liked them so much the first time around.</p><p></p><p>These are some tough bastard PCs here though, I mean I just kept flinging goblins at them and they didn't bat an eyelid, mind you a druid that just turns into a 30 or so HP bear and at the end two rogues- gah!</p><p></p><p>By the time we were about six sessions in I'd figured that Ashardalon was going to be coming back, and much too tough for them to handle- they got that, very quickly- so I had to drop the ceiling/raise the citadel just to up the jeopardy. In truth I hadn't planned that until about half-an-hour before the final session started... still, it seemed nicely low level epic.</p><p></p><p>I also like to leave the PCs with a bit of a look back- what did we do now? Just so they ask the question, and fidget a little when they try to shape the answer.</p><p></p><p>In Forge... well, I thought I was going to kill them with Great Ulfe and the gang, I genuinely expected a TPK- and kinda had a plan for it, I even made clear my warnings to the Players prior to several of the sessions- this could get bad very quickly! But the bastards just kept on hitting (and my guy's kept on missing) and at the end... they endured.</p><p></p><p>But, there's a way to go yet, and I've done much more planning with this one... there's a few more stories to tell here.</p><p></p><p>I'm loving it by the way, and the guy's are really in the groove.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for taking the time, always appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Stay frosty.</p><p></p><p>goonalan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 8100035, member: 16069"] In truth there wasn't a plan, I just winged it to where we got too, or at least my only proviso was I wanted to make them do everything, visit everywhere. But it's easy to shape these things because you've mostly got a week between sessions to figure out three or more possible directions to take it, and then when you do something different in game, another week to join all the bits back together again. It's a great little environ to scuttle about in though, just like Forge of Fury, which is also why I liked them so much the first time around. These are some tough bastard PCs here though, I mean I just kept flinging goblins at them and they didn't bat an eyelid, mind you a druid that just turns into a 30 or so HP bear and at the end two rogues- gah! By the time we were about six sessions in I'd figured that Ashardalon was going to be coming back, and much too tough for them to handle- they got that, very quickly- so I had to drop the ceiling/raise the citadel just to up the jeopardy. In truth I hadn't planned that until about half-an-hour before the final session started... still, it seemed nicely low level epic. I also like to leave the PCs with a bit of a look back- what did we do now? Just so they ask the question, and fidget a little when they try to shape the answer. In Forge... well, I thought I was going to kill them with Great Ulfe and the gang, I genuinely expected a TPK- and kinda had a plan for it, I even made clear my warnings to the Players prior to several of the sessions- this could get bad very quickly! But the bastards just kept on hitting (and my guy's kept on missing) and at the end... they endured. But, there's a way to go yet, and I've done much more planning with this one... there's a few more stories to tell here. I'm loving it by the way, and the guy's are really in the groove. Thanks for taking the time, always appreciated. Stay frosty. goonalan [/QUOTE]
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