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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daern" data-source="post: 5636607" data-attributes="member: 81800">The Public Dungeon Master: Encounters at the Red Castle #12Encounters at Red Castle Games in Portland, Oregon<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-if5L3tq7grc/TjEQaxHBLFI/AAAAAAAAAHo/xRGqa0OLLVM/s1600/7.jpg" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-if5L3tq7grc/TjEQaxHBLFI/AAAAAAAAAHo/xRGqa0OLLVM/s1600/7.jpg" target="_blank"></a>Tonight  I had a full house for the penultimate encounter of the Dark Legacy of  Evard.  There were eight players at the table, the largest group yet.   Any more and we'll need another Dungeon Master.  Once again, people  brought their friends, people new to the game but who picked it up  quickly enough. The battle took place as the world once  more fell into shadow, and a dark library appeared.  The players went  ahead and knocked on the front door.  They were answered by a butler who  refused to open the door at first, but soon succumbed to the authority  of a Suggestion spell cast by the new Wizard player.   Entering  the library, the heroes bantered a bit with the possessed wizard  Vontarin/Nathaire.  He claimed that he would break the curse himself,  that he didn't need their help, but they saw through the lies and the  battle was joined.   This was a neat little two tiered  battle, made all the more fun by the precarious book shelves and the  bookshelf models I brought along to fall down on the minis.  The books  did a lot of damage!  We ended with the spirit of Vontarin whispering  from his dark prison, offering undreamt of wealth and power in exchange  for a new bodily vessel.  What will the heroes do? Even with 8 heroes, I only added a second Dark Butler on the second floor and it was still a close fight.   One player went down, and many were worried at various points.  I spread  the hurt around and did a lot of public rolling to determine which  character I would attack.  No one has died this encounter season, so I  think I had better be merciless next session. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NwNuSLbRoC4/TjEQZEJohmI/AAAAAAAAAHk/LeQAjiW3wf0/s1600/library.jpg" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NwNuSLbRoC4/TjEQZEJohmI/AAAAAAAAAHk/LeQAjiW3wf0/s1600/library.jpg" target="_blank"></a>A couple notes:I need to establish a quick primer for new players:  <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How to read a the character sheet</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How to read a "power"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The basics of combat tactics etc.</li> </ul>Along the way it wouldn't hurt to establish some table rules as well:  <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don't tell people what to do on their turn</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Try to describe your actions visually</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Make sure you know your basic attack bonus</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do your own math and tell me the total number etc</li> </ul>A single "Welcome to the Dungeon" page might go a long way. It  feels like this is gaining a bit of popularity, but I know attendance  will still fluctuate wildly.  Nevertheless, I love it that people are  bringing their friends.  I dig that there's a group of ladies who are  ditching happy hour to roll the dice.  Soon they'll be painting their  own minis. I do have some critiques of the adventure itself, but I will save them for next week.</blockquote>

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