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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 5566186" data-attributes="member: 59082">Lots of good advice on skill challenges already, so I'll offer something about the overall encounter itself. I am a proponent of &quot;make the rules fit the story, not the other way around.&quot; So if you want a dragon to attack the 1st-level characters, then so be it! They don't actually have to kill the thing, just survive. You can also throw in a touch of railroading and make sure they survive. Have the dragon destroy the ship, they're drowning, but wake up marooned on an island. The key is to make the characters believe that they could die and that they are actually fighting the dragon, when in actuality it is just a set-up for a larger adventure.Because they aren't actually going to really fight the dragon, don't make it a young dragon - bring on a real beastie! I'd personally recommend a dragon turtle or some other kind of sea creature. Nothing scarier than danger from the deeps!Release the Kraken!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 5566186, member: 59082"] Lots of good advice on skill challenges already, so I'll offer something about the overall encounter itself. I am a proponent of "make the rules fit the story, not the other way around." So if you want a dragon to attack the 1st-level characters, then so be it! They don't actually have to kill the thing, just survive. You can also throw in a touch of railroading and make sure they survive. Have the dragon destroy the ship, they're drowning, but wake up marooned on an island. The key is to make the characters believe that they could die and that they are actually fighting the dragon, when in actuality it is just a set-up for a larger adventure. Because they aren't actually going to really fight the dragon, don't make it a young dragon - bring on a real beastie! I'd personally recommend a dragon turtle or some other kind of sea creature. Nothing scarier than danger from the deeps! [I]Release the Kraken![/I] [/QUOTE]

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