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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Denalz" data-source="post: 7147021" data-attributes="member: 6878412">Thank you so much for your thoughtful response! I went ahead and replied to a few of your points/questions below (sorry, I don't know how to use the multi-quote feature).  "as a casual reader, it's not clear what the hag's actual motives / goals were here, but I'll assume she was trying to drive the PC's to her goal and in anger she snapped and tried to bully them into it?"No she was just carrying out her ultimate goal of harvesting the child which she planned on doing regardless of whether the PC's completed the alternative task. If you read up on hag lore it states that they frequently double cross those they make deals with. She was less attacking the group and more trying to abduct and flee with Akira. However, they beat her down so quickly she didn't get the chance."Basically, always try and remember that the players want and need Agency"This is a hard concept for me to fully grasp. I'm a writer so I'm not used to trusting forces outside myself to make a plot work. I'll get there eventually, lol. Sooner rather than later I hope. Just terrified of my players wandering around bored, aimlessly unsure of what to do."didn't you already answer this? They are seeking to increase their numbers and workforce..."I meant more along the lines of "what would the scene look like". Are they all just standing around? Or are they engaging in some ritual or something. Just looking for ideas. I haven't built a dungeon before so I'm rather nervous about it.</blockquote>

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