Has anyone else started playing 'Scouring' yet? (Possible Spoilers)

[Boregar]

So, my group started out on 'Scouring' on Thursday night, and it went very well. They made it as far as the depository, and everyone has said they enjoyed the mixture of combat and role-playing/intrigue, and are all looking forward to the next session.

I send out an e-mail after each session asking for comments on how they think the session went, and I'll quote one of them now.

"Intrigue, war, a city aflame, rescuing damsels in distress, dragons, weasels, bounty hunters, dogs, bank robberies, moral quandaries... the death of a hero.

What's not to like??"



A big thumbs up from my group then. How is everyone else finding it?

 

[merchantsteve]

Here is a play session that someone did with Fantasy Grounds II

http://www.enworld.org/forum/e-n-publishing/257042-screenshot-adventure-one.html

 

[TrickyUK]

Have been running a prologue for the last couple of weeks while waiting for adventure to be released. Tomorrow night, I hope to wrap up the prologue and start the adventure proper.

 

[Talysian]

My group got together and did char creation this weekend. We have a motly bunch..

1/2 Orc Paladin
Orc Warlord
1/2 Orc Rogue
1/2 Orc (notice the trend) Barbarian
Elven (wow not orcish) Druid

I'm just trying to figure out why they are not working for the empire lol But they all took a hard core You will not conquer gate pass stance.

 

[talarei07]

my group starts playing playing on thursday.

The group consists of the following:

half-orc warlock
dragonborn sorcerer
human wizard
half-elf bard
tiefling swordmage

its fairly obvious why they are taking a stand against the ragesians

 

[RangerWickett]

An entirely arcane party? Fun.

Ah, the excitement of starting a new campaign, when players only have vague ideas of how their characters' personalities will turn out, and how they'll deal with unforeseen challenges. I'm not working on the 4e edition, but on behalf of those doing the conversion, I'm sure it isn't a stretch to say that they'd love to hear about your games. It was always great for me to hear how different groups handled the same situations.

 

[merchantsteve]

I'm not working on the 4e edition, but on behalf of those doing the conversion, I'm sure it isn't a stretch to say that they'd love to hear about your games. It was always great for me to hear how different groups handled the same situations.

I must say you are correct. And in response to a previous post, an all-arcane group is going to be challenging! I think the DM will have a tough time keeping them alive...

 

[RangerWickett]

Depends on the group. I had a player in my initial run -- he played Diogenes, who I ended up putting into Gate Pass -- who figured out all sorts of ways to thwart inquisitor techniques. I'm sure some of the tricks will change under a new ruleset, but he was damned clever.

Stuff like bluffing to draw out a counterspell came early (he compared it to pump-faking in basketball). Then he started bluffing to pretend he was casting a different spell than usual so the inquisitors would counter the wrong way (improved counterspell relied on using the right school of magic).

Soon thereafter came the "duck behind cover (because counterspelling requires line of sight), cast an illusion of yourself, and have it pretend to cast a few spells." He'd keep up the gimmick until the inquisitor gave up trying to counter his spells, and then he'd pop out of cover and cast his real spells. This of course depended on having allies keep the inquisitor's thugs from finding his hiding spot.

I was also fond of his spelldueling tactics. Initially I set up the rules of spelldueling at Lyceum so that if you left the ring intentionally, fell unconscious, or didn't successfully cast a spell three rounds in a row, you lost. So when other mages tried to win with evocatives and summoned monsters, Diogenes just suggested, "Toss your spell components pouch out of the ring."

Man, I miss that player.

 

[merchantsteve]

Hmmm... now I have some new ideas about Inquisitor tactics...

 

[brightgoat]

We have a:

Elven Avenger (named Jedi, with a Fullblade Sunblade)
Dwarven Battlerager Fighter
Dragonborn Bravura Warlord
Gnome Bard
Eladrin Ranger
Human illusionist Wizard

They started in the first session by meeting each other as the members of their new resistance cell.