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<blockquote data-quote="gban007" data-source="post: 9363969" data-attributes="member: 56488">Yeah I think they did play Primula, though with Bilbo coming in and out of play, can't be sure she was there for that last bit.&nbsp; Yep, can talk to her Dad there, and the adventure notes for the person running it calls out that if Rory or Primula there then the encounter with the watchman should go a bit differently, and calls out that the Master / Dad is keenly interested in the party as likely Rory, Primula or Drogo will be there. It again also points out the relationship between Saradas, Rory and Primula for the next bit that happens for the Lore Master, and if Drogo is in the party there is also a bit extra that can be said to emphasize the upcoming relationship.So it felt like the bits were there to help call out that the relationships there could have an impact on the adventure (such as earlier if Lobelia was in the party, then the party doesn't need to ask for directions to her mother's house) but does leave it somewhat open to the Loremaster to use this, with no strong direction / requirement to use them as such.***Editing to add that as I go through this, rereading some of the contents / looking at character sheets to determine which were used - it does bring back memory that one call out for the adventure was that being all hobbits outside of one brief exception, they do feel somewhat samey in terms of strengths and weaknesses - so the group did agree with your concern on that front - a better one to showcase the variety possible would have been to set outside the Shire in an area where you could see a mixture of races (Bree or Rivendell or in between those two could be reasonable there) - but at same time I can see why potentially a Shire based starter set may appeal to some prospective players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gban007, post: 9363969, member: 56488"] Yeah I think they did play Primula, though with Bilbo coming in and out of play, can't be sure she was there for that last bit. Yep, can talk to her Dad there, and the adventure notes for the person running it calls out that if Rory or Primula there then the encounter with the watchman should go a bit differently, and calls out that the Master / Dad is keenly interested in the party as likely Rory, Primula or Drogo will be there. It again also points out the relationship between Saradas, Rory and Primula for the next bit that happens for the Lore Master, and if Drogo is in the party there is also a bit extra that can be said to emphasize the upcoming relationship. So it felt like the bits were there to help call out that the relationships there could have an impact on the adventure (such as earlier if Lobelia was in the party, then the party doesn't need to ask for directions to her mother's house) but does leave it somewhat open to the Loremaster to use this, with no strong direction / requirement to use them as such. ***Editing to add that as I go through this, rereading some of the contents / looking at character sheets to determine which were used - it does bring back memory that one call out for the adventure was that being all hobbits outside of one brief exception, they do feel somewhat samey in terms of strengths and weaknesses - so the group did agree with your concern on that front - a better one to showcase the variety possible would have been to set outside the Shire in an area where you could see a mixture of races (Bree or Rivendell or in between those two could be reasonable there) - but at same time I can see why potentially a Shire based starter set may appeal to some prospective players. [/QUOTE]

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