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<blockquote data-quote="Neumannium" data-source="post: 1823358" data-attributes="member: 10892"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to set up an encounter that will occur when the PCs are travelling on a ship to a city on a different continent.</p><p></p><p>I'd like to have something cool happen to them while they're on the ship. I figure my options are:</p><p></p><p>1. Kraken-like sea monster attack</p><p>2. Dragon attack from above</p><p>3. Attacked and possibly boarded by pirates.</p><p></p><p>I'd prefer to stay away from #3, as the last few sessions they've had similar land-based combat.</p><p></p><p>I figure that #1 or #2 would be a change of pace and kind of fun.</p><p></p><p>The problem is -- I've never run an encounter like this.</p><p></p><p>The party consists of 2 paladins, 1 sorceror, and 1 sorc/fighter/dragon disciple. The average level of the party is 14-15.</p><p></p><p>Questions...how do I deal with damage to the boat? I really don't want to kill the party, so I really don't want the boat completely destroyed, but I want the party to feel like they are in imminent danger and need to get rid of the problem ASAP.</p><p></p><p>The party has limited ranged attacks...the 2 pallys have no real way to attack anything in the water or in the air, so I'm afraid I might be taking them out of the equation by introducing one of these scenarios.</p><p></p><p>Also, how do you run an encounter like this? Any suggestions? I would like advice on rules (I use 3.5 rules) and ideas to make the combat exciting and fun.</p><p></p><p>I was planning on them travelling on a small sailing ship, with a crew of about 20. I don't know if I should have ballista or catapults on the deck or not...Also, what do I do with the crew while the fight is going on?</p><p></p><p>As an aside, this is NOT a major encounter in the game -- but I wanted a change of pace/fun encounter that served as a good distraction from the main campaign and let the PCs flex a little muscle.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for your help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neumannium, post: 1823358, member: 10892"] Hi all, I'm trying to set up an encounter that will occur when the PCs are travelling on a ship to a city on a different continent. I'd like to have something cool happen to them while they're on the ship. I figure my options are: 1. Kraken-like sea monster attack 2. Dragon attack from above 3. Attacked and possibly boarded by pirates. I'd prefer to stay away from #3, as the last few sessions they've had similar land-based combat. I figure that #1 or #2 would be a change of pace and kind of fun. The problem is -- I've never run an encounter like this. The party consists of 2 paladins, 1 sorceror, and 1 sorc/fighter/dragon disciple. The average level of the party is 14-15. Questions...how do I deal with damage to the boat? I really don't want to kill the party, so I really don't want the boat completely destroyed, but I want the party to feel like they are in imminent danger and need to get rid of the problem ASAP. The party has limited ranged attacks...the 2 pallys have no real way to attack anything in the water or in the air, so I'm afraid I might be taking them out of the equation by introducing one of these scenarios. Also, how do you run an encounter like this? Any suggestions? I would like advice on rules (I use 3.5 rules) and ideas to make the combat exciting and fun. I was planning on them travelling on a small sailing ship, with a crew of about 20. I don't know if I should have ballista or catapults on the deck or not...Also, what do I do with the crew while the fight is going on? As an aside, this is NOT a major encounter in the game -- but I wanted a change of pace/fun encounter that served as a good distraction from the main campaign and let the PCs flex a little muscle. Thanks in advance for your help! [/QUOTE]
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