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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Not a Hobbit" data-source="post: 7098788" data-attributes="member: 6836774">Dear ENworlders:So here's what ended up happening:-When Knowledge first appeared, I told the first character "You see before you a ... " and then proceeded to describe the physical traits of that character. So to the halfling cleric I said "You see before you a male halfling, about 3' tall, with brown curly hair and wearing robes". Then I turned to the other player and told him the same thing, only describing his character (thankfully we split the party, so there were only the two characters present)-After a few minutes of questions, I told the cleric "What you once thought was a mirror of yourself, now you think is really the figure of your old teacher, Dr. Tallowfoot. The one you really liked. But then it seems that maybe it's not Dr. Tallowfoot, but Nobbin, your classmate whom you used to go out partying with." And again with the other character, describing a person/people who were a good memory for them. -A few more minutes, and I told the cleric "The figure now looks like Ogden, the classmate you turned in for cheating on his exams. The voice you hear is the same as when he was furiously vowing to get even with you. But it may be your cousin, Bella, who always thought you were the favorite. You can hear her sob in everything Knowledge tells you" Again, same thing to the other character. -After a few more minutes, I had them both roll Wisdom saves. The cleric failed and I rolled on the short-term madness table, because of the painful images which Knowledge was dredging up. I told the cleric he was paranoid (which the player played REALLY well). He left the Library in a huff, which prompted the other character to follow, thus ending the encounter.I did this last part because I really did not want this to be an endless encounter, where the players could just ask questions ad infinitum. Once I had the idea for the bad memories, the madness seemed like the logical solution.Overall the scene took about 20 minutes. The players seemed to enjoy the encounter, and they both went along with the way it played out. I was ultimately happy with it. TL;DR - Turned out okay.Thanks again for all the help and ideas. I'm sure I'll be back again.--Scott</blockquote>

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