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<blockquote data-quote="Salicus" data-source="post: 8038007" data-attributes="member: 7024834"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>first of all thank you for your input everyone.</p><p></p><p>After a 6 hour session, thanks to my PCs planning on just galopping through the gauntlet and therefor pretty much activating every PC on their path, they finally came into the fireforest. Funny thing though is, that they totally outplayed the first Inquisitor and spoiled his plans. They set up guards in the night, still fearing for the black horse bandits to come after them. Instead they saw the group of the Inquisitor and although the one rogue wanted to sneak to the stable, he was actually caught and killed by the groups rogue with a crit after sneaking up behind him. Since the other PCs knew of the arriving danger, they actually set an ambush themselves and killed the skeletons and the other goblin rogue in the first round. Having Good roles and the enemy beeing surprised helped them a lot. They controlled the inquisitor with some magic stonehand spell and smiley just didnt hit anything unfortunately. But it was a nice encounter and actually made Haddin rethink his stance on not wanting to go with them.</p><p></p><p>To the backstories:</p><p></p><p>The Paladin is the only one I am not so sure still. But I will use some pointers and will use the ones that come from the Aqualine Cross to actually make him more invested in his faith although I am still planning on giving him a good weapon to bond with as part of his Hexblade Subclass or will make that sword become magic at some point in the story(something like beeing activated after doing something for it)</p><p></p><p>The thing with Anyariel beeing an aunt of his is actually a pretty good idea. I will take something along those lines and will have indomitability react to him because of that heritage. Hopefully he and the other Taranesti, although from different locations, will bond together and play it out nicely with the Shahalesti when they meet them.</p><p></p><p>I didnt know that he was killed by his son. Have to be honest, I dont read much ahead, I only finished the second adventure book and will begin the third one shortly. But maybe Onamdammin also kept track of his half brothers in fear of beeing overthrown and will be very hostile to the player. Maybe even have his mother or someone else killed. because the PC fled the lands to Gate Pass.</p><p></p><p>The Taranesti will see what happened to his kin in Adventure 7 and of course see what the Shahalesti did in Innenotdar.</p><p></p><p>About the half elf sorcerer kid. Its hard to actually get him to understand the Sense and mechanic behind his Subclass without telling him too much. He took some kind of easy going and relaxed trait and took Tashas Hideous Laughter as a spell, which actually already helped them a lot. When they first met Crystin I told him that he feels as if he met her before. At some point I will make the Trillith speak to him and will see what happens from there.</p><p></p><p>Also the Ranger Subclass, feels a bit overpowered in the beginning doesnt it? He took a Dire Wolf and that beast is tanky as hell. I actually am counting it as a PC right now for the purpose of making the combat encounters, since its way to easy otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salicus, post: 8038007, member: 7024834"] Hello, first of all thank you for your input everyone. After a 6 hour session, thanks to my PCs planning on just galopping through the gauntlet and therefor pretty much activating every PC on their path, they finally came into the fireforest. Funny thing though is, that they totally outplayed the first Inquisitor and spoiled his plans. They set up guards in the night, still fearing for the black horse bandits to come after them. Instead they saw the group of the Inquisitor and although the one rogue wanted to sneak to the stable, he was actually caught and killed by the groups rogue with a crit after sneaking up behind him. Since the other PCs knew of the arriving danger, they actually set an ambush themselves and killed the skeletons and the other goblin rogue in the first round. Having Good roles and the enemy beeing surprised helped them a lot. They controlled the inquisitor with some magic stonehand spell and smiley just didnt hit anything unfortunately. But it was a nice encounter and actually made Haddin rethink his stance on not wanting to go with them. To the backstories: The Paladin is the only one I am not so sure still. But I will use some pointers and will use the ones that come from the Aqualine Cross to actually make him more invested in his faith although I am still planning on giving him a good weapon to bond with as part of his Hexblade Subclass or will make that sword become magic at some point in the story(something like beeing activated after doing something for it) The thing with Anyariel beeing an aunt of his is actually a pretty good idea. I will take something along those lines and will have indomitability react to him because of that heritage. Hopefully he and the other Taranesti, although from different locations, will bond together and play it out nicely with the Shahalesti when they meet them. I didnt know that he was killed by his son. Have to be honest, I dont read much ahead, I only finished the second adventure book and will begin the third one shortly. But maybe Onamdammin also kept track of his half brothers in fear of beeing overthrown and will be very hostile to the player. Maybe even have his mother or someone else killed. because the PC fled the lands to Gate Pass. The Taranesti will see what happened to his kin in Adventure 7 and of course see what the Shahalesti did in Innenotdar. About the half elf sorcerer kid. Its hard to actually get him to understand the Sense and mechanic behind his Subclass without telling him too much. He took some kind of easy going and relaxed trait and took Tashas Hideous Laughter as a spell, which actually already helped them a lot. When they first met Crystin I told him that he feels as if he met her before. At some point I will make the Trillith speak to him and will see what happens from there. Also the Ranger Subclass, feels a bit overpowered in the beginning doesnt it? He took a Dire Wolf and that beast is tanky as hell. I actually am counting it as a PC right now for the purpose of making the combat encounters, since its way to easy otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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