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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JamesonCourage" data-source="post: 6270363" data-attributes="member: 6668292">Thanks! Took a bit to write up, but I'm glad I do it, for various reasons. Go recharge those XP over the next two weeks; that's when I'll be posting next <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Yep, that's how I feel. I rather like having a thoroughly positive 4e thread, with no sidetracks into the Great Concept Wars. There's still a little talk about stuff, which is nice, but no wars. And I think that's awesome.Thanks! That helps make writing things up worth it.It's tied to a specific effect later on (that I pulled or modified from the dungeon), but I didn't trust myself to remember the effect (based on the trigger) during the climactic combat. So, I thought this would be a good way to build a bit of mystery (which I was trying to build during the session, via stories that don't match up [the Sleeper's death being a head blow or stomach blow? Was he a tiefling or not? Was Sir Malagant just or evil?], unexplained experiences [the dream of the dead-eyed thing watching the Warpriest; the Warpriest's unexplained mark of The Raven Queen; the Warpriest not seeing certain marks that he normally does right away; the whispers at various points that the Scout heard; the overwhelming feelings that the Fighter experienced], etc.). It also builds a tiny bit of tension ("Should I use the effect?" Of course he will; players always do!), while also shifting the responsibility to the player rather than me, who will be looking for things to do while dying much more closely than I will be.Overall, it seemed like an interesting thing to do that fit with a little bit of a theme I had going this session, while also a practical diversion, so I went with it. If you do something with it, feel free to come back and say how you changed things and improved my take on it.Yep, everyone very much enjoyed this session, so I'm glad it's going well. I can't wait for the dream skill challenge next session!</blockquote>

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