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<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 5758377" data-attributes="member: 54846">The question is if the PCs want to ally with the dragon. The dragon may very well not be very good. Because while the kobolds seem less intent on razzing the locals, the dragon might have Intentions. It could make an interesting dilemma for the PCs - especially because the dragon and kobolds will take the dungeon once the PCs leave, so do they try to defeat the dragon now, later, or what? And then there's the question of how the kobolds/dragon will actively help in clearing the dungeon.And probably play up the haunted element of the Keep, what with it being the site of Keegan's massacre, and it pumped full of necrotic info. I'm sure you've seen the &quot;stay the night&quot; skill challenge, but there are other ways - like how the place is gloomy, about glimpses of the ghosts out of the corner of their eyes, and other haunted house gotchas - and of how the goblins are afraid or huddled close together, possibly the rooms with goblins have wards against ghosts. Also sounds like the PCs could learn 1) how to defeat/delay the ritual Kalarel is doing now that they have an idea of what he IS doing, 2) try to find a way to safeguard themselves against a Slaying Stone's activation.The only thing I'll say about this is that it would probably be best if the undead swarm the town after the PCs go into the dungeon. Possibly once they slay the goblins, and encrouch deeply into the 1st level of the dungeon, they get warning.Actually, that would be a cool trick to do: the PCs slay the goblins and then leave, and come back to find the place darker, more menacing, the ghosts making their presence known in the rooms that have been cleared. The reason being that the more deaths that happen in the Keep, the stronger the dark Force around the place gets.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 5758377, member: 54846"] The question is if the PCs want to ally with the dragon. The dragon may very well not be very good. Because while the kobolds seem less intent on razzing the locals, the dragon might have Intentions. It [i]could[/i] make an interesting dilemma for the PCs - especially because the dragon and kobolds will take the dungeon once the PCs leave, so do they try to defeat the dragon now, later, or what? And then there's the question of how the kobolds/dragon will actively help in clearing the dungeon. And probably play up the haunted element of the Keep, what with it being the site of Keegan's massacre, and it pumped full of necrotic info. I'm sure you've seen the "stay the night" skill challenge, but there are other ways - like how the place is gloomy, about glimpses of the ghosts out of the corner of their eyes, and other haunted house gotchas - and of how the goblins are [i]afraid[/i] or huddled close together, possibly the rooms with goblins have wards against ghosts. Also sounds like the PCs could learn 1) how to defeat/delay the ritual Kalarel is doing now that they have an idea of what he IS doing, 2) try to find a way to safeguard themselves against a Slaying Stone's activation. The only thing I'll say about this is that it would probably be best if the undead swarm the town [i]after[/i] the PCs go into the dungeon. Possibly once they slay the goblins, and encrouch deeply into the 1st level of the dungeon, they get warning. Actually, that would be a cool trick to do: the PCs slay the goblins and then leave, and come back to find the place darker, more menacing, the ghosts making their presence known in the rooms that have been cleared. The reason being that the more deaths that happen in the Keep, the stronger the dark Force around the place gets. [/QUOTE]

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