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<blockquote data-quote="zerotkatama" data-source="post: 4315694" data-attributes="member: 40520">(Cross posted to Paizo forums; long post)Howdy folks, just thought I'd post here to show what I'm doing for this and to get some advice for how to proceed.I'm going to be starting an Eberron Inquisitive campaign with two friends, starting this Saturday. The plan being to start with Shut-In, run through Murder in Oakbridge to Nick Logue's awesome Sant-Demain trilogy (Chimes at Midnight, Quoth the Raven, Hell's Heart). Possibly some adventures in the meantime - the hope is to wrap up at 10th on the cusp of Paragon. The players are:Human Warlord (father of rogue)Half-Elf Rogue (the son of the warlord)Anyway, to start with the first adventure, which only really has two main combat encounters, the rest being investigative and social-type stuff. I figured I'd start out with the Death Dog. I started by trying to convert it straight over as an elite (effectively a solo for two players)[code][b]Death Dog&nbsp; &nbsp; Level 1 Elite Skirmisher[/b]Medium Natural Magical Beast&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; XP 200Initative +6&nbsp; &nbsp; Senses Perception +6; Low-light visionHP 60 Bloodied 30AC 17, Fortitude 15, Reflex 15, Will 12Saving Throws +2Speed 8Action Points 1(BM) Bite (standard, at will)&nbsp;&nbsp; +6 vs. AC; 1d6+2 damage; 2d6+2 damage against a prone targetHigh and Low (standard, at will) &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 attacks against one target, +4 vs. Fort; 1d6+2 damage. If both&nbsp;&nbsp; attacks hit, target is knocked prone.Worry Prey (Free)&nbsp; When adjacent to a prone enemy at the end of its turn, the death &nbsp; dog may make a bite attack against that enemyAlignment Unaligned&nbsp; &nbsp; Languages -Str 12 (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp; Dex 14 (+2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Wis 13 (+1)Con 14 (+2) Int 4 (-3)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Cha 10 (+0)[/code]But it also occurred to me that a fight with two gray wolves re-purposed as &quot;death dogs&quot; might be better in the 4e paradigm. Thoughts?Secondly is the second main fight, the confrontation with Auraluna and Peck. For Lady Auraluna I used the Gnome Arcanist and fiddled around a bit.[code][b]Lady Auraluna ir' Dromdal [/b]&nbsp;&nbsp; Level 1 Controller Medium Natural Humanoid&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; XP 100Initiative +0&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Senses&nbsp; Perception +0HP 16&nbsp; &nbsp; Bloodied 8AC 15&nbsp;&nbsp; Fort 12 Ref 14 Will 16Speed 5(BM) Dagger (Standard; at-will) * Weapon+6 vs AC; 1d4 damage(R) Scintillating Bolt (Standard; at-will) * RadiantRanged 10; +5 vs Fortitude; 1d6+3 Radiant damage, and the targetis dazed (save ends)(R) Startling Glamor (minor; at-will) * Fear, IllusionRanged 10; +5 vs Will; the target slides 1 squareAlignment Evil&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Languages Common, ElvenSkills&nbsp; Diplomacy +9, Bluff +9, Insight +6, History +7Str 10 (+0)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Dex 10 (+0)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Wis 12 (+1)Con 10 (+0)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Int&nbsp;&nbsp; 15 (+2)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Cha 18 (+4)[/code]Peck (the crazy halfling) and Baron (her dog) were easier, just reflavored versions of the Halfling Thief and the Giant Rat from the MM, respectively.The MAIN trip-up is the investigative and social parts of this. If you recall, there is a special system in the adventure that denote &quot;triggers&quot; that influence Auraluna and Ceseli's attitudes towards the PCs. I had thought making them two parallel skill challenges, but am unsure how to exactly do it, since with Auraluna, only an outcome is provided for a failure. Ceseli is easier, as the PCs get more dialogue hints from her as she warms to the them, as well as possibly influencing further plot threads based on how she takes the revelation at the end.I had pondered making a third and fourth skill challenge; a minor one at the Dinner Party and a more substantial one for when (or if) the PCs investigate.How should I handle presenting the &quot;getting along&quot; skill challenges? Should I just have them roll when they do stuff, as in the adventure, or should I actually delineate that these are skill challenges, the main skill is Diplomacy, yadda yadda? Am I overthinking all this, and the simplest solution would be just to use the adventure as written? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />Finally, the XP rewards, as they translate (with a Quest and Skill Challenge XP factored in) seem to come up short. It's alright to just say BAM you're 2nd level at the end of the adventure, regardless of XP, right?I'd welcome any and all suggestions, please!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zerotkatama, post: 4315694, member: 40520"] (Cross posted to Paizo forums; long post) Howdy folks, just thought I'd post here to show what I'm doing for this and to get some advice for how to proceed. I'm going to be starting an Eberron Inquisitive campaign with two friends, starting this Saturday. The plan being to start with Shut-In, run through Murder in Oakbridge to Nick Logue's awesome Sant-Demain trilogy (Chimes at Midnight, Quoth the Raven, Hell's Heart). Possibly some adventures in the meantime - the hope is to wrap up at 10th on the cusp of Paragon. The players are: Human Warlord (father of rogue) Half-Elf Rogue (the son of the warlord) Anyway, to start with the first adventure, which only really has two main combat encounters, the rest being investigative and social-type stuff. I figured I'd start out with the Death Dog. I started by trying to convert it straight over as an elite (effectively a solo for two players) [code][b]Death Dog Level 1 Elite Skirmisher[/b] Medium Natural Magical Beast XP 200 Initative +6 Senses Perception +6; Low-light vision HP 60 Bloodied 30 AC 17, Fortitude 15, Reflex 15, Will 12 Saving Throws +2 Speed 8 Action Points 1 (BM) Bite (standard, at will) +6 vs. AC; 1d6+2 damage; 2d6+2 damage against a prone target High and Low (standard, at will) 2 attacks against one target, +4 vs. Fort; 1d6+2 damage. If both attacks hit, target is knocked prone. Worry Prey (Free) When adjacent to a prone enemy at the end of its turn, the death dog may make a bite attack against that enemy Alignment Unaligned Languages - Str 12 (+1) Dex 14 (+2) Wis 13 (+1) Con 14 (+2) Int 4 (-3) Cha 10 (+0)[/code] But it also occurred to me that a fight with two gray wolves re-purposed as "death dogs" might be better in the 4e paradigm. Thoughts? Secondly is the second main fight, the confrontation with Auraluna and Peck. For Lady Auraluna I used the Gnome Arcanist and fiddled around a bit. [code][b]Lady Auraluna ir' Dromdal [/b] Level 1 Controller Medium Natural Humanoid XP 100 Initiative +0 Senses Perception +0 HP 16 Bloodied 8 AC 15 Fort 12 Ref 14 Will 16 Speed 5 (BM) Dagger (Standard; at-will) * Weapon +6 vs AC; 1d4 damage (R) Scintillating Bolt (Standard; at-will) * Radiant Ranged 10; +5 vs Fortitude; 1d6+3 Radiant damage, and the target is dazed (save ends) (R) Startling Glamor (minor; at-will) * Fear, Illusion Ranged 10; +5 vs Will; the target slides 1 square Alignment Evil Languages Common, Elven Skills Diplomacy +9, Bluff +9, Insight +6, History +7 Str 10 (+0) Dex 10 (+0) Wis 12 (+1) Con 10 (+0) Int 15 (+2) Cha 18 (+4)[/code] Peck (the crazy halfling) and Baron (her dog) were easier, just reflavored versions of the Halfling Thief and the Giant Rat from the MM, respectively. The MAIN trip-up is the investigative and social parts of this. If you recall, there is a special system in the adventure that denote "triggers" that influence Auraluna and Ceseli's attitudes towards the PCs. I had thought making them two parallel skill challenges, but am unsure how to exactly do it, since with Auraluna, only an outcome is provided for a failure. Ceseli is easier, as the PCs get more dialogue hints from her as she warms to the them, as well as possibly influencing further plot threads based on how she takes the revelation at the end. I had pondered making a third and fourth skill challenge; a minor one at the Dinner Party and a more substantial one for when (or if) the PCs investigate. How should I handle presenting the "getting along" skill challenges? Should I just have them roll when they do stuff, as in the adventure, or should I actually delineate that these are skill challenges, the main skill is Diplomacy, yadda yadda? Am I overthinking all this, and the simplest solution would be just to use the adventure as written? :P Finally, the XP rewards, as they translate (with a Quest and Skill Challenge XP factored in) seem to come up short. It's alright to just say BAM you're 2nd level at the end of the adventure, regardless of XP, right? I'd welcome any and all suggestions, please! [/QUOTE]

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