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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 7344956" data-attributes="member: 6803664"><p>I'm curious, what was your answer to the question of where all the people were?</p><p>Did you freeze up?</p><p>Did you then backtrack & add detail?</p><p>Did you roll with it & come up with something explaining their absence? </p><p></p><p>In my own ToA game the party wandered about lost on the edges of an undead infested area for 7 days. In all that time not 1 random encounter was rolled. (we check several times per day) Nor were they anywhere near any specific encounter area. Eventually one of the players commented on the lack. Wich got the other players suspicious.</p><p>Wich in turn gave me an idea.</p><p>So I whenever their wanderings took them to the 2nd hex into the areas borders I began describing it as a bit more bleak. Less jungle sounds, etc. Now & then if they were in a border hex I'd describe jungle animals/birds fleeing towards them. They were sure somethings wrong in the area.</p><p>Eventually an encounter was rolled! Skeletons! so I described a large group (25+ strong) of spear wielding skeletons all shambling through the undergrowth heading NW.</p><p>Rather than attack, the players decided to trail the hoard.</p><p>This has led them to the Ubotus(sp?) Heart encounter (I've altered what they'll find within creature wise. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />), wich in turn will get them back on some track.</p><p>Problem: The Heart is hovering nearly 200 ft in the air</p><p>Problem: There's a lot of undead - including several zombie dinosaurs - milling about beneath it.... </p><p>The point of this? Don't be afraid to simply make up details as needed. Not even if they completely contradict something on ythe next page. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ccs, post: 7344956, member: 6803664"] I'm curious, what was your answer to the question of where all the people were? Did you freeze up? Did you then backtrack & add detail? Did you roll with it & come up with something explaining their absence? In my own ToA game the party wandered about lost on the edges of an undead infested area for 7 days. In all that time not 1 random encounter was rolled. (we check several times per day) Nor were they anywhere near any specific encounter area. Eventually one of the players commented on the lack. Wich got the other players suspicious. Wich in turn gave me an idea. So I whenever their wanderings took them to the 2nd hex into the areas borders I began describing it as a bit more bleak. Less jungle sounds, etc. Now & then if they were in a border hex I'd describe jungle animals/birds fleeing towards them. They were sure somethings wrong in the area. Eventually an encounter was rolled! Skeletons! so I described a large group (25+ strong) of spear wielding skeletons all shambling through the undergrowth heading NW. Rather than attack, the players decided to trail the hoard. This has led them to the Ubotus(sp?) Heart encounter (I've altered what they'll find within creature wise. :)), wich in turn will get them back on some track. Problem: The Heart is hovering nearly 200 ft in the air Problem: There's a lot of undead - including several zombie dinosaurs - milling about beneath it.... The point of this? Don't be afraid to simply make up details as needed. Not even if they completely contradict something on ythe next page. :) [/QUOTE]
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