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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 5253170" data-attributes="member: 16069">H1 Keep on the ShadowfellEncounter #15 Area 8 Sir Keegan's Tomb<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/4879267223/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4879267223_121426fcac.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a>The PCs enter the final chamber here, and are soon after greeted (sort of) by the Skeletal Sir Keegan, who shouts at them for a while. We've played out Skill Challenges before, but only minor ones that I have thrown at them, I explain that this is a moment- this isn't like the other Skill Challenges I've used, This is an opportunity for Kaspard, and the others, to change events...It goes surprisingly well, although at the start Dirty is all for just killing the creature, he finally sees sense- Kaspard insists.Skill Challenge- the players roll initiative just to see what order they act in, I advise them of some of the sorts of things that can use- social skills to persuade Sir Keegan of their intentions, skills that demonstrate their expertise and capability- that sort of thing.  Initiative 14 Winstanley 13 Grey 10 Dirty 9 Kaspard 5 PhrenicRound #1.Winstanley tries to persuade Sir Keegan that he too is a follower of Bahamut and that all he wants is to see this terrible evil in the Keep ended- that's a Bluff check then, which he fails spectacularly.I advise the PCs that too many failures will lead to... well, things will go badly; this sharpens their concentration a little.Grey settles for demonstrating his power, casting Scorching Burst he scours a corner of the room in flame and states that he will use his powers to ensure the rift will not be opened, Arcana check and Sir Keegan is impressed.Dirty is not having any of this alas, his effort involves marching towards Sir Keegan, pointing out the terrible things he has done and proclaiming that he has no right to be telling them what to do, as he fingers the head of his Maul. That's an Intimidate check, the hardest check in the book (DC17), which he succeeds at just. Sir Keegan nods a little and looks suitably chided.Kaspard of course tells Sir Keegan who she is and what she's about, also about what has been going on of late- the death of the children of Fallcrest in particular. She then moves on to proclaim the great works of Bahamut and states that she will rededicate the Keep in the name of Bahamut as soon as she has seen of the evil that resides here. A Religion check follows which she passes with ease.Phrenic confirms all that Kaspard has said and uses honeyed words to make clear that they are not here to judge Sir Keegan, and that he is sure that Sir Keegan was acting out of character when he committed the terrible acts that have resulted in his present form. There follows a Diplomacy check, which Phrenic passes easily.Results:Successes 4 Failures 1The Skill Challenge requires 6 Successes before 3 Failures, we go on...Comment: And this DM is overjoyed, the PCs stepped up to the challenge, I had been worried ahead of time about how this would play- I needn't have. Dirty (played by Dave) was a little unhappy- he lives to hit things mostly, but the majority are going for it in a big way. Kaspard, who is the quietest of players, well... I really needn't have worried; James, who plays Phrenic, even adopted a voice that made everyone in the room giggle- obviously his best telephone voice.Stats: NA</blockquote>

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