With much anticipation and excitement (for me as DM and for the players), we are starting our campaign this Saturday. I'm going through my prep this week and could use a little advice from those that have gone before me.
Kathor
I'm working on the eventuality that the party is victorious in the pub and encounters Kathor in the street. In the text, it says that he would call for the remaining thugs to surrender. How would you handle this?
I'm thinking that with the chaos of the sudden Ragesian bombardment (presumably Kathor had no idea it was about to happen), he permits the party to escape and seek shelter, so that he and his men might do the same.
I envision him telling the party that they have unfinished business, setting up a more exciting encounter in The Gauntlet!
Terror in the Skies
I'm not sure about this whole sequence. How did it play for your group? Did it have the desired effect (establishing the pure chaos of the raid), or did it lead to frustration on the parts of the players?
Rivereye's Recollections
In Act 2 Scene 2, Rivereye comments that he overheard Larion speaking, but didn't understand him well. Shortly after that, he overheard the Solon speaking (presumably the same language, since it was to more eladrin) the same language, but understood distinct details!
Did this cause any problems? I've got a guy in my group that picks up on stuff like this...
Anyway, any advice for this first session is appreciated. I've been pouring through first session reports and found them very illuminating!
Kathor
I'm working on the eventuality that the party is victorious in the pub and encounters Kathor in the street. In the text, it says that he would call for the remaining thugs to surrender. How would you handle this?
I'm thinking that with the chaos of the sudden Ragesian bombardment (presumably Kathor had no idea it was about to happen), he permits the party to escape and seek shelter, so that he and his men might do the same.
I envision him telling the party that they have unfinished business, setting up a more exciting encounter in The Gauntlet!
Terror in the Skies
I'm not sure about this whole sequence. How did it play for your group? Did it have the desired effect (establishing the pure chaos of the raid), or did it lead to frustration on the parts of the players?
Rivereye's Recollections
In Act 2 Scene 2, Rivereye comments that he overheard Larion speaking, but didn't understand him well. Shortly after that, he overheard the Solon speaking (presumably the same language, since it was to more eladrin) the same language, but understood distinct details!
Did this cause any problems? I've got a guy in my group that picks up on stuff like this...
Anyway, any advice for this first session is appreciated. I've been pouring through first session reports and found them very illuminating!