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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isklexi" data-source="post: 6226919" data-attributes="member: 6684948">[gm]We got in a session using Maptools. It worked out splendidly. Redbadge helped me set it up using additional macros for the character sheets. The session only consisted of about half an encounter as everyone got used to using Maptools, but I think it will work out great.[/gm]The constables had to rush across town to reach the Nalaam arena in time for Elanor's show. The party eyed Elanor's balcony and its occupants. Elanor had the slave, Isobel, with her, and her buyers were present. Elanor was joined by Nikola the Necromancer, a wizard who made his fortune as an assassin; Jaime the Weevil, a disgraced Risuri druid who extorts protection money to prevent pest infestations; Father Balthazar, a corrupt clergyman who siphons wealth from the local church coffers; and a robed man wearing a featureless black mask. Luc and Ottavia sat in a balcony further from the constables.[gm]The extra person in Elanor's booth was inserted for one of my extra plots. They'll learn more about him later.[/gm]The constables were surprised to see Mister Mapple enter the arena alongside convicts. A boisterous speech by Elanor revealed that she had Mapple arrested for stalking her and Isobel. Mapple revealed that his real name is Andrei von Recklinghausen, and Elanor then paid handsomely to request a fight for the warrior hobo. A huge fiery cat was loosed into the arena to hunt down Andrei.The constables sprang into action. They decided to put a stop to Elanor's sale before it was too late and help the noble stowaway.  Rai, Kirk, and Irony jumped the gap between the balconies to attack the slave traders. Rai used the Icon of Urim to conjure a wall separating Elanor and Isobel from the other foes and let loose a flurry of attacks that barreled Elanor over the balcony rail resulting in her untimely demise. Irony ran forward to shield Isobel, and Kirk moved to attack the masked man. The masked man conjured a silvery longsword and repelled Kirk's attacks with powerful magic. The man then pushed past Kirk and Irony to grab Isobel and jumped the gap back into the constable's balcony. Rai pursued the man leaving Irony and Kirk to deal with the other three angry slave traders.Doran rappelled from the balcony on a rope and ran to join Andrei against the burning feline. The cat's flaming breath was taking a toll on Andrei. Backup arrived in the form of the two minotaurs from Trekhom. Asteron climbed down into the arena from audience stands while Shakul stayed on the high vantage point to use his sniper rifle.Back on the balconies, Kirk and Irony were battling with three powerful spellcasters with ranged support from Bellicose. The masked man chided Rai for abandoning his friends while Rai refused to risk letting the man get away with Isobel. Meanwhile, complications struck the arena team when Elanor's body was reanimated by Nikola's dark magic and struck from behind.[gm]We plan to finish this encounter next session. My plan for Cornell, the masked man, in this fight went up in smoke almost immediately. I had planned for him to grab Isobel and teleport behind the other buyers, but Irony's player archly pointed out that I had forgotten the gold jewelry that Elanor made Isobel wear. Rai's player also focused on Cornell to the exclusion of the rest of the encounter which I hadn't planned for. This effectively split the party three ways: arena and two balcony fights, so I had the minotaur NPCs jump in to lend a hand (one of them is a melee leader while the other is a ranged lurker). In hindsight, I should have mirrored the NPC layout on Elanor's balcony so that Elanor and Cornell were furthest from the PC balcony. That way they would have had to go through the other three NPCs before reaching Elanor, Cornell, or Isobel. Cornell is actually much higher level than the party, and I had planned for him to stand in the back for until the fight was mostly over. I'm still confident the party can pull this off, but I will have to plan encounters better in the future.[/gm]</blockquote>

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