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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 7452289" data-attributes="member: 23">These is a story reason for that powerful monster to be there:&nbsp; these jungles are lethal.&nbsp; They are perhaps 100 miles wild and separate a heavily populated area (landlocked) from a major port.&nbsp;&nbsp; And yet despite the immense commercial value of cutting a way through (instead of traveling 500-1000 miles via river boats), no one has, because the jungles are just that deadly.To repeat an example given previously, it would be peculiar to enter the Giant Hills and never see a giant.&nbsp; The players had a choice - they could have said &quot;...&nbsp; you know what, that thief can keep the doodad, we don't want it anyway&quot; and not entered the jungle.&nbsp; They knew how bad it was.They can avoid and circumvent the monster and keep pursuing the thief.&nbsp; They can give up and retreat and return to the Yellow City.&nbsp; They can do battle... if they do they are probably going to lose party members, maybe even TPK... or they might just pull some miracle and be victorious.&nbsp; They could do... something else I haven't thought of.&nbsp; Players do that sometimes, and that's great.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 7452289, member: 23"] These is a story reason for that powerful monster to be there: these jungles are lethal. They are perhaps 100 miles wild and separate a heavily populated area (landlocked) from a major port. And yet despite the immense commercial value of cutting a way through (instead of traveling 500-1000 miles via river boats), no one has, because the jungles are just that deadly. To repeat an example given previously, it would be peculiar to enter the Giant Hills and never see a giant. The players had a choice - they could have said "... you know what, that thief can keep the doodad, we don't want it anyway" and not entered the jungle. They knew how bad it was. They can avoid and circumvent the monster and keep pursuing the thief. They can give up and retreat and return to the Yellow City. They can do battle... if they do they are probably going to lose party members, maybe even TPK... or they might just pull some miracle and be victorious. They could do... something else I haven't thought of. Players do that sometimes, and that's great. [/QUOTE]

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