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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AnotherGuy" data-source="post: 9733046" data-attributes="member: 7029930">So, I'm not sure how familiar you are with the AP but essentially each giant lord had a conch which the PCs needed only one of to proceed.They visited the obese hill giant chieftain who was trying to climb the giant hierarchy by consuming as much food as she could believing if she could increase her size she would be elevated in status when the giant deity returned. The PCs did some major damage to the area likely with a spell, cannot recall exactly what, but this was the killing shot which I narrated that the floor structure gave way due to her spell and the giant's fall, dropping the chieftain to the floor below thus crushing the conch they were looking for which was hidden within the folds of her flesh.I ruled they could repair the conch, but the magic had been unravelled from the item. With the stone giant thane, she was being influenced by a powerful entity and was behaving in ways that turned some of her own away. In any event she was unagreeable seeking to elevate her status in her own way. When the party made their way to her she asked them as to their purpose, and one of the talkative party members offered it truthfully, while some of the other players at the table groaned realising the character had over spoken. Not wishing for them to meddle in the affairs of giants and being influenced by the entity, she took her conch and smashed it against the stalactite from which she was communing with (the entity).Now I roleplayed her as per the AP, but the online idea had her smashing the conch which fitted well with her influenced persona.Their team B failed their diplomacy with the cloud giants and their duplicitous Countess (roleplayed as per the AP). She imprisoned the party and they were able to rescue a helpful ally dragon (also a prisoner at the time) and thus escaped from the fortress in the clouds.They eventually succeeded gaining a conch at the fire giants' forge.I could have not had the conch broken in the fall with the hill giant chieftain or the stone giant act out so dramatically...I didn't leave it to dice that was my decision as I wanted the table to explore the other interesting areas and creatures of the AP.Is that not railroading the players?</blockquote>

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