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<blockquote data-quote="el-remmen" data-source="post: 210394" data-attributes="member: 11"><p><strong>Joshua Dyal vs. Wicht</strong></p><p></p><p>Well, I will give Joshua Dyal one thing - his was better organized than Wicht's. . . </p><p></p><p>He also had some cute elements like "Captain Cat" (i.e Pirate Cat) - I think in general the scenario was weak because of what is meant to draw the party into it - and while I think it is always a good idea to try to find alternatives to the "hired to retrieve such-and-such" or "saving the maiden in distress" story hooks - happening upon a holy horse doesn't seem to have the hookiness that is needed - esp since it then requires that the party listen to the tale of a drunken crazy man and follow up on it - Now, don't get me wrong I am totally against scenarios that lead PCs by the nose as well - but there should be some more concrete motive for moving the PCs from place to place.</p><p></p><p>There is also the problem of "breaking the rules" for magic rings and allowing Captain Cat to trigger the ring involuntarily if the party manages to take him out before he can react (cheesy, in my opinion) also, even if cast by the most powerful wizard the <em>Enlarge</em> spell would not be able to make a fire beetle gargantuan. However, getting around the CR problems that a gargantuan beetle would reprsent to most groups by making it a magic effect that could be dispelled or wear-off is clever.</p><p></p><p>Now, Wicht's scenario seems to have Warhammer Fantasy to thank for its inspiration. . . what with its Chaos Stone (which reminds me of a warp stone -though in this case people are only changed mentally). Sure the hook here is weak as well. .. but the scenario inside offers a variety of challenges for PCs - you have combat with crazed monsters and fish, the physical challenges of a flooded mine to find the source of the problem and of course the mystery of how to avoid the effects of the stone - and not to mention the opportunity for some good role-playing as the PCs slowly turn crazy. . .</p><p></p><p>Of course, Wicht failed to mention how crippled the rogue is and how effective he could really be in a fight if he is crippled (points to Josh for his explanation of the peg-leg!), and I think the Holy Mount dog "easily" explaining the situation to the party is also weak (undermining what could be a cool investigative aspect to the scenario). . .</p><p></p><p>But in the end, Wicht's entry is the stronger and he wins this round advancing to the next. . . In general I do not think his entry is as strong as some others I have seen him do in the past - but he is just warming up and still is the favorite to win. . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el-remmen, post: 210394, member: 11"] [b]Joshua Dyal vs. Wicht[/b] Well, I will give Joshua Dyal one thing - his was better organized than Wicht's. . . He also had some cute elements like "Captain Cat" (i.e Pirate Cat) - I think in general the scenario was weak because of what is meant to draw the party into it - and while I think it is always a good idea to try to find alternatives to the "hired to retrieve such-and-such" or "saving the maiden in distress" story hooks - happening upon a holy horse doesn't seem to have the hookiness that is needed - esp since it then requires that the party listen to the tale of a drunken crazy man and follow up on it - Now, don't get me wrong I am totally against scenarios that lead PCs by the nose as well - but there should be some more concrete motive for moving the PCs from place to place. There is also the problem of "breaking the rules" for magic rings and allowing Captain Cat to trigger the ring involuntarily if the party manages to take him out before he can react (cheesy, in my opinion) also, even if cast by the most powerful wizard the [i]Enlarge[/i] spell would not be able to make a fire beetle gargantuan. However, getting around the CR problems that a gargantuan beetle would reprsent to most groups by making it a magic effect that could be dispelled or wear-off is clever. Now, Wicht's scenario seems to have Warhammer Fantasy to thank for its inspiration. . . what with its Chaos Stone (which reminds me of a warp stone -though in this case people are only changed mentally). Sure the hook here is weak as well. .. but the scenario inside offers a variety of challenges for PCs - you have combat with crazed monsters and fish, the physical challenges of a flooded mine to find the source of the problem and of course the mystery of how to avoid the effects of the stone - and not to mention the opportunity for some good role-playing as the PCs slowly turn crazy. . . Of course, Wicht failed to mention how crippled the rogue is and how effective he could really be in a fight if he is crippled (points to Josh for his explanation of the peg-leg!), and I think the Holy Mount dog "easily" explaining the situation to the party is also weak (undermining what could be a cool investigative aspect to the scenario). . . But in the end, Wicht's entry is the stronger and he wins this round advancing to the next. . . In general I do not think his entry is as strong as some others I have seen him do in the past - but he is just warming up and still is the favorite to win. . . [/QUOTE]
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