tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148766912453959629.post743262494967522728..comments2016-06-21T11:04:01.732-05:00Comments on Between the Rolls: Lost Crown of Neverwinter - D&D Encounter #7Randilin Trouplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18219977132553165890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148766912453959629.post-80256262224899898942011-09-27T13:56:33.257-05:002011-09-27T13:56:33.257-05:00Our whole table nearly lost it when Mr. E Meat flu...Our whole table nearly lost it when Mr. E Meat flung the rat at the twig blight. It was a really funny moment.<br /><br />1) The module allowed for a bit of swamp exploration before the encounter and called for an endurance check as well. If they failed they would lose 1 speed for the encounter. The Drow Bladesinger was the only one who failed the initial check. So by way of an explanation as to why he was suddenly a little slower I explained that it was his slender elvin feet sank that much faster so he had to work hard to keep them from getting stuck.<br /><br />2) According to the module the encounter is supposed to be taking place around midnight. In the section of the encounter block that describes the terrain it also discussions Illumination. I believe Darbek had planned to carry the Sun Rod with him and that it was the Drow Bladesinger who suggested he toss it near the house.<br /><br />I think environment played a huge role in this encounter. The brambles in the water doint damage to characters as they were dragged through them for example.<br /><br />3) Up until this point Locke had always changed into his rat for fairly discreetly. He'd either done it hidden under a table, or in another room. This was the first time that he done it mid combat in front of everyone. Since Mr. E Meat was under the canoe hiding he couldn't have seen the change. My table is really great about keeping in character and out of character knowledge separate. <br /><br />hopefully those answers help a little.Randilin Trouplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219977132553165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148766912453959629.post-55194465355576127342011-09-27T12:40:34.137-05:002011-09-27T12:40:34.137-05:00Hey, Cliff!
Very nice recap! Your descriptions ar...Hey, Cliff!<br /><br />Very nice recap! Your descriptions are very entertaining and detailed, and they inspire me to keep detailed notes during my group's game. Our encounter sessions are strictly by-the-book, so I enjoy seeing how your group has fun with all the role playing aspects of the game. I want to try to incorporate more of that myself, but it's hard to think on my feet as a player of only a few months now.<br /><br />The players seemed to be very creative in their roleplaying. The fighter hiding in the canoe was funny, but I busted a gut when you described how he grabbed Locke in rat-mode and flung it at the twig blights!<br /><br />A few newbie questions that you may or may not be able to answer for me:<br /><br />1) How did you and the party know that the Drow Bladeslinger had problems walking through the muck? I can't imagine how this topic was even addressed in the middle of the game. Did you have everybody roll an athletics check for muck-walking?<br /><br />2) What prompted Darbek to light the battlefield with his sun rod? Did you tell the players that it was too dark to see anything? Environment has played little role in my game thus far, so I am very curious. How would the encounter have been different had they not used a sun rod or other light source?<br /><br />3) How did the fighter not know that Locke was the rat? In my group, once the PC takes an action (tells the DM what he's doing), then everyone else knows it, too (unless he has passed the DM a note). I can't wrap my head around the logistics of this, but I wish I could've seen it happen live. Also, I'm not sure what you expected the players to do when Locke transformed into a rat. Everyone I play with just assumes that whatever powers your PC has, he just has.<br /><br />I greatly enjoy employing the twitter buffs, too. It's fun to pull them out on notes that I've prepared in advance and hand them to the DM at strategic points. I was inspired by someone on twitter to make one that said: "A naked gnome drops from the sky and gives me a cookie. +5 to cookie intuition". I plan on making ones like that each week, just to keep the DM on his toes and break the tension.<br /><br />Nice job, as usual! Looking forward to the next one.Rick Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404030434015887810noreply@blogger.com