Recap 3

The party moved 75 feet from the dormitory with the well to a private dining and sleeping chamber that apparently belonged to Gustav and Elisabeth durst. Here you met a warlock from Neverwinter who had also wandered into this Gods forsaken land. After that you had two encounters and then we ran out of time. It doesn't seem like a lot, but the important thing is that everyone had fun. I personally don't mind a slower pace as long as everyone is enjoying themselves. The fight with the Mimic and the Ghast occurred simultaneously. Then came the fight with the Shadows. There wasn't really any chance for Role Play in these encounters. Actually there probably won't be anymore role play, except what you make among yourselves, until you are out of here and into the village proper. That said I enjoyed the banter between the players. I'm very happy that everyone is getting along both in character and out.

The only thing left for next week, unless you get really creative with the crystal ball, is to descend to the lower level and investigate this constant chanting. That will lead to a brief exploration and then the big boss battle. The battle isn't just straight hack and slash like what was written into the original encounter. I've tried to include something of a puzzle or a mystery. Whatever you call it, there are things to be learned and decisions to be made that can affect the difficulty of the final encounter. I'm already looking forward to next week to see what decisions the party makes. Try to avoid wasting too much time arguing about it and go with your gut feelings. If you haven't noticed by now, I don't try to bait players into doing something just so I can throw an unwinnable encounter at them. That would only be fun for me, not for you. Sometimes I have to clarify the situation by asking leading questions. Like today with the Mimic. People were being vague about their actions. It was obvious that someone wanted to check the door, while others were checking the bedroom. I simply confirmed intentions, so that when Dukus stabbed the painting, I made it happen at the same time as the Mimic. I wouldn't have done that if I didn't think the party could handle it. I enjoy the joint story telling. It's not much of a story if it ends with everyone dead and us rolling up a new party. I promise to make encouters challanging, but I never try to kill a party by being deceptive.

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