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| | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 18,000 Likes: 1 Moderator | OP  Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 18,000 Likes: 1 | LOL. That's exactly what I tagged it with.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 | Good ideas, guys, thanks. I've since realised I should be grateful that these combats are only lasting three rounds. School kids can take a looong time to finish their turn.
So by that rationale I've decided to keep pushing higher CR encounters at them and simply have a contingency plan if I TPK.
For example, Dragon of Icespire Peak has the PCs sallying around Phandalin, saving one resident after the other from various threats (caused by the titular dragon). When the PCs fight the dragon they'll be 3rd-level versus the CR6 dragon. In the event of a TPK I can have all the residents they've saved turn up to save them. A sort of angry mob that can get the PCs back on their feet without stealing the limelight. It might even seem like a reward for the PCs heroics so far. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,144 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,144 Likes: 10 | All this talk of turning into a frog in hot water makes me think of the how to cook a lobster/frog cliche.  | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,144 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,144 Likes: 10 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 10,322 Likes: 1 Administrator | | Administrator Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 10,322 Likes: 1 | Yeah, sorry. It took awhile to train my frog to draw it.  | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,067 Likes: 9 | I wrapped up Dragon of Icespire Peak recently btw. It went well, no TPKs though three of four PCs dropped to 0 hp during the dragon encounter. I could've pushed to a TPK but they'd walloped the dragon with some big hits, the dwarf landing a max damage crit. Since we were running out of playtime anyway I had the dragon fly off with its tail severed and vowing revenge on the party. The titular dragon in the module is called Cryovain and the party came up with the nickname "Cryolame", which they thoroughly enjoyed hurling after it.
Next up they want to play Marvel Super Heroes. All-in-all, I thought Dragon of Icespire Peak was a solid module. I preferred the variety of monsters in Lost Mine of Phandelver but Icespire has a wider variety of encounters, including a dungeon that's mostly traps, and the dragon is the final fight whereas in Lost Mine it's a... actually I can't remember! Is it a drow?? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 22,193 Likes: 9 (Buffalo) Moderator | | (Buffalo) Moderator Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 22,193 Likes: 9 | Yes, ultimately a Drow, although lots of undead and a Spectator close to the end. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,419 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | | Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,419 Likes: 13 | Yeah, sorry. It took awhile to train my frog to draw it. <compares vs. the real map> It remarkably captures all the key details. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,419 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | | Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,419 Likes: 13 | Zindra
One last question before you go, how deep is the water?" Precisely 5 feet. No more. No less. It's this remarkably square tube. Not like usual spelunking | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 18,000 Likes: 1 Moderator | | OP Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 18,000 Likes: 1 | In Lost mines it was a drow and a doppelganger
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