Post by dmdante on Jan 22, 2016 17:07:02 GMT
All in all the night was a success. As the days were put into their bags, smiles were on everyone's faces when we said goodbye.
However, I know I rushed the night a little bit, leaving out some sections of the module (for later use) in order to get my players at least one battle before the night drew to a close.
They stumbled upon a lone man, walking away from them on a mountain road, wearing dirty leather armor. As they hid, they rolled an apple towards the man, and released the pig they had previously aquired for the purposes of pack ape bait.
The man extant at his luck scooped up the pig and yelled into the woods on the side of the road, "We're eating well tonight!"
Following the man they found a bandit camp 13 strong. Which outnumbered their 5.
This is where it gets interesting. They decided that the best course of action, what to cause a distraction to split the bandits up so they can deal with them in smaller groups. Not a bad idea.
Their distraction of choice? None other than lighting the forest near the camp ablaze, creating a forest fire.
Only after the fire was irreversibly set did the notice one of their companions could cast sleep. They then proceed to put all the bandits to sleep from the other side of the fire. Take the bandits horses. Tie up the leaders (for posible bounties), slit the throats of the remaining bandits, and loot as many as they could before the forest fire reached the tents.
That's where the night ended. So I know know that my group will demolish a forest for a tactile advantage.
As a side note. While not in the module, the next game they will have to deal with some very angry dryads, who demand reperations. I just haven't decided what yet.
However, I know I rushed the night a little bit, leaving out some sections of the module (for later use) in order to get my players at least one battle before the night drew to a close.
They stumbled upon a lone man, walking away from them on a mountain road, wearing dirty leather armor. As they hid, they rolled an apple towards the man, and released the pig they had previously aquired for the purposes of pack ape bait.
The man extant at his luck scooped up the pig and yelled into the woods on the side of the road, "We're eating well tonight!"
Following the man they found a bandit camp 13 strong. Which outnumbered their 5.
This is where it gets interesting. They decided that the best course of action, what to cause a distraction to split the bandits up so they can deal with them in smaller groups. Not a bad idea.
Their distraction of choice? None other than lighting the forest near the camp ablaze, creating a forest fire.
Only after the fire was irreversibly set did the notice one of their companions could cast sleep. They then proceed to put all the bandits to sleep from the other side of the fire. Take the bandits horses. Tie up the leaders (for posible bounties), slit the throats of the remaining bandits, and loot as many as they could before the forest fire reached the tents.
That's where the night ended. So I know know that my group will demolish a forest for a tactile advantage.
As a side note. While not in the module, the next game they will have to deal with some very angry dryads, who demand reperations. I just haven't decided what yet.
