A little help along the way. [Archive] - Wizards Community

A little help along the way. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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JDubTrafficGod
11-18-04, 08:26 AM Hey guys, just need some help for my weekend game. I've been playing with the same group of guys since two weeks after Sharn came out. The players have moved from level one to level seven. I've got a plot line planned out that should last the next 6 to seven months, unfortunately I'm going back to college (well really fortunately I guess) and I've got from now until the weekend before December to get the Campaign to a closing point.

What I need help with is this weekend we are playing and I haven't had time to devise a bunch of cool and different action sequences (what most people call encounters). What's going on is the PCs just found out that the Artificier (a mad human who is allied with the lord of blades) who stole the first Schema moments after they gave it to Lady Elaydren (and killed her) is going to be traveling through the Talenta Plains in a little under a week.

They will be traveling there via an Airship where they hope to make a night attack. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to them, they are being chased by agents of the Emerald Claw (I didn't get a chance to run whispers of the Vampires blade and I think the Airship battle seems really cool). So they will battle the Emerald claw, including Garrow who will board with the rest of his men, and then the Captain of the Emerald Claw ship (after it has taken heavy damage from ballista) will crash into the Airship the PCs are on. At his point the PCs will be in the middle of the Talenta plains and will not know where the Artificier and his Warforged are. The PCs will either have to ally with Talenta Halflings or Aerenal Elves (is it Valenar in this case, been up since 4:30 and am at work) in order to find the Artificier (one of the PCs has some levels in Ranger, but there’s no way it would be enough).

What I need from my faithful allies here at the boards are encounters the PCs could face, they don't have to be specific but they can be if you like. I definitely want to have my PCs fight a Warforged Titan, and depending on if they ally with the Elves or the Halflings I would like to pit one of my PCs vs. just one of their Men. So any ideas are appreciated.

Oh yeah, here are my PCs:
7th Lvl Monk: Warforged
5th Lvl Psychic Warrior, 2nd Level Psion (Kinetics): Elan
4th Lvl Ranger, 3rd Level Fighter: Elf (House Thuranni)
7th Lvl Sorcerer: Gnome (House Sivis)
7th Lvl Favored Soul

Most Action Sequences should be geared to EL 8, and harder ones to EL 9. A few EL 10 encounters may be acceptable as they are halfway to lvl 8. Enemy agents of the Emerald Claw fear the Warforged, and know that the Favored Soul has a high as heck armor class. The Artificier's group knows that the Sorcerer favors Lightning bolt and that the Ranger attacks very swiftly (I.E. he uses two handed fighting and his attacks are at 7/2). The party also has some renown, especially in the area of Sharn.

So, there you go, any help or ideas will be greatly appreciated. :D
Save-vs-DM
11-18-04, 08:56 AM A battle with a bulette would be a great challenge for them.

How about this one to introduce the halflings

A halfing warrior is standing beside his mount, a clawfoot - unfortnately the clawfoot is giving birth laying eggs and in a lot of pain. The halfling won't leave his mount, but dire lions, sensing the distress and vulnerability of the halfling, are closing in to attack. The halfling lies on top of a hill and has managed to nearly drop one with his bow, but there are still more coming. Can the pc's close in time and help save him?

All I can think of right now.

Cheers,
SvD
JDubTrafficGod
11-18-04, 09:01 AM Exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. Something that would have never struck my mind, but is excelent and can definitly be used.

I'm thinking on rolling percentile on which group they run into first:
1-45 Valenar
46-91 Halflings
92-100 Both

Something I don't remember, are the Valenar and the Halflings openly at war?
Save-vs-DM
11-18-04, 09:04 AM They're not openly at war, but they do have skirmishes.

One for the Valenar.

The PCs stumble across a party of eleven Valenar elves, all somber in tone, one of them a bard singing in deep elven. They are all carrying the body of a warrior who looks like he sustained heavy damage. If approached by an elf in a respectful manner (DC 20 diplomacy check), they will inform them that their leader was slain by a strange man (the artificer). They must take him to be honored imediately, but his oathbow was taken. Should the PCs agree to return the bow, they will send their best tracker along with them.

Cheers,
SvD
JDubTrafficGod
11-18-04, 02:49 PM Thanks once again save, definitly like the idea of the bard singing, will help to set the mood. May modify a little, but I'm a DM what can I say. Anyone else out there want to add in anything? A cool NPC? A set of conddition for a battle?
JDubTrafficGod
11-19-04, 08:11 AM Anyone have any idea what a Valenar Warrior or a Talenta Plains Halfings template would be (i.e. Level, Feats, Ect.).
ChronosCrow
11-19-04, 08:29 AM Anyone have any idea what a Valenar Warrior or a Talenta Plains Halfings template would be (i.e. Level, Feats, Ect.).

I think Keith has already expressed that he doesn't subscribe to the thought of differences in races due to a regional location. I side with him on this one, so I'd say you should stay away from such ideas, but if you really want to nothing's stopping you. His full explanation on this issue is somewhere in the ask keith thread, I think at least.
JDubTrafficGod
11-19-04, 08:51 AM I totally agree with Keith, what I was asking for is what would your common Talenta Halfling Warriors Levels and feats be, as welll as the same for Valenar Elves.

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JDubTrafficGod 11-18-04, 08:26 AM	Hey guys, just need some help for my weekend game. I've been playing with the same group of guys since two weeks after Sharn came out. The players have moved from level one to level seven. I've got a plot line planned out that should last the next 6 to seven months, unfortunately I'm going back to college (well really fortunately I guess) and I've got from now until the weekend before December to get the Campaign to a closing point. What I need help with is this weekend we are playing and I haven't had time to devise a bunch of cool and different action sequences (what most people call encounters). What's going on is the PCs just found out that the Artificier (a mad human who is allied with the lord of blades) who stole the first Schema moments after they gave it to Lady Elaydren (and killed her) is going to be traveling through the Talenta Plains in a little under a week. They will be traveling there via an Airship where they hope to make a night attack. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to them, they are being chased by agents of the Emerald Claw (I didn't get a chance to run whispers of the Vampires blade and I think the Airship battle seems really cool). So they will battle the Emerald claw, including Garrow who will board with the rest of his men, and then the Captain of the Emerald Claw ship (after it has taken heavy damage from ballista) will crash into the Airship the PCs are on. At his point the PCs will be in the middle of the Talenta plains and will not know where the Artificier and his Warforged are. The PCs will either have to ally with Talenta Halflings or Aerenal Elves (is it Valenar in this case, been up since 4:30 and am at work) in order to find the Artificier (one of the PCs has some levels in Ranger, but there’s no way it would be enough). What I need from my faithful allies here at the boards are encounters the PCs could face, they don't have to be specific but they can be if you like. I definitely want to have my PCs fight a Warforged Titan, and depending on if they ally with the Elves or the Halflings I would like to pit one of my PCs vs. just one of their Men. So any ideas are appreciated. Oh yeah, here are my PCs: 7th Lvl Monk: Warforged 5th Lvl Psychic Warrior, 2nd Level Psion (Kinetics): Elan 4th Lvl Ranger, 3rd Level Fighter: Elf (House Thuranni) 7th Lvl Sorcerer: Gnome (House Sivis) 7th Lvl Favored Soul Most Action Sequences should be geared to EL 8, and harder ones to EL 9. A few EL 10 encounters may be acceptable as they are halfway to lvl 8. Enemy agents of the Emerald Claw fear the Warforged, and know that the Favored Soul has a high as heck armor class. The Artificier's group knows that the Sorcerer favors Lightning bolt and that the Ranger attacks very swiftly (I.E. he uses two handed fighting and his attacks are at 7/2). The party also has some renown, especially in the area of Sharn. So, there you go, any help or ideas will be greatly appreciated. :D
Save-vs-DM 11-18-04, 08:56 AM	A battle with a bulette would be a great challenge for them. How about this one to introduce the halflings A halfing warrior is standing beside his mount, a clawfoot - unfortnately the clawfoot is giving birth laying eggs and in a lot of pain. The halfling won't leave his mount, but dire lions, sensing the distress and vulnerability of the halfling, are closing in to attack. The halfling lies on top of a hill and has managed to nearly drop one with his bow, but there are still more coming. Can the pc's close in time and help save him? All I can think of right now. Cheers, SvD
JDubTrafficGod 11-18-04, 09:01 AM	Exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. Something that would have never struck my mind, but is excelent and can definitly be used. I'm thinking on rolling percentile on which group they run into first: 1-45 Valenar 46-91 Halflings 92-100 Both Something I don't remember, are the Valenar and the Halflings openly at war?
Save-vs-DM 11-18-04, 09:04 AM	They're not openly at war, but they do have skirmishes. One for the Valenar. The PCs stumble across a party of eleven Valenar elves, all somber in tone, one of them a bard singing in deep elven. They are all carrying the body of a warrior who looks like he sustained heavy damage. If approached by an elf in a respectful manner (DC 20 diplomacy check), they will inform them that their leader was slain by a strange man (the artificer). They must take him to be honored imediately, but his oathbow was taken. Should the PCs agree to return the bow, they will send their best tracker along with them. Cheers, SvD
JDubTrafficGod 11-18-04, 02:49 PM	Thanks once again save, definitly like the idea of the bard singing, will help to set the mood. May modify a little, but I'm a DM what can I say. Anyone else out there want to add in anything? A cool NPC? A set of conddition for a battle?
JDubTrafficGod 11-19-04, 08:11 AM	Anyone have any idea what a Valenar Warrior or a Talenta Plains Halfings template would be (i.e. Level, Feats, Ect.).
ChronosCrow 11-19-04, 08:29 AM	Anyone have any idea what a Valenar Warrior or a Talenta Plains Halfings template would be (i.e. Level, Feats, Ect.). I think Keith has already expressed that he doesn't subscribe to the thought of differences in races due to a regional location. I side with him on this one, so I'd say you should stay away from such ideas, but if you really want to nothing's stopping you. His full explanation on this issue is somewhere in the ask keith thread, I think at least.
JDubTrafficGod 11-19-04, 08:51 AM	I totally agree with Keith, what I was asking for is what would your common Talenta Halfling Warriors Levels and feats be, as welll as the same for Valenar Elves.