I love the way our sessions always present
great character development opportunities. Although short, the scene with
Bellerophon in the castle of his Order played very nicely. Being the sadistic
DM that I am, I always enjoy presenting PCs with situations that challenge
their morality, and press them towards more shady areas. How is the paladin going
to react to all the bad-mouthing from his Peacocks’ comrades? Is he going to
rise up to the challenge? Will he simply quit and “suck it up”?
The scene with the old general was
also quite appealing. Call me “drama queen”, but I do enjoy having these drama
moments in a roleplay campaign. A general at the twilight of his life, which
was supposed to be filled with glory and recognition, is being scorned and
having his reputation tarnished by successive failures. Is it possible to draw
a PC’s attention and make it a personal matter? Well, of course it is… >:)
Last but not least, the key part of
the session was claimed by the DM’s cunning plan!
DM: Yes, I’m going to use “Veil” to disguise a Glabrezu as a simple
healer praying for the king’s health. Since His Majesty is strongly connected
to the god of water, I’m going to toss a water demon into the foray. And,
obviously, I’m going to use a shadow demon to possess the king, all
Exorcist-like.
And that’s how you end almost with a
TPK… Thank you, Baldrick...
The fight was a very close one.
Everybody knows that I like to play tough, but sometimes things get out of
hand. “Drowning” the paladin, while having a massive glabrezu wreaking havoc
among the party… Panic time! Praise be the thaumaturgist and his timely
dimension door!
This one was close… Pheeeeew!
Session Chronicle: link
