Heliomance
2010-10-26, 12:20 PM
My players keep out. That means you, Roanne.
A subplot I'm starting up involves a kyonshi, an oriental vampire that feeds directly off the soul, or possibly life force. Anyway, at some point a few years back, this kyonshi abducted and enthralled a latent incarnum user, who was essentially an all-you-can-eat buffet to it. As a result of several years of feeding off this human battery, it's slightly sickeningly powerful. So what I'm thinking is that the way to beat it is to somehow sever the link between vampire and thrall. I haven't figured out how; that's the players' job :P
Anyway, on breaking the link, the thrall gets her soul back, goes One Winged Angel, and a very pissed off totemist joins the party in stomping down the now much-weakened monster.
My question is this: how do I avoid a TPK before they manage to break the link? Are there any particular pitfalls to avoid? Curve balls to be wary of? Any other advice?
A subplot I'm starting up involves a kyonshi, an oriental vampire that feeds directly off the soul, or possibly life force. Anyway, at some point a few years back, this kyonshi abducted and enthralled a latent incarnum user, who was essentially an all-you-can-eat buffet to it. As a result of several years of feeding off this human battery, it's slightly sickeningly powerful. So what I'm thinking is that the way to beat it is to somehow sever the link between vampire and thrall. I haven't figured out how; that's the players' job :P
Anyway, on breaking the link, the thrall gets her soul back, goes One Winged Angel, and a very pissed off totemist joins the party in stomping down the now much-weakened monster.
My question is this: how do I avoid a TPK before they manage to break the link? Are there any particular pitfalls to avoid? Curve balls to be wary of? Any other advice?