DoomedPaladin
2008-09-30, 12:51 AM
Right, I'm running a rather large(and strange) group through the "Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land" module. Near the very beginning there is a ruined keep near Shadowdale that has a portal in it's basement. This portal leads to a place where the Zhentarium is prepping reinforcements for their invasion into the Dalelands.
Somehow the leader of the party got it into his head that Shadowdale was through the portal. Being a cleric of Ellistree he took a look through the portal just before it opened and prepped the party to bluff their way through the passage. They think they succeded.
After a tense conversation with the forces on the other side they are allowed through and the portal closes. Then the leader of the Zehnt forces says to them, "If you needed to get to Shadowdale, it was a short walk from your previous location. Welcome to Zhenthil Keep."
I'll remember the looks on their faces for the rest of my life.
However, I'm at a loss for what to face them against. The Zhents and Sharrans knew they were coming, so the group they are facing now are villans who specialise in "Cleaning Up" Adventurers. Any reccommendations?
The Players, all 11th level, are:
1 Lythari (Werewolf/Elf with no middle form) Cleric of Ellistree
1 Dwarven Kensai
1 Bakali (Homebrew I'll "spoiler" in my sig when I figure out how to) Fighter
1 Very Young Dragon (another Homebrew, pathetic attacks really just a scout) Cleric of Selune
1 Human Ninja
1 'Deep Imaskari' Human Wizard (took the Otherworldly feat, so is now a native outsider)
Somehow the leader of the party got it into his head that Shadowdale was through the portal. Being a cleric of Ellistree he took a look through the portal just before it opened and prepped the party to bluff their way through the passage. They think they succeded.
After a tense conversation with the forces on the other side they are allowed through and the portal closes. Then the leader of the Zehnt forces says to them, "If you needed to get to Shadowdale, it was a short walk from your previous location. Welcome to Zhenthil Keep."
I'll remember the looks on their faces for the rest of my life.
However, I'm at a loss for what to face them against. The Zhents and Sharrans knew they were coming, so the group they are facing now are villans who specialise in "Cleaning Up" Adventurers. Any reccommendations?
The Players, all 11th level, are:
1 Lythari (Werewolf/Elf with no middle form) Cleric of Ellistree
1 Dwarven Kensai
1 Bakali (Homebrew I'll "spoiler" in my sig when I figure out how to) Fighter
1 Very Young Dragon (another Homebrew, pathetic attacks really just a scout) Cleric of Selune
1 Human Ninja
1 'Deep Imaskari' Human Wizard (took the Otherworldly feat, so is now a native outsider)