Goonhub
07-09-2015, 03:41 AM
I once ran a 4E adventure in a universe I'd created, and wanted to tease the party with a bit of legend. I had them make perception checks to notice the distant silhouette of a dragon in the clouds over a small forest
which they promptly started riding towards
at level 1
in session 1
I gave them a load of scary backstory to ward them off this decision, telling them of the horrors of the Red Dragon of Mt. WhateverIcalledit, how his father massacred the entire ancient civilisation and went to an eternal sleep, how hotblooded the son was etc. etc. it just riled them up more UGH
I didn't want to outright massacre them, so I gave them a skill challenge instead
which they fucking passed on their final step with a crit on a religion check
fuck players sometimes
which they promptly started riding towards
at level 1
in session 1
I gave them a load of scary backstory to ward them off this decision, telling them of the horrors of the Red Dragon of Mt. WhateverIcalledit, how his father massacred the entire ancient civilisation and went to an eternal sleep, how hotblooded the son was etc. etc. it just riled them up more UGH
I didn't want to outright massacre them, so I gave them a skill challenge instead
which they fucking passed on their final step with a crit on a religion check
fuck players sometimes