Uhm... Oops?
So it's been a couple days longer than I'd like since my last update. I've been working on the Forgotten Realms adventure my group is expecting and also been working on building their characters. I'm trying to do more in this session towards Character Development and have it be less "Mobile Statblocks" and more "David Shiel, Wizard of the Azure Staff". I've been able to talk to most of my players, get concepts and backstory summaries from them and push them to continue thinking, continue planning. I have yet to hear about one adding that special something that really brings the character to life, but a couple have gotten close. It's more thought than they've put into their characters in a LONG time. So Yay!!
Also, the area I had been working on the party circumvented creatively, so I kinda just... dropped it in favor of moving on. They avoided it through a series of lucky, smart moves and I'm not going to penalize them by forcing them to backtrack into it anyways. Damn them. Tonight I'm brainstorming with a friend for the next area, get some third-party input. With luck, I'll have a seed or two when I get home to nurture into something satisfying and horrific. Until then, roll on!
Or was it rock?
Also, the area I had been working on the party circumvented creatively, so I kinda just... dropped it in favor of moving on. They avoided it through a series of lucky, smart moves and I'm not going to penalize them by forcing them to backtrack into it anyways. Damn them. Tonight I'm brainstorming with a friend for the next area, get some third-party input. With luck, I'll have a seed or two when I get home to nurture into something satisfying and horrific. Until then, roll on!
Or was it rock?