That is a pretty awesome group it sounds like. 3d6 down the line also used a wish spell in a way that was really interesting and mostly selfless, so I'm looking forward to giving it to my players should they bite at that particular adventure.
My players will be opening with Pipes of Droomen Knoll, so I'm very eager to hear any thoughts you might have on it. I'm planning on playing Thinwistle as a more dangerous, more villainous smeagol.
The group really is awesome! Two of them are long-time players of mine, and three are fairly new (to me) but are really fantastic to game with.
I think Droomen Knoll is a really good opening scenario. It doesn't feel too dangerous, especially if you let the characters flee should things go wrong. As for playing Thinwhistle as a more villainous Smeagol, that's funny, because I used Smeagol as my reference too but went less villainous.
It's a bit of a spoiler, but here is what I wrote in my Session 7 wrap-up when they finally finish Droomen Knoll:
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I had a lot of fun with this session. I tried to play Thinwhistle as a less insane/evil Gollum. I really wanted to lean into the lack of “normal” morals that a fae imprisoned for centuries might have. While I have a lot of challenges with the length of the book, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell has some amazing descriptions of the fae and faerie. One of my favorite quotes that I tried to lean into with Thinwhistle is:
*Chaston wrote that men and fairies both contain within them a faculty of reason and a faculty of magic. In men reason is strong and magic is weak. With fairies it is the other way round: magic comes very naturally to them, but by human standards they are barely sane.*
I'm going to be leaning into "Thinwhistle wants revenge" aspect. If the party frees him, then they will gain a (morally dubious) frenemy. He'll help when it suits him, and hinder them as he needs. If on the other hand they keep him locked up, they need to be aware that he can and will escape eventually. He will remember them and hunt down their grandchildren if he can't get them. If they try to kill him on the other hand, they better be prepared for a bloody fight.
That is a pretty awesome group it sounds like. 3d6 down the line also used a wish spell in a way that was really interesting and mostly selfless, so I'm looking forward to giving it to my players should they bite at that particular adventure.
My players will be opening with Pipes of Droomen Knoll, so I'm very eager to hear any thoughts you might have on it. I'm planning on playing Thinwistle as a more dangerous, more villainous smeagol.
The group really is awesome! Two of them are long-time players of mine, and three are fairly new (to me) but are really fantastic to game with.
I think Droomen Knoll is a really good opening scenario. It doesn't feel too dangerous, especially if you let the characters flee should things go wrong. As for playing Thinwhistle as a more villainous Smeagol, that's funny, because I used Smeagol as my reference too but went less villainous.
It's a bit of a spoiler, but here is what I wrote in my Session 7 wrap-up when they finally finish Droomen Knoll:
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I had a lot of fun with this session. I tried to play Thinwhistle as a less insane/evil Gollum. I really wanted to lean into the lack of “normal” morals that a fae imprisoned for centuries might have. While I have a lot of challenges with the length of the book, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell has some amazing descriptions of the fae and faerie. One of my favorite quotes that I tried to lean into with Thinwhistle is:
*Chaston wrote that men and fairies both contain within them a faculty of reason and a faculty of magic. In men reason is strong and magic is weak. With fairies it is the other way round: magic comes very naturally to them, but by human standards they are barely sane.*
I'm going to be leaning into "Thinwhistle wants revenge" aspect. If the party frees him, then they will gain a (morally dubious) frenemy. He'll help when it suits him, and hinder them as he needs. If on the other hand they keep him locked up, they need to be aware that he can and will escape eventually. He will remember them and hunt down their grandchildren if he can't get them. If they try to kill him on the other hand, they better be prepared for a bloody fight.