Hi guys, I'm DM-ing for my group of friends (we're all fairly new) at my school and are doing the storm kings thunder campaign we've got all our characters sorted: druid (high elf), ranger (wood elf), blood hunter (tiefling), fighter (human), paladin (dragonborn) we're taking a chapter each on rotation and I'm first. (this is our second, a teacher ran the first which was mines of phandelvin) and i was wondering after reading through the first chapter; how should i link, if they attempt to defeat Xolkin Alassandar (when they first meet he drinks an invincibility potion before leaping into battle) but how do i link it? I originally had the idea of him knocking them out while he's invincible, then taking him to the dripping caves and leaving them there to begin the dripping caves quest of freeing the villagers and themselves or is there a better way? Any help is appreciated.
Firstly, I would like to say that I don't think Storm King's Thunder is a good first campaign to run for any DM, because it can get messy and there is a large cast of characters. I would suggest a different module, Hoard of the Dragon Queen is a good first one.
However, if you are going to do SKT, then a way to link it like you suggested of knocking them out is pretty good. If your characters don't care for the geography of the land, you could make a secret tunnel/doorway from the room of the encounter with Xolkin that has a slide that falls into the cave, or into a river that flows into the cave, or just falls to ground and then they wake up in the cave, maybe a character took them there, friend or foe? There is a lot you can do!
Hi guys, I'm DM-ing for my group of friends (we're all fairly new) at my school and are doing the storm kings thunder campaign we've got all our characters sorted: druid (high elf), ranger (wood elf), blood hunter (tiefling), fighter (human), paladin (dragonborn) we're taking a chapter each on rotation and I'm first. (this is our second, a teacher ran the first which was mines of phandelvin) and i was wondering after reading through the first chapter; how should i link, if they attempt to defeat Xolkin Alassandar (when they first meet he drinks an invincibility potion before leaping into battle) but how do i link it? I originally had the idea of him knocking them out while he's invincible, then taking him to the dripping caves and leaving them there to begin the dripping caves quest of freeing the villagers and themselves or is there a better way? Any help is appreciated.
Firstly, I would like to say that I don't think Storm King's Thunder is a good first campaign to run for any DM, because it can get messy and there is a large cast of characters. I would suggest a different module, Hoard of the Dragon Queen is a good first one.
However, if you are going to do SKT, then a way to link it like you suggested of knocking them out is pretty good. If your characters don't care for the geography of the land, you could make a secret tunnel/doorway from the room of the encounter with Xolkin that has a slide that falls into the cave, or into a river that flows into the cave, or just falls to ground and then they wake up in the cave, maybe a character took them there, friend or foe? There is a lot you can do!
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Thanks for the advice
I don't run many modules myself, but if it feels right and you think your players will enjoy it, fire away!