rush99999

Adventure (A D&D 5E Game)

Given how child enemies are off the menu now, Max is never coming back so he may as well be retconned out of existence.

And as for Gorgash, he was never even meant to be in this encounter. Hell, his name was never even meant to be Gorgash. He was an unfinished NPC that I hastily finished to fill the role that the new arrivals to the party would have filled back when I though there weren't going to be any new arrivals after all, only to be proven wrong once I had already set things in motion.

Honestly, this whole encounter is a mistake I would rather just erase all together.

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

@Guardian Angel Haruki

Adventure (A D&D 5E Game)

After going through several drafts of a simple fast forward, I was unable to do so in a way that would both make sense and not cause further discomfort. That, plus the facts that I never plan on using Max again and that I never even intended for Gorgash to be a part of this encounter, has brought me to the decision to do what I have done instead.

I'm willing to admit that this solution isn't much better, but I've been holding things up for over nine days at this point.

Either way, Initiative order is no longer in effect.

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

Retracted!

Adventure (A D&D 5E Game)

It was at this point in time that time slowed to a crawl and the party's surroundings became blurred beyond recognition. Moments that felt like days passed as the blurry world slowly but surely shaped itself into an androgynous humanoid figure with icosahedral eyes. "This display is neither entertaining nor amusing." The figure spoke. "I command it to be something else. Now."

Then everything went black.

When the party regained their awareness, they did so slumped over a long line of tables and surrounded by a cheering crowd of tavern goers with Max, Gorgash, and his dire wolf nowhere to be found. Apparently, they had just participated in a drinking contest. And for holding their own for as long as they did, they had earned a night's room and board on the house.

The Clowns of Valerith

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Adventure (A D&D 5E Game)

Ok then. Skipping the encounter it is.

Once more, I'm sorry about the whole fighting a kid thing. Rest assured that will not happen again.

Disney & Dragons 5e

I will check in with everyone when I'm a little more awake...

@Guardian Angel Haruki

Whatever the source of the stress that has been keeping you at the same level of drowsiness for 12 days straight is, I hope you're not having too much trouble dealing with it.

Adventure (A D&D 5E Game)

@Dark Cloud @Guardian Angel Haruki @Birdboy @Lurking Krog @XxFellsingxX @LostDestiny

Alrighty then. What I'm getting from this consensus is that the use of an annis hag is fine, provided that her child minions are non-combatants that can be rescued from her clutches and led back onto the straight and narrow.

If I've got that right, allow me to pose my final question.

Would you all just like to skip this encounter?

Since the whole fighting a kid thing is killing the vibe, I could just hit fast forward, resolve the rest of this situation ASAP, and get us on to the next thing if that's what you'd like me to do.