My group is currently midway through book 2 of Mummy's Mask, and while they *tried* to negotiate with Shardizad, their Cleric failed his diplomacy pretty badly, and she attacked. The group was able to drive her off, and once she flew away, they looted the entirety of her hoard, right down to the glassware and copper pieces.
Now, Shardizad flying away is part of her tactics; but I'm assuming that a Lawful Neutral, imperious crystal dragon is not going to take something like the theft of her entire hoard lightly. The group is currently holed up in the Ghoul Market after a (long, exhausting) fight against Bheg, and I still have to throw Velriana's revenant at them (probably while they're resting). Having the two team up seems like it might be beyond the group's means to survive, especially if the attack happens while they're resting and the casters are out of spells. Any suggestions?
Yeah, my group just yelled "charge!" right after i described her.
She dropped half the party by the second round though, the remaining two managed to bring her under 20 hp, then she managed to flee.
They are exploring the ghoul market and rolled a random encounter with an ochre jelly, and are just about to find bheg and his gang.
I will probably throw velriana sometime during that.
I wanted to throw the dragon right away, but i considered her spells (none, juvenile dragon), and her hit dices, so she will need a few days to recover all her health.
I suppose I could try putting some class levels on Shardizad and bringing her back later when they get to the section of the adventure where they're exploring the desert. That seems like an ideal time for revenge.
why would a Chaotic Good* Dragon seek vengeance, seems like she's the type of gal to just let it go, chalk it up as a life lesson, move on and rebuild her hoard
*while most Crystal Dragons are LN she's CG:-)
I'm pretty sure if you invaded the house of a Chaotic Good person, pissed them off, beat the crap out of them, and then stole everything in their house while they were gone, they'd still come after you, Chaotic Good or not.
I mean sure, if they'd just taken the piece they needed to repair the Elegiac Compass, it'd make sense for her to forgive them, or perhaps just respond with a good-natured prank, but they took *everything*.