Cfoot wrote:
As the scenario is laid out, there are only 4 encounters (2 of which are underground, where we didn't get to).
That scenario is about rescuing the Riftwardens. That means figuring out what happened, talking to the people who can tell you that information, and then rescuing the Riftwardens. All of the encounters matter, whether or not you're rolling initiative.
Even if I wasn't the author, the encounter progression described in the initial post sounds (to me) like the group completed most of the adventure. How do you justify saying they did not?
-Ben.