Ictogan wrote:
What happens if the players refuse Pakano's wrestling duel when they discover the spear at the river? It seems like it would be too easy to just let them have it, but not sure what Pakano could do other than outright attacking them.
Pakano is happy with his dominance and over the party, and his sweet new spear. There's no characteristic reason for him to attack if the party fails to challenge him.
The PCs will miss out on their first enhanced weapon. Let them do what they want to do, but if you want to encourage them to wrastle for it you can really play up how fancy the spear appears to be to entice them. Maybe even give them a chance to identify it as a +1 before the challenge.