Hi all!
So, the following situation.
My players freed the three black arrows, but none of them sensed Kaven motive, so he's basically a usurper in the party right now.
After the party freed them they send the druid in Owl form to the Fort for scouting, while Vale drew them the complete map and they discussed their options to attack the fort.
The plan is right now:
The main part of the group will head into the fort via the tunnel with the thunder lizards. They will drive the lizards into the fort. The main reason why they chose this route is because they hope to find captives in the cells.
Meanwhile they want Kaven to burn the "new" barracks to cause some trouble inside the fort.
Spoilers: he will not.
So, as written the party will encouter Lucrecia in the basement. I don't want this to happen.
I think Kaven will head straight into the basement of the fort, taking the secret route at the barracks. He will arrvie there shortly before the PCs will and will warn Lucrecia, who then teleports both of them via dimension door into the top of the tower. Should she block the stairway before she leaves?
She will then ask Kaven about everything he knows before she kills him. After that she will advice the Ogers how to handle the situation and let them imprison her into the tower, so that the party later finds her and hopefully think she is a hostage of the ogers.
But how should I go on from this?
As planned, the PCs will have no secret entry into the fort anymore, obviously the ogers will block all secret doors after Kaven tells them where they are.
I think maybe Jaagrath will challenge the PCs? Telling them to fight for the fort, he and his Brother-Sons against the party plus the black arrows?
Any suggestions?