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I recently ran the Fort Drelev encounter from Blood for Blood. The party (aka the Greenlords, rulers of the Duchy of Zelenoy) handily defeated Hannis Drelev and his retinue of hill giants and Pitax mercenaries.

Quintessa Maray saw the writing on the wall and basically stayed out of the fight altogether. Amazingly, her status as a Daggermark spy has not been uncovered, despite the Greenlords' initial skepticism regarding her cover story and soft interrogation of Maray. They know that she is not an exiled noble from Galt, but she managed to come up with an alternate cover story on the spot that the group found more believable. They've even gone so far as to offer her a position in their capital city once they've completed building a bard college there!

So, beyond my wildest dreams I've got a smart, skilled River Kingdoms spy well-positioned in my group's young kingdom. Any suggestions on how Daggermark might make use of Quintessa Maray? Or suggestions for changing her back story? I noticed in another thread that someone made her an agent of Nyrissa, instead of Daggermark.

My players have retrieved the Philosopher's Stone from the Council treasury in Walcourt and are considering using it to resurrect Donatalus Bisby. I like this idea, but haven't had much success thinking of cool ways that this might play out in the game, and what effect bringing Bisby back will have on the Drovenge siblings' endgame (if any). I'd like to reward them somehow from using the Philosopher's Stone this way.

Any suggestions? We haven't started the Twice-Damned Prince yet.

The rules indicate that rods, generally, have to be held to function. The description for metamagic rods refers to the "wielder". Would you take this to indicate that metamagic rods have to be brandished like a weapon to function, or would simply grasping the rod suffice? For example, if a wizard had two rods sheathed in scabbards, could he simply grasp the exposed end of one of the rods and cast a spell bolstered by its effects, or would he have to draw the rod in order to gain its benefit, then sheath it (or drop it) and draw the other to gain its benefit in subsequent rounds?

Thanks in advance!

Hey Paizo people, it seems like this is a recurring problem for me, even though I've just moved to the other side of the country. Dungeon issue 145 hasn't arrived yet. I know that the blame for this falls squarely on Canada Post and not Paizo, but I'm wondering if I might get a replacement copy sent?

Hey there, I'm looking to join a D&D 3.5 game in Charlottetown (or nearby) as a player. I have plenty of experience (been DMing/playing since '90 or so).

Hey I know there are a few Rush fans who post here regularly. Any of you listened to the short, but awesome, clip from the upcoming album on rush.com? Impressions? I was cautiously optimistic after reading a few interviews with Alex and Neil...after listening to the clip I am totally stoked!

Hi Paizo. Dragon 340 still hasn't arrived. This is the second month in a row that it's been MIA. The latest issue of Dungeon arrived, so I don't really know what's going on. The local bookstore has their copies of Dragon. I've seen some of the other threads here and it sounds like this is happening quite often with Canadian subscribers. Help! I love these magazines and really don't want to cancel my subsciption.
Thanks

Dragon #339 still hasn't turned up in my mailbox, although it was at the bookstore here in Dawson, Yukon a couple of weeks ago. I'm assuming it must have gotten lost in the Christmas mail rush. Can I get a replacement copy? Thanks.