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...I took Reign of Winter because our party is whole russian...
I wish I could see Reign being run for actual Russians. It was Santa Claus who gave the kids presents in Narnia.

We have Grandfather Moroz instead of Santa!

The next fight will be with Teb Knotten and journey before was a little bit stressful because of damage reduction. We lack of magic skills in our party. Only cleric is spellcaster. Do you guys gave some weapons that bypass DR or how you delt with this?

DR is really frustrating at this point and my party of gunslinger, unchained barbarian, unchained rogue and cleric is 500 exp away from 3rd level! Medium exp progression.

Our last session was the worst only because of DR.

It's like ice mephit does little damage but survives for next 30 minutes of irl gaming because fast healing and DR/magic.

PS. Giant Weasel set cleric to -15 hp with full round attack. Gave to GWeasel ability to rage from Dire Weasel. Coudn't use it because was afraid to kill one more PC.

Sun Rod completly changes ambush encounter with Izoze and elemental to complete player's advantage.


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I took Reign of Winter because our party is whole russian and I thought it could be witty to introduce to players Baba Yaga, winter witch, dancing hut. But after two sessions I started to feel that if introduce those things players will just laugh and smile and definitely lose fairy tale feeling. Mostly because every russian kid knows about Baba Yaga and how she lives in the hut with chicken legs and players will suspect that grandmother Yaga is evil from a start.

So I found solution recently. I will force fairy tale even more by shadow puppet session.

This idea I definitely saw on reddit somewhere. I plan to make shadow puppet session with Black Rider and portal and crow swarm and how mighty champions meet with Irrisen, but I have to drop somehow some combat rules and to simple them.


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So yesterday (hi cap yesterday!) we managed to play some encounters. If 1st session was about introduction and roleplay, but in 2nd was all about encounters. I didn't changed anything in encounters. I know people say they had party killed there but I encouraged my players to play smart and to make decent builds or you'll die.

I have few questions, guys. We played for 4 hours and players only ended encounter with talking stag. We had almost each fight for 1 hour. How do you handle? How much time it took at your table? Encounter with the stag took like 40 mins while I really tried to speed up the pace of our game.


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We started recently playing Reign of Winter. My 1st masteting experience after 6 years of silence. I'm not native eng speaker but I really want to share some stories how campaign started and want I changed.

So we have 3 experienced players and I invited my close friend to join us. So 4 players. Never expected that how much new player can join the flow of the game. I'm really proud that I met such great players (always played with newbies before who killed npcs on sight for exp or something like that).

What I changed in Heldren:

I changed completely the village. It should feel like feudalism with rotten bureaucracy and titles. So I have a titular councilor (let's imagine this is good title) who owns these lands. I left the same npcs who were introduced in book thou like gold-teethed dwarf and elven female who runs apothecary.

We started from wedding. Bride and her husband were meeting guests. Each player's hero was introduced differently. And players started to show theirs heroes. This is really great thing to introduce heroes to players and in the same time I introduce world of Golarion to players.

We had mini RP games maybe I will talk about later if you curious. Those wedding games were great for atmosphere.

Since we have gunslinger it pushed me a idea that I want to play in 17th of our century. Just between dialogues and events I told to my players about one boy who brags about his dad in Oppara and that his dad is cannoneer. Just small things that tell about country and people.

Our barbarian is taldane. And fought in war where Qadira won southern lands from Taldor. He was slave back there but after one more loss Taldor had reforms so no more slaves. Taldane government should have opposition.

I believe that Taldor which I imagine in my game should have revolution with blood and magic soon. I gave that information for another player who is 136 aged dhampir cleric of Abadar. And I gave rank to him. He is like noble and stayed at titular councilor's manor. Small things but that gives to players some info how world works.

Are you still here? (: Cause like I use google translate for some words (: Bear with me.

Gunslinger tiefling from Ustalav came with dhampir's company. And knife master rogue with trapfinding but bonus to conceal a dagger. Rogue was introduced to the game as fakir since player stated that his half-elf from circus with his fellow mime dwarf. And he ACTUALLY did great with a show. For next 10 minuted he took the main role of the game.

Players did some games in this wedding and helped to bride's mother with drunk mime. I want to share more but I'm afraid with my clunky language I can't talk too much and do not want to cause you weary.

And only then RoW starts.

World is really important to me and I find Golarion like a clay, paizo gives some good tools for imagination.

PS. Yeah (: Too much text. Sorry (: