Drogon wrote:
As people talk about leaving them behind after the briefing, I'm surprised that didn't actually happen at my table. No one left theirs behind. And I was pretty thorough in my fear-mongering of Bloodcove and its ways. I had just run Parts 1 and 2 of Before the Dawn the day before, and had a couple repeat players at the table for this adventure, so was very excited about busting out already known NPCs.
Perhaps, you are not as scary as you think, my dear fellow!
Although I must admit that hydra showing up at the bridge was a bit daunting.