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I had a friend in law school with a smooth Texas drawl, not a twang. In mock trial events, he'd cozy right up to the jury and practically peel off the "I'm just a simple country fellow" from To Kill a Mockingbird. It was an amazing talent.

We had a two-hour session during mock trial practice explaining the difference between saying "evidence" and "evidance". In the end, our coach gave up and just smiled everytime he heard "evidance".

Fizzban wrote:

I also have gotten into the habit of saying "that dog don't hunt" any time I'm explaining things.

You're kind of scaring me here Fizz, my 1st semester torts/3rd semester evidence professor uses that expression all the time. He currently holds the distinction of giving me the two lowest grades in lawschool so far (or ever for that matter). I thought it was just a Louisiana thing...

He's also fond of saying "If the law says that, then the law is an @**," but he can't remember where he got that one from. (Oliver Twist FYI).

Our ConLaw professor says that all the time as well - and has a good number of us following suit as a result of hearing it so much. He's from East Texas, which obviously is as close as you can get to Louisiana without actually living there.

I am graduating from Baylor Law on Saturday (assuming I didn't just fail an exam).

As Gottrod's CR is higher than Dhorlot, and one of my party members is going to be short one level, I was thinking of having Jared or Nidrama give the PC's a couple of items to help them fight Gottrod. A +1 shield of fire resistance comes to mind (takes the first 10 points of sting out of the breath weapon. Especially in close quarter combat). Another thought was a +1 dragon bane sword. I'm trying to come up with an in game explenation why Jared would have those kinds of items, though.

Another good item that I'm considering, especially in light of the numerous dragon encounters, is the dragonbane (I forget the actual name at the moment) themed sword from Weapons of Legacy. If you've picked up the book, and you're looking to add weapons (especially if you follow the "maybe Jared isn't quite so crazy" option mentioned above), it's a good choice. Probably the best thing about it is that it not only gives extra hooks, but its powers can be unlocked fairly easily within the normal storyline of the AP, without a need for long side-quests. Once unlocked, of course, it can come in very handy against Hookface.

EDIT: After looking at the online gallery on WotC from Weapons of Legacy, I think the sword in question is Crimson Ruination. Check the description just to be sure.