| Burnout |
Heya, all. I'm fairly new at DM'ing, but I've been running my group through this excellent adventure path thus far; Currently, my party composition is- (After a TPK via Symbol of Insanity in the Rakasha's manor.)
Zindel, Half-Elf Fighter/Barbarian
Christopher von Edefelt, Human (Unaligned) Cleric of Chaos
Gerald Caine the Second, Elven Sorcerer
Vander, Rogue/Swashbuckler/Duelist
Vander, the last guy, is the current holder of the title of Blackjack- He's quite a bit of a showman, and has pulled off the role with real panache thus far. The party has recently returned to Korsova, and hearing about the 'people's hero' has fired him up- It'd inevitably lead to a duel.
From the module, though, Trifaccia is *significantly* more deadly than Blackjack- Even though Vander's tricked out with a wide variety of magical equipment. Is there any way, at all, I could tip the party off about the disguised Efreet? If it comes down to a one-on-one fight, I'm pretty sure he's going to get his face pushed in; Which would be a little disappointing, given that he's been itching to put the costume on after getting back to the city.
What do you think? Has anyone run this as a duel? A good, old-fashioned swashbuckling match sounds good to me, but this doesn't look like it'd go well for Blackjack. (I'm thinking that he *is* the better swordsman, but even when, say, stabbing Trifaccia in the chest- The Efreet's annoyed rather than seriously wounded, and his blood smokes, among other clues.)