*Spoilers*Preparing to run the AP, here are some (maybe) errors I noticed.


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  • The Tatzlwyrm, It should have +16 in snow to stealth. Based on it's fluff text it waits in snow for creatures to wander past, that implies it's been waiting a while (over 2 minutes). Either the stealth dc of 26 was calculated with a take 10, or it was calculated only using the snow terrain +6 modifier. also it would only be 26 if you were within 10 feet.

  • Vrixx. His reason for not telling more doesn't make sense to me.
    pg.23:
    He refuses to tell the PCs more, knowing full well the White Witches will pierce his heart with a sliver of ice if he talks.

    I thought winter-touched fey already did that

    pg.72:
    Willingly pledging themselves to a
    wholly evil life, these creatures undergo a complex ritual
    called the Winter Rite, in which they accept a sliver of ice
    into their hearts that infuses their bodies with the same
    supernatural winter perpetuated by the White Witches of
    Irrisen.

I'll add more as I do more in depth preparation.


I Think it means they can use the sliver of ice to kill him... not sure though.

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Brandon Tomlinson wrote:

  • The Tatzlwyrm, It should have +16 in snow to stealth. Based on it's fluff text it waits in snow for creatures to wander past, that implies it's been waiting a while (over 2 minutes). Either the stealth dc of 26 was calculated with a take 10, or it was calculated only using the snow terrain +6 modifier. also it would only be 26 if you were within 10 feet.

  • Vrixx. His reason for not telling more doesn't make sense to me.
    ** spoiler omitted **

    I thought winter-touched fey already did that
    ** spoiler omitted **

I'll add more as I do more in depth preparation.

The tatzlwyrm is assumed to be talking 10 on its Stealth check. Of course, a GM can always roll the Stealth check, but then we couldn't list the DC in the description. :)

As for Vrixx,

Spoiler:
winter-touched fey do willingly accept a sliver of ice into their hearts (thus gaining the template), but it comes at a cost - if they turn against the White Witches, the witches can use the ice to kill them. This is explained in the last sentence of the winter-touched fey description on page 72.


Ah hah! I figured I was just missing a sentence. Thanks for pointing that out!


If he's in the snow for 2 minutes prior, couldn't he have taken 20?

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spectrevk wrote:
If he's in the snow for 2 minutes prior, couldn't he have taken 20?

You can't take 20 on a Stealth check because there is a "penalty" if you fail; i.e., someone sees you. Again, in adventures, we assume an "average" check, equivalent to a take 10, which gives us a number for the DC of opposed Perception checks.

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