My group has three characters. I made them level 2 before the lodge and full on resources. They wiped out all the badguys except the necro. He then killed them all with his army of undead once the party got downstairs. I am looking for tips on how to approach the new group that will be making it to the lodge. I intend to give them some sort of NPC depending on the rest of the party. I do not want the lodge to be the same as obviously they have changed it. This time I am also thinking about having the lady further down the line possibly closer to being taken through the portal. Looking for tips and suggestions on how to handle this turn of events.
Characters so far:
Paladin Lvl 2
Summoner Lvl 2
TBD Lvl 2
Surely the lodge will be different as it will be full of undead instead of raiders?
You could have Rokhar retreat into the woods with his captive and make undead encounters on the way. Perhaps leave undead in the lodge along with the Rogue NPC that is already written
Perhaps have him join the two frost skeletons over the bridge instead of having all the zombies in support. May make him more manageable?
Perhaps the NPC ranger/barb from the first town could recover and back them up.
Lanathar: The skeletons were killed quite easily in the first trip. If the chef is the one you are referring to the last group let him survive at which point he turned tail and ran. I have contemplated him as an npc to help the new group as well. I also feel he would probably find another hiding location.
Darrell Impey UK: I am unsure as to any cap as usually the situation doesn't come up in my games. However he had used the scroll to raise a bunch of zombies which killed the party.
Andrea1: I had indeed thought of him backing up the PCs.
I am curious as to some of the scenarios that might take place. How would his Irrissen allies feel? He did keep his captive there, but lost all his men. Would he try to find more backup?