Return to Northmoor Episode 15 – Actual Play of Session 7

In this episode, Tim and Kim guide you through highlight snippets of an example of actual play of the seventh session of Return to Northmoor – “The Temple of Art, Part II”, so you can see what when right and what went…different.

We discuss:

How all the exceptions to Second Wind make it hard to remember how it works
How using Jim Goings’ Condition Cards can help quite a bit
How cool the trained carrion crawler mini is:
Our house rule for using Action Points to regain Daily or Encounter powers.

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Return to Northmoor Episode 14 – The Temple of Art, Part II

In this episode, Tim and Kim go over the scenes for the seventh session of play. We go over all the scenes from this session, and lay out the feel of each, so you can hit the materials well-prepared to run it.

The discussion topic is around moral dilemmas – are they an important part of tying the PCs to the story, or are they pointless and frustrating?

Scenes in this Session, entitled “Temple of Art, Part II”:

1) The Hall of Masters – Art is an interactive activity – Will the PCs hobby be represented? What’s with the mucky track through this beautiful room!?

2) The Residence Hall – Where the curator and his daughter lived and worked. Things have gotten a big buggy.

3) Ramardal’s Chambers – The curator’s chambers are full of wonders, and answers about the past. But will the

4) Alanada’s Chambers – The high priestess of the temple, a pristine young woman who’s body has been defiled by hideous bugs.

5) The Hall of People – The companion hall to the Hall of Nature, it contains a concealed door to a large dumbwaiter that might contain a tentacle surprise.

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e-Adventure Tiles used in this Session: