How did your patrol fare in Grasslake?

[buzz]

I've run the "Grasslake" sample mission twice so far, and it's been tough for the PCs each time! I'm guessing that's intentional, what with the turtle having Nature 8 and big bonuses to Attack and Defend.

So, how did your group deal with the turtle? How depleted and bedraggled were the PCs by the end of it?

[Aramis]

They talked it into moving to another spot, using Loremouse.

[ThisIsVictor]

My players pretty much owned the turtle. They did spend a lot of time preparing though. They made some good rolls creating some smelly bait from fish guts and a mechanical means to move the bait around. They used that as a lure to move the turtle out of the town. Lots of equipment bonuses. I suspect I wasn't pushing hard enough and let them have to much prep time.

--Victor

[buzz]

My players pretty much owned the turtle. They did spend a lot of time preparing though. They made some good rolls creating some smelly bait from fish guts and a mechanical means to move the bait around. They used that as a lure to move the turtle out of the town. Lots of equipment bonuses. I suspect I wasn't pushing hard enough and let them have to much prep time.

But there's no linked tests in MG, right? And you can only get +1D from having the right equipment... or can you get +1D from each relevant piece of gear? I didn't think so, but I dunno.

And how did they get fish guts?

[luke]

The original group drove the beast off with Science aided with lots of help.

[buzz]

The original group drove the beast off with Science aided with lots of help.

Would you be able to break down the dice? What was the base skill, and how many hep dice were there, and from what sources? Even a ballpark would be helpful.

[ThisIsVictor]

But there's no linked tests in MG, right? And you can only get +1D from having the right equipment... or can you get +1D from each relevant piece of gear? I didn't think so, but I dunno.

And how did they get fish guts?

Hmm, I think I gave multiple equipment bonuses, which might have been wrong. The fish guts was a Science test (I think, it was a while ago) after getting some fish from a local fisher.

--Victor