[Cerek]

Good discussions so far and several points to address.

1) Twisted Rune Quest - I agree that it is too difficult to do in Chapter 3. I was just throwing out ideas for quests and that fits in perfectly with the Wizard Slayers Guild concept. The WSG could always keep their end of the bargain, but require the PC to clean out the Twisted Rune as soon as possible after they return. Perhaps they could keep their fee at 20,000gp (after all, getting the money really isn't a big problem) and offer to refund the extra 5,000 after the Twisted Rune is cleaned out.

2) I'm glad to see some consideration is being given to certain members or factions of the temples and even the ORH helping the PC and his/party out. The justifications given make sense.

3) I also agree that the Shadow Thieves wouldn't care a whit about the WSG. Certainly the C.W.'s would be worried about such a group, but since the group is determined to take on the C.W.'s, they would definitely have taken precautions to keep their HQ well hidden and undetecteble.

4) Drawing the C.W.'s out to fight. If it is done right, the wizards never get a chance to cast any of those nasty AoE spells. My assassin refused to pay the fee on general principle and also felt like the C.W.'s should be taught a lesson for even asking. So he and Yoshimo set some traps at the base of the stairway that leads from the Shadow Thieves HQ down to Mae'vars guild. Once the traps were in place, I had Edwin cast Haste on the party - which not only summoned the C.W.'s but prepared my group for the battle as well. The wizards got hit with the traps, attacked by hasted fighters, blasted with spells by Edwin, and backstabbed by my assassin and Yoshimo. Most of the group was dead within 3 rounds or less and didn't have time to do anything except stand there and take damage.

5) I especially like the idea that the WSG started as allies with the CW's, but have since turned against them. Works for me. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]