TG103

Druids, and Other Thorny Situations

Episode Number: (TG103)
Original Airdate: 9/2000

Tierney closes the door on a chance to surprise some druids. The party learns that if a first-level druid casts Shillelagh and Obscuring Mist, he can be a force to be reckoned with. Multiple party members eat dirt.

Watch For:

• Some bad CG work, as a swung shillelagh apparently goes through Leny the Paladin.

Plot Points:

• Some of the goblins -- the ThornClan -- are definitely being led by druids.
• The clans might not be getting along.
• Closing the door when you have a surprise round is not an incredibly great idea.

Unanswered Questions:

• With half the party down, how are they going to continue adventuring?

DMP Speaks:

Were doing some great things with the druids. It's going to be a fresh take on the whole look. Everyone I've seen has always been using the scimitars. These are druids, not drow. We're going with sickles, and quarterstaves, and other uncommon weapons, to really give them some flavor.

He's violating his own internal consistency! He says the goblins are small creatures, which gives them a bonus to hit and on their armor class, but then he still has them move 30' per round and use medium-sized weapons one-handed!

This is one of those things that should really have been caught in the editing room. While I'm careful about letting other writers handle the episodes, things like this are bound to happen.

That said, it's not inconceivable to have some goblins be a bit larger than others, or a little bit faster. While it's certainly a blooper, I don't think it destroys the entire worldview.

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