Stone Soules Summary IIIe: Xavier's 3-Second Analysis
Score: Great ones: 1 (out of 21 party members)
Party 1 (out of 3 GO)
In spite of the destruction of one Great One, We will have significant
trouble progressing. If they were not aware of us earlier, they are now.
The defenses of the castle will be ready for us. The GO may work together
in their defense. We cannot attack two at the same time- we are not strong
enough.
Its interesting that the defenses were only activated after the Great One
was killed. This might be due to some surprise that party achieved or that
the castle defenses just work that way-- easy to come in- hard to get out.
This last possibility of castle design doesn't help the Great Ones too
much- It enables us to attack them at nearly full strength.
I think the possibility of an ambush is very strong the next time. More
dispels are needed! Just think that if the other two were to attack us at
the same time- six people would be turned into snakes relatively quickly.
Providing we get back to base camp, we must decide if we want to continue
our attacks or not. If we do, I think we should return as soon as possible
in order to minimize the time they have to prepare. If we don't want to go
on, then we should consider either evacuating Middle, or preparing for a
counter-attack. I think preparing for attack gives us the advantage of
fighting them on our own soil, but the GO probably won't attack
themselves, they would send the LO and bugbears to attack.
As much as we think fighting in our own land is to our advantage, I really
don't think its a good idea to give two extremely intelligent creatures
alot of time to plot their revenge. They are certain to exploit a weak
point and many people will die. We must finish them off as soon as we can
and not relent until they are dead.
As a final note, we are more prepared for fights in the castle. If we act
soon, our knowledge will help anticipate threats and the locations of
Great Ones. Now both the party and the GO are basically prepared, and the
sooner we continue our attack, the less the GO will be ready for us.
Xavier