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Actually after Third Game Session with the Latest Playtest, I am begining to feel a lot better about our Game.  This of course is coming from building a Location Based Adventure from scratch.  Over all goal minor goals to be discovered by adventurers in various situations and developements.  Once the party does X then folk in the vale act this way or concern themselves with that.  Hooks into major quest where the Adventurers find something that will continue to unlock secrets about the area and surrounding points of interest.  

Game Session One:  Rolling and Creating Characters Meeting of Characters in a Road Side Inn

Game Session Two:  Upon the Road and into the Vale with small Port City filled with intrigues and growing concerns about what has been happening in area.  Begin Dealing with Local Noble's Problem with in the City.
Made Level 2 after couple of wandering monsters and two tough encounters.  Noticed Encounters as set were fairly easy for Players even the Tough ones though an Ogre who could have been friendly was attacked.  The Ogre dropped the attacker into negative HP.  Ogre was slain in about 2 and half rounds and Cleric healed Dying Player.

Game Session Three:  Noble's Problem deals with Shapeshifters and Exotic Beast Collection.  City Guard investigation and City Council decideds the Adventurers might be able to help with other troubles in there area.  The Adventurers have established themselves in the community.  Almost made Level 3.
This is where I forgot to adjust for Players who couldn't make it and though the ecounters were deadly and full of skills, still it was successful and fun to the party who got put on the ropes.

The Game was free flowing, though when making characters they were a bit slow and adjusting to their maneuvers and skill in first and second session.  Each Character has developed with the Backgrounds and Class Features smoothly.

Sometimes they used some Maneuvers sometimes they didn't call it out by name but applied to damage.  There were alot of saves vs Dopplegangers in certain places which eventually lead to the discovery of the clutch growing in the city.  Once the game started going we were just playing D&D.  

I stumbled over What to call some of their skills using a name for it from the 2nd edition name through 4e's name.  We all knew what Ability to use.  Very smooth, couple of bad rolls put them into some near death (and resulted in capture) but that was good because the Monsters rolled bad also.

I did not use any premade or remade adventure this time because I wanted to test the encounter building.  Found myself using the upper end of the scale for tough encounter.  

Actually made a couple encounters for two extra players that could not make it During 3rd Session and was half way through the game before I realised but 3 Players handled the situations.  One Player, actually took care of a encounter and half of another alone.  Maybe a bit dangerous near the end but the actual final encounter of the night was only an average encounter mixed with skill checks for escaping and delaying the enemy.

One player came close to death but had also got separated from group when the other two got captured by Noble/Doppleganger and his Guard which were not all Dopplegangers.  The Character who used skills to sneak around compound and infiltrate the interigation chamber is nearly 3rd Level now.  This Elf Fighter was discovered by 4 Guards (2 were Dopplegangers the other two guards [War Chief stat] didn't know there old friends in the guard were Shapeshifters) who were ordered to capture the intruder.  The Player barely made it out of that encounter and this included the 3 encounters before with his party and survived with a couple of hit points.  

Just got to thinking about this Human War Chief stats for Nobles highly trained Guards along with 2 Dopplegangers this means the Player with his 2nd Level Character Faced a tough encounter for one 4th Level Player or a tough encounter for 3 2nd level Players.  

The Elf almost died but didn't just the same.  That Elf would not surrender anyway and he enjoyed it.  

The Elf found a place to hide and use a Healers kit to patch up some wounds and after the last battle aiding his friends who were about to attempt an escape.  Everyone was envolved from the noble wizard escaping his bound hands to the dwarf fighter breaking out of his cage.

So far all is smooth.  Wondering how the Cleric will click when he comes back into the group with less xp for missing this last Session.  Great Game!  Great Feel!  Good Fun for all envovled!