u/Dhavaer

In terms of rounds, not real-world time.

I've played through Road to Broadhurst and The Delian Tomb, with other players and also solo, and it feels like combat goes by too quickly. In the solo game (I don't have detailed notes for the group games, running it takes enough time) I recorded 5 encounters ending on round 1, 11 on round 2, and 4 on round 3. Checking the events of the final rounds, I noted 11 having 'actually' ended on round 1, the same on round 2, and 1 on round 3 - 'actually' ended meaning a substantial number of actions were taken on those turns, rather than just one or two to mop up defeated enemies.

Does this track with general experiences? It feels too quick to me - I'd prefer a 2 - 4 or 3 - 5 range - and it makes classes with heavily frontloaded HR gain, like the Conduit, much more powerful compared to classes like the Elementalist where part of their gain comes in the form of effective discounts for repeated use. Behold The Mystery is a pretty bad way to spend 3 Essence if you're only going to get 1 additional use, maybe.

The tier 1 result for Instantaneous Excavation is"

The target can shift 1 square from the edge of the hole to the nearest unoccupied space of their choice.

The Slowed condition prevents the affected creature from shifting.

Does a tier 1 result on a Slowed creature therefore have the same result as a tier 2, since the target is unable to shift?

I've run my group through the first two sections of RtB and next session we'll be starting with the negotiation with Gogellwyc. I'm a bit concerned about the fact that he starts with 1 Interest - it seems like it would be very easy for a bad argument or roll to instantly end the negotiation, and I'd like the group to interact with the subsystem at least a little more than that.

Has anyone had a problem with this happening, and do you think it would be a good idea to make his Interest/Patience 2/3 or 2/4 instead of 1/5?