I though that the scenario was a no win as described, since just about every possible outcome was worse than theone before.
Rating:
[2 of 5 Stars!]
Creator Reply:
Thanks for your review. I\'m sorry your players did not enjoy playing this delve.
As a DM, I believe it\'s ok to place the PCs in situations where they have to choose between two (or more) non-ideal options - where there\'s no clear \"right choice.\"
I know that giving players situations where there\'s a \"right choice to make in order to win\" is the default setting for D&D, I also know it\'s ok to put PCs in situations where they have to struggle a little bit with what they should do, and where there may not be a \"right\" option.
This delve is the latter type of scenario.
Ultimately, there\'s nothing preventing them from leaving the cave empty handed, with only a new NPC contact or even a flumph follower; in fact, if they were hired by someone to retrieve the crystals, returning empty handed presents some interesting follow up possibilities.