Hmmm.

I am not exactly sure how large the slums of Old Phlan are. After all, there was a section of ruins just to the west of what was called the slums, and there is another area to the west of that. There are monsters everywhere, so obviously it's still Old Phlan and needs to be cleared out. The manual for the game gives no clues, and that clerk in the commissions office only says what she's always said- "clear out until you're done."

On the other hand, my characters have all lvled up some!

The AC's aren't so bad right now, but manoman do my fighter/magic-users need HP. Yikes.

My characters are now starting to feel a little weird about the whole situation in Old/New Phlan. They've been in this just for the money so far, but they found this odd woman in one of the ruined buildings they were clearing out...

At least she's polite. Do we need to stave in the side of her skull?

She talked to us.

But- how did you- we were just- what?

Pool? I didn't even know that Old/New Phlan had a public swimming area!

Lady, we just came to New Phlan to get rich quick. He's our enemy? How did we get an enemy? Oh man...

Oh, this is bad. This is really, really bad.

So my characters are intrigued, frightened, worried. But they've talked it all out and they're not just bailing from Phlan. They need money, they're not quitters, and they've got a job to do.

But, oh man...