For what it's worth I think they made Lae'zel's deception check easier. I don't remember her ever succeeding it before, even buffed up, but she got it 2/3 times unbuffed this run through for me. I wasn't sure he she even needed to roll, because the bardic inspiration I gave her went unused and there was no check logged, until she failed one.
I don't really have a problem with the difficulty of the encounter, especially when you consider they're supposed to occupy the same role as the Duergar ambushers in the gnome village. You're forced to autosave before the bridge, if people consistently tpk there you can take the hint and come back later. That's not exactly a great but it's there.
Last edited by Sozz; 16/07/22 03:08 PM.