Q12/Q13 - Witch Lord & Spirit Blade

[Drew]

Im so very confused about how is it gonna work out with that guy.
It's the first "serious" group I'm running as a DM so forgive me if I don't understand something.
I tend to prepare the quests beforehand cause I like to add things to make it more interesting for the players (riddles, puzzles, random weird events).
So while I was reading Q12 I realized they dont have Spirit Blade, then I saw they get in Q13.
However Witch Lord gets out of his grave as soon as they walk in the room and he cant die without Spirit Blade.
What are they supposed to do? Just die from WL ?
Seems like a plot whole to me but I'm sure that it's just me and there is a logical explaination, right guys? xD
Explain please what's the deal with WL and Spirit Blade.

PS: I'd appreaciate some suggestions to "enhance" the game expirience for my group. I'm looking mainly for things that dont already exist in HeroQuest (like riddles for example), but anything impressive or fun for the players will do. Gimme ideas wiser GMs

Thanks a lot everyone.

[j_dean80]

He can only move 1 space at a time. Easy to get away from. The Heroes know they can't defeat him (it says in the intro). They just have to get back to the stairs.

[Drew]

He can only move 1 space at a time. Easy to get away from. The Heroes know they can't defeat him (it says in the intro). They just have to get back to the stairs.

lol kinda missed that 1 space at a time thing. xD idiot me. thanks a lot

[lestodante]

Quote Mentor's words: "ESCAPE!!"

[Anderas]

You can, if you're lucky, trap the heroes in some dead end corridor with the witch lord. It all depends if they already found that secret door.