Scarlet Citadel Intermission -- an aside

I haven't been keeping up on my Scarlet Citadel Campaign Diaries, but I promise they are coming. I'm currently about six sessions behind. Whoops. However, I do want to say that I have been impressed with how well-designed the first two levels of the dungeon proper are. The Gaoler's torture room, the crypts, and now the Alchemist's Furnace encounter with Maksilov have all been really fun, especially when low-level encounters can often be very meh. The locations are well-designed and play well with the rest of the encounter. I've gotten several compliments on the big setpiece fights being fun, but the book itself really set me up for success with them.