Recent content by Platostotle

Thank you for the distinction. I believe you are right. I still think evidence will help convince the rest of the council, there is a bit of a paper trail left by the cultists and smugglers linking the cult to a more powerful foreign state.

Do you think I should use a Zone of Truth during testimony, or allow the players to bluff? I'm not even sure I need it, I expect most of the players to be truthful, but I always try to prepare for the players to surprise me, and act how I think the NPCs would act.

The ruling council is concerned about retribution leading to further chaos within the city. At least one of them (the one we know is evil) was bribed by the cultists and has concerns about being revealed, and is the main force pushing for their punishment and secrecy, but none are actually...

Derren The rulers are divided. At least one of them is good and will not allow the party to be killed or jailed indefinitely without a trial. The trial would be held in secret. The white dragon was the muscle behind a group of dragon cultists. When the party started killing cultists, the dragon...

@knasser Interesting ideas, unfortunately, one of the main NPCs is already a disguised blue dragon (actually gave them the quest that led them to the white dragon). I'm already a little dragon heavy in the story, so I'm worried about adding too many.

@shidaku The trial would be held in secret. I was thinking that the new party members would at first be arrested by association, and released when it turns out they weren't involved. At least one of the nobles is good, and the rest can't just make the party disappear without him making a stink.

Does anyone have some advice/mechanics for trials? I need to accomplish 3 things: A) Introduce the rulers of this city, acting as the judges B) Establish the corruption of some of these rulers C) Establish consequences for actions in major cities. I want to put them on trial for fighting a...

Hello, New DM here looking for tips and maybe some homebrew mechanics for stuff not in the core books.