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<blockquote data-quote="solamon77" data-source="post: 7401347" data-attributes="member: 6861970"><p>Brilliant post. Thank you for taking the time to write all that. You have given me some great ideas. </p><p></p><p>The PCs have just reached the point were the hive queen has become aware of them. As a matter of fact, she just recently kidnapped one of the PC's followers to try and learn something about them. She doesn't understand that each human is basically a mind unto itself and definitely doesn't get the severity behind stealing a human being like she did. </p><p></p><p>Last game, the PCs ran into this Bloodrager Drider who was sent down into the lair by his Drowess master to steal the spider queen's new egg sack (for some nefarious drow purpose that has not been revealed) that will one day birth a new queen and thus expand the hive. They formed an uneasy alliance with him (it's a "the enemy of enemy is my friend" type situation). He agreed to join the party, using his not insignificant power over spiders to greatly assist the party's decent so long as they give him the egg sack in the end.</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to put the party into a situation where they either have to steal from the Spider Queen (who isn't evil and is just trying to do what's best for her hive) and make an enemy of her, or betray the Drider (who is without a doubt evil) and make an enemy of him. This is why it's so important that the party eventually realize that the Hive is intelligent, benign, AND, if you think about it, a great friend to have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="solamon77, post: 7401347, member: 6861970"] Brilliant post. Thank you for taking the time to write all that. You have given me some great ideas. The PCs have just reached the point were the hive queen has become aware of them. As a matter of fact, she just recently kidnapped one of the PC's followers to try and learn something about them. She doesn't understand that each human is basically a mind unto itself and definitely doesn't get the severity behind stealing a human being like she did. Last game, the PCs ran into this Bloodrager Drider who was sent down into the lair by his Drowess master to steal the spider queen's new egg sack (for some nefarious drow purpose that has not been revealed) that will one day birth a new queen and thus expand the hive. They formed an uneasy alliance with him (it's a "the enemy of enemy is my friend" type situation). He agreed to join the party, using his not insignificant power over spiders to greatly assist the party's decent so long as they give him the egg sack in the end. I'm trying to put the party into a situation where they either have to steal from the Spider Queen (who isn't evil and is just trying to do what's best for her hive) and make an enemy of her, or betray the Drider (who is without a doubt evil) and make an enemy of him. This is why it's so important that the party eventually realize that the Hive is intelligent, benign, AND, if you think about it, a great friend to have. [/QUOTE]
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