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Bonds of Forced Faith: Prologue or Diaspora? (and other questions)
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<blockquote data-quote="SanjMerchant" data-source="post: 7161377" data-attributes="member: 6860001"><p>Some potential complications with that placement:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Not sure if you want to tip the hand on the existence of Amielle Latimer this early. I can't tell if seeing her here would lessen or strengthen the impact of her Heel-Face Turn later in the story.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The oblique references to Roland's mysterious friend with multiple faces, and said friend's interest in seeing Roland and Amielle working together is, to my mind, a pretty strong hint about Roland's involvement, and could very well lead players to figure that part out before they're supposed to. Not impossible to recover from, but it definitely complicates matters. (Running it during Diaspora has a similar problem, but at least by then you can plausibly keep them away from Risur until it's Too Late[SUP]TM[/SUP].)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Giving the Red Contessa and her coven that much screen time might prime the players to expect the coven to have more bearing on the story than "this is why Cauldron Hill is so <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ed up." If you feel like improvising a bit, that might actually be a boon, but it's still a point to consider.</li> </ul><p></p><p>I really can't figure out a good place to put it, honestly: trying to find that combination of relevance (Cauldron Hill is really only relevant in Adventures 2 and 5), lack of spoiling (which pretty much mandates that it has to be mid-Adventure 7 or later), and preserving momentum (all the more important when you're trying to orchestrate something this grandiose) seems just about impossible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SanjMerchant, post: 7161377, member: 6860001"] Some potential complications with that placement: [LIST] [*]Not sure if you want to tip the hand on the existence of Amielle Latimer this early. I can't tell if seeing her here would lessen or strengthen the impact of her Heel-Face Turn later in the story. [*]The oblique references to Roland's mysterious friend with multiple faces, and said friend's interest in seeing Roland and Amielle working together is, to my mind, a pretty strong hint about Roland's involvement, and could very well lead players to figure that part out before they're supposed to. Not impossible to recover from, but it definitely complicates matters. (Running it during Diaspora has a similar problem, but at least by then you can plausibly keep them away from Risur until it's Too Late[SUP]TM[/SUP].) [*]Giving the Red Contessa and her coven that much screen time might prime the players to expect the coven to have more bearing on the story than "this is why Cauldron Hill is so :):):):)ed up." If you feel like improvising a bit, that might actually be a boon, but it's still a point to consider. [/LIST] I really can't figure out a good place to put it, honestly: trying to find that combination of relevance (Cauldron Hill is really only relevant in Adventures 2 and 5), lack of spoiling (which pretty much mandates that it has to be mid-Adventure 7 or later), and preserving momentum (all the more important when you're trying to orchestrate something this grandiose) seems just about impossible. [/QUOTE]
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