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<blockquote data-quote="UltimaGabe" data-source="post: 5064062" data-attributes="member: 16019"><p>D'oh! I swear, I tried to find that forum. I must have missed it, so I posted it here. I'll re-post it there, and close this one. Unless the mods don't mind me having two, in which case I'll leave this open.</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>I haven't quite decided. The PCs will be stumbling across the last surviving member of a now-dead elven magical circle who've basically spent their entire lives- and their parents' lives, and so on- casting the spell to create this artifact. Upon walking in on essentially the final step of the ritual, the last living caster will give them the list, briefly explain what it does, and die. As far as finding other ways to avert it, I do intend for there to be ways- I haven't decided how yet- and I also intend for the moral implications of killing someone purely because of something they have yet to do to be explored, and possibly have the entire world set out to stop the PCs by the end of the campaign. In other words, their actions will either make them famous, or infamous.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hmm, I don't think so. Doesn't quite fit what I'm going for, though not a bad idea.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Well, although that example isn't what I was going for, that type of moral ambiguity is definitely what I'm going for. I fully intend for many of the names on the list to be people who (at least from their point of view) knew they were working for the greater good.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, you see, I wasn't necessarily looking for names of pre-existing characters- meaning, I'm not looking for people from specific adventures, necessarily. I plan on using certain popular adventures, yes, but I don't know which ones yet- so all I wanted was generic names that I could plug into said popular adventures when we come to them. Specific NPCs are fine, but I was mostly looking for just a bunch of names, not a bunch of specific characters. I'll keep your suggestions in mind, though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know much about that adventure (I own it, but never read it), but I'll keep that in mind.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Never heard of him, but again, I'll keep him in mind.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I definitely did plan on including part of the Age of Worms in here. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>YES. I LOVE THIS IDEA. I doubt any of my players will get it, but THANK YOU!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Great idea.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hmm, possibly. I like that adventure.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's funny you mention that, because this entire idea started as an idea I had for an epic-level campaign- the PCs needed a piece of information, which they found could only be learned from an old witch who lived off on some distant mountain- this woman being the last remaining member of some ancient forgotten group that once kept The List. She'd send them on some errands, and over the course of the adventure they'd learn that she began to use The List to further her own goals (mainly by binding herself to the soul of a super-powerful demon the group was supposed to kill), at which point her name replaced the demon's on the list. I plan on using that character as an NPC in this campaign right from the get-go, and using this when they got to higher levels.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the feedback!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UltimaGabe, post: 5064062, member: 16019"] D'oh! I swear, I tried to find that forum. I must have missed it, so I posted it here. I'll re-post it there, and close this one. Unless the mods don't mind me having two, in which case I'll leave this open. I haven't quite decided. The PCs will be stumbling across the last surviving member of a now-dead elven magical circle who've basically spent their entire lives- and their parents' lives, and so on- casting the spell to create this artifact. Upon walking in on essentially the final step of the ritual, the last living caster will give them the list, briefly explain what it does, and die. As far as finding other ways to avert it, I do intend for there to be ways- I haven't decided how yet- and I also intend for the moral implications of killing someone purely because of something they have yet to do to be explored, and possibly have the entire world set out to stop the PCs by the end of the campaign. In other words, their actions will either make them famous, or infamous. Hmm, I don't think so. Doesn't quite fit what I'm going for, though not a bad idea. Well, although that example isn't what I was going for, that type of moral ambiguity is definitely what I'm going for. I fully intend for many of the names on the list to be people who (at least from their point of view) knew they were working for the greater good. Well, you see, I wasn't necessarily looking for names of pre-existing characters- meaning, I'm not looking for people from specific adventures, necessarily. I plan on using certain popular adventures, yes, but I don't know which ones yet- so all I wanted was generic names that I could plug into said popular adventures when we come to them. Specific NPCs are fine, but I was mostly looking for just a bunch of names, not a bunch of specific characters. I'll keep your suggestions in mind, though. I don't know much about that adventure (I own it, but never read it), but I'll keep that in mind. Never heard of him, but again, I'll keep him in mind. I definitely did plan on including part of the Age of Worms in here. YES. I LOVE THIS IDEA. I doubt any of my players will get it, but THANK YOU! Great idea. Hmm, possibly. I like that adventure. It's funny you mention that, because this entire idea started as an idea I had for an epic-level campaign- the PCs needed a piece of information, which they found could only be learned from an old witch who lived off on some distant mountain- this woman being the last remaining member of some ancient forgotten group that once kept The List. She'd send them on some errands, and over the course of the adventure they'd learn that she began to use The List to further her own goals (mainly by binding herself to the soul of a super-powerful demon the group was supposed to kill), at which point her name replaced the demon's on the list. I plan on using that character as an NPC in this campaign right from the get-go, and using this when they got to higher levels. Thanks for the feedback! [/QUOTE]
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