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<blockquote data-quote="imagicnation" data-source="post: 8046222" data-attributes="member: 7021517"><p><em>Hello, my friend. Stay awhile and listen...</em></p><p></p><p>It’s been almost 4 months since I ran <strong>Bonds of Forced Faith </strong>for a group of friends, which led to an ongoing <strong>Zeitgeist </strong>campaign (5e / Roll20) that my 5 players and I are thoroughly enjoying! So, first of all, I would like to thank everyone contributing to these forums, since I’ve been mining very helpful information & ideas all this time..</p><p></p><p>We are currently on a brief break and since -full synopsis excluded- I haven’t read past the adventure we are on (halfway through adventure 3 currently), I’d like to ask a few things, mainly about ways to tie in my characters backstories to the campaign... But I should probably say a few words about them first. So, meet team <strong>Cretecal Heat</strong> (we are from Crete ;p), consisting of:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sergeant <strong>Melissanthe </strong>(the name is a tribute to Melissa - King Lorcan’s faithful bodyguard, who -following his demise atop Cauldron Hill 100 years ago- was crowned Queen) - A <em>Yerasol Veteran Deva Swords Bard </em>(with a couple of fighter levels), who is essentially leading and being the face of the group. In her previous life (before her last reincarnation), she was Cauldron witch Deliria. Before joining the RHC, she used to perform with her docker band in Bosum Strand.<br /> Noteworthy moments so far:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Governor Stanfield recognizing her as (one of) his nemesis - Sister Deliria, during a congratulatory dinner at his island after the Coaltongue launch, leaving everyone speechless (the rest of my players included!)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Watching her husband’s throat being sliced open by a knife telekinetically controlled by the Steelshaper, while she and the rest of the team stand helplessly behind bars. (Needless to say Steelshaper has been no.1 on their wanted list ever since, even past the hated Lorcan Kell who played them like fools at his theater…)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Clint </strong>- A <em>Vekeshi Mystic Eladrin Bladesinger</em> (started as Illusionist) <em>Wizard</em>, who was transferred from Slate department to Flint, where his long lost/kidnapped Eladrin sister - <strong>Elsyr </strong>- had been taken, as rumour had it… He is a fey pepper/leaf of nickodemus addict, who -thanks to his mystic ties- has been the center of attention more than a few times…<br /> Noteworthy moments:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Persistently asking everyone (including the King(!)) for 5 minutes with Sokana - a running joke since the first session for the group… Much later Delft repaid a prank played on him, by disguising as Sokana with the help of Kaea and fooling around with him (lots of laughs there ;p).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Receiving an earful for betraying the team’s trust by going to the Gale meeting alone, being the only one who didn’t want her arrested and in order to conduct his vekeshi side-business unhindered… having done that he was left ecstatic & speechless after Gale flew him back to the edge of Cloudwood. He only recently shared Vekeshi info with the rest of the party, following the receival of the questionable letter asking him to get rid of Rackus (which is currently under investigation...)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Mpravas </strong>- An <em>Eschatologist Kalashtar Order Cleric</em>, son of a deceased, allegedly corrupt, RHC officer and a (yet unknown) fey mother.<br /> Noteworthy moments:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Witnessing (as a hallucination in the Apet ziggurat) a Kell conversation regarding his father, ending with “if he wants to see his son again, he WILL cooperate…”.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Putting on the “Alan Shore” suit and tirelessly defending Clint -being falsely accused for the murder of a well-known Kell-wannabe thug- during his internal hearing, in front of the presiding Viscount.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Kallista </strong>- a <em>Gunsmith/Technologist Tiefling Inquisitive Rogue</em>, an orphan adopted by a now-elderly human couple. Trying to get her hands onto anything shiny, she used to outwit Melissanthe, prior to the latter finally managing to arrest her and -recognizing her unique talents- offering her a spot in her newly formed Cretecal Heat squad… She used to go out with a fellow thief who kept pushing her toward more criminal activities, until she “betrayed him” by joining the RHC. She hasn’t heard from him since...<br /> Noteworthy moments:<br /> - Being -for the whole Apet Ziggurat day- enamored with <strong>Krakken </strong>(the temporary squad member minotaur Barbarian from Ber and nephew of Brakken of Heffanita), whom until then she disliked!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Immeral </strong>- a <em>Shadar-Kai elf </em>fisherman living near Athras Mountains, who was killed by a group of local thugs (<strong>The Blood Brigade</strong>) and later mysteriously brought back to life (without being a deva) 3 days later, pale, weak, almost dead-like, but with quite sharpened mental abilities, infused with magical abilities and a substantial connection to the dead! Now a <em>Spirit Medium Shadow Sorcerer</em>, happily married to, and living with, a human girl - <strong>Myriel</strong>.<br /> Noteworthy moments:<br /> - Deciding to follow a lead regarding his own killers (who had just killed his father too) to his home-village on his own, finding and putting an end to <strong>the Blood Brigade</strong> by (having just learned fireball) burning them all alive, except for their leader - <strong>Azgaroth</strong>, who managed to slip away… This led to him being indefinitely suspended (and thus being temporarily replaced by <strong>Krakken</strong>). Now, a few months and numerous psychiatric sessions with <strong>Dr. Aryu Nuts</strong> later, he feels it’s about time he retakes the RHC evaluation test to rejoin his beloved teammates, who are about to leave for the Mavisha ziggurat...<br /> </li> </ol><p>In case you are interested, you can find out more in our logs, <strong><u><a href="https://zeitgeist-5th.obsidianportal.com/adventure-log?order_by=oldest&page=1" target="_blank">here</a></u></strong>. (If you manage to get past the first couple of adventures, they are getting much better ;p)</p><p></p><p>So, now that you know a bit about the characters, I would like to ask if there are any points later in the campaign where their backstories could tie in… more specifically:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What happened to <strong>Clint</strong>’s sister <strong>Elsyr</strong>? Where could she be, or even better, maybe, who could she be… I don’t think Kasvarina would fit the background, but maybe some other Eladrin that makes an appearance later? (And while on the subject... is there a reason for Kasvarina & Asrabay being high elves -instead of Eladrin- in the 5th conversion?)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Why/how was <strong>Immeral </strong>reincarnated? With what purpose?<br /> <br /> <em>Those are the really important ones, that I only have vague ideas about (which I could share later, but don’t want to influence potential suggestions just yet)… for the ones following I have more substantial ideas, but I wouldn’t mind some extra insight <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></em><br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Where has <strong>Azgaroth </strong>run to? Can he replace some not yet revealed (ideally minor) campaign villain?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What was the deal with <strong>Mpravas </strong>senior? Was he indeed corrupt or…?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Who is <strong>Mpravas</strong>’ fey mother? Could she be any campaign NPC?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What has <strong>Kallista</strong>’s ex-boyfriend been up to? Who could he be?</li> </ol><p></p><p>Moreover, I’d like to talk about and ask more stuff later in this thread, so any and all input / constructive criticism will be really appreciated! </p><p></p><p>I’ll close with a generic question… up to the discovery of Caius’ body, the soul of the deceased has always been mentioned, what is the case here? Is it connected to the brain absence? Are there more similar cases later? Should I treat them some specific way or make stuff up - like I did with Caius?</p><p></p><p>Thank you all in advance and may your adventures prosper!</p><p></p><p>PS: Not knowing of the Obscurati yet, my players are calling the apparent conspirators “The Couriers”... can you blame them?? ;p</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="imagicnation, post: 8046222, member: 7021517"] [I]Hello, my friend. Stay awhile and listen...[/I] It’s been almost 4 months since I ran [B]Bonds of Forced Faith [/B]for a group of friends, which led to an ongoing [B]Zeitgeist [/B]campaign (5e / Roll20) that my 5 players and I are thoroughly enjoying! So, first of all, I would like to thank everyone contributing to these forums, since I’ve been mining very helpful information & ideas all this time.. We are currently on a brief break and since -full synopsis excluded- I haven’t read past the adventure we are on (halfway through adventure 3 currently), I’d like to ask a few things, mainly about ways to tie in my characters backstories to the campaign... But I should probably say a few words about them first. So, meet team [B]Cretecal Heat[/B] (we are from Crete ;p), consisting of: [LIST=1] [*]Sergeant [B]Melissanthe [/B](the name is a tribute to Melissa - King Lorcan’s faithful bodyguard, who -following his demise atop Cauldron Hill 100 years ago- was crowned Queen) - A [I]Yerasol Veteran Deva Swords Bard [/I](with a couple of fighter levels), who is essentially leading and being the face of the group. In her previous life (before her last reincarnation), she was Cauldron witch Deliria. Before joining the RHC, she used to perform with her docker band in Bosum Strand. Noteworthy moments so far: [LIST] [*]Governor Stanfield recognizing her as (one of) his nemesis - Sister Deliria, during a congratulatory dinner at his island after the Coaltongue launch, leaving everyone speechless (the rest of my players included!) [*]Watching her husband’s throat being sliced open by a knife telekinetically controlled by the Steelshaper, while she and the rest of the team stand helplessly behind bars. (Needless to say Steelshaper has been no.1 on their wanted list ever since, even past the hated Lorcan Kell who played them like fools at his theater…) [/LIST] [*][B]Clint [/B]- A [I]Vekeshi Mystic Eladrin Bladesinger[/I] (started as Illusionist) [I]Wizard[/I], who was transferred from Slate department to Flint, where his long lost/kidnapped Eladrin sister - [B]Elsyr [/B]- had been taken, as rumour had it… He is a fey pepper/leaf of nickodemus addict, who -thanks to his mystic ties- has been the center of attention more than a few times… Noteworthy moments: [LIST] [*]Persistently asking everyone (including the King(!)) for 5 minutes with Sokana - a running joke since the first session for the group… Much later Delft repaid a prank played on him, by disguising as Sokana with the help of Kaea and fooling around with him (lots of laughs there ;p). [*]Receiving an earful for betraying the team’s trust by going to the Gale meeting alone, being the only one who didn’t want her arrested and in order to conduct his vekeshi side-business unhindered… having done that he was left ecstatic & speechless after Gale flew him back to the edge of Cloudwood. He only recently shared Vekeshi info with the rest of the party, following the receival of the questionable letter asking him to get rid of Rackus (which is currently under investigation...) [/LIST] [*][B]Mpravas [/B]- An [I]Eschatologist Kalashtar Order Cleric[/I], son of a deceased, allegedly corrupt, RHC officer and a (yet unknown) fey mother. Noteworthy moments: [LIST] [*]Witnessing (as a hallucination in the Apet ziggurat) a Kell conversation regarding his father, ending with “if he wants to see his son again, he WILL cooperate…”. [*]Putting on the “Alan Shore” suit and tirelessly defending Clint -being falsely accused for the murder of a well-known Kell-wannabe thug- during his internal hearing, in front of the presiding Viscount. [/LIST] [*][B]Kallista [/B]- a [I]Gunsmith/Technologist Tiefling Inquisitive Rogue[/I], an orphan adopted by a now-elderly human couple. Trying to get her hands onto anything shiny, she used to outwit Melissanthe, prior to the latter finally managing to arrest her and -recognizing her unique talents- offering her a spot in her newly formed Cretecal Heat squad… She used to go out with a fellow thief who kept pushing her toward more criminal activities, until she “betrayed him” by joining the RHC. She hasn’t heard from him since... Noteworthy moments: - Being -for the whole Apet Ziggurat day- enamored with [B]Krakken [/B](the temporary squad member minotaur Barbarian from Ber and nephew of Brakken of Heffanita), whom until then she disliked! [*][B]Immeral [/B]- a [I]Shadar-Kai elf [/I]fisherman living near Athras Mountains, who was killed by a group of local thugs ([B]The Blood Brigade[/B]) and later mysteriously brought back to life (without being a deva) 3 days later, pale, weak, almost dead-like, but with quite sharpened mental abilities, infused with magical abilities and a substantial connection to the dead! Now a [I]Spirit Medium Shadow Sorcerer[/I], happily married to, and living with, a human girl - [B]Myriel[/B]. Noteworthy moments: - Deciding to follow a lead regarding his own killers (who had just killed his father too) to his home-village on his own, finding and putting an end to [B]the Blood Brigade[/B] by (having just learned fireball) burning them all alive, except for their leader - [B]Azgaroth[/B], who managed to slip away… This led to him being indefinitely suspended (and thus being temporarily replaced by [B]Krakken[/B]). Now, a few months and numerous psychiatric sessions with [B]Dr. Aryu Nuts[/B] later, he feels it’s about time he retakes the RHC evaluation test to rejoin his beloved teammates, who are about to leave for the Mavisha ziggurat... [/LIST] In case you are interested, you can find out more in our logs, [B][U][URL='https://zeitgeist-5th.obsidianportal.com/adventure-log?order_by=oldest&page=1']here[/URL][/U][/B]. (If you manage to get past the first couple of adventures, they are getting much better ;p) So, now that you know a bit about the characters, I would like to ask if there are any points later in the campaign where their backstories could tie in… more specifically: [LIST=1] [*]What happened to [B]Clint[/B]’s sister [B]Elsyr[/B]? Where could she be, or even better, maybe, who could she be… I don’t think Kasvarina would fit the background, but maybe some other Eladrin that makes an appearance later? (And while on the subject... is there a reason for Kasvarina & Asrabay being high elves -instead of Eladrin- in the 5th conversion?) [*]Why/how was [B]Immeral [/B]reincarnated? With what purpose? [I]Those are the really important ones, that I only have vague ideas about (which I could share later, but don’t want to influence potential suggestions just yet)… for the ones following I have more substantial ideas, but I wouldn’t mind some extra insight ;)[/I] [*]Where has [B]Azgaroth [/B]run to? Can he replace some not yet revealed (ideally minor) campaign villain? [*]What was the deal with [B]Mpravas [/B]senior? Was he indeed corrupt or…? [*]Who is [B]Mpravas[/B]’ fey mother? Could she be any campaign NPC? [*]What has [B]Kallista[/B]’s ex-boyfriend been up to? Who could he be? [/LIST] Moreover, I’d like to talk about and ask more stuff later in this thread, so any and all input / constructive criticism will be really appreciated! I’ll close with a generic question… up to the discovery of Caius’ body, the soul of the deceased has always been mentioned, what is the case here? Is it connected to the brain absence? Are there more similar cases later? Should I treat them some specific way or make stuff up - like I did with Caius? Thank you all in advance and may your adventures prosper! PS: Not knowing of the Obscurati yet, my players are calling the apparent conspirators “The Couriers”... can you blame them?? ;p [/QUOTE]
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