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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 7503933" data-attributes="member: 54629"><p>Rereading the autumn quest chain and a few things have popped out:</p><p></p><p>1) When the PCs first meet Jarlaxle masquerading as Laeral, the book says that if they see through the disguise, the drow tells them honestly that he will be giving the money back to Waterdeep. While that's not the whole truth, he isn't lying either, so what if the PCs take him at his word and decide to help him? That kind of puts an end to most of the quest chain right there. </p><p></p><p>Yes, they'd still have to go interrogate Fenerus and find out where the real stone is, but they wouldn't end up chasing drow gunslingers across the rooftops, which is a big part of the fun of that chain. I suppose I could do what the book suggests at that point and switch the main villain without switching the season.</p><p></p><p>As an aside, it appears that Jarlaxle is relying on his <em>hat of disguise</em> to make him look like Laeral. But the <em>hat</em> only lets you alter your physical appearance, as per the <em>disguise self</em> spell, so how is Jarlaxle disguising his voice? I guess he's just really good at making himself sound like a woman ... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>2) Later in the quest chain, when the PCs are supposed to be finding a way to talk to Fenerus at the courthouse, it gives the option of having the PCs gain an audience with the real Laeral. Since the PCs will think they've already been dealing with her, surely that will come up, and she'll discover that someone has been impersonating her. Yet no mention of this possibility is made in the text. I'd imagine she'd be pretty miffed and/or angry and at the very least ask the PCs to find out who it is (if she's too busy to do it herself).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 7503933, member: 54629"] Rereading the autumn quest chain and a few things have popped out: 1) When the PCs first meet Jarlaxle masquerading as Laeral, the book says that if they see through the disguise, the drow tells them honestly that he will be giving the money back to Waterdeep. While that's not the whole truth, he isn't lying either, so what if the PCs take him at his word and decide to help him? That kind of puts an end to most of the quest chain right there. Yes, they'd still have to go interrogate Fenerus and find out where the real stone is, but they wouldn't end up chasing drow gunslingers across the rooftops, which is a big part of the fun of that chain. I suppose I could do what the book suggests at that point and switch the main villain without switching the season. As an aside, it appears that Jarlaxle is relying on his [I]hat of disguise[/I] to make him look like Laeral. But the [I]hat[/I] only lets you alter your physical appearance, as per the [I]disguise self[/I] spell, so how is Jarlaxle disguising his voice? I guess he's just really good at making himself sound like a woman ... ;) 2) Later in the quest chain, when the PCs are supposed to be finding a way to talk to Fenerus at the courthouse, it gives the option of having the PCs gain an audience with the real Laeral. Since the PCs will think they've already been dealing with her, surely that will come up, and she'll discover that someone has been impersonating her. Yet no mention of this possibility is made in the text. I'd imagine she'd be pretty miffed and/or angry and at the very least ask the PCs to find out who it is (if she's too busy to do it herself). [/QUOTE]
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