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<blockquote data-quote="Croesus" data-source="post: 7164491" data-attributes="member: 35019"><p>The situation: Grol has something the Black Spider wants: Gundren and the map. In the middle of negotiations with the Spider's representative, his base is attacked by adventurers after Gundren. Grol now has two parties wanting what he has, and can attempt to play them off of each other.</p><p></p><p>What happens next: Grol increases his price to the doppelganger. He can explain it as extra gold needed to replace his dead troops, or as recompense for bringing adventurers down on his head. Maybe the doppelganger doesn't have that much gold on hand, or it needs to get the Spider's approval. While it goes back to the cave, Grol sends emissaries to the adventurers, offering up Gundren for a price. Maybe the price is within their reach, maybe it isn't. Meantime, Grol takes steps to conceal Gundren and the map so he maintains his leverage over both groups. He also sends for reinforcements, though will they arrive in time? Perhaps in the middle of an assault by the adventurers, or an infiltration by the doppelganger? Or perhaps Grol takes the prisoner and retreats to where his reinforcements are - say, a camp of goblins he can intimidate.</p><p></p><p>Lots of possibilities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Croesus, post: 7164491, member: 35019"] The situation: Grol has something the Black Spider wants: Gundren and the map. In the middle of negotiations with the Spider's representative, his base is attacked by adventurers after Gundren. Grol now has two parties wanting what he has, and can attempt to play them off of each other. What happens next: Grol increases his price to the doppelganger. He can explain it as extra gold needed to replace his dead troops, or as recompense for bringing adventurers down on his head. Maybe the doppelganger doesn't have that much gold on hand, or it needs to get the Spider's approval. While it goes back to the cave, Grol sends emissaries to the adventurers, offering up Gundren for a price. Maybe the price is within their reach, maybe it isn't. Meantime, Grol takes steps to conceal Gundren and the map so he maintains his leverage over both groups. He also sends for reinforcements, though will they arrive in time? Perhaps in the middle of an assault by the adventurers, or an infiltration by the doppelganger? Or perhaps Grol takes the prisoner and retreats to where his reinforcements are - say, a camp of goblins he can intimidate. Lots of possibilities. [/QUOTE]
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