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<blockquote data-quote="Seramus" data-source="post: 9016163" data-attributes="member: 6812658"><p>This is probably your best angle. Lord Soth is characterized by incredible stillness until something sets him in motion, and it's usually something that echoes one of the events of his past life (including falling in lust with interesting women). Even his working for Takhisis is practically an afterthought for him - something almost begrudgingly done just because he was angry with Paladine, and even then it came with the condition that a general had to stay in his keep for a night.</p><p></p><p>So some connection to his past, especially the idea you mentioned about someone being a relation of Isolde, opens the door for him to not just antagonize, but to do so in a way that doesn't immediately result in him slaughtering the player. And it may work best to let that relationship evolve over time. Give Lord Soth a reason to get out of bed and start acting, but as he learns more about the player's connection to his distant past he starts to take an active interest in them. Possibly even testing them repeatedly, since he still values his old Solamnic Vows to an extent and respects those that adhere to them, while simultaneously delighting when he can prove you a hypocrite.</p><p></p><p>Actually, he has a lot in common with Strahd Von Zarovich and can be run in a fairly similar manner even if his motivations are slightly different. The big roleplaying caveat for him (in my opinion) is that duality I mentioned. He DOES consider himself honorable to a point, and does behave in a generally lawful and dignified way, but he WILL test you and mock you for failing those tests (since it reinforces his hatred). He doesn't rampage around like a blackguard in general, but will if given a personal reason to get involved. He will respect deals you make with him the majority of the time, including even taking his troops and abandoning the field of battle for a while if he judges you to be a righteous and decent person (all while hating himself for failing all those centuries ago). But when pushed very hard he will fail his own standards and do something terrible. Like Darth Vader trying to decide to save his son, but in a bad way.</p><p></p><p>/ramble</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seramus, post: 9016163, member: 6812658"] This is probably your best angle. Lord Soth is characterized by incredible stillness until something sets him in motion, and it's usually something that echoes one of the events of his past life (including falling in lust with interesting women). Even his working for Takhisis is practically an afterthought for him - something almost begrudgingly done just because he was angry with Paladine, and even then it came with the condition that a general had to stay in his keep for a night. So some connection to his past, especially the idea you mentioned about someone being a relation of Isolde, opens the door for him to not just antagonize, but to do so in a way that doesn't immediately result in him slaughtering the player. And it may work best to let that relationship evolve over time. Give Lord Soth a reason to get out of bed and start acting, but as he learns more about the player's connection to his distant past he starts to take an active interest in them. Possibly even testing them repeatedly, since he still values his old Solamnic Vows to an extent and respects those that adhere to them, while simultaneously delighting when he can prove you a hypocrite. Actually, he has a lot in common with Strahd Von Zarovich and can be run in a fairly similar manner even if his motivations are slightly different. The big roleplaying caveat for him (in my opinion) is that duality I mentioned. He DOES consider himself honorable to a point, and does behave in a generally lawful and dignified way, but he WILL test you and mock you for failing those tests (since it reinforces his hatred). He doesn't rampage around like a blackguard in general, but will if given a personal reason to get involved. He will respect deals you make with him the majority of the time, including even taking his troops and abandoning the field of battle for a while if he judges you to be a righteous and decent person (all while hating himself for failing all those centuries ago). But when pushed very hard he will fail his own standards and do something terrible. Like Darth Vader trying to decide to save his son, but in a bad way. /ramble [/QUOTE]
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