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<blockquote data-quote="NCSUCodeMonkey" data-source="post: 1211105" data-attributes="member: 2047"><p>Thanks for the replies!</p><p></p><p></p><p>All excellent points, thanks. I plan on having the NPC be very "knightly" in the storybook sense, so in roleplaying situations I don't plan on having him be belittling. If anything he will praise the PCs for being champions of good. I am my player's biggest fan, so I hope to praise them a bit here (they've sort of been kicked around by most other PCs). He has other reasons for praising them too, he is "new" here and he needs allies.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Excellent, excellent point. He'll be absent from combat, I think, after all, he has an army to direct.</p><p></p><p></p><p>*Waves to Rel* Yeah, basically when the seal breaks half of a mountainside is destroyed to reveal a super-huge cavern with the warlord and his "army." The blast is lethal to things of evil alignment but only buffets those of good/neutral alignment (no damage). His army is in stasis with him, but it is going to be composed of some sort of low CR monsters. Basically, I'm thinking a positive energy zombie type thing.</p><p></p><p></p><p>His mindset was very black and white before going into stasis, really. That's one of the things the PCs will have to deal with: should all evil be destroyed to the point of genocide?</p><p></p><p>Basically, I see this NPC as a newly entering political power with a very large barganing chip, especially since the actions of the PCs may result in the death of a good chunk of Citadel Adbar's army (depending on how they handle the next session). This warlord will have one of the most powerful armies in the North. Yes, the PCs will interact with him on a political level, but they have no reason to fight him personally as of yet. That should keep him in the background, right?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all the good points, keep 'em coming!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NCSUCodeMonkey, post: 1211105, member: 2047"] Thanks for the replies! All excellent points, thanks. I plan on having the NPC be very "knightly" in the storybook sense, so in roleplaying situations I don't plan on having him be belittling. If anything he will praise the PCs for being champions of good. I am my player's biggest fan, so I hope to praise them a bit here (they've sort of been kicked around by most other PCs). He has other reasons for praising them too, he is "new" here and he needs allies. Excellent, excellent point. He'll be absent from combat, I think, after all, he has an army to direct. *Waves to Rel* Yeah, basically when the seal breaks half of a mountainside is destroyed to reveal a super-huge cavern with the warlord and his "army." The blast is lethal to things of evil alignment but only buffets those of good/neutral alignment (no damage). His army is in stasis with him, but it is going to be composed of some sort of low CR monsters. Basically, I'm thinking a positive energy zombie type thing. His mindset was very black and white before going into stasis, really. That's one of the things the PCs will have to deal with: should all evil be destroyed to the point of genocide? Basically, I see this NPC as a newly entering political power with a very large barganing chip, especially since the actions of the PCs may result in the death of a good chunk of Citadel Adbar's army (depending on how they handle the next session). This warlord will have one of the most powerful armies in the North. Yes, the PCs will interact with him on a political level, but they have no reason to fight him personally as of yet. That should keep him in the background, right? Thanks for all the good points, keep 'em coming! [/QUOTE]
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