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<blockquote data-quote="Tinner" data-source="post: 4000154" data-attributes="member: 19667"><p>It's hard to have a fiend directly tempt someone to suicide.</p><p>If your goal is to tempt Sir Render the Noble Knight to suicide, you can't just wander up to him and start with the "Hey, you should kill yourself." comments right off the bat.</p><p>If you want to break the man, first you have to break everything he holds dear. Have the fiend start with the knight's family, entice his wife into the arms of another. Have his sons killed, and his daughters violated. Borrow from Hamlet and turn one of Sir Render's girls into Ophelia. Put a plague on his kingdom, and incite a peasant revolt. Be sure tho have every one of the above mentioned plot points be thrown at the heroes feet. ie. His wife left him for his rival, because he's too busy adventuring to take care of her needs. His son died, because the father's enemies wanted revenge. His kingdom is in a shambles directly because of his decisions, etc.</p><p>Essentially, have the fiend do everything possible to convince this noble night that he has nothing left to live for, and that the world would be better off without him. Now that the seeds of doubt have been sown, the fiend comes back in a tempting guise and offers a way to make the hurting stop. The disguise is VERY important. PC's don't generally take advice from horned red men with forked tails. They might take advice from a kindly, mother figure surrounded by a golden glow though. Be careful in your descriptions. Don't ever actually call this glowing woman an angel, or archon. Just give the PC the description, tell him that she's making an offer to help end his pain. She can even hand him the bottle of poison. Just be sure that the PC makes the decision without being "tricked" or you'll anger the player.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tinner, post: 4000154, member: 19667"] It's hard to have a fiend directly tempt someone to suicide. If your goal is to tempt Sir Render the Noble Knight to suicide, you can't just wander up to him and start with the "Hey, you should kill yourself." comments right off the bat. If you want to break the man, first you have to break everything he holds dear. Have the fiend start with the knight's family, entice his wife into the arms of another. Have his sons killed, and his daughters violated. Borrow from Hamlet and turn one of Sir Render's girls into Ophelia. Put a plague on his kingdom, and incite a peasant revolt. Be sure tho have every one of the above mentioned plot points be thrown at the heroes feet. ie. His wife left him for his rival, because he's too busy adventuring to take care of her needs. His son died, because the father's enemies wanted revenge. His kingdom is in a shambles directly because of his decisions, etc. Essentially, have the fiend do everything possible to convince this noble night that he has nothing left to live for, and that the world would be better off without him. Now that the seeds of doubt have been sown, the fiend comes back in a tempting guise and offers a way to make the hurting stop. The disguise is VERY important. PC's don't generally take advice from horned red men with forked tails. They might take advice from a kindly, mother figure surrounded by a golden glow though. Be careful in your descriptions. Don't ever actually call this glowing woman an angel, or archon. Just give the PC the description, tell him that she's making an offer to help end his pain. She can even hand him the bottle of poison. Just be sure that the PC makes the decision without being "tricked" or you'll anger the player. [/QUOTE]
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