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<blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 7271698" data-attributes="member: 508"><p>Once, in a four-player game, I passed a separate note to each of the players. One player got a list of telepathic images his PC was receiving from the artifact-level magic item he had found, describing its powers and history. The others each got a note stating that for this whole adventure (about four hours in), they'd secretly been playing doppelgangers who had read the PC's mind and assumed the forms of his adventuring companions. Now, before the artifact had time to attune to the PC, it was time for them to strike! I promised them their "real" PCs would gain the XP that the doppelgangers had accumulated over the course of the adventure (the PCs would be having an "off screen" adventure of their own) and that there was an XP bonus in it for them if they could kill the sole PC. I also assured them that if they succeeded, the PC's church had the means to resurrect him.</p><p></p><p>They had a blast attacking the PC, and the look on the player's face was priceless, as I'd led him to believe their handouts were the same type as his. Ultimately, the doppelgangers weren't successful but everyone had a good time.</p><p></p><p>Johnathan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richards, post: 7271698, member: 508"] Once, in a four-player game, I passed a separate note to each of the players. One player got a list of telepathic images his PC was receiving from the artifact-level magic item he had found, describing its powers and history. The others each got a note stating that for this whole adventure (about four hours in), they'd secretly been playing doppelgangers who had read the PC's mind and assumed the forms of his adventuring companions. Now, before the artifact had time to attune to the PC, it was time for them to strike! I promised them their "real" PCs would gain the XP that the doppelgangers had accumulated over the course of the adventure (the PCs would be having an "off screen" adventure of their own) and that there was an XP bonus in it for them if they could kill the sole PC. I also assured them that if they succeeded, the PC's church had the means to resurrect him. They had a blast attacking the PC, and the look on the player's face was priceless, as I'd led him to believe their handouts were the same type as his. Ultimately, the doppelgangers weren't successful but everyone had a good time. Johnathan [/QUOTE]
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