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<blockquote data-quote="bluesfella" data-source="post: 5482833" data-attributes="member: 98561"><p>Waking early the next morning, the group headed to Mr. Fairweather's office for the reading of the will.</p><p></p><p>[GM]Let me preface this by saying that not all of the characters know who this Magnus Valentino is, or why they are included in his will. Sledge (the Dwarf) and Geoff (the Paladin) are both sons of Magnus, but they never met him. They know he is a famous adventurer, and were both hoping to one day live up to this legendary figure.</p><p></p><p>Brocc (the Gnome) does not know who his father is. He is being raised by his mentor, who does not think he is ready for adventuring just yet.</p><p></p><p>Mallick (the Ranger) does not know of Magnus Valentino, except that he is some adventurer. He has spent the last year of his life in prison - he is a "recovering" thief.</p><p></p><p>Supahiro (Half-elf)...this is my problem player. He had to create his character right before the session, so has no back story whatsoever, and has not come up with one since.</p><p></p><p>Sledge also did not have much of a background, and did not get it to me early enough to include in the will. Hence neither Sledge nor Supahiro got interesting items...[/GM]</p><p></p><p>Mr. Fairweather welcomed the group into his office, and read the following:</p><p></p><p><em>I, Magnus Valentino of Fallcrest, hero of Baldric’s pass, founder and leader of the Shield Bashers adventuring company, savior of Rushbottle, Scourge of the Undead (etc, etc,) do make and declare my last will and testament as follows:</em></p><p></p><p> <em>To my son, Geoff Wilikers, born to Tatiana of Harkenwold, I give my Aecris Longsword. I have followed your career, and as a Paladin of Avandra, you seem to have inherited my love of adventure and justice, so go forth boldly and fight for the ideals you hold most dear.</em></p><p></p><p> <em>To my son, Mallick, born to Lorelle of Harkenwold, I give my Barkskin Hide Armor, fashioned for me by the elven craftsmen deep within Harken Forest in payment for my brave deeds in dealing with their Goblin infestation. I realize that the news that I am your father may come as a surprise to you, but it is time you learned the truth. Though you were raised by Wallace , you are not of his blood. Your mother and I were together before she met your step-father, and he has always resented me, which may explain his harsh behavior towards you. Use this armor to redeem yourself of your past misdeeds, so that you can one day call yourself my worthy successor.</em></p><p></p><p> <em>To my son, Brocc, born to Farah of Hammerfast, I give my “Orb of the Deft Negotiator”, a gift to me from the Genasi warlord Kaddim-Sul for my assistance in retrieving the famed Stormsoul Dagger. This orb will enhance your psionic abilities and grant you some control over your enemies. Use it wisely, and remember the teachings of your mentor Lyndon . I do not know if your mother ever told you about me, so I do apologize if this revelation of your heritage surprises you.</em></p><p></p><p> <em>To my son, Sledge, born to Bira of Hammerfast, I give my Amulet of Life +1</em><em>.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em> <em>To my son, Supahiro, born to Evestiana of Harkenwold, I give my Bag of Holding.</em></p><p></p><p> <em>To all of my gathered children, these items I bequeath to you now are but a small sample of the wondrous and dangerous things I have collected over my long and illustrious career. The bulk of my treasure is hidden deep within a sealed vault, who’s location is known only to my trusted adviser, one Roderick J. Fairweather, Esq. If and when you prove yourselves capable of handling such unfathomable riches, Mr. Fairweather will reveal to you the location of said vault and make known the method of it’s opening.</em></p><p></p><p> <em>To wit, I have assigned Mr. Fairweather the task of finding an appropriate obstacle for you to overcome, some quest that will thoroughly test your judgment, skill, and resolve. If and when you accomplish this feat, Mr. Fairweather will read to you the remainder of this, my last will and testament.</em></p><p></p><p>[GM]The great thing about this will is the slow realization that each character is in fact one of the sons of Magnus, and that they are all half-brothers. This was by far the highlight of the evening, and the players really had a lot of fun with it![/GM]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bluesfella, post: 5482833, member: 98561"] Waking early the next morning, the group headed to Mr. Fairweather's office for the reading of the will. [GM]Let me preface this by saying that not all of the characters know who this Magnus Valentino is, or why they are included in his will. Sledge (the Dwarf) and Geoff (the Paladin) are both sons of Magnus, but they never met him. They know he is a famous adventurer, and were both hoping to one day live up to this legendary figure. Brocc (the Gnome) does not know who his father is. He is being raised by his mentor, who does not think he is ready for adventuring just yet. Mallick (the Ranger) does not know of Magnus Valentino, except that he is some adventurer. He has spent the last year of his life in prison - he is a "recovering" thief. Supahiro (Half-elf)...this is my problem player. He had to create his character right before the session, so has no back story whatsoever, and has not come up with one since. Sledge also did not have much of a background, and did not get it to me early enough to include in the will. Hence neither Sledge nor Supahiro got interesting items...[/GM] Mr. Fairweather welcomed the group into his office, and read the following: [I]I, Magnus Valentino of Fallcrest, hero of Baldric’s pass, founder and leader of the Shield Bashers adventuring company, savior of Rushbottle, Scourge of the Undead (etc, etc,) do make and declare my last will and testament as follows:[/I] [I]To my son, Geoff Wilikers, born to Tatiana of Harkenwold, I give my Aecris Longsword. I have followed your career, and as a Paladin of Avandra, you seem to have inherited my love of adventure and justice, so go forth boldly and fight for the ideals you hold most dear.[/I] [I]To my son, Mallick, born to Lorelle of Harkenwold, I give my Barkskin Hide Armor, fashioned for me by the elven craftsmen deep within Harken Forest in payment for my brave deeds in dealing with their Goblin infestation. I realize that the news that I am your father may come as a surprise to you, but it is time you learned the truth. Though you were raised by Wallace , you are not of his blood. Your mother and I were together before she met your step-father, and he has always resented me, which may explain his harsh behavior towards you. Use this armor to redeem yourself of your past misdeeds, so that you can one day call yourself my worthy successor.[/I] [I]To my son, Brocc, born to Farah of Hammerfast, I give my “Orb of the Deft Negotiator”, a gift to me from the Genasi warlord Kaddim-Sul for my assistance in retrieving the famed Stormsoul Dagger. This orb will enhance your psionic abilities and grant you some control over your enemies. Use it wisely, and remember the teachings of your mentor Lyndon . I do not know if your mother ever told you about me, so I do apologize if this revelation of your heritage surprises you.[/I] [I]To my son, Sledge, born to Bira of Hammerfast, I give my Amulet of Life +1[/I][I]. [/I] [I]To my son, Supahiro, born to Evestiana of Harkenwold, I give my Bag of Holding.[/I] [I]To all of my gathered children, these items I bequeath to you now are but a small sample of the wondrous and dangerous things I have collected over my long and illustrious career. The bulk of my treasure is hidden deep within a sealed vault, who’s location is known only to my trusted adviser, one Roderick J. Fairweather, Esq. If and when you prove yourselves capable of handling such unfathomable riches, Mr. Fairweather will reveal to you the location of said vault and make known the method of it’s opening.[/I] [I]To wit, I have assigned Mr. Fairweather the task of finding an appropriate obstacle for you to overcome, some quest that will thoroughly test your judgment, skill, and resolve. If and when you accomplish this feat, Mr. Fairweather will read to you the remainder of this, my last will and testament.[/I] [GM]The great thing about this will is the slow realization that each character is in fact one of the sons of Magnus, and that they are all half-brothers. This was by far the highlight of the evening, and the players really had a lot of fun with it![/GM] [/QUOTE]
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