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<blockquote data-quote="Olaf the Stout" data-source="post: 3106207" data-attributes="member: 13703"><p>Before I get to the problem I’ll give you all a little background on the situation. In the Freeport campaign that I am currently running one of the players in running a different, but interesting, PC. His character is more like 2 characters and is kind of like the Hulk.</p><p></p><p>The first character is Cornealius. He is a slightly built, charismatic, mild-mannered and softly spoken wizard who fancies himself as a bit of a ladies man. (In reality he is a Sorcerer, but he truly believes that he’s a Wizard, even to the extent that he studies for spells each day) He hates dirt and filth and prides himself on his appearance. He also hates confrontation of any sort and gets very stressed and nervous when placed in those situations. This is when the change occurs. When Cornealius is stressed, the other personality in him, Vargus comes out.</p><p></p><p>Vargus is the total opposite of Cornealius. He is much stronger than Cornealius, physically and in his opinions. He is the loud, rude and obnoxious. He is quick to anger and if people don’t do or give him what he wants he then tends to resort to more physical means to get his way. He has a hatred and distrust for arcane magic and is a little wary of divine magic. In mechanical terms he is a Barbarian 2/Rogue 3.</p><p></p><p>In game what happened was that Vargus, being Vargus, offended a rather high-level mage. As punishment the mage cast a spell on him, making him live in his own private hell. He placed the personality of Cornealius in Vargus body. Vargus was still aware of everything that was going on, seeing what Cornealius saw, hearing everything, etc, but at the same time unable to do anything about it. However, the mage underestimated the force of Vargus’ will. He found that when Cornealius was stressed he was able to take back control, at least for a short period of time.</p><p></p><p>(Mechanically, I worked out with the player that whenever he felt Cornealius was stressed, he would make a Will save to see if Vargus would take control. When he felt the stress had passed, Cornealius would come back. Unless there were exceptional circumstances, Cornealius would always have control after sleeping.)</p><p></p><p>While Vargus is aware of what is happening when Cornealius is in control, when Vargus takes over Cornealius “thinks” that he has blacked-out. He does not remember anything that has happened. This has resulted in some hilarious roleplaying moments in the group, especially since no one besides 1 other player knew about the whole Vargus/Cornealius thing before we began.</p><p></p><p>Now, after that incredibly long back-story I come to the problem. Cornealius has now been made aware by the other party members of what actually happens when he “blacks-out” and is rather alarmed by what he supposedly does. He believes that he is inhabited by a demon and has enlisted the help of a sage within the Wizard’s Guild and 2 Church’s to try and find out what exactly is going on and how he can “exorcise” the demon.</p><p></p><p>The trouble is, as Cornealius will soon find out, there is no demon. Cornealius doesn’t even really exist. He is just something that has been created by a powerful mage to torment Vargus. So the question is, what do I do next?</p><p></p><p>Do I get the temple(s) to try and exorcise the demon and fail? What information could the sage find? So far this has been a great storyline that the whole party has enjoyed and I would like that to continue. The player is aware of the “real” story behind the character(s) (he actually came up with it) but he is an excellent roleplayer and isn’t meta-gaming with the knowledge. Everyone else is completely in the dark.</p><p></p><p>Eventually we (the PC’s player and I) plan for the real truth to be discovered by the group and either Cornealius (since he doesn’t “really” exist) be removed or they somehow come to an arrangement with the two minds living together in the one body. I’m just not sure where I go from here. What ideas do people have? Let me know if you would like any more details.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for your help and apologies for the extremely long post.</p><p></p><p>Olaf the Stout</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Olaf the Stout, post: 3106207, member: 13703"] Before I get to the problem I’ll give you all a little background on the situation. In the Freeport campaign that I am currently running one of the players in running a different, but interesting, PC. His character is more like 2 characters and is kind of like the Hulk. The first character is Cornealius. He is a slightly built, charismatic, mild-mannered and softly spoken wizard who fancies himself as a bit of a ladies man. (In reality he is a Sorcerer, but he truly believes that he’s a Wizard, even to the extent that he studies for spells each day) He hates dirt and filth and prides himself on his appearance. He also hates confrontation of any sort and gets very stressed and nervous when placed in those situations. This is when the change occurs. When Cornealius is stressed, the other personality in him, Vargus comes out. Vargus is the total opposite of Cornealius. He is much stronger than Cornealius, physically and in his opinions. He is the loud, rude and obnoxious. He is quick to anger and if people don’t do or give him what he wants he then tends to resort to more physical means to get his way. He has a hatred and distrust for arcane magic and is a little wary of divine magic. In mechanical terms he is a Barbarian 2/Rogue 3. In game what happened was that Vargus, being Vargus, offended a rather high-level mage. As punishment the mage cast a spell on him, making him live in his own private hell. He placed the personality of Cornealius in Vargus body. Vargus was still aware of everything that was going on, seeing what Cornealius saw, hearing everything, etc, but at the same time unable to do anything about it. However, the mage underestimated the force of Vargus’ will. He found that when Cornealius was stressed he was able to take back control, at least for a short period of time. (Mechanically, I worked out with the player that whenever he felt Cornealius was stressed, he would make a Will save to see if Vargus would take control. When he felt the stress had passed, Cornealius would come back. Unless there were exceptional circumstances, Cornealius would always have control after sleeping.) While Vargus is aware of what is happening when Cornealius is in control, when Vargus takes over Cornealius “thinks” that he has blacked-out. He does not remember anything that has happened. This has resulted in some hilarious roleplaying moments in the group, especially since no one besides 1 other player knew about the whole Vargus/Cornealius thing before we began. Now, after that incredibly long back-story I come to the problem. Cornealius has now been made aware by the other party members of what actually happens when he “blacks-out” and is rather alarmed by what he supposedly does. He believes that he is inhabited by a demon and has enlisted the help of a sage within the Wizard’s Guild and 2 Church’s to try and find out what exactly is going on and how he can “exorcise” the demon. The trouble is, as Cornealius will soon find out, there is no demon. Cornealius doesn’t even really exist. He is just something that has been created by a powerful mage to torment Vargus. So the question is, what do I do next? Do I get the temple(s) to try and exorcise the demon and fail? What information could the sage find? So far this has been a great storyline that the whole party has enjoyed and I would like that to continue. The player is aware of the “real” story behind the character(s) (he actually came up with it) but he is an excellent roleplayer and isn’t meta-gaming with the knowledge. Everyone else is completely in the dark. Eventually we (the PC’s player and I) plan for the real truth to be discovered by the group and either Cornealius (since he doesn’t “really” exist) be removed or they somehow come to an arrangement with the two minds living together in the one body. I’m just not sure where I go from here. What ideas do people have? Let me know if you would like any more details. Thanks in advance for your help and apologies for the extremely long post. Olaf the Stout [/QUOTE]
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