Bring 'Um Back Alive?

[Dandu]

Where do you get these ludicrous ideas? When did I say they are often overthrown? Bullpies. With adventurers on both side?

"Oh, sure, because there is nobody in the D&D world who'd throw over a tyrant. These sort of things happen exactly as frequently as in reality. Nevermind, I don't know, the six adventurers per square meter in every tavern."

And you're talking about me having no knowledge of the world? You're ignoring what you know, rather. OP wants to mess around the hard way, not raise them from the dead.

You sound angry. If so, might I suggest taking some time off to re-evaluate your situation? He who lets the opinions of strangers on the internet dictate his mood is in a poor position.

 

[Dozen]

*quote from me*

Come on, you're still not trying. Back up. Given the above is true - You may dispute it if you want. Hell, I wish you would - it only suggests powers behind the throne have to be more careful. The number of coups doesn't increase. Only the job requirement got higher. As in, to 'person with a decent ability to defend themselves' from' inbred, cross-eyed idiot'. Incompetent people just plain don't get to hold the throne to begin with, puppets excluded. There's a reason rulers listed in the books are at least mid level, usually with PC classes. It's because no one any less can take control and live, period.

 

[MarkB]

Come on, you're still not trying. Back up. Given the above is true - You may dispute it if you want. Hell, I wish you would - it only suggests powers behind the throne have to be more careful. The number of coups doesn't increase. Only the job requirement got higher. As in, to 'person with an decent sense of self-preservation' from' inbred, cross-eyed idiot'. Stupid people just plain don't get to hold the throne to begin with, puppets excluded. There are plenty of others to rule from the shadows without any assassination plot, rebellion or whathaveyou.

If you increase the entry requirements for successful tyranny, you reduce the number of candidates. That's inevitable.

You seem to be trying to have it both ways, just for the sake of disagreeing with people.

 

[Dozen]

If you increase the entry requirements for successful tyranny, you reduce the number of candidates. That's inevitable.

You seem to be trying to have it both ways, just for the sake of disagreeing with people.

Yeesh, so if there are less canditates. How many politicians do you need to ruin a country? My guess would be one. There are still going to be more than enough people to take over. They don't need a godsdamned Einstein, just an average NPC.

 

[Hand of Evil]

To me it would come down to a number of steps and this MAY require a number of different teams:

• Research - characters would do a lot in looking into finding out everything they can about said creature. May be they hire a team, maybe they have them on staff. You can work this out with a simple flow chart: roll X find out 1 fact, roll a Y and find out 1 myth. The greater the CR, the harder it is to find Facts.
• Location - they would have to find the said creature. This would be the jobs of scouts and rangers but it is also investigation.
• Trap building - want it alive, you got to have a trap. Some times it is a magic trap, some times just a pit or even a bunch of guys with a net but if you want it alive, you got to have one.
• Teamsters - Once you capture it, you got to move it. And this is where the fun really starts, getting it from point A to Z and all the points between. This is the adventure, dealing with NPCs, Tolls and other parties that may let you do the work only to try and steal the reward.

 

[Dozen]

Teamsters - Once you capture it, you got to move it. And this is where the fun really starts, getting it from point A to Z and all the points between. This is the adventure, dealing with NPCs, Tolls and other parties that may let you do the work only to try and steal the reward.

Wow. That didn't occur to me! You're right, moving through the countryside could complicate the quest. I like it!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A wand of Reduce would help in that transport and other logistical issues. Bags of Holding an the like would be a boon as well.

 

[Dozen]

A wand of Reduce would help in that transport and other logistical issues. Bags of Holding an the like would be a boon as well.

We'd need custom spells for each creature type. That's a large bunch of eternal wands! Too good idea to skip on it tough.

 

[Hand of Evil]

A wand of Reduce would help in that transport and other logistical issues. Bags of Holding an the like would be a boon as well.

From the SRD: "If living creatures are placed within the bag, they can survive for up to 10 minutes"

 

[Dozen]

From the SRD: "If living creatures are placed within the bag, they can survive for up to 10 minutes"

We could keep it open so air can enter the bag's plane. Like a bag in a trash bin. Or just skip the middle guy and craft a Trash Can of Holding.