D&D General Eberron lore related question

Paul Farquhar

Legend

• Oct 17, 2020

• #1

Lets say the party need to get into a Silver Flame Monastery. The monk (martial arts adept) guarding the bridge wants them to answer three questions to test their faith. What questions should he ask?

NB anything involving swallows will probably be too easy for my players.

 

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DEFCON 1

Legend

Supporter

• Oct 17, 2020

• #2

1. Who was the paladin that sacrificed herself to defeat the Overlord and become the Voice of the Flame? (Tira Miron)

2. The Silver Crusade was the Church's attempt to purge Khorvaire of what? (Lycanthropy)

3. What is the shape of the Church's holy symbol? (Arrowhead)

 

The Mirrorball Man

Aventurier

• Oct 17, 2020

• #3

I feel that a quiz may not be a good test of someone’s faith.

 

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Guang

Explorer

• Oct 17, 2020

• #4

One question on Silver Flame doctrine. One question on an ethical dilemma, perhaps mercy versus justice, or honesty versus protecting the innocent. A third question that would require the penitant to show humility (or some other character trait). How the second and third answers were answered would be more important than the answers themselves.

 

Paul Farquhar

Legend

• Oct 17, 2020

• #5

DEFCON 1 said:

3. What is the shape of the Church's holy symbol? (Arrowhead)

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That might be a bit easy, since everyone is going around wearing it!

Guang said:

One question on an ethical dilemma

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I like the idea of an ethical dilemma question, any ideas?

The Mirrorball Man said:

I feel that a quiz may not be a good test of someone’s faith.

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This is an infiltration, It's already known that the party will have to fake it.

 

DEFCON 1

Legend

Supporter

• Oct 17, 2020

• #6

Paul Farquhar said:

That might be a bit easy, since everyone is going around wearing it!

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Then to see if the players are paying attention, ask what is the Favored Weapon of the Church of the Silver Flame (longbow) and see if they can put 2 and 2 together.

 

MarkB

Legend

• Oct 17, 2020

• #7

One nice thing about monks is that they don't need any particular gear or armour in order to perform at their best. Perhaps, rather than explicitly barring their way, this guardian could pose as a tired, hungry pauper wanting to gain entry to the monastery, but worried that he won't be able to convince its occupants of his devoutness.

The party's willingness to aid him, and the manner in which they do so, are their test of faith. If they attempt to leave him at the wayside and approach the gates without him, they'll be automatically denied entry. If he accompanies them, the phrasing he uses to address the guards will confirm whether or not he vouches for them.

 

Gradine

The Elephant in the Room (she/her)

• Oct 17, 2020

• #8

A test of character is much more in line with church than a straight quiz. One thing to keep in mind is which sect of the Silver Flame we're talking about. Someone mentioned "mercy vs justice". The traditional church would consider mercy the correct answer; but more hardline sects would place more importance on stamping out "evil", whatever that entails.

 

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Guang

Explorer

• Oct 18, 2020

• #9

Paul Farquhar said:

I like the idea of an ethical dilemma question, any ideas?

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Well let's see....
Should you turn in to the town guard someone who steals in order to buy medicine for their sick mother? What if they are surprised in the act and accidentally kill someone? What if you decided to let them go, but it turned out they were lying about their mother being sick? What if it was your mother that was sick?
Anything that makes it a difficult decision that has to be thought through carefully - how they answer is more important than what they answer.

 

Leatherhead

Possibly a Idiot.

• Oct 18, 2020

• #10

Well, you could mix it up a bit, throw curveballs by asking for displays of faith, then ask a doctrine based question.

Firstly, you could have the PC's undergo a purification ritual using some silverburn and a candlestick. Just looking at the flame, and waving your hand though it should be enough. The point of using silverburn is to weed out werecreatures and other supernatural threats who are weak against silver. Which shouldn't be most PC's, so it's basically a freebee.

Then have someone display their archery skills, because the Silver Flame loves archery.

Finally, a good question to ask: What is "The Hierarchy of Evil"? (The proper order for prioritizing what kind of evil you should smite first)