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<blockquote data-quote="INTIMIDAT3R" data-source="post: 8626087" data-attributes="member: 7035837"><p>I DM'ed my first game 2 weeks ago after a 32 year hiatus(yep, I went on a road trip).</p><p></p><p>We were all just learning, relearning rules, and having fun with it.</p><p></p><p>Since it was our first game in over a generation, I kept an ace up my sleeve in case the party got into trouble. I didn't want anyone dying on their first adventure.</p><p></p><p>The character I kept in reserve, I'll keep his name and identity to myself for now, but he's human. He's 6'8", muscular build, brown neatly trimmed shoulder length hair, goatee, and blue eyes.</p><p></p><p>Just hint about him, he's been cursed by the gods with eternal life and he doesn't talk because of the guilt and shame he feels.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, he's pretty much the silent guardian angel of this particular town and countryside.</p><p></p><p>He wandered into the town one night 2 years ago seeking shelter from a storm.</p><p></p><p>No one knows who he is or where he came from. The town's folk call him Big John. They think he's a gentle giant, not too smart, but a loveable guy with sad eyes and who disappears into the forest and mountains from time to time.</p><p></p><p>However, the local barkeep thinks there's more to Big John than meets the eye and what the locals think.</p><p></p><p>Anyway...</p><p></p><p>The group was inside an orc's hideout doing well, I might add. I was a little disappointed, because I wanted to introduce Big John as an anonymous guardian angel that they never got a glimpse of.</p><p></p><p>It wasn't meant to be. They cleaned out the hideout and managed to get a few scars in the process.</p><p></p><p>Then I got an idea...</p><p></p><p>There had been 4 orcs that had run out of the hideout, trying to get away.</p><p></p><p>I thought, "Why not?" The orcs met Big John and their fate.</p><p></p><p>When the party exited the hideout, they found only the 4 dead orcs, impaled upon glowing white pikes 10 feet in the air and no one else.</p><p></p><p>The party was just freaked out, excited, and asking questions. The reaction I was looking for.</p><p></p><p>What was going to be a short term deal with Big John to rescue the party if they got into trouble until they got higher in level, has pleasantly turned into something else and the party is determined to find out who or what dealt with the orcs.</p><p></p><p>I realize I'm the DM and it's my world, but what do y'all think about this guardian angel idea?</p><p></p><p>Sorry this kind of rambled on, but I'm kind excited to see where this story goes because I'm not so sure yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="INTIMIDAT3R, post: 8626087, member: 7035837"] I DM'ed my first game 2 weeks ago after a 32 year hiatus(yep, I went on a road trip). We were all just learning, relearning rules, and having fun with it. Since it was our first game in over a generation, I kept an ace up my sleeve in case the party got into trouble. I didn't want anyone dying on their first adventure. The character I kept in reserve, I'll keep his name and identity to myself for now, but he's human. He's 6'8", muscular build, brown neatly trimmed shoulder length hair, goatee, and blue eyes. Just hint about him, he's been cursed by the gods with eternal life and he doesn't talk because of the guilt and shame he feels. Anyway, he's pretty much the silent guardian angel of this particular town and countryside. He wandered into the town one night 2 years ago seeking shelter from a storm. No one knows who he is or where he came from. The town's folk call him Big John. They think he's a gentle giant, not too smart, but a loveable guy with sad eyes and who disappears into the forest and mountains from time to time. However, the local barkeep thinks there's more to Big John than meets the eye and what the locals think. Anyway... The group was inside an orc's hideout doing well, I might add. I was a little disappointed, because I wanted to introduce Big John as an anonymous guardian angel that they never got a glimpse of. It wasn't meant to be. They cleaned out the hideout and managed to get a few scars in the process. Then I got an idea... There had been 4 orcs that had run out of the hideout, trying to get away. I thought, "Why not?" The orcs met Big John and their fate. When the party exited the hideout, they found only the 4 dead orcs, impaled upon glowing white pikes 10 feet in the air and no one else. The party was just freaked out, excited, and asking questions. The reaction I was looking for. What was going to be a short term deal with Big John to rescue the party if they got into trouble until they got higher in level, has pleasantly turned into something else and the party is determined to find out who or what dealt with the orcs. I realize I'm the DM and it's my world, but what do y'all think about this guardian angel idea? Sorry this kind of rambled on, but I'm kind excited to see where this story goes because I'm not so sure yet. [/QUOTE]
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