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<blockquote data-quote="Not a Hobbit" data-source="post: 7111602" data-attributes="member: 6836774"><p>Thanks for the replies.</p><p></p><p>My overall plan is for the party to find a place to stash PPP where she will be safe, but after she is well forgotten (around Level 14 or so) the problem will surface again, and they will have to help her regain her throne and defeat the bad cultists. If she dies, it could still be done with modifications, as there is another member of the family who can provide the "king's blood" needed for the god's rebirth. I would rather it play out with someone they've known since the start, though. So it's not vital that she live, but I would prefer it. </p><p></p><p>There are many ways to prevent the Princess from dying. They will be on a timer, but they would still have an hour before the ritual starts. Once it starts, they can stop it by killing the priestess, or at least by breaking her concentration before she can sacrifice PPP. And as mentioned, there is a cleric in the party who could cast spare the dying or even a healing spell. So this whole scenario is a really last resort thing. I just wanted to be prepared if it came up.</p><p></p><p>I thought of the Half-Orc barbarian because of his spirit ties to his ancestor. His back story includes protecting children of his tribe. His spirit guide told him to "Protect the girl", and I would think that he would still feel compelled by that to make a sacrifice to bring her back. Your comment about letting heroes be heroes is a good one, but to me a really heroic story is one that goes against the norm. So a Half-Orc barbarian coming in and smashing and killing everything, while impressive, is (again, <em>to me</em>) less a hero than one who has the wisdom to go against his race and class and give of himself for the greater good.</p><p></p><p>That said, the rest of the party consists partially of a Paladin of Kelemvor and an Elven Life Cleric, so if someone has some good ideas for that, I'm all ears.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the help.</p><p></p><p>--Scott</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Not a Hobbit, post: 7111602, member: 6836774"] Thanks for the replies. My overall plan is for the party to find a place to stash PPP where she will be safe, but after she is well forgotten (around Level 14 or so) the problem will surface again, and they will have to help her regain her throne and defeat the bad cultists. If she dies, it could still be done with modifications, as there is another member of the family who can provide the "king's blood" needed for the god's rebirth. I would rather it play out with someone they've known since the start, though. So it's not vital that she live, but I would prefer it. There are many ways to prevent the Princess from dying. They will be on a timer, but they would still have an hour before the ritual starts. Once it starts, they can stop it by killing the priestess, or at least by breaking her concentration before she can sacrifice PPP. And as mentioned, there is a cleric in the party who could cast spare the dying or even a healing spell. So this whole scenario is a really last resort thing. I just wanted to be prepared if it came up. I thought of the Half-Orc barbarian because of his spirit ties to his ancestor. His back story includes protecting children of his tribe. His spirit guide told him to "Protect the girl", and I would think that he would still feel compelled by that to make a sacrifice to bring her back. Your comment about letting heroes be heroes is a good one, but to me a really heroic story is one that goes against the norm. So a Half-Orc barbarian coming in and smashing and killing everything, while impressive, is (again, [I]to me[/I]) less a hero than one who has the wisdom to go against his race and class and give of himself for the greater good. That said, the rest of the party consists partially of a Paladin of Kelemvor and an Elven Life Cleric, so if someone has some good ideas for that, I'm all ears. Thanks again for the help. --Scott [/QUOTE]
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