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<blockquote data-quote="Infiniti2000" data-source="post: 4996290" data-attributes="member: 31734"><p>A plague doesn't sound forced. Trying to make the players slaves sounds forced. First of all, it can't be a guarantee success. If it is, you'll likely end up killing one or more PCs or it will really look like railroading. As a PC, I would fight to the death to avoid slavery at the hands of the neogi. Or, flee. So, no I don't think that path will work well at all.</p><p></p><p>If you're main goal is to make Sigil block its portals, there are other choices than plagues. For one thing, I'm not convinced that Sigil would give a crap to protect others so far that it would quarantine itself. Another option is that something important to Sigil itself is stolen. This could be an artifact or something, and doesn't even need to be magical, could simply be some historical document wherein the treaty amongst all the Powers were signed to maintain peace. The guards lock down all portals, all teleportation magic is blocked, etc. The PCs want to leave and the most expedient route is finding the thief(ves). Clearly, this has a lot of opportunities involving roleplaying and/or combats. Others might want to leave and there could be wild accusations everywhere with guards simply throwing everyone into the slammer. Want an enemy in the slammer? Accuse him! Think McCarthyism here.</p><p></p><p>Another way to seal the city is simply beseige it or attack it! Mephistopheles might simply take matters into his own hands and use brute force. Maybe he (or someone else like Orcus) is not attacking the city directly, but instead trying to get someone. "Send out the chairman or the city suffers." Of course, this has problems in terms of peace treaties and such, but those could be RP opportunities for the PCs, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Infiniti2000, post: 4996290, member: 31734"] A plague doesn't sound forced. Trying to make the players slaves sounds forced. First of all, it can't be a guarantee success. If it is, you'll likely end up killing one or more PCs or it will really look like railroading. As a PC, I would fight to the death to avoid slavery at the hands of the neogi. Or, flee. So, no I don't think that path will work well at all. If you're main goal is to make Sigil block its portals, there are other choices than plagues. For one thing, I'm not convinced that Sigil would give a crap to protect others so far that it would quarantine itself. Another option is that something important to Sigil itself is stolen. This could be an artifact or something, and doesn't even need to be magical, could simply be some historical document wherein the treaty amongst all the Powers were signed to maintain peace. The guards lock down all portals, all teleportation magic is blocked, etc. The PCs want to leave and the most expedient route is finding the thief(ves). Clearly, this has a lot of opportunities involving roleplaying and/or combats. Others might want to leave and there could be wild accusations everywhere with guards simply throwing everyone into the slammer. Want an enemy in the slammer? Accuse him! Think McCarthyism here. Another way to seal the city is simply beseige it or attack it! Mephistopheles might simply take matters into his own hands and use brute force. Maybe he (or someone else like Orcus) is not attacking the city directly, but instead trying to get someone. "Send out the chairman or the city suffers." Of course, this has problems in terms of peace treaties and such, but those could be RP opportunities for the PCs, too. [/QUOTE]
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