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<blockquote data-quote="buddhafrog" data-source="post: 5281211" data-attributes="member: 86605">LOVE IT!&nbsp; I might steal a variant for the new game I'm starting.&nbsp; Two of the three PC's have decided that they want to be the sons of slaves to a massive evil kingdom consisting of many races, but with a significant % of orc/ogres in the army.&nbsp; The 3rd PC will be a 1/2 ogre barbarian (my 9 year old son) that was captured but not made a slave b/c of his 1/2 ogre heritage.&nbsp; Instead, he was made a low level servant to the slave guards.&nbsp; The 1/2 ogre would help the PC's escape, and the campaign would begin some years later when the PC's are a little older, as they seek revenge upon their former captors.&nbsp; Straight forward, easily done.&nbsp; But the players are expecting to start the campaign at the revenge phase.&nbsp; Nope.Instead, I will start the campaign in the slave stage, with a brutal beating.&nbsp; I'll give them 1/2 level abilities with no weapons and let them fight a hopeless, humiliating resistance.&nbsp; Some beatings,&nbsp; humiliations, and punishment later (not too brutal - these are 4th grade students), then we'll jump forward to the &quot;present&quot; when they are older and seeking revenge.&nbsp; I hope this gives them a much more tangible desire for revenge!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="buddhafrog, post: 5281211, member: 86605"] LOVE IT! I might steal a variant for the new game I'm starting. Two of the three PC's have decided that they want to be the sons of slaves to a massive evil kingdom consisting of many races, but with a significant % of orc/ogres in the army. The 3rd PC will be a 1/2 ogre barbarian (my 9 year old son) that was captured but not made a slave b/c of his 1/2 ogre heritage. Instead, he was made a low level servant to the slave guards. The 1/2 ogre would help the PC's escape, and the campaign would begin some years later when the PC's are a little older, as they seek revenge upon their former captors. Straight forward, easily done. But the players are expecting to start the campaign at the revenge phase. Nope. Instead, I will start the campaign in the slave stage, with a brutal beating. I'll give them 1/2 level abilities with no weapons and let them fight a hopeless, humiliating resistance. Some beatings, humiliations, and punishment later (not too brutal - these are 4th grade students), then we'll jump forward to the "present" when they are older and seeking revenge. I hope this gives them a much more tangible desire for revenge! [/QUOTE]

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