Apocalypse now or never?

[Bluewolf]

Would it be too outrageous for a plot to develop from a medium sized evil cult, which is locally based, to a full out Apocalypse?

The main plotline is as follows: The cult is unaware that releasing certain demons into the world will give a bigger evil cult the upper hand in overthrowing the King. However the larger cult can only do this with the help of demons. Their arrogance has made them overlook the fact that the demons have plans of their own. That plan is the complete destruction of mankind.

The PCs of course, if they want to, need to prevent this from occurring. But would it be too outrageous if the plot was to develop as outlined?


Bluewolf

 

[MaxKaladin]

Would it be too outrageous for a plot to develop from a medium sized evil cult, which is locally based, to a full out Apocalypse?

Not to me. I find it really easy to believe. What you've described sounds to me like a perfect recipe for getting in over their heads, losing control and having things backfire on them.

 

[Tonguez]

Not at all

I once had a serial killer plot in which the Serial Killer was a small time geek who was in thrall to a Demon god the god was gaining more power with each kill (13 required)

Before he finished however another more powerful evil being (a Dark Lord*) came to town and coopted him into his organisation - the 13 murder-sacrifices were completed but instead of the Demon-god manifesting it was absorbed into the Dark Lord who now become a mega powerful Half-Feind Dark Lord

unfortunately the game never did finish...

(* NB Dark Lord is a homebrew Creature sort of a Liche but deriving power from the 'Darkness' (a homebrew plane) - if you know the Character Noob Saibot from Mortal Kombat then think of that Nether realm but more gritty and mystical - the place of Fear and Darkness where no light has ever been - Dark Lords are generally Neutral (the Darkness is not necessarily Evil) but they are beyond mortal understanding and the source of Fear and Despair)

My current campaign has a Apocolyptic uber-arch which might never be realised (basically it involves the Evil gods) attempt to open the gates of Hell and Darkness by acquring 5 Lost artifacts. The Evil dude currently has a band of Zealots roaming the world and destroying everything they come across as they search and the PCs might met them eventually.
Also if the PCs ever recover one of the lost Artifacts then they will get directly targeted - if they don't recover one then they will never know...

 

[Sagan Darkside]

The PCs of course, if they want to, need to prevent this from occurring. But would it be too outrageous if the plot was to develop as outlined?

Haha- Imagine if they decided not to ..

The plot sounds fine to me. The idea of a large cult manipulating smaller ones seems appropriate.

The arrogance seems appropriate to me as well- it reminds me a of a scene from a comic book.

A villian summons a demon to give him power- standard scene of a chalk circle, candles, and etc. The demon laughs and threatens to eat the villian. The villian then demands obediance since the demon is imprisoned in the circle- at which the demon reachs over and picks up the villian.

The line went something along these lines..

Villian:"But.. you should not be able to escape the circle.. the book states.."
Demon:"Don't believe everything you read."

I have always wanted to use a similar scene in d&d, but the moment has yet to present itself.

SD