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<blockquote data-quote="SiderisAnon" data-source="post: 5454438" data-attributes="member: 44949">I think that forcing the players into one of them sacrificing their character for the greater good is generally a bad way to go unless you've been leading up to this for quite some time.&nbsp; (As in everyone knows this will ultimately be required because someone has to throw themselves into Mount Doom with the One Ring to destroy it.)However, there may be another way to go.&nbsp; If you have an NPC who has been in/around the group for a while and so would have some meaning if they die, have them be the sacrificial lamb.&nbsp; (If you have time, you can lay more groundwork toward this.)&nbsp; When the time comes, the NPC throws themselves into the volcano to save both the world and the party.If you've been laying signs and portents to foreshadow this, make sure to leave yourself wiggle room so that it could be anyone in the party.&nbsp; Don't say, &quot;The one with the birth mark,&quot; say, &quot;The one born under the sign of the dragon.&quot;&nbsp; Then when it comes time, if another player really wants to throw themselves into the volcano by knocking out the NPC and taking their place, that is the player's choice.&nbsp; (And very cinematic.)Or you can always do it the other way around.&nbsp; The players make a choice, the PC steps up, the NPC says, &quot;I can't let you do this.&nbsp; You're too important to the world,&quot; sucker-punches the PC, grabs the ring, and throws himself into the volcano.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SiderisAnon, post: 5454438, member: 44949"] I think that forcing the players into one of them sacrificing their character for the greater good is generally a bad way to go unless you've been leading up to this for quite some time. (As in everyone knows this will ultimately be required because someone has to throw themselves into Mount Doom with the One Ring to destroy it.) However, there may be another way to go. If you have an NPC who has been in/around the group for a while and so would have some meaning if they die, have them be the sacrificial lamb. (If you have time, you can lay more groundwork toward this.) When the time comes, the NPC throws themselves into the volcano to save both the world and the party. If you've been laying signs and portents to foreshadow this, make sure to leave yourself wiggle room so that it could be anyone in the party. Don't say, "The one with the birth mark," say, "The one born under the sign of the dragon." Then when it comes time, if another player really wants to throw themselves into the volcano by knocking out the NPC and taking their place, that is the player's choice. (And very cinematic.) Or you can always do it the other way around. The players make a choice, the PC steps up, the NPC says, "I can't let you do this. You're too important to the world," sucker-punches the PC, grabs the ring, and throws himself into the volcano. [/QUOTE]

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