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<blockquote data-quote="PBEM66" data-source="post: 6162403" data-attributes="member: 6727861">As DM, you have the power of the universe and all of the gods at your disposal.&nbsp; #1:&nbsp; Is there some reason the patron doesn't pay for the item?&nbsp; Money is easy to lose and after a while, there isn't any real sense of cash.&nbsp; As long as magic items are readily for sale, give them the cash.&nbsp; Then have their wealth discovered and everyone is out to get their share from the party.&nbsp; With their new-found fame, all prices are adjusted up.&nbsp; They can no longer trust people not to be after them for their money.&nbsp; The father is kidnapped and held for ransom.&nbsp; Friends need loans.&nbsp; People try to swindle the party out of the money.Think of everything a lottery-winner would have to worry about, then add dark cults and assassins' guilds looking for a source of funding.&nbsp; Kings looking for help paying soldiers, wizards looking for funding to create time-machines...#2 WAR!&nbsp; A war breaks out, separating the party from the father.&nbsp; Soldiers invade the home (humans?&nbsp; orcs?&nbsp; demons?).&nbsp; Have a time when the party doesn't know if the item is still in their control.&nbsp; This can be a large war or merely a skirmish for local dominance, as you need.#3:&nbsp; The prophecy has failed!&nbsp; Reality starts to warp.&nbsp; Food spoils, magic malfunctions, Dogs and cats living together!&nbsp; The end is coming because the item was not where it needed to be.&nbsp; What does the party have to do to fix this?&nbsp; #4:&nbsp; Assassins!&nbsp; Not at the party, but at the patron.&nbsp; Have him killed.&nbsp; But the assassins haven't found McGuffin yet!&nbsp; Who can the party trust?&nbsp; No one until they get rid of the item.#5: Daddy loves you!&nbsp; The father does some research and finds out about the object or the patron...&nbsp; He doesn't betray the party, he 'protects' them by getting rid of the object before one of these horrible things can happen.&nbsp; The patron is willing to pay, but the object is gone!&nbsp; Did dad have it thrown into the ocean?&nbsp; Send it to the local mage? How will they get it back?Good luck!&nbsp; this sounds like it could be great for your campaign!&nbsp;&nbsp; Look at all the possibilities!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PBEM66, post: 6162403, member: 6727861"] As DM, you have the power of the universe and all of the gods at your disposal. #1: Is there some reason the patron doesn't pay for the item? Money is easy to lose and after a while, there isn't any real sense of cash. As long as magic items are readily for sale, give them the cash. Then have their wealth discovered and everyone is out to get their share from the party. With their new-found fame, all prices are adjusted up. They can no longer trust people not to be after them for their money. The father is kidnapped and held for ransom. Friends need loans. People try to swindle the party out of the money.Think of everything a lottery-winner would have to worry about, then add dark cults and assassins' guilds looking for a source of funding. Kings looking for help paying soldiers, wizards looking for funding to create time-machines... #2 WAR! A war breaks out, separating the party from the father. Soldiers invade the home (humans? orcs? demons?). Have a time when the party doesn't know if the item is still in their control. This can be a large war or merely a skirmish for local dominance, as you need. #3: The prophecy has failed! Reality starts to warp. Food spoils, magic malfunctions, Dogs and cats living together! The end is coming because the item was not where it needed to be. What does the party have to do to fix this? #4: Assassins! Not at the party, but at the patron. Have him killed. But the assassins haven't found McGuffin yet! Who can the party trust? No one until they get rid of the item. #5: Daddy loves you! The father does some research and finds out about the object or the patron... He doesn't betray the party, he 'protects' them by getting rid of the object before one of these horrible things can happen. The patron is willing to pay, but the object is gone! Did dad have it thrown into the ocean? Send it to the local mage? How will they get it back? Good luck! this sounds like it could be great for your campaign! Look at all the possibilities! [/QUOTE]

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