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DM Advice: handling 'he can't talk to me like that' ~cuts NPC throat~ players.
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<blockquote data-quote="theredrobedwizard" data-source="post: 4137594" data-attributes="member: 21340"><p>In regards to Vincent, I'm going to have to side with the players on principle; if not on methodology. The mother wished for Vincent to not have any dealing with the children, the PCs should have just tried to stop him; probably not with lethal force, but they should have tried to honor her wishes. I hear there are several monasteries and paladin daycamps out there looking for orphans to grow up to be next generation's PCs.</p><p></p><p>In general, when there's a quiet, stoic NPC that very seldom talks and seems to have an icy heart, he's a bad guy that will betray the party or an elder mentor that will die horribly to spur the party into action. </p><p></p><p>All in all, if there was an NPC wandering around with my party whose "word was law" and who answered only to the king, I'd be really upset as a player. The heart of adventuring is that you're all basically wandering about, taking polite suggestions and money from those in power until you *are* those in power. When some Emperor's Hand NPC comes swaggering up to your party and says "I will take the boy.", the natural tendency of a good number of groups is going to be "Why?" and then, when no answer is given, "No! Tell us why, and then maybe you can have the boy."</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying what they did was right, I'm saying that it should have been the expected action. </p><p></p><p>Any religious PCs whose alignment may be affected by this should have the whole "divine agent in a dream" experience, but not lose any of their powers for an isolated incident.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>As for the Sorcerer NPC murdering spree; all the NPC probably would have had to do is ask nicely for the Sorcerer to stop. I bet he didn't, though. I bet he was too "proud" and "manly" to politely ask for anything. </p><p></p><p>When has *any* adventuring party in a fist fight actually kept it a fist fight? Show of hands?</p><p></p><p>Also, what kind of idiocy is it to attack people who are known slaughterers of various sentient creatures?</p><p></p><p>-TRRW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="theredrobedwizard, post: 4137594, member: 21340"] In regards to Vincent, I'm going to have to side with the players on principle; if not on methodology. The mother wished for Vincent to not have any dealing with the children, the PCs should have just tried to stop him; probably not with lethal force, but they should have tried to honor her wishes. I hear there are several monasteries and paladin daycamps out there looking for orphans to grow up to be next generation's PCs. In general, when there's a quiet, stoic NPC that very seldom talks and seems to have an icy heart, he's a bad guy that will betray the party or an elder mentor that will die horribly to spur the party into action. All in all, if there was an NPC wandering around with my party whose "word was law" and who answered only to the king, I'd be really upset as a player. The heart of adventuring is that you're all basically wandering about, taking polite suggestions and money from those in power until you *are* those in power. When some Emperor's Hand NPC comes swaggering up to your party and says "I will take the boy.", the natural tendency of a good number of groups is going to be "Why?" and then, when no answer is given, "No! Tell us why, and then maybe you can have the boy." I'm not saying what they did was right, I'm saying that it should have been the expected action. Any religious PCs whose alignment may be affected by this should have the whole "divine agent in a dream" experience, but not lose any of their powers for an isolated incident. ----- As for the Sorcerer NPC murdering spree; all the NPC probably would have had to do is ask nicely for the Sorcerer to stop. I bet he didn't, though. I bet he was too "proud" and "manly" to politely ask for anything. When has *any* adventuring party in a fist fight actually kept it a fist fight? Show of hands? Also, what kind of idiocy is it to attack people who are known slaughterers of various sentient creatures? -TRRW [/QUOTE]
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