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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 7936471" data-attributes="member: 6785785"><p>How about a faction that wants to do exactly what the player is putting forth...confronting Orcus on its home plane in an attempt to destroy it? </p><p></p><p>You can use this faction to show how foolhardy that quest would be. Maybe call it the 8th Crusade or something, indicating that they’ve tried this 7 times already and failed horribly. Maybe have the leader be a bit deranged....a Captain Ahab type whose lost much to this quest, and now no longer cares what price he (or others) must pay.</p><p></p><p>Basically, personify your concerns about the nature of the quest to grant context for the player. “Oh you want to go to Thanatos and kill Orcus? Okay...here’s the guy who’s willing to help. Good luck.”</p><p></p><p>Beyond that, maybe have Orcus offer an out of some kind. But of course such an offer would have a cost....Orcus isn’t known for its generosity. Any such offer would come with a hefty price.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, I think Orcus as a foe is a great long term campaign goal. I don’t think it’d be bad for high level play for the PCs to eventually confront him in some way. But not at level 7. So I’d use the different factions and other potential subplots to buy time until later. Maybe the PC can get more than one of the factions to cooperate toward the mutual goal?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 7936471, member: 6785785"] How about a faction that wants to do exactly what the player is putting forth...confronting Orcus on its home plane in an attempt to destroy it? You can use this faction to show how foolhardy that quest would be. Maybe call it the 8th Crusade or something, indicating that they’ve tried this 7 times already and failed horribly. Maybe have the leader be a bit deranged....a Captain Ahab type whose lost much to this quest, and now no longer cares what price he (or others) must pay. Basically, personify your concerns about the nature of the quest to grant context for the player. “Oh you want to go to Thanatos and kill Orcus? Okay...here’s the guy who’s willing to help. Good luck.” Beyond that, maybe have Orcus offer an out of some kind. But of course such an offer would have a cost....Orcus isn’t known for its generosity. Any such offer would come with a hefty price. Ultimately, I think Orcus as a foe is a great long term campaign goal. I don’t think it’d be bad for high level play for the PCs to eventually confront him in some way. But not at level 7. So I’d use the different factions and other potential subplots to buy time until later. Maybe the PC can get more than one of the factions to cooperate toward the mutual goal? [/QUOTE]
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