My players- hi. Read if you want.
Scenario:
The party assembles in Thronehold, and one player learns that the Throne of Galifar currently waits to seated by "the true king." This character's backstory is that he is a son of a vampire count of lost Cyre, his home shattered by the Cataclysm. Technically, he is of noble lineage, but he is not directly related to the royal line of Galifar.
He attempts to sit on the Throne. Before he reaches it, a prismatic sphere surrounds it. The rest of the group stays the heck out of it (the party is APL 13). He passes through the prismatic sphere, taking about 60 points of damage but negating most of the other effects. Once he does so, a force effect blocks his passage out.
Then, a marut appears... our party has this tendency of cheating death... so they've seen a few. The marut opens a gate to the Realm of the Dead and cautiously asks this character to step on through. To pass through the defensive magic and approach the throne of the true king without right, is a death sentence. The character refuses. After a little conversation, the player reduces the Marut from 134 hp to 8 with a full attack iteration when initiative is called.
The Marut plane shifts to safety.
At this point, the PC then sits the throne of the true king of Khorvaire. As far as I am concerned, this is fairly miraculous--something that, in my own vision of Ebs, no one has done since the last King of Galifar died... none of his scions dared seat it (the consequence would likely be the unification of the other factions against any who claimed it prematurely) and all left Thronehold alone per the text.
So.. I figure the player deserves a miracle that would only be denied if it was not made in the interests of Khorvaire. I'm justifying this as a power gifted to the first person who has sat upon such a powerful symbol in such a long time.
The character prays that the Mournlands be cleansed and that it be made inhabitable for the people of Cyre.
I described a ribbon forming in the air above the throne, and an angelic choir racing forth, singing as they spiraled around the ancient castle, before making off to the Mournlands to do who knows what.
What I ask of ENworld is this:
What do they do!? =D
How would these angels accomplish their goal?
What creative means can you see that they'd work to ensure the Mournlands were restored?
What consequences can you think of, and further curveballs can you give to make this a springboard for future challenges, vs an act of closure alone?
What would you do with the factions involved in this region?
I'm not asking if they can do it, nor am I asking if it's permissible by the spell. This player pretty much resolved every goal his character had, and deserves to have this be his awesome ending... the ramifications of his choices working FAR outweigh the benefits of me adjudicating this event realistically- so it WILL happen. I'd appreciate any thoughts of the consequences you can come up with, or ideas as to how a new Cyre, forged by angelic hands, would emerge... any thoughts on the geo-political consequences are welcome.
This kind of event pretty much defines a campaign, so I've got ideas--but if someone out here throws a serious curveball my way, that I'd never come up with, I'll definitely take it and run with it. Stuff like this deserves a brainstorm.
Scenario:
The party assembles in Thronehold, and one player learns that the Throne of Galifar currently waits to seated by "the true king." This character's backstory is that he is a son of a vampire count of lost Cyre, his home shattered by the Cataclysm. Technically, he is of noble lineage, but he is not directly related to the royal line of Galifar.
He attempts to sit on the Throne. Before he reaches it, a prismatic sphere surrounds it. The rest of the group stays the heck out of it (the party is APL 13). He passes through the prismatic sphere, taking about 60 points of damage but negating most of the other effects. Once he does so, a force effect blocks his passage out.
Then, a marut appears... our party has this tendency of cheating death... so they've seen a few. The marut opens a gate to the Realm of the Dead and cautiously asks this character to step on through. To pass through the defensive magic and approach the throne of the true king without right, is a death sentence. The character refuses. After a little conversation, the player reduces the Marut from 134 hp to 8 with a full attack iteration when initiative is called.
The Marut plane shifts to safety.
At this point, the PC then sits the throne of the true king of Khorvaire. As far as I am concerned, this is fairly miraculous--something that, in my own vision of Ebs, no one has done since the last King of Galifar died... none of his scions dared seat it (the consequence would likely be the unification of the other factions against any who claimed it prematurely) and all left Thronehold alone per the text.
So.. I figure the player deserves a miracle that would only be denied if it was not made in the interests of Khorvaire. I'm justifying this as a power gifted to the first person who has sat upon such a powerful symbol in such a long time.
The character prays that the Mournlands be cleansed and that it be made inhabitable for the people of Cyre.
I described a ribbon forming in the air above the throne, and an angelic choir racing forth, singing as they spiraled around the ancient castle, before making off to the Mournlands to do who knows what.
What I ask of ENworld is this:
What do they do!? =D
How would these angels accomplish their goal?
What creative means can you see that they'd work to ensure the Mournlands were restored?
What consequences can you think of, and further curveballs can you give to make this a springboard for future challenges, vs an act of closure alone?
What would you do with the factions involved in this region?
I'm not asking if they can do it, nor am I asking if it's permissible by the spell. This player pretty much resolved every goal his character had, and deserves to have this be his awesome ending... the ramifications of his choices working FAR outweigh the benefits of me adjudicating this event realistically- so it WILL happen. I'd appreciate any thoughts of the consequences you can come up with, or ideas as to how a new Cyre, forged by angelic hands, would emerge... any thoughts on the geo-political consequences are welcome.
This kind of event pretty much defines a campaign, so I've got ideas--but if someone out here throws a serious curveball my way, that I'd never come up with, I'll definitely take it and run with it. Stuff like this deserves a brainstorm.
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