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<blockquote data-quote="emeraldbeacon" data-source="post: 8840530" data-attributes="member: 7032019"><p>I think that, for my live group, I'm going to make a few changes. Ragesian troops will continue fighting, even unto death, so long as the Inquisitor is actively leading them. HOWEVER...</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">...<strong>Inquisitor Damius </strong>will retreat once he reaches roughly 1/3 of his standard health. His intention is not to escape, because there is nowhere to go, but rather to safely cast <em>sending</em> to alert Lee that the base has been compromised, then again to his superior officer, <strong>Guthwulf</strong>. If allowed to continue, he will gladly sacrifice his own life to destroy the "Gate Pass Inconvenience."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If the Inquisitor <em>retreats</em>, the remaining soldiers will initially fall into a defensive posture to cover for him, preferring to take cover and the dodge action. Their resolve will not hold indefinitely, though, and once their forces have been reduced to roughly 25%, they will surrender.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If the Inquisitor <em>falls </em>in battle, their dedication to the cause becomes much more tenuous, and they will surrender once they fall to roughly 1/3 strength.</li> </ul><p>In virtually every case, the Inquisitor will be part of the overall fight. Either the soldiers knew of the heroes' approach thanks to the falling thunderstone, and have prepared a tactical defense of the tomb, with the inquisitor at the rear... or they were surprised, and one of their number hastily rushed to alert Damius. Either way, the implied encounter of the inquisitor gleefully torturing a prisoner never directly happens, unless a party member happens to sneak past an entire squad of alert troops with zero concealment (say, via a blind teleport behind them).</p><p></p><p>Either way, the encounter likely ends with prisoners. Damius has no interest in sharing information, and indeed is a zealot for Leska's ambitions, perfectly willing to die for the cause. The soldiers, however, have no such interest, and will share what information they can in exchange for their lives:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They'll offer confirmation that the teleportation beacon is in the back room, though they don't know how it works.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They were ordered to leave the biomancy tools in the tomb be, and let others handle them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They know nothing about the Pyromancer's Crypt, as they've been ordered not to mess with it after some previous mishaps.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They know of Lee Sidoneth's involvement, and say he left the tomb a short time ago (a couple of hours, most likely).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They know about the storm, and that the orb powers it, but don't know how it works.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They know about Tidereaver's Tears, and expected to have them to use during the storm, but plans were altered when the supplier (the Witches H'andrea) stopped producing them.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emeraldbeacon, post: 8840530, member: 7032019"] I think that, for my live group, I'm going to make a few changes. Ragesian troops will continue fighting, even unto death, so long as the Inquisitor is actively leading them. HOWEVER... [LIST] [*]...[B]Inquisitor Damius [/B]will retreat once he reaches roughly 1/3 of his standard health. His intention is not to escape, because there is nowhere to go, but rather to safely cast [I]sending[/I] to alert Lee that the base has been compromised, then again to his superior officer, [B]Guthwulf[/B]. If allowed to continue, he will gladly sacrifice his own life to destroy the "Gate Pass Inconvenience." [*]If the Inquisitor [I]retreats[/I], the remaining soldiers will initially fall into a defensive posture to cover for him, preferring to take cover and the dodge action. Their resolve will not hold indefinitely, though, and once their forces have been reduced to roughly 25%, they will surrender. [*]If the Inquisitor [I]falls [/I]in battle, their dedication to the cause becomes much more tenuous, and they will surrender once they fall to roughly 1/3 strength. [/LIST] In virtually every case, the Inquisitor will be part of the overall fight. Either the soldiers knew of the heroes' approach thanks to the falling thunderstone, and have prepared a tactical defense of the tomb, with the inquisitor at the rear... or they were surprised, and one of their number hastily rushed to alert Damius. Either way, the implied encounter of the inquisitor gleefully torturing a prisoner never directly happens, unless a party member happens to sneak past an entire squad of alert troops with zero concealment (say, via a blind teleport behind them). Either way, the encounter likely ends with prisoners. Damius has no interest in sharing information, and indeed is a zealot for Leska's ambitions, perfectly willing to die for the cause. The soldiers, however, have no such interest, and will share what information they can in exchange for their lives: [LIST] [*]They'll offer confirmation that the teleportation beacon is in the back room, though they don't know how it works. [*]They were ordered to leave the biomancy tools in the tomb be, and let others handle them. [*]They know nothing about the Pyromancer's Crypt, as they've been ordered not to mess with it after some previous mishaps. [*]They know of Lee Sidoneth's involvement, and say he left the tomb a short time ago (a couple of hours, most likely). [*]They know about the storm, and that the orb powers it, but don't know how it works. [*]They know about Tidereaver's Tears, and expected to have them to use during the storm, but plans were altered when the supplier (the Witches H'andrea) stopped producing them. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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