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<blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 5204335" data-attributes="member: 7533">I think you guys have misinterpreted the focus of my original post.&nbsp; It has less to do with the method of presentation (a short montage... a full on side adventure...&nbsp; use what ever suits you and your group), and more to do with the style.What I'm talking about is the expectations of what the demon's going to do, and the demon's potential for becoming a recurring NPC.&nbsp; If you simply show her around the typical horrors of the damned, he'll come off as a typical demon and the whole escapade becomes a minor footnote.But if the demon does something wholly unexpected, and does it in a way that allows him to occasionally pop back into the plot line in a way that's equally unexpected, then he'll become a truly memorable character.Instead of &quot;Demon #42 that took the bard on a fun house ride through hell,&quot; he becomes &quot;Okfiz, the demon that fell in love with Janice, and did his best within the confines of his demonic contract with his abyssal master to change his ways in order to win her love...&nbsp; Oh, and he was a surprisingly good dancer for a demon as well.&quot;Regardless of how you present it to the players, that's what I'm talking about.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pbartender, post: 5204335, member: 7533"] I think you guys have misinterpreted the focus of my original post. It has less to do with the method of presentation (a short montage... a full on side adventure... use what ever suits you and your group), and more to do with the style. What I'm talking about is the expectations of what the demon's going to do, and the demon's potential for becoming a recurring NPC. If you simply show her around the typical horrors of the damned, he'll come off as a typical demon and the whole escapade becomes a minor footnote. But if the demon does something wholly unexpected, and does it in a way that allows him to occasionally pop back into the plot line in a way that's equally unexpected, then he'll become a truly memorable character. Instead of "Demon #42 that took the bard on a fun house ride through hell," he becomes "Okfiz, the demon that fell in love with Janice, and did his best within the confines of his demonic contract with his abyssal master to change his ways in order to win her love... Oh, and he was a surprisingly good dancer for a demon as well." Regardless of [I]how[/I] you present it to the players, that's what I'm talking about. [/QUOTE]

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