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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 9610802" data-attributes="member: 54629"><p>I'm thinking what I might do is this:</p><p></p><p>In the vault room that has the secret door to the outside there is also a concealed pit trap. What if Vidorant quickly dumped the magic bag in the pit and closed it up before slipping out the secret door? I think she would have had time since the PCs tarried fighting her guards for a few rounds before deciding to chase after her.</p><p></p><p>I'll have Vidorant cross paths with the paladin as she slinks back to the inn. She'll taunt her about a Silver Flame templar running away (and maybe also remark about a Silver Flame templar turning to thievery). She'll attempt to negotiate with the paladin alone: <em>"You guys are good, but I did warn you ... Look: I'll give you your bag back, minus the diadem and a few choice pieces, if you promise to go back to Goldenbeard and tell him my vault is impenetrable. And then you have to promise never to show up around here again."</em></p><p></p><p>Vidorant might just let the paladin go and nurse her wounds and wait for her companions. If one or more of them gets captured, that will just give Vidorant more negotiating power later on: <em>"I'll give you your bag back <em>and</em> let your friend/s go ... if you tell Goldenbeard to stop sending thieves my way, and you promise never to come back."</em></p><p></p><p>Theoretically, if the PCs make it out and get back together and then think to circle back to the vault, the paladin could cast <em>Locate Object </em>and they could retrieve the bag from the pit trap without too much trouble.</p><p></p><p>I've been looking for an opportunity to give the paladin and her player some more spotlight time and challenge what it means to be a Silver Flame "dark knight". (Having a Silver Flame templar as part of a group of "do gooder" thieves is a bit weird, so I'd love to have the chance to ponder that in-game.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 9610802, member: 54629"] I'm thinking what I might do is this: In the vault room that has the secret door to the outside there is also a concealed pit trap. What if Vidorant quickly dumped the magic bag in the pit and closed it up before slipping out the secret door? I think she would have had time since the PCs tarried fighting her guards for a few rounds before deciding to chase after her. I'll have Vidorant cross paths with the paladin as she slinks back to the inn. She'll taunt her about a Silver Flame templar running away (and maybe also remark about a Silver Flame templar turning to thievery). She'll attempt to negotiate with the paladin alone: [I]"You guys are good, but I did warn you ... Look: I'll give you your bag back, minus the diadem and a few choice pieces, if you promise to go back to Goldenbeard and tell him my vault is impenetrable. And then you have to promise never to show up around here again."[/I] Vidorant might just let the paladin go and nurse her wounds and wait for her companions. If one or more of them gets captured, that will just give Vidorant more negotiating power later on: [I]"I'll give you your bag back [I]and[/I] let your friend/s go ... if you tell Goldenbeard to stop sending thieves my way, and you promise never to come back."[/I] Theoretically, if the PCs make it out and get back together and then think to circle back to the vault, the paladin could cast [I]Locate Object [/I]and they could retrieve the bag from the pit trap without too much trouble. I've been looking for an opportunity to give the paladin and her player some more spotlight time and challenge what it means to be a Silver Flame "dark knight". (Having a Silver Flame templar as part of a group of "do gooder" thieves is a bit weird, so I'd love to have the chance to ponder that in-game.) [/QUOTE]
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