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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6368557" data-attributes="member: 177">Absolutes (like &quot;always&quot;) are often not as absolute as people claim.&nbsp; The NPCs are there, originally and ultimately, to provide actions that enhance the story.&nbsp; So, &quot;How will this be a better story?&quot; is a legitimate question to ask.&nbsp; Reasonable motivations often end in boring stories, and we may need to apply unreasonable motivations to make them interesting.But, we don't have to do that here.BBEG gets ressurected by Bag Guy Organization (the BGO).BGO has it in for one of the PCs.Does the BGO not trust that the BBEG can grind the PCs up and spit them out?&nbsp; They think the BBEG is going to fail, even with the BGO's help?If the BGO doesn't trust the BBEG's ability, nor fear his reprisal, then yes, the BGO makes their offer.&nbsp; If the PC takes them up on it, sure, they stand aside.&nbsp; This makes plenty of sense - if they think the BBEG is going to fail anyway, this gets the BGO their revenge, and out of the fight.&nbsp; Seems perfectly reasonable to me.I don't see how this sows discord, though, except in the, &quot;No, Joe, don't sacrifice yourself for us!&quot; way.&nbsp; From Joe's point of view, if he can get the BGO out of the way, he's helping his friends.&nbsp; What does the BGO do with the PC?&nbsp; We have no clue - you've not told us anything about them.&nbsp; Are they an old ladies' knitting circle, necromancers, or what*?&nbsp; Why do they hate the PC so much?&nbsp; *These are not mutually exclusive, but you get the idea.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6368557, member: 177"] Absolutes (like "always") are often not as absolute as people claim. The NPCs are there, originally and ultimately, to provide actions that enhance the story. So, "How will this be a better story?" is a legitimate question to ask. Reasonable motivations often end in boring stories, and we may need to apply unreasonable motivations to make them interesting. But, we don't have to do that here. BBEG gets ressurected by Bag Guy Organization (the BGO). BGO has it in for one of the PCs. Does the BGO not trust that the BBEG can grind the PCs up and spit them out? They think the BBEG is going to fail, even with the BGO's help? If the BGO doesn't trust the BBEG's ability, nor fear his reprisal, then yes, the BGO makes their offer. If the PC takes them up on it, sure, they stand aside. This makes plenty of sense - if they think the BBEG is going to fail anyway, this gets the BGO their revenge, and out of the fight. Seems perfectly reasonable to me. I don't see how this sows discord, though, except in the, "No, Joe, don't sacrifice yourself for us!" way. From Joe's point of view, if he can get the BGO out of the way, he's helping his friends. What does the BGO do with the PC? We have no clue - you've not told us anything about them. Are they an old ladies' knitting circle, necromancers, or what*? Why do they hate the PC so much? *These are not mutually exclusive, but you get the idea. [/QUOTE]

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