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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 109167" data-attributes="member: 515">angelsboi: I answered your e-mail with some ideas, but I may have missed your point since my ideas were for the larger picture, and you were looking for something more specific. If you like the ideas I sent you, you might find a way to incorporate them.Now, as to furthering your story from the point of the newly tattooed druid. Drop a clue that will lead from them from the healer's shop to the Cat's Web apothecary. I'd use something from the tattoo itself, maybe a poweder that was used for the ink that was dropped on the floor of the healer's shop as the tattoo artist fled in a hurry. Drop a hint (via an NPC -- the healer?) that the aopthecary shop might carry something like that powder.Then have the apothecary (who is supposed to be supporting the players' side -- is that right?) steer them toward the weapon's shop. Maybe that weapon maker is known to also make and sell the types of tattoo needles that were used to give the druid his tattoo.I also like the idea of incorporating subtle chess-related clues into the storyline. Since you don't want to give away yet that it is a chess game, be real subtle at first. The chess piece in the window might be too obvious right now, but a couple of old men playing chess outside the shop, or in the alley next to the shop, or at a table in front of a tavern next to the shop, might not be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowdancer, post: 109167, member: 515"] angelsboi: I answered your e-mail with some ideas, but I may have missed your point since my ideas were for the larger picture, and you were looking for something more specific. If you like the ideas I sent you, you might find a way to incorporate them. Now, as to furthering your story from the point of the newly tattooed druid. Drop a clue that will lead from them from the healer's shop to the Cat's Web apothecary. I'd use something from the tattoo itself, maybe a poweder that was used for the ink that was dropped on the floor of the healer's shop as the tattoo artist fled in a hurry. Drop a hint (via an NPC -- the healer?) that the aopthecary shop might carry something like that powder. Then have the apothecary (who is supposed to be supporting the players' side -- is that right?) steer them toward the weapon's shop. Maybe that weapon maker is known to also make and sell the types of tattoo needles that were used to give the druid his tattoo. I also like the idea of incorporating subtle chess-related clues into the storyline. Since you don't want to give away yet that it is a chess game, be real subtle at first. The chess piece in the window might be too obvious right now, but a couple of old men playing chess outside the shop, or in the alley next to the shop, or at a table in front of a tavern next to the shop, might not be. [/QUOTE]

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