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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 7349076" data-attributes="member: 23935">When I saw "long" I expected 1000+ words, not such a tiny screed!  Our styles are different, but I'll try to help.0) You are plotting much further ahead than I ever would.  What if the PCs don't want to help PPH after making certain she's safe?1) As a DM, I'm always disinterested in player plans and actions (that's disinterested -- not uninterested).  Even though we've been gaming together in some cases for decades of time, I still have to tell some members of the group that no, the current challenge isn't "supposed to" end in a particular way.  Players are always looking for clues and the communication medium has a narrow bandwidth.   So simply tell them that how they deal with PPH is their business, but the environment may have other ideas.2) Why will the PCs help the PPH regain the throne?  What will they care about at that time?  Threaten/attack those principles as they cross the city. There are several different possibilities for city adventures; most involve having PCs that care about the city or having the residents care about the PCs.  If the PCs are uncaring and unknown to the city and they simply have to walk the tens of miles from one end to the other, it shouldn't be a problem for them.  Some plausible things include literal roadblocks are those in charge attempt to keep civil order,  someone recognizing the PPH (assuming the PCs are reckless enough to not disguise her) thus triggering attempted kidnapping/assassination/rescue from PCs/whatever, and the PPH seeing an atrocity/injustice/someone close in danger and refusing to go forward until it is dealt with.  3) As a PC, I'd be looking for other <s>victims</s> volunteers to seal the doorway.  Maybe the blood of an appropriately scary dragon is sufficient.    Alternatively, the reigning gods could pitch in with something less bloodthirsty.</blockquote>

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