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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5355163" data-attributes="member: 52734">They weren't drugged so much as charmed.The characters were mentally enslaved to help the man care for, protect and bring his son to power.&nbsp; The old man had given each of the PCs the signet ring they now bear, which had been enchanted with a powerful charm.&nbsp; The old man activated the charm when the characters drank to his child's birth.&nbsp; It's been at least 18 years now since that fateful day.While they were charmed, each of the PCs had used their unique talents to help bring the local lands under the old man's sway, so he could turn it over to his son once he came of age.&nbsp; Under the charm, the characters have done things that, should they learn about them, might make them grimace.&nbsp; They've helped to upsurp the local king; they've conducted wars and assassinated those who got in their way.Eventually, another band of heroes had gathered together to put an end to character's reign of terror.&nbsp; The PC's fought hard, but the old man and his soon-to-heir were forced to quit the field.&nbsp; The 'other heroes' were forced to retreat as well, and the PC's own henchmen spirited them away to the cave to recover from their wounds.&nbsp; When the character's wounds were healed, they also regained some youth and vitality, and age-wise, they seem only a year older from the last incident they remember.However, something occurred during their rest that has broken the magic hold over them.&nbsp; Now the characters can either (willingly) attempt to return to their old life, attempt to set things straight, or perhaps slip out of the limelight and attempt to avoid drawing the ire of old enemies (and possibly former allies).You could draw out the discovery of the character's former selves, and mayhap because of their regained youth, they may little resemble their former &quot;wicked&quot; selves (lack of scars, height/weight changes, etc.).&nbsp; In those 18 years, the characters could have established families, plots and other details that might hold surprises for the group even when they discover their &quot;old&quot; identities.You could change the old man's son to a daughter, and now the PCs perhaps have a princess to rescue from her tyranical old father.Perhaps the son could have rebelled against the father, and the PCs find themselves working to upsurp the old man and &quot;his old cronies&quot; or undo their actions under a son (now seemingly the son's age) they former sought to &quot;put in his place&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 5355163, member: 52734"] They weren't drugged so much as charmed. The characters were mentally enslaved to help the man care for, protect and bring his son to power. The old man had given each of the PCs the signet ring they now bear, which had been enchanted with a powerful charm. The old man activated the charm when the characters drank to his child's birth. It's been at least [I]18 years[/I] now since that fateful day. While they were charmed, each of the PCs had used their unique talents to help bring the local lands under the old man's sway, so he could turn it over to his son once he came of age. Under the charm, the characters have done things that, should they learn about them, might make them grimace. They've helped to upsurp the local king; they've conducted wars and assassinated those who got in their way. Eventually, another band of heroes had gathered together to put an end to character's reign of terror. The PC's fought hard, but the old man and his soon-to-heir were forced to quit the field. The 'other heroes' were forced to retreat as well, and the PC's own henchmen spirited them away to the cave to recover from their wounds. When the character's wounds were healed, they also regained some youth and vitality, and age-wise, they seem only a year older from the last incident they remember. However, something occurred during their rest that has broken the magic hold over them. Now the characters can either (willingly) attempt to return to their old life, attempt to set things straight, or perhaps slip out of the limelight and attempt to avoid drawing the ire of old enemies (and possibly former allies). You could draw out the discovery of the character's former selves, and mayhap because of their regained youth, they may little resemble their former "wicked" selves (lack of scars, height/weight changes, etc.). In those 18 years, the characters could have established families, plots and other details that might hold surprises for the group even when they discover their "old" identities. You could change the old man's son to a daughter, and now the PCs perhaps have a princess to rescue from her tyranical old father. Perhaps the son could have rebelled against the father, and the PCs find themselves working to upsurp the old man and "his old cronies" or undo their actions under a son (now seemingly the son's age) they former sought to "put in his place". [/QUOTE]

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