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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 7581700" data-attributes="member: 6801286">I would have a shady church member approach the imprisoned players and offer them a way out of the whole ordeal. Perhaps someone who wishes to dethrone the High inquisitor, and then blame his death on the players? If the players accept his help, he will organize an attack on the High inquisitor during the trial of the players while making sure most of the men present during the trial are loyal to him and not the High inquisitor. The High inquisitor would have nowhere to go, and the players would be caught right in the middle of this attempted assasination, and forced to fight their way out.But then the real question is, why does he need the players for this? Possibly because he hasn't been able to sway enough people within the church, so his plan is to secretly arm the players as well and have them fight by his side. Of course after the High Inquisitor is dead, he has no further need for the players... but surely the players will see this coming and plan accordingly.The irony here would be that the replacing High Inquisitor is obviously going to be worse than the one that is assasinated.Some advantages to this scenario:-You don't railroad the outcome. It's merely a plothook. The choice is entirely up to the players.-You get to play out part of the trial and confront the players with the consequences (and victims) of their actions.-You could even have one of the mobsters testify as a witness for added hilarity.-You build suspense leading up to a huge fight, which the church is an excellent location for.-There is a possibility that the players are simply sentenced, if they decline the offer. So the outcome is not set in stone.-The players also have an option to save the life of the High Inquisitor, depending on who they side with.</blockquote>

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