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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quantarum" data-source="post: 5001531" data-attributes="member: 56773">As one of the most powerful NPCs in my old campaign said when the players asked for his direct help: "I can't scratch my ass without it sending shock waves from here to the far corners of the world." Power having a price was one of the key themes of the campaign and I tried to make it clear that there were vast struggles going on just beyond the senses of the common folk.   I managed to illustrate this with a special encounter, when the party was around 13th level they encountered a group of 4th and 5th level adventures in danger of being crushed by a more powerful group of foes. The player vanquished the monsters with ease and raised the partie's cleric from the dead, leading to the NPC leader begging them for assistance in their quest, something they had no time for. "These guys will never get over being so pathetic if we follow them around carrying their diaper bags." one player commented. They ended up sending the NPC party on it's way with some spare magic items. I think the whole experiance gave them a view of the sort of problems their patrons and masters had to deal with. -Q.</blockquote>