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<blockquote data-quote="Turtlejay" data-source="post: 5118093" data-attributes="member: 70267">Protestations of what and why are for PC's, this emperor is given freedom by DM fiat.&nbsp; He has a family heirloom that gives him demigot status.&nbsp; Fiendish blood runs through his veins.&nbsp; He is actually an immortal vampire, and the same emperor that has existed for aeons.&nbsp; He is a God cursed with amnesia, and his thoughts become reality.&nbsp; His majordomos protect him with spells beyond the ken of mere mortals because he maintains the status quo, and they like that.&nbsp;There are reasons without number for why this works, and a handful for why it doesn't.&nbsp; In addition, if this is for PC's current campaign, it is run with 4e rules so the Emperor doesn't have to obey any rules, at all, ever.&nbsp; He can be a 49th level Solo with Wichalok powers.&nbsp; Or a minion.&nbsp; It is up to whim, and off the point of the discussion, which is awesome, hubris, pointless, and all the other fun stuff suggested so far.&nbsp;I like the idea of a Running Man style thing, maybe more like MXC (Takeshi's Castle?) where a whole load of folks try to 'storm the castle' and the winners are declared counts, dukes, earls, and princes.&nbsp; He surrounds himself with gameshow winners.&nbsp;I guess it depends how campy you really wanna get with this.&nbsp; What about a city on the moon:&nbsp;- The emperor wants the moon to resemble him.&nbsp; After the nature of the world is explained to him, he commisions a grand construction project to carve his face there.&nbsp;- The initial voyage (via teleport, of course) establishes a travel circle, and several extraplanar spaces for living.&nbsp; As the project grows (and it is realized how *large* the carving must become, and hence how many people it requires) the moon city grows, and after a decade or so you end up with permanent residents on the moon.&nbsp; Descendents of mages and their acolytes.&nbsp;- This moon city is visible as the emperor's twinkling left eye, and when the job is complete he moves much of his operation there.&nbsp; The capitol of his country is on the moon.&nbsp;- His desire for entertainment gives the mages more to do, as they magic up some otherworldly horrors that can survive in the open spaces of the moon.&nbsp; Fell beasts crossed with drakes and dragons roam wild, making their lairs in the feathered hair of his brow.&nbsp;- The emperor pays competent groups to hunt these beasts.&nbsp; In addition to the dangers they pose, the two hour time limit on the protection ritual makes these hunts the most dangerous and prestigous in the world.&nbsp;- At his death he plans to be interred in a vast underground crypt built on the moon.&nbsp; His spiritual advisors are not sure that that means for his soul, but they have been studying the deaths of other moon residents and hope to have an answer when (if) he dies.&nbsp;Jay</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Turtlejay, post: 5118093, member: 70267"] Protestations of what and why are for PC's, this emperor is given freedom by DM fiat. He has a family heirloom that gives him demigot status. Fiendish blood runs through his veins. He is actually an immortal vampire, and the same emperor that has existed for aeons. He is a God cursed with amnesia, and his thoughts become reality. His majordomos protect him with spells beyond the ken of mere mortals because he maintains the status quo, and they like that. There are reasons without number for why this works, and a handful for why it doesn't. In addition, if this is for PC's current campaign, it is run with 4e rules so the Emperor doesn't have to obey any rules, at all, ever. He can be a 49th level Solo with Wichalok powers. Or a minion. It is up to whim, and off the point of the discussion, which is awesome, hubris, pointless, and all the other fun stuff suggested so far. I like the idea of a Running Man style thing, maybe more like MXC (Takeshi's Castle?) where a whole load of folks try to 'storm the castle' and the winners are declared counts, dukes, earls, and princes. He surrounds himself with gameshow winners. I guess it depends how campy you really wanna get with this. What about a city on the moon: - The emperor wants the moon to resemble him. After the nature of the world is explained to him, he commisions a grand construction project to carve his face there. - The initial voyage (via teleport, of course) establishes a travel circle, and several extraplanar spaces for living. As the project grows (and it is realized how *large* the carving must become, and hence how many people it requires) the moon city grows, and after a decade or so you end up with permanent residents on the moon. Descendents of mages and their acolytes. - This moon city is visible as the emperor's twinkling left eye, and when the job is complete he moves much of his operation there. The capitol of his country is on the moon. - His desire for entertainment gives the mages more to do, as they magic up some otherworldly horrors that can survive in the open spaces of the moon. Fell beasts crossed with drakes and dragons roam wild, making their lairs in the feathered hair of his brow. - The emperor pays competent groups to hunt these beasts. In addition to the dangers they pose, the two hour time limit on the protection ritual makes these hunts the most dangerous and prestigous in the world. - At his death he plans to be interred in a vast underground crypt built on the moon. His spiritual advisors are not sure that that means for his soul, but they have been studying the deaths of other moon residents and hope to have an answer when (if) he dies. Jay [/QUOTE]

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