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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 7760780" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>Now you're talking! My partner doesn't read many comics, but has read Lifedeath and some of the consequences. We're waiting for a version of the Storm/Forge arc to appear in the movie version!</p><p></p><p>I've never tried that in a RPG. I think the closest I've come in mechanical terms was when the PCs confronted Torog and destroyed his Soul Abattoir, the invoker/wizard was the one who had to make the choice as to who would get the flow of underdark souls freed from Torog's control: the Raven Queen (his notional mistress) or Vecna (with whom he had dallied a bit, and who possessed the PC's imp - which had the Eye of Vecna implanted in it - to insist on getting the souls). The PC chose the Raven Queen; Vecna shut down his imp, which remained non-functional until the PCs were able to defeat an Aspect of Vecna and the affected PC, aided by the paladin of the Raven Queen in the party, created a ward over the Aspect to sever Vecna's connection to his eye, allowing the imp to come back to life. (In play terms I think it was probably two or three sessions.)</p><p></p><p>20+ years ago, running Rolemaster, we had a different version of that sort of thing. It was an all-wizard party, around 20th level. Most of the PCs had strong meditation skill to expedite rapid recovery of spell points, but one of the PCs had been built with super-strong perceptoin and social, which had left him weak on meditation. So when he found himself unable to keep up with the meditators, he used his social skills and underworld contacts to get access to a spell-recovery-enhancing drug (Hugar) instead. And subsequently became addicted, spent all his money, was unable to renew the lease on his urban compound, etc. Generally hit rock-bottom, compounded by some non-Hugar related incidents like being pushed to his death (necessitating subsequent Lifegiving) off a conjured flying platform (the RM equivalent of the Silver Surfer's board) when another PC's summoned demon went out of control.</p><p></p><p>It reached a nadir when the character, out on a mission and out of spell points and out of Hugar went into a withdrawal-induced mental and physical collapse. Only to be rescued by a NPC valley elf who (for various subplot-related reasons) had been following the PCs. The revived PC was grateful, and also - given his uber social skills - very personable and he and the elf fell for one another. He kicked the Hugar habit, found new meaning in life, helped the elf break free of servitude to the Mage of the Valley (this PC himself had been born into slavery and freed himself from servitude) and in the process recruited a strong new wizard (shapechanger and enchanter) into the party.</p><p></p><p>And then, out on a mission, the same other PC lost control of another summoned demon and this time it cut the elf in half with its demonic two-handed sword. And healing elves in RM is not an easy matter, especially if you're still broke because you spent all your money on Hugar and are still trying to pay off your debts.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say, more self-destructive behaviour on the part of this PC ensued . . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 7760780, member: 42582"] Now you're talking! My partner doesn't read many comics, but has read Lifedeath and some of the consequences. We're waiting for a version of the Storm/Forge arc to appear in the movie version! I've never tried that in a RPG. I think the closest I've come in mechanical terms was when the PCs confronted Torog and destroyed his Soul Abattoir, the invoker/wizard was the one who had to make the choice as to who would get the flow of underdark souls freed from Torog's control: the Raven Queen (his notional mistress) or Vecna (with whom he had dallied a bit, and who possessed the PC's imp - which had the Eye of Vecna implanted in it - to insist on getting the souls). The PC chose the Raven Queen; Vecna shut down his imp, which remained non-functional until the PCs were able to defeat an Aspect of Vecna and the affected PC, aided by the paladin of the Raven Queen in the party, created a ward over the Aspect to sever Vecna's connection to his eye, allowing the imp to come back to life. (In play terms I think it was probably two or three sessions.) 20+ years ago, running Rolemaster, we had a different version of that sort of thing. It was an all-wizard party, around 20th level. Most of the PCs had strong meditation skill to expedite rapid recovery of spell points, but one of the PCs had been built with super-strong perceptoin and social, which had left him weak on meditation. So when he found himself unable to keep up with the meditators, he used his social skills and underworld contacts to get access to a spell-recovery-enhancing drug (Hugar) instead. And subsequently became addicted, spent all his money, was unable to renew the lease on his urban compound, etc. Generally hit rock-bottom, compounded by some non-Hugar related incidents like being pushed to his death (necessitating subsequent Lifegiving) off a conjured flying platform (the RM equivalent of the Silver Surfer's board) when another PC's summoned demon went out of control. It reached a nadir when the character, out on a mission and out of spell points and out of Hugar went into a withdrawal-induced mental and physical collapse. Only to be rescued by a NPC valley elf who (for various subplot-related reasons) had been following the PCs. The revived PC was grateful, and also - given his uber social skills - very personable and he and the elf fell for one another. He kicked the Hugar habit, found new meaning in life, helped the elf break free of servitude to the Mage of the Valley (this PC himself had been born into slavery and freed himself from servitude) and in the process recruited a strong new wizard (shapechanger and enchanter) into the party. And then, out on a mission, the same other PC lost control of another summoned demon and this time it cut the elf in half with its demonic two-handed sword. And healing elves in RM is not an easy matter, especially if you're still broke because you spent all your money on Hugar and are still trying to pay off your debts. Needless to say, more self-destructive behaviour on the part of this PC ensued . . . [/QUOTE]
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