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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 1285157" data-attributes="member: 5834">reIt might be cool if Bothriechis had an Ogre Mage master spy or a group of Ogre Mage spies. They could take the shape of a variety of different figures in the life of the characters like fellow Inn patrons, serving wenches, travelers on the road, farmers, caravan guards and the like.If you are able, it would be real cool if the Ogre Mage spy becomes a good friend of one of the PC's. That would really hit them hard when they eventually find out.I used an Ogre Mage spy to great effect to keep tabs on the party. I even had the Ogre Mage become the lover of the bard. You should have seen the look on the player's face when they found out...hehe. It was priceless.It even works well given the background of your campaign world. Bothriechis uses Ogre Magi or other shapeshifters to spy on human settlements. It sounds like they kill humanoids on-site in human cities in your campaign world, so what better type of creature to be part of a spy network than an Ogre Mage and possibly other shapeshifters. It is best to use a ruse such as this while the characters are low level. Then they don't have access to powerful divination magic like True Seeing. By the time they get it, they probably won't even think to use it on a trusted friend aka the Ogre Mage Master spy.P.S. If you decide to use this idea, don't let the cat out of the bag too soon. Really let this guy become a figure in the campaign. The Ogre Mage who became the bard's lover was a constant figure in the campaign for months and many character levels. That is what made it such a surprise when they found out who and what he really was.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 1285157, member: 5834"] [b]re[/b] It might be cool if Bothriechis had an Ogre Mage master spy or a group of Ogre Mage spies. They could take the shape of a variety of different figures in the life of the characters like fellow Inn patrons, serving wenches, travelers on the road, farmers, caravan guards and the like. If you are able, it would be real cool if the Ogre Mage spy becomes a good friend of one of the PC's. That would really hit them hard when they eventually find out. I used an Ogre Mage spy to great effect to keep tabs on the party. I even had the Ogre Mage become the lover of the bard. You should have seen the look on the player's face when they found out...hehe. It was priceless. It even works well given the background of your campaign world. Bothriechis uses Ogre Magi or other shapeshifters to spy on human settlements. It sounds like they kill humanoids on-site in human cities in your campaign world, so what better type of creature to be part of a spy network than an Ogre Mage and possibly other shapeshifters. It is best to use a ruse such as this while the characters are low level. Then they don't have access to powerful divination magic like [i]True Seeing[/i]. By the time they get it, they probably won't even think to use it on a trusted friend aka the Ogre Mage Master spy. P.S. If you decide to use this idea, don't let the cat out of the bag too soon. Really let this guy become a figure in the campaign. The Ogre Mage who became the bard's lover was a constant figure in the campaign for months and many character levels. That is what made it such a surprise when they found out who and what he really was. [/QUOTE]

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