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<blockquote data-quote="The Shadow" data-source="post: 8958448" data-attributes="member: 16760">Let me use this scenario of yours as an example. Let's say that the party of our Demogorgon-obsessed ranger is fighting this lich. Nothing has been pre-planned at all, by anybody. Here's some possibilities:When the guy sees one of his friends go down to the lich, he suddenly realizes that his obsession with the demon lord who killed his old friends is putting his new friends in peril here and now! He rededicates himself to heroism rather than revenge, and battles the lich with renewed fervor. Maybe he wins and maybe he dies, but either way that's a great way to go out.Or, he finds he just doesn't care about his friend going down after all. If he survives, that might lead to some soul-searching. If he doesn't, at least he went out with some tragic irony - maybe his last words will reflect a change of heart.Or, nothing particularly dramatic happens, and they win.Or, nothing particularly dramatic happens, and they lose. The lich finds our ranger's psychic connection with Demogorgon intriguing, and decides to experiment on him. He decides to spare his friends so he can threaten their lives to get him to cooperate. (To me, that's considerably more horrifying than being killed!) There's many, many possibilities, and nothing needs to be decided beforehand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Shadow, post: 8958448, member: 16760"] Let me use this scenario of yours as an example. Let's say that the party of our Demogorgon-obsessed ranger is fighting this lich. Nothing has been pre-planned at all, by anybody. Here's some possibilities: When the guy sees one of his friends go down to the lich, he suddenly realizes that his obsession with the demon lord who killed his old friends is putting his new friends in peril here and now! He rededicates himself to heroism rather than revenge, and battles the lich with renewed fervor. Maybe he wins and maybe he dies, but either way that's a great way to go out. Or, he finds he just doesn't care about his friend going down after all. If he survives, that might lead to some soul-searching. If he doesn't, at least he went out with some tragic irony - maybe his last words will reflect a change of heart. Or, nothing particularly dramatic happens, and they win. Or, nothing particularly dramatic happens, and they lose. The lich finds our ranger's psychic connection with Demogorgon intriguing, and decides to experiment on him. He decides to spare his friends so he can threaten their lives to get him to cooperate. (To me, that's considerably more horrifying than being killed!) There's many, many possibilities, and nothing needs to be decided beforehand. [/QUOTE]

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