Bardsandsages
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Here is the scenario, it's a Forgotten Realms setting, so it helps to be familiar with the deities involved:
Party started at 1st level. Currently 16th (game has been going on almost a year). The party consists of the following:
LN Wizard/Mind Bender follower of the Mulhorand pantheon (PC)
CG Divine Champion of Ilmater (PC)
LN Paladin of Helm (PC)
LN kobold Paladin of Helm (NPC, cohort to the PC Paladin. Long story, just go with it)
CG Young adult Silver Dragon (NPC, cohort to the Divine Champion)
LN Psion/monk (NPC, cohort to the wizard)
<addendum, I hate parties where everyone takes the Leadership feat, but I digress...>
LN Grey Witch (NPC, wife of Paladin)
Drow ranger/wizard (NPC, cohort to Grey Witch)
Fey-ri rogue/sorcerer (NOC, cohort to Grey Witch)
Drow and Fey-ri are of "questionable" alignment, as they started as LE but are being brought over to the balance by the Witch.
OK, not you know the players. Scenario is that LN Wizard receives vision from Horus. Seems Yuan-ti followers of Set have captured a legendary dwarven weaponsmith and plan to force him to creature a weapon that could be enchanted to slay even gods. In proper god fashion, it's up to the mortal servants to stop the evil Set.
The party is attacked by a large Yuan-ti raiding party on their way to the Yuan-ti stronghold. After intensive fighting, during which the kobold and dragon got knocked out by yuan-ti sleep poison, the party manages to kill the leader and capture six of the yuan-ti. They are a week from the nearest town.
If they don't do something with them, chances are one or more will eventually escape (they can turn into small vipers, after all) and will alert the stronghold. During the discussion, the Grey Witch is watching the yuan-ti intently. She finally suggests that the kobold, dragon, and Divine Champion should go scout to insure no others are nearby. As soon as they leave, she walks up to the first of the Yuan-ti and says "Give me a reason not to kill you." The yuan-ti curses at her and hisses defiantly. She shrugs and looks at the wizard, gesturing for him to kill the yuan-ti. The wizard, who had been arguing to kill them all because they will just escape and alert the others anyway, swings his sledgehammer (ANOTHER long story, just go with it), and cracks his skull.
Grey Witch goes to the next one and says the same thing. He starts chanting a prayer to Set. Drow slices his throat.
The Paladin of Helm just watches. So far, he's rationalized this because the Yuan-ti refuse to cooperate and understands what will happen if one gets away.
Grey Witch goes to the third one and says the same question. He curses at her and swears that Set will have revenge. Fey-ri kills him.
Grey Witch goes to the fourth one, same thing. Before the Drow can kill him, the Wizard attempts to use his dominate ability on this one, but the Yuan-ti makes the Will save. Wizard shrugs and says "Hey, I tried." Drow kills fourth one.
Grey Witch goes to the fifth one and asks the question. This one replies, "There is no reason for you not to kill me. You have won the battle. I am defeated." She leaves that one alone and goes to the sixth one, who curses and lunges at her. He gets killed.
Grey Witch goes back to the fifth one and removes an anathame from her cloak. She then drives it into the fifth ones' chest. At this, the Paladin steps forward, but is stopped by the Drow and Fey-ri. The Witch then casts a Heal spell on the Yuan-ti just before he dies. She then says to the Yuan-ti, "You are dead to your past. You are now reborn, free of the curse of your original birth. Go, you are free." And she unties him.
Paladin is now flipped out, and demanding to know what the heck is going on. Then the Drow and Fey-ri reveal that they possess scars similar to the wound the Yuan-ti received. The Yuan-ti says he has nowhere to go, as he cannot go back to the stronghold so defeated. The Wizard invites him to join the party and help them. After some discussion (and the Wizard requesting a hundred different checks to see if the yuan-ti was under some sort of enchantment or something), the Yuan-ti finally agrees and says he will help the party get into the stronghold.
The others come back and the Grey Witch tells them the Yuan-ti tried to escape and had to be slain. The Paladin is now having a crisis of faith, because while he has not been stripped of his powers by his inaction, he doesn't feel right about the whole thing that transpired. He thinks his wife is the leader of some strange cult, and is sure she has done something to the Yuan-ti. Paladin goes off to pray, and that is where the session ended.
I haven't decided yet what Helm will say. The Grey Witch is on the up-and-up, and simply preformed a rebirthing ritual on the yuan-ti who seemed capable of redemption. The Yuan-ti is being honest, he had an epiphany during the process and now really does want to help the party.
So if YOU where Helm, where would you come down on this?
Party started at 1st level. Currently 16th (game has been going on almost a year). The party consists of the following:
LN Wizard/Mind Bender follower of the Mulhorand pantheon (PC)
CG Divine Champion of Ilmater (PC)
LN Paladin of Helm (PC)
LN kobold Paladin of Helm (NPC, cohort to the PC Paladin. Long story, just go with it)
CG Young adult Silver Dragon (NPC, cohort to the Divine Champion)
LN Psion/monk (NPC, cohort to the wizard)
<addendum, I hate parties where everyone takes the Leadership feat, but I digress...>
LN Grey Witch (NPC, wife of Paladin)
Drow ranger/wizard (NPC, cohort to Grey Witch)
Fey-ri rogue/sorcerer (NOC, cohort to Grey Witch)
Drow and Fey-ri are of "questionable" alignment, as they started as LE but are being brought over to the balance by the Witch.
OK, not you know the players. Scenario is that LN Wizard receives vision from Horus. Seems Yuan-ti followers of Set have captured a legendary dwarven weaponsmith and plan to force him to creature a weapon that could be enchanted to slay even gods. In proper god fashion, it's up to the mortal servants to stop the evil Set.
The party is attacked by a large Yuan-ti raiding party on their way to the Yuan-ti stronghold. After intensive fighting, during which the kobold and dragon got knocked out by yuan-ti sleep poison, the party manages to kill the leader and capture six of the yuan-ti. They are a week from the nearest town.
If they don't do something with them, chances are one or more will eventually escape (they can turn into small vipers, after all) and will alert the stronghold. During the discussion, the Grey Witch is watching the yuan-ti intently. She finally suggests that the kobold, dragon, and Divine Champion should go scout to insure no others are nearby. As soon as they leave, she walks up to the first of the Yuan-ti and says "Give me a reason not to kill you." The yuan-ti curses at her and hisses defiantly. She shrugs and looks at the wizard, gesturing for him to kill the yuan-ti. The wizard, who had been arguing to kill them all because they will just escape and alert the others anyway, swings his sledgehammer (ANOTHER long story, just go with it), and cracks his skull.
Grey Witch goes to the next one and says the same thing. He starts chanting a prayer to Set. Drow slices his throat.
The Paladin of Helm just watches. So far, he's rationalized this because the Yuan-ti refuse to cooperate and understands what will happen if one gets away.
Grey Witch goes to the third one and says the same question. He curses at her and swears that Set will have revenge. Fey-ri kills him.
Grey Witch goes to the fourth one, same thing. Before the Drow can kill him, the Wizard attempts to use his dominate ability on this one, but the Yuan-ti makes the Will save. Wizard shrugs and says "Hey, I tried." Drow kills fourth one.
Grey Witch goes to the fifth one and asks the question. This one replies, "There is no reason for you not to kill me. You have won the battle. I am defeated." She leaves that one alone and goes to the sixth one, who curses and lunges at her. He gets killed.
Grey Witch goes back to the fifth one and removes an anathame from her cloak. She then drives it into the fifth ones' chest. At this, the Paladin steps forward, but is stopped by the Drow and Fey-ri. The Witch then casts a Heal spell on the Yuan-ti just before he dies. She then says to the Yuan-ti, "You are dead to your past. You are now reborn, free of the curse of your original birth. Go, you are free." And she unties him.
Paladin is now flipped out, and demanding to know what the heck is going on. Then the Drow and Fey-ri reveal that they possess scars similar to the wound the Yuan-ti received. The Yuan-ti says he has nowhere to go, as he cannot go back to the stronghold so defeated. The Wizard invites him to join the party and help them. After some discussion (and the Wizard requesting a hundred different checks to see if the yuan-ti was under some sort of enchantment or something), the Yuan-ti finally agrees and says he will help the party get into the stronghold.
The others come back and the Grey Witch tells them the Yuan-ti tried to escape and had to be slain. The Paladin is now having a crisis of faith, because while he has not been stripped of his powers by his inaction, he doesn't feel right about the whole thing that transpired. He thinks his wife is the leader of some strange cult, and is sure she has done something to the Yuan-ti. Paladin goes off to pray, and that is where the session ended.
I haven't decided yet what Helm will say. The Grey Witch is on the up-and-up, and simply preformed a rebirthing ritual on the yuan-ti who seemed capable of redemption. The Yuan-ti is being honest, he had an epiphany during the process and now really does want to help the party.
So if YOU where Helm, where would you come down on this?