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<blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 2162409" data-attributes="member: 13098">Let the NPC die.&nbsp; Whatever story was tied up with the NPC has either died with him, or it has changed in focus somehow.&nbsp; *shrug*&nbsp; It happens.There are plenty of repercusions in the game that can happen.&nbsp; Perhaps the PCs lose a contact and access to certain resources.&nbsp; Perhaps a guild war breaks out.&nbsp; Perhaps the new NPC is a real bastard and it is the PCs fault he has any influence now.&nbsp; All sorts of what-ifs and couldabeens.&nbsp; Let it ride.As far as your story goes, I can't give you any direction on how it might still come about because you didn't provide any details.&nbsp; But was the NPC the one driving the plot forward?&nbsp; If so, then things will be difficult to get back on track.&nbsp; If not, then the story might have just become more difficult since the PCs offed a potential ally.&nbsp; If there is anyone else driving the story forward, then this is just a hiccup.&nbsp; Don't railroad the story plot.&nbsp; If you do that, then the players will feel like they will get to the end no matter what happens in the game.&nbsp; You have to leave some mystery there and you want to leave the possibility for success or failure.&nbsp; That possibility is driven by the actions/inactions of the PCs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BSF, post: 2162409, member: 13098"] Let the NPC die. Whatever story was tied up with the NPC has either died with him, or it has changed in focus somehow. *shrug* It happens. There are plenty of repercusions in the game that can happen. Perhaps the PCs lose a contact and access to certain resources. Perhaps a guild war breaks out. Perhaps the new NPC is a real bastard and it is the PCs fault he has any influence now. All sorts of what-ifs and couldabeens. Let it ride. As far as your story goes, I can't give you any direction on how it might still come about because you didn't provide any details. But was the NPC the one driving the plot forward? If so, then things will be difficult to get back on track. If not, then the story might have just become more difficult since the PCs offed a potential ally. If there is anyone else driving the story forward, then this is just a hiccup. Don't railroad the story plot. If you do that, then the players will feel like they will get to the end no matter what happens in the game. You have to leave some mystery there and you want to leave the possibility for success or failure. That possibility is driven by the actions/inactions of the PCs. [/QUOTE]

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