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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Ipplepop" data-source="post: 5472968" data-attributes="member: 39914">I would let it go as far as the players wanted it to go. Had I determined the Lord was a set level, then I would allow it to be set there. If they are not able to deal with it, then they might realize it and let it go for another time. Once they are in the throne room (after roleplaying the interim encounters with the various lackeys who will send them to another lackey, who is going to inform them that it is not his job, but rather a different lackey, who tells them that they they should go see (the first) lackey. If they, somehow, do make it in front of the Lord, he is obviously not stupid, or he would have been un lorded a long time before the characters got there. The characters actions would determine what happens, not some random die roll (well, ultimately, there might be a bluff/dipplomacy/whatever). I play my &quot;monsters&quot; as intelligent beings with their own skills and abilities tht they have no challenges using to defeat those theya re against. If the players are stupid enough to attempt a combat situation on the lord's home turf with all of his loyal minions around when they are outnumbered and- possibly- olutclassed, then I have no challenges holding the game up while they re-roll new characters with the full knowledge that my Lord has now completed his evil plan.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Ipplepop, post: 5472968, member: 39914"] I would let it go as far as the players wanted it to go. Had I determined the Lord was a set level, then I would allow it to be set there. If they are not able to deal with it, then they might realize it and let it go for another time. Once they are in the throne room (after roleplaying the interim encounters with the various lackeys who will send them to another lackey, who is going to inform them that it is not his job, but rather a different lackey, who tells them that they they should go see (the first) lackey. If they, somehow, do make it in front of the Lord, he is obviously not stupid, or he would have been un lorded a long time before the characters got there. The characters actions would determine what happens, not some random die roll (well, ultimately, there might be a bluff/dipplomacy/whatever). I play my "monsters" as intelligent beings with their own skills and abilities tht they have no challenges using to defeat those theya re against. If the players are stupid enough to attempt a combat situation on the lord's home turf with all of his loyal minions around when they are outnumbered and- possibly- olutclassed, then I have no challenges holding the game up while they re-roll new characters with the full knowledge that my Lord has now completed his evil plan. [/QUOTE]

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