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<blockquote data-quote="Piratecat" data-source="post: 5385858" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>And speaking of "tying things together," here's the handout I just emailed my PCs. It consists of diary excerpts that they found just now when violating Lord Tomberlin's private office. </p><p></p><p>I love handouts. Ideally this should be printed out, soaked in coffee to make it look lightly aged (or partially obscured with spilled ink to simulate the damage before they realized its significance!), and handed out at the table to be read. I wanted to give folks something to think about over the holiday, though.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=My players, please stay out]This diary answers a number of partial mysteries, such as: </p><p></p><p>- How did Cobalt come to join the Grey Guard? </p><p>- What has likely happened to Caducity Skirr? </p><p>- Why was someone helping Alene to arm the lizardmen near Floodford? </p><p>- Who was manipulating Duke Tordon to secede from Capria?</p><p></p><p>It also shows that the PCs know more than Riverlimb does about certain subjects. They know that the bogwoman was actually a rakshasa named Alene, who is in fact the fallen deva Aleph. Most importantly, they found and are carrying the sword that Riverlimb is obsessed about - and he doesn't know it!</p><p></p><p>The diary also has some foreshadowing. You'll see those wizards again.</p><p></p><p>In a nutshell, that's one way to keep long-term campaigns going and feeling fresh. Information is power. Every once in a while tie plot threads back together so that the players can see how things connect, even as more plots get opened up. We're gearing up for Paragon tier, and some of this stuff is going to resonate forward. I wanted a callback to it now, so that it's fresh in peoples' minds a year from now when it pops back up.</p><p></p><p>I also want to give the PCs a major bargaining point and see what they do with it. If they're over their head, they may be able to trade that sword for their freedom. I suspect they will have other plans in mind, though.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Piratecat, post: 5385858, member: 2"] And speaking of "tying things together," here's the handout I just emailed my PCs. It consists of diary excerpts that they found just now when violating Lord Tomberlin's private office. I love handouts. Ideally this should be printed out, soaked in coffee to make it look lightly aged (or partially obscured with spilled ink to simulate the damage before they realized its significance!), and handed out at the table to be read. I wanted to give folks something to think about over the holiday, though. [sblock=My players, please stay out]This diary answers a number of partial mysteries, such as: - How did Cobalt come to join the Grey Guard? - What has likely happened to Caducity Skirr? - Why was someone helping Alene to arm the lizardmen near Floodford? - Who was manipulating Duke Tordon to secede from Capria? It also shows that the PCs know more than Riverlimb does about certain subjects. They know that the bogwoman was actually a rakshasa named Alene, who is in fact the fallen deva Aleph. Most importantly, they found and are carrying the sword that Riverlimb is obsessed about - and he doesn't know it! The diary also has some foreshadowing. You'll see those wizards again. In a nutshell, that's one way to keep long-term campaigns going and feeling fresh. Information is power. Every once in a while tie plot threads back together so that the players can see how things connect, even as more plots get opened up. We're gearing up for Paragon tier, and some of this stuff is going to resonate forward. I wanted a callback to it now, so that it's fresh in peoples' minds a year from now when it pops back up. I also want to give the PCs a major bargaining point and see what they do with it. If they're over their head, they may be able to trade that sword for their freedom. I suspect they will have other plans in mind, though.[/sblock] Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! [/QUOTE]
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