hawkeyefan
Legend
They seem to care about the kid, so have that be their short term goal. Have them rescue him at some point in the near future.
Then have the political and intrigue stuff happen because they’ve rescued the kid. Obviously, there was a faction (perhaps more than one) that wanted him gone. What do they do now? Do the PCs even know that faction is a threat? Perhaps the actual kidnappers were only agents of that faction, and not true “members”.
Perhaps there are other factions that, although innocent of the kidnapping, positioned themselves to benefit. Now they have to adjust. I would expect this could apply to multiple factions and could lead to a variety of situations.
Finally....maybe the kid’s awful? That wouldbe a potentially interesting twist. Maybe things would have been better for the kingdom if he had vanished? The PCs now have to struggle with the fact that they’ve helped an unworthy ruler tale the throne. Maybe they can help steer him in the right direction....maybe not.
Then have the political and intrigue stuff happen because they’ve rescued the kid. Obviously, there was a faction (perhaps more than one) that wanted him gone. What do they do now? Do the PCs even know that faction is a threat? Perhaps the actual kidnappers were only agents of that faction, and not true “members”.
Perhaps there are other factions that, although innocent of the kidnapping, positioned themselves to benefit. Now they have to adjust. I would expect this could apply to multiple factions and could lead to a variety of situations.
Finally....maybe the kid’s awful? That wouldbe a potentially interesting twist. Maybe things would have been better for the kingdom if he had vanished? The PCs now have to struggle with the fact that they’ve helped an unworthy ruler tale the throne. Maybe they can help steer him in the right direction....maybe not.
