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<blockquote data-quote="Steverooo" data-source="post: 1157037" data-attributes="member: 9410"><p><strong>IS the Bard dead?</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm unclear as to the motives of the Orcs and scruffy man. I know that the Emperor (Kinslayer) sent them to track down the Empress and heir, assuming they're with the party, but were they ordered to kill the party?</p><p></p><p>With scruffy (the Bard Slayer), it probably was dumb to go see him, as after the Orcs, the PCs should have expected trouble. But is the Bard really dead? Does (s)he have to be? The Militia got scruffy, so they should know what happened. They could have backtracked, and saved the Bard.</p><p></p><p>Likewise, as someone else previously pointed out, the fight would have drawn attention, and a maid, patron, etc., could have saved the Bard after scruffy left... So, does the Bard really NEED to be dead?</p><p></p><p>Apparently, scruffy is there to off the heir, and the Empress. The PCs aren't (as far as I know) a matter of any concern. He doesn't care about what happens to them, as long as they don't get in the way... His purpose is to find the mother and child, off them, and get away. He'll kill the PCs if he needs to, but can ignore them as unimportant, otherwise...</p><p></p><p>So this ONE GUY is after the ENTIRE PARTY? Either he's an ultra-high-level Assassin, or else he isn't REALLY alone... If he isn't, then he has a host of allies nearby, upon whom he can call for aid in diverting the PCs so that he can kill his quarries. Since he wants to know where they are, he pursued the Monky/Cleric, and left the downed Bard for his allies to heal and question.</p><p></p><p>You could talk to the Bard's player, ask them if they want to continue playing the Bard, and if they do, pick up the next game with her chained to a wall, somewhere, being healed by an (evil?) Cleric, and then asked where the Empress is, by one of scruffy's allies. The Emperor's Cleric, meanwhile, can be using <em>Zone of Truth</em> (or one of those "Healing Potions" he offered her may actually have been Truth Serum).</p><p></p><p>The rest of the party, meanwhile, can be left to assume that the Bard is, indeed, dead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steverooo, post: 1157037, member: 9410"] [b]IS the Bard dead?[/b] I'm unclear as to the motives of the Orcs and scruffy man. I know that the Emperor (Kinslayer) sent them to track down the Empress and heir, assuming they're with the party, but were they ordered to kill the party? With scruffy (the Bard Slayer), it probably was dumb to go see him, as after the Orcs, the PCs should have expected trouble. But is the Bard really dead? Does (s)he have to be? The Militia got scruffy, so they should know what happened. They could have backtracked, and saved the Bard. Likewise, as someone else previously pointed out, the fight would have drawn attention, and a maid, patron, etc., could have saved the Bard after scruffy left... So, does the Bard really NEED to be dead? Apparently, scruffy is there to off the heir, and the Empress. The PCs aren't (as far as I know) a matter of any concern. He doesn't care about what happens to them, as long as they don't get in the way... His purpose is to find the mother and child, off them, and get away. He'll kill the PCs if he needs to, but can ignore them as unimportant, otherwise... So this ONE GUY is after the ENTIRE PARTY? Either he's an ultra-high-level Assassin, or else he isn't REALLY alone... If he isn't, then he has a host of allies nearby, upon whom he can call for aid in diverting the PCs so that he can kill his quarries. Since he wants to know where they are, he pursued the Monky/Cleric, and left the downed Bard for his allies to heal and question. You could talk to the Bard's player, ask them if they want to continue playing the Bard, and if they do, pick up the next game with her chained to a wall, somewhere, being healed by an (evil?) Cleric, and then asked where the Empress is, by one of scruffy's allies. The Emperor's Cleric, meanwhile, can be using [I]Zone of Truth[/I] (or one of those "Healing Potions" he offered her may actually have been Truth Serum). The rest of the party, meanwhile, can be left to assume that the Bard is, indeed, dead. [/QUOTE]
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