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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 8693919" data-attributes="member: 52734">Ghost Tower of Inverness starts with this, assuming that the characters being spoken about are the PCs:[spoiler]<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>A smile creeps across the Duke's face as he speaks to your small band. He seems strangely pleased with the turn of events. "I imagine you are wondering why you have been brought to appear before me today." His eyes sweep ap provingly over the five figures in your group; none of you be tray any apprehension about what is to come. "Most of you," he continues, "have been convicted of crimes for which you should spend the greater part of your lives in my dungeons." His gaze falls upon one of your party, a thin man with a short black beard. "Hodar," he begins, "you dared to defy a royal order and continued to dabble in sorceries which I had forbidden to all the people of my realm." Hodar's face remains calm as the Duke turns to the next of your group. "I should have thought that a warrior of your caliber, Lembu, would have known better than to slay a captain of the guard in a bar room fight." A broad grin is the huge warrior's only reply. "Never mind the eleven guards men you killed while resisting arrest." "Zinethar," says the Duke, shaking his head as he addresses the next in line, a distinguished-looking man with gray hair, "your wisdom must have left you when you decided to lead that ill-fated Temple Coalition revolt these three months past." "And you, Discinque, your rash daring and bravado is really to be marvelled at. One has to wonder where you would be now if not for that broken cornice which caused you to fall — with the Crown Jewels in hand — on top of sergeant Norlik and his men while they were out on patrol." The thief merely shrugs. The Duke then turns and slowly bows to the last of your group; the tall barefoot woman. "Of all you five," declares the Duke, "Li Hon is the only one here who should not spend the rest of her life in prison for some crime. I am deeply honored, Li Hon, that your monastery saw fit to offer your services to me as payment of this year's taxes." As the Duke finishes speaking the shadowed</td></tr></table>[/spoiler]The PCs as "spoiled brats" who need to learn a lesson in humilty by undertaking a suicide mission has been a part of D&D since the 70's.  If you're wanting to do something like the Boyz, I'd probably use a system of Inspiration where they get bonuses for bad behavior, but it tends to make the situation worse as well.Oh, and if you really want to have fun with this, do a D&D themed Fiasco game...</blockquote>

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