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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 6210604" data-attributes="member: 386"><p>I gave Quinn some beliefs, and here they are:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">B1: The kingdom will be ravaged by the red dragon. That should be enough to convince the king to pay a king's ransom for its head (or what he thinks is its head).</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">B2: My study of illusions and enchantment have taught me that there is no truth in the world, no matter what the champions of law say.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">B3: Most people are fools and easy prey to my magics. I am not so foolish to believe that I am not also a fool - but I will remain difficult prey as long as I am in the company of my fellows.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure who Quinn is or what he believes in; we'll discover that in play. </p><p></p><p>B1 is about positioning Quinn in relation to the party's main goal - obviously he wants to get rich. At what cost? Is he really willing to face the red dragon? And it's possible that he could be convinced that saving the kingdom from the red dragon is a worthy end in itself.</p><p></p><p>B2 is about conflict with the other PCs - lawful ones - and frames how he approaches the world.</p><p></p><p>B3 is about why he stays with the PCs.</p><p></p><p>As for the questions and answers:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Quinn can always be tempted with promises of power (and gold, since gold = power), but I am not sure if he'd actually betray his companions or not. We could introduce some complication here - that Quinn was approached by a party enemy and is still considering what to do about it. (Perhaps this enemy is the red dragon or an ally of it, thus revealing why the PCs know about it?)</p><p></p><p>The last question - I'll answer that Quinn is not free from his past. He came from this kingdom and the thieves guild still wants his head, since no one leaves the guild alive.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He is spreading that nihilism through the city. (I don't think he believes the city can be saved.) All life is an illusion, anyway. Accept it and take comfort.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Let's address this one in play.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Life is a meaningless illusion, and duty and honour are concepts that enslave the weak to the powerful. What tricks and eldritch forces did the king use to fool the guards to fight on in the face of a certain painful death?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 6210604, member: 386"] I gave Quinn some beliefs, and here they are: [indent]B1: The kingdom will be ravaged by the red dragon. That should be enough to convince the king to pay a king's ransom for its head (or what he thinks is its head). B2: My study of illusions and enchantment have taught me that there is no truth in the world, no matter what the champions of law say. B3: Most people are fools and easy prey to my magics. I am not so foolish to believe that I am not also a fool - but I will remain difficult prey as long as I am in the company of my fellows.[/indent] I am not sure who Quinn is or what he believes in; we'll discover that in play. B1 is about positioning Quinn in relation to the party's main goal - obviously he wants to get rich. At what cost? Is he really willing to face the red dragon? And it's possible that he could be convinced that saving the kingdom from the red dragon is a worthy end in itself. B2 is about conflict with the other PCs - lawful ones - and frames how he approaches the world. B3 is about why he stays with the PCs. As for the questions and answers: Quinn can always be tempted with promises of power (and gold, since gold = power), but I am not sure if he'd actually betray his companions or not. We could introduce some complication here - that Quinn was approached by a party enemy and is still considering what to do about it. (Perhaps this enemy is the red dragon or an ally of it, thus revealing why the PCs know about it?) The last question - I'll answer that Quinn is not free from his past. He came from this kingdom and the thieves guild still wants his head, since no one leaves the guild alive. He is spreading that nihilism through the city. (I don't think he believes the city can be saved.) All life is an illusion, anyway. Accept it and take comfort. Let's address this one in play. Life is a meaningless illusion, and duty and honour are concepts that enslave the weak to the powerful. What tricks and eldritch forces did the king use to fool the guards to fight on in the face of a certain painful death? [/QUOTE]
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