The Liberation of Tenh Plot Thread

[Rackhir]

Hmmm. the Baroness's son sounds like a potential recruit to the ranks of the Cadaverous Ones. Perhaps giving the forces of Iuz a wedge to start corrupting the Baroness, particularly if she gets frustrated with her inability to touch the Liberators? "Well, we can revive your son from his undeath, if you just do us a few small favors first..." It could also help explain why she hasn't had any success getting him back from the dead.

 

[dpdx]

I don't suppose there's any way to have that page that ThoughtBubble suggested played by an actual (maybe additional) player fitting the description, is there?

That would rock your game, if you had anybody who could pull it off. And I don't know - it sounds like the players in LoT have a propensity to just deal with things swiftly, without a lot of plot, sometimes: "I bed Anon." "I cast the teleport." "I kill them." "We raise Thrommel." That may not even be close, but it's the sense I get from the Story Hour and this thread, both.

It's just that ThoughtBubble's excellent idea relies on interaction, and it's a lot easier to interact (and remain true to your character) when the person to interact with is not always the DM.

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edited, so as not to make it seem like (contact) is not a person.

 

[(contact)]

I don't suppose there's any way to have that page that ThoughtBubble suggested played by an actual (maybe additional) player fitting the description, is there?

There's a vauge possiblity that we might add another player in the next month or so, but even if she joins, I think she'd be pissed if I gave her a low-level character with an established personality. On the other hand, I might ask her to Co-DM with me, and help me run NPCs, which would make your suggestion perfect.

And I don't know - it sounds like the players in LoT have a propensity to just deal with things swiftly, without a lot of plot, sometimes: "I bed Anon." "I cast the teleport." "I kill them." "We raise Thrommel."

Well, sort of, but they do actually spend a lot of time haggling about the politics and tactics and such. Most of it's pretty dull dialouge, so I write, "The Liberators return to their stronghold, and develop a plan." Once a target presents itself, however, they prove that they came up in Stone Cold Killer School (TOEE2).

edited, so as not to make it seem like (contact) is not a person.

We are not, technically a "person", but we understand the biped's sentiment, and express the appropriate human reaction now.

 

[Dakkareth]

In time, the LoT will probably find themselves with two choices: acquiesce to something that is unequivocally evil (say the murder by poison of the six adventurers and their rag tag group of followers) or finally take a stand on a moral point and work against the Lord of Stoink.

Could be fun

You're forgetting the third option: Throw mass suggestions DC 29 at them followed by a geas or two and send them on their way to fight evil somewhere else ...

That doesn't make it less viable an idea, though ... after all messing with innocents' minds just to cover up some less than perfect decisions aren't exactly good and certainly not lawful ...

>:>

 

[Morrow]

By the way, am I the only one that was CACKLING EVILLY when Pris (on her own violition, I swear) SET JESPO UP to be under the sway of Butrain and Gwendolyn? Do you think they will pass that one up? And how long before Jespo lets it slip that Thrommel is alive and well in Tenh? How long before they get a mole into Jespo's bed (and adventuring life)? How long before they turn Jespo's loyalty by simply BEING NICE to him?

Hmm. Perhaps there is more to Regda than meets the eye. (Well, there would almost have to be, but you see where I'm going here. )

Morrow

 

[(contact)]

Maybe one of these days Barastrondo will mosey on by and tell us what his take on Regda is.

 

[(contact)]

Piratecat's co-conspirators feed him bizarre and sinister combinations of templates, monsters, spells and magic items with the intention of creating Evils Never Yet Seen By Man.

(contact)'s co-conspirators recommend spreading sinister rumors about Our Hero not being able to "rally his troops."

And I totally got that dig in too last session, just before the Big Climactic Encounter.

Thanks to all! The He-Man-Heydricus-Haters-Club strikes again!

 

[Barastrondo]

Maybe one of these days Barastrondo will mosey on by and tell us what his take on Regda is.

Yeah, well, the trouble with sharing your conspiracy theories is that you look like a Butrain when they don't turn out to be true.

Nonetheless, I still think that, this being Greyhawk and all — the default PHB setting (in a manner of speaking) and therefore home to the D&D iconics, that maybe one of the iconic characters just happened to accidentally don one of the Old School cursed items lying around. (And I know (contact) likes Old School.)

And then said iconic decided she felt a lot more comfortable that way. A lot more... free. Why, even fell in love.

That's presuming, of course, that a cursed item was involved at all, and not just a clever Disguise check. (Hey, some fighters will spend points on cross-class skills.) Lord knows, there seemed to be enough "man-hands" hints that I felt halfway sure Jespo was going to find himself playing the Forrest Whittaker part come his wedding night. (And I know (contact) likes to be cruel to his former PCs.)

Yeah, I know. I'm the only one who thinks of things like this. Of course, my wife tells me it's because I'm the kind of gamer who enjoys Priscilla, Queen of the Desert more than The Matrix, so that's my excuse.

 

[(contact)]

. . . you say, wife?

 

[Barastrondo]

. . . you say, wife?

Of course, she being an ill-tempered and very real person, it is probably less safe for you to speculate about her than it is for me to speculate about Regda. Mr. Artist.