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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(contact)" data-source="post: 504188" data-attributes="member: 41">It didn't really translate in the logs, but the scene where Pris told Anon she could scry him at will?   So . . . damn . . . funny.  Anon looked *mortified* and quickly glanced at his palm, then at Pris, as the realization that he'd have to change his . . . er, morning habits crossed his face.THEN he said "you can?"  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Damn skippy, but they would LOVE to find someone who they think *could* beat Heydricus, and convince HIM that Heydricus boned his girlfriend(s)/daughter(s)/wife.Hee, hee hee.It's tricky-- we (the LoT) allow so many anachronisms into our games for ease of play and humor value (like Jespo yelling "yeah-yeah, get some get some!" in his weenie little voice when his summoned lions maul somebody), that it can get a little sticky when a character like Anon suddenly wants to stand on an archaic principle of honor.  This is particularly true in a game that (on the face of it at least) eschews sexism in any form.BUT, it is a classic fantasy and historical romance theme-- Anon, the gallant protector throwing his life away on the point of his better's sword, in order to prove his faithfulness to his lady love (alas, who loves him but little).  Heh, heh.  It is even funnier when you realize that Pris could just *disintegrate* Anon, and be done with him, but his ethos might force him to essentially kill himself so that her honor is not besmirched.I may fudge Anon closer to this archetype in order to force a duel between him and Heydricus-- Of course, this can only happen after Heydricus finds out about Pris and Anon, when he is good and jealous.*IF* I can get Heydricus to fight and kill a cleric of Tritherion in good standing with his god, Heydricus will be an ex-Holy Liberator.  And that, my friends is real Rat Bastardy. I love the idea, and I'm going for it.  Thanks!That's exactly what he'd do.I think that's perfect-- the HMHHC has always been (in my mind at least) a group of pissed-off low level aristocrats who will have to resort to behind-the-scenes machinations to get their revenge.  Was it Capellan who mentioned Dangerous Liasons?  That's a *perfect* template for these guys.When Tritherion warned Heydricus about them, what he meant was "the Iuzians have met some people who can feed them personal information about you, and help set you up."Which makes me think about this idea:  What about one of Heydricus' ladies turning into a spy for the HMHHC?  Maia is the only one that the story has spent much time with.  What could she do to fuc-k Heydricus over-- take him up on his offer to visit Cur'ruth?  MWahhahhah.PERFECT.  This will 1) be widely belived, 2) lend support to Butrain as the only likely alternate for Thrommel, and 3) Poison the Furyondian nobility against the Liberators.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?  <Remember, the Iuzians know that the group is in Cur'ruth, because Jespo told Keriann, who told the Iuzian in charge of the Cadaverous Ones.  He kept it secret in order to keep the kill for himself, but since the group did not move to find him once his undead were defeated, the Fras is now out of the bag.></blockquote>

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