The Liberation of Tenh (updated April 24)

[Skaros]

Awesome! Really!

Great update. I love Lucius, the evil bastard.

At least your players have a DM that cares enough about the campaign to wait until there are clones in place before bringing on the TPK counter-attack of Eeeeviiiiiiil.

More, more, more.

Skaros

 

[Morte]

Heydricus is the first to awaken.

Yep, that's retaliation. I knew I could rely on you, (contact).

Then I thought, it would be so much cooler from a player's perspective to experience the wonder and mystery of being that clone if you didn't already know the answers.

And with style, too...

 

[Tellerve]

While I can understand your players bitter response on not getting to test their mettle and tactics against the counterattack I do have to say I think you picked the best course of action.

As it is you characters can't even mistakenly use meta-game knowledge and have their clones go after the real culprits right off the bat. And I think your right about it being very neat to play the clones with that lack of knowledge.

One thing though, weren't they all naked as clones? I remember pris looking over Heydricus' clone. I was kinda expecting there be some sorta mention of that this time, but I guess the shock of waking up as a clone was too much.

Tellerve

 

[Enkhidu]

Y'know, if Lucius doesn't stop acting like such a dick, I'm going to stop writing songs about him. (Or maybe the threat should be: keep writing songs about him?)

Seriously, the Lucius I remember from the RttToE was much less petulant and annoying than this Liberated Lucius. What gives? Am I just viewing past story hours through rose colored glasses?

Here's a reminder of what Lucius is like - from (contact)'s original thread:

A little backstory:

Lucius is a LE assassin (2e-3e hybrid). He grew up in refugee camps, having first fled Geoff with his mother and abusive father, ending up in the Shieldlands. It was there he (long story for another time) came to understand the *finality* of death, and murder's ability to 'solve problems'. Specifically the one his mother was having with his father.

After fleeing the Shieldlands, he grew up near Knulb, and started 'work' for the Nine Sisters at a young age. It was in Knulb that he became fanatically devoted to the doctrines of St. Cuthbert. The Cuthbertians recruited heavily out of the refugee camps, and Lucius was a sucker for their doctrine of struggle against Iuz.

He double-tithes, and always asks for Canon Turgeon's advice. As Canon Turgeon, along with Sister Keriann (we'll meet her soon, she's also a Cuthbertian cleric) represent the Lawful Good 'voice of reason', they manage to keep Lucius in line.

It made for some damn fun role-play, with a LG and a LE both professing devotion to the same church doctrine, but twisting it to their own ethos. Of course, in the end, Lucius would always humbly defer to the Canon. His defrence (bordering on obsequiousness) was also generally hilarious, because everyone else *despised* the Canon. So Lucius would show up with 'instructions' from the Canon, and try to press that agenda. Over the course of days, those 'instructions' would degrade, becoming more and more evil.

Day 1:
Lucius: "The Canon says we should ask those guys if they saw anything."

Party: "F*** the Canon. Shut up, Lucius."

Day 2:
Lucius: "The Canon said we should interrogate those guys."

Party: "F*** the Canon. Shut up, Lucius."

Day 3:
Lucius: "The Canon wants me to capture those bastards and cut them until they talk."

Party: "We'd better get back into the dungeon now."

Lucius was very strongly of the belief that total unity is the only means through which the small group could oppose the Temple. So while he thought the party was handling the politics all wrong, he sublimated his opinion (like a proper fascist) into the party’s decision. Plus, he never really got the free time to go on a killing spree, although he certainly meant to.

 

[(contact)]

One thing though, weren't they all naked as clones?

Heh, that would have been just too cold. I assumed that Pris dressed the clones and armed them with mundane gear when she sequestered them.

After all, while alive is good, alive and dressed warmly is even better.

 

[Skaros]

Weeee want the funk! Give us the funk.

Anyway, was this your typical lvl 8 clone spell, with a level lost all around?

Owwwwwwwwww, if so.

No more clones...no more magic.

Bring on the 2nd wave of baddies.

Skaros

 

[Tellerve]

I suspect it is indeed that spell, and while it is nasty to loose a level, I think an utter party kill with no chance of recovery is advisable to 1 level loss and the "temporary" misplacement of their items. Not that a lot of groups would agree with me *shrugs*

Tellerve

 

[(contact)]

I didn't impose the level loss, since this was essentially an arbitrary and diceless killing.

 

[CrusadeDave]

Good Update

I didn't impose the level loss, since this was essentially an arbitrary and diceless killing.

(contact), this was a great update. Way to raise the stakes and let the players pay for letting their desires to Kick A$$ get in the way of solving their problems with the emotes and the other political problems in Tenh.

Why exactly did Dabus ask a question about the Emotes to Tritherion? It's not like he had ever given them a spare thought recently...

The Liberators really seemed to get into a A$$ Kicking rut. Now it's okay to Kick A$$, but they've been reckless, and sloppy (Tau's dissapearance, dismissing parley opportunities, killing Demon Lord agents impersonating Iuzians, getting way too personal about the Druids).

Of course I also approve of not imposing the level loss, since that would get in the way of the inevitable vengence A$$ Kicking.

I suppose I'm guilty of the same rut that the Liberators were in. I guess I read this Story Hour to see the Liberators Kick more A$$ than their adversaries.

So, let's bring on another update so we can see them Kick some more A$$.

 

[thatdarncat]

Re: Good Update

So, let's bring on another update so we can see them Kick some more A$$.

As much as I want another update, I suspect the wrong a$$ is going to get kicked:

The original intent of the session was to play out the strong Eeeeeevil counter-attack, but as I was statting that encounter (and deciding on its tactical approach) I realized that I was most likely setting up a TPK.

Later events would prove me right, in fact.