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<blockquote data-quote="Demetrios1453" data-source="post: 7757553" data-attributes="member: 6801060"><p>As I mentioned on the D&D Beyond thread, I very much like what I have read so far, and am very much looking forward to the upcoming Undermountain sequel, so we can at last run a full 1 - 20 5e campaign.</p><p></p><p>One thing stuck out in particular - the "summer" campaign with the Cassalantars is quite a bit darker than the other campaigns, since whether the characters win or lose, innocents are going to suffer horribly as a result, unless they somehow find a loophole technicality in something that shouldn't possibly have a loophole technicality.</p><p></p><p>[sblock]The Cassalantars have pledged the souls of their children to Asmodeus to save themselves from ruin previously - their oldest son's soul has already been forfeited and he is now a chain devil, and the souls of their two younger twin children will be forfeit on their rapidly-approaching ninth birthdays. They can redeem the souls for 999,999 gold pieces and sacrificing 99 "unfortunate souls" to Asmodeus all at once before that date. The Casalantars are looking for the treasure to help pay for the gold piece part of the contract and plan on indulging in a mass poisoning at an upcoming party they will hold. So, if the characters "win" and keep the Cassalantars from gaining the treasure, two innocent children will be turned in to lemures. if the party loses, and the Cassalatars gain the treasure, 99 innocent people (or more by accident) will die (if the party stops that, well, then we're back to dooming the children). The only way that things could come out for the best would be to let the Cassalantars gain the treasure, and then trick them into murdering 99 people who somehow deserve it, which somehow seems a pretty tall order for a low-level party. I did think it would be amusing to ensure only cultists of Asmodeus were invited to the party and then subsequently murdered; while suitably ironic, it would be really difficult and the Lord of the Ninth would probably not see the humor in the situation... [/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Demetrios1453, post: 7757553, member: 6801060"] As I mentioned on the D&D Beyond thread, I very much like what I have read so far, and am very much looking forward to the upcoming Undermountain sequel, so we can at last run a full 1 - 20 5e campaign. One thing stuck out in particular - the "summer" campaign with the Cassalantars is quite a bit darker than the other campaigns, since whether the characters win or lose, innocents are going to suffer horribly as a result, unless they somehow find a loophole technicality in something that shouldn't possibly have a loophole technicality. [sblock]The Cassalantars have pledged the souls of their children to Asmodeus to save themselves from ruin previously - their oldest son's soul has already been forfeited and he is now a chain devil, and the souls of their two younger twin children will be forfeit on their rapidly-approaching ninth birthdays. They can redeem the souls for 999,999 gold pieces and sacrificing 99 "unfortunate souls" to Asmodeus all at once before that date. The Casalantars are looking for the treasure to help pay for the gold piece part of the contract and plan on indulging in a mass poisoning at an upcoming party they will hold. So, if the characters "win" and keep the Cassalantars from gaining the treasure, two innocent children will be turned in to lemures. if the party loses, and the Cassalatars gain the treasure, 99 innocent people (or more by accident) will die (if the party stops that, well, then we're back to dooming the children). The only way that things could come out for the best would be to let the Cassalantars gain the treasure, and then trick them into murdering 99 people who somehow deserve it, which somehow seems a pretty tall order for a low-level party. I did think it would be amusing to ensure only cultists of Asmodeus were invited to the party and then subsequently murdered; while suitably ironic, it would be really difficult and the Lord of the Ninth would probably not see the humor in the situation... [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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