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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7542099" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p><strong>Teleportation Circles.</strong> Yes, she is committed. This is the first promising lead Xandala has found since I introduced her ~17 sessions ago. She doesn't have a sigil sequence to reach the archmage, but she does know a sigil sequence to a distant teleportation circle (probably at a Red Wizard enclave) far from the adventure's region. However, because she's kind of going renegade from the Red Wizards, she would prefer not to use that circle as she wants the artifact's power for herself.</p><p></p><p><strong>Medusa Queen.</strong> The Medusa Queen has magic of her own, control over the plant creatures, and a group of loyal eblis (subjects that shared her cursed and were transformed into evil flying magical stork-men). Thinking herself a queen still (she was cursed), she'd probably respond aggressively to threats/bullying. The PCs haven't done anything to piss off the Medusa Queen yet, and her motives seem to be less "gather a garden of statues", and more "bask in lotus-fueled dreams of grandeur that once was."</p><p></p><p><strong>Incentivizing Goblin Thievery.</strong> That sounds like a very goblin-y tactic, but exposes them to quite a bit of risk upfront. They know this party has a deadly archer (i.e. with Sharpshooter feat) and a spellcaster who can <em>call lightning</em>, and there's no guarantee the goblins win the chase & reach the ambush site before being caught. Goblins are as smart as humans and more cowardly...seems like Xandala would need to offer something more to sell this strategy to them?</p><p></p><p><strong>Polymorph & Zone of Truth.</strong> Totally, I expect <em>polymorph</em> to work into her overall strategy somehow. Stretching the rules to have her transformed into a treant is a creative twist! And spinning a convincing lie is just Xandala's style. However, the goblin PC is a paladin who very likely intends to use <em>zone of truth</em> to figure out if Xandala is actually the Missing NPC's daughter or not; therefor, any such deception would be quickly seen through.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7542099, member: 20323"] [B]Teleportation Circles.[/B] Yes, she is committed. This is the first promising lead Xandala has found since I introduced her ~17 sessions ago. She doesn't have a sigil sequence to reach the archmage, but she does know a sigil sequence to a distant teleportation circle (probably at a Red Wizard enclave) far from the adventure's region. However, because she's kind of going renegade from the Red Wizards, she would prefer not to use that circle as she wants the artifact's power for herself. [B]Medusa Queen.[/B] The Medusa Queen has magic of her own, control over the plant creatures, and a group of loyal eblis (subjects that shared her cursed and were transformed into evil flying magical stork-men). Thinking herself a queen still (she was cursed), she'd probably respond aggressively to threats/bullying. The PCs haven't done anything to piss off the Medusa Queen yet, and her motives seem to be less "gather a garden of statues", and more "bask in lotus-fueled dreams of grandeur that once was." [B]Incentivizing Goblin Thievery.[/B] That sounds like a very goblin-y tactic, but exposes them to quite a bit of risk upfront. They know this party has a deadly archer (i.e. with Sharpshooter feat) and a spellcaster who can [I]call lightning[/I], and there's no guarantee the goblins win the chase & reach the ambush site before being caught. Goblins are as smart as humans and more cowardly...seems like Xandala would need to offer something more to sell this strategy to them? [B]Polymorph & Zone of Truth.[/B] Totally, I expect [I]polymorph[/I] to work into her overall strategy somehow. Stretching the rules to have her transformed into a treant is a creative twist! And spinning a convincing lie is just Xandala's style. However, the goblin PC is a paladin who very likely intends to use [I]zone of truth[/I] to figure out if Xandala is actually the Missing NPC's daughter or not; therefor, any such deception would be quickly seen through. [/QUOTE]
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