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<blockquote data-quote="StalkingBlue" data-source="post: 346576" data-attributes="member: 645">He knew the risk and ran it.&nbsp; He lost.&nbsp; Let the orcs kill him.&nbsp; I am in no way a controversial GM - on the contrary.&nbsp; But if you fudge this situation, you will cheat your players out of the consistency of your world, and the druid player out of the consequences of his actions.&nbsp; Will the orcs interrogate and torture the druid before they kill him?&nbsp; What will they do with the dead body?&nbsp; Depends on what they usually do with the druids they catch, and on why they are murdering them in the first place.&nbsp; In your position, I'd do two things:&nbsp; 1.&nbsp; Before the next session, let the druid player know that his character is/will soon be dead so he can prepare a new character.&nbsp; (If there's a chance of raising or resurrecting him, he'll still need an interim character to play, unless you give him an &quot;orc traitor&quot; to play similarly to what was suggested above.)&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp; Early in the next session, briefly play out the druid's end.&nbsp; This can be either the end of the aerial capture scene, or a &quot;wake-in-cage&quot; scene with interrogation and murder.&nbsp; In either case, set the scene so that all players realise quickly that there will be no rescue option.&nbsp; In order for this to work, the scene must be brief and harsh.&nbsp; Don't spend a great deal of game time on this;&nbsp; just make sure the way the druid goes out is remembered.&nbsp; Good luck, and tell us what you settled on and how it went!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StalkingBlue, post: 346576, member: 645"] He knew the risk and ran it. He lost. Let the orcs kill him. I am in no way a controversial GM - on the contrary. But if you fudge this situation, you will cheat your players out of the consistency of your world, and the druid player out of the consequences of his actions. Will the orcs interrogate and torture the druid before they kill him? What will they do with the dead body? Depends on what they usually do with the druids they catch, and on why they are murdering them in the first place. In your position, I'd do two things: 1. Before the next session, let the druid player know that his character is/will soon be dead so he can prepare a new character. (If there's a chance of raising or resurrecting him, he'll still need an interim character to play, unless you give him an "orc traitor" to play similarly to what was suggested above.) 2. Early in the next session, briefly play out the druid's end. This can be either the end of the aerial capture scene, or a "wake-in-cage" scene with interrogation and murder. In either case, set the scene so that all players realise quickly that there will be no rescue option. In order for this to work, the scene must be brief and harsh. Don't spend a great deal of game time on this; just make sure the way the druid goes out is remembered. Good luck, and tell us what you settled on and how it went! [/QUOTE]

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