[dungeoncrawl] Re: The end of an era

  • From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 16:10:17 -0400

    I hadn't even considered that Magnus now has nieces and nephews.  I
wonder how he will react to that.
    I also wonder what will happen to some of the children as their
parents become deities.
    I also wanted to mention to everyone not to forget Mileena as
someone that could easily grasp power for herself.  She's certainly one
to watch.

jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> In her current mood, she'd probably be
> just fine with that. :)
>
> But you reminded me of something - with
> what we found out last time, Dennis is
> Magnus's brother in law, and their
> three kids are his nephew and nieces...
>
> > Baish wants to bang her, just to
> complete the circle of sleeping with
> every
> > female that Magnus is related to
> either through blood or marriage.  :)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002
> 11:46 AM
> > To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: The end
> of an era
> >
> > On another note, did the revelations
> > last time about Celane change
> anyone's
> > opinion of the character?  Do you see
> > any PCs treating her differently as a
> > result?
> >
> > >
> > >     Yes, it could make things
> > interesting.  It might also be
> > interesting
> > > to see if someone that doesn't want
> > the power receives it.  Let's say
> > > Nadan gets it.  Might his
> > subconscious influence the way he
> > creates a
> > > world?  Perhaps he makes elves
> > superior, drow their slaves, and
> dwarves
> > > a dying race.  That could be
> > interesting.
> > >     There's a lot of very
> interesting
> > ideas here.  I think everyone
> > > might be surprised by how Magnus
> > reacts to things.
> > >
> > > jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > > > I kind of feel like we're
> > > > doing "experimental" D&D, like
> 70s
> > rock
> > > > and roll or something.  I mean,
> if I
> > > > was actually a character in this
> > > > adventure, I'd be figuring out
> who
> > my
> > > > real friends were really quick and
> > > > deciding what to do next.  Let's
> > say I
> > > > was lawful good - I'd pow-wow with
> > > > Gadget and Faceus and figure out
> > how to
> > > > pull the rug out from under
> Magnus.
> > > >
> > > > As DM, I won't obstruct or help
> any
> > > > certain character - I hope
> everyone
> > > > understands when I say that there
> > will
> > > > be serious opposition against the
> > group
> > > > (not necessarily the Black
> Legion),
> > and
> > > > that any current PC or NPC could
> > end up
> > > > with the power through sheer
> > attrition.
> > > >
> > > > It would also help us define the
> > > > pantheon - if Magnus and Dennis
> are
> > no
> > > > longer friends because Magnus
> kills
> > > > Celane, or if Baish and Gadget
> > become
> > > > bitter enemies, so much the
> better -
> >  it
> > > > will spice up the pantheon.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >     I thought I would start a
> new
> > > > list, since the last one was
> > getting a
> > > > > tad long.
> > > > >     Jim, you have renewed my
> > interest
> > > > in this plot, and hopefully
> > > > > Damon's as well.  Basically, the
> > > > question of whether or not the
> > > > > characters will succeed is a
> moot
> > > > one.  Jim has said we will, but
> > > > > honestly, even if he hadn't
> said
> > it,
> > > > of course the characters would
> > > > > succeed.  I understand what
> Damon
> > was
> > > > saying in his e-mail, but we
> > > > > always know the characters will
> > > > succeed.  How many times have we
> > failed,
> > > > > in any campaign?  Sure, we lose
> > > > battles, but how often do we lose
> > the
> > > > > war?  All Jim really did was
> > > > verbalize it.
> > > > >     So the question now is, how
> > well
> > > > will the party succeed?  Whosoever
> > > > > grasps the power controls the
> > > > destiny.  That's a pretty tall
> > order.
> > > > > Will one of the Riders
> succeed?
> > Will
> > > > one of the Black Legion?  Celane?
> > > > > How will Magnus' world differ
> from
> > > > Quasit's?  Escrima's?  Gadget's?
> > > > > Will the party turn against each
> > > > other to claim the power?  In my
> > > > > opinion, the question of how the
> > > > adventure will end, and who will
> > > > > imprint the world with their
> > desires,
> > > > is infinitely more interesting
> > > > > than whether or not the group
> will
> > > > succeed at all.  Hopefully Damon
> > > > > agrees.
> > > > >
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