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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >