[dungeoncrawl] Re: The end of an era
- From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:34:00 US/Eastern
I could see a super cool plot someday
where we have new characters from that
world and they're sent on a quest to
retrieve the kids.
Or even if the kids are raised on the
outer planes, they themselves might
make neat characters. Dennis's
daughters have to be at least 10 by
now, for example -
>
> 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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