[dungeoncrawl] Re: The end of an era

  • From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:45:59 US/Eastern

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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