Post by MacCullock on Jan 19, 2015 16:08:46 GMT -5
PLOT SPOILER WARNING
Vraes begins as a fugitive, a warrior who knows too much, an outlander easily identified, well known to Captain Géraux, Orcin Groth, even heavy elite Thurgrim. As an outlander, NPC locals would be unlikely to trust him. He should be easier to play seriously in that role when he gets to Oskahold, the town under ratkin siege.
The whole party witnessed the Barons huge cavern project and several evil allies, so all know the Baron seems easily able to defend Oskahold, yet the town is strangely very near falling.
Instead the default game seems to be that Vraes must go along with his party members who dream idealisticly that the Baron might send his army tomorrow to help the town. And Vraes must appear before the Reeve who might know of the outlander "traitor", so he do anything to help the town or his fellows' wishes. Once he begins helping everyone, the choice to at least evacuate the merchant (the only sensible idea for an easily identified fugitive) is gone.
I recommend the merchant be still seeking bodyguards after the party returns with news of her caravan, maybe even after capturing Nordhold (so long as they seek to escort the merchant before claiming the Reeve's reward). This should include the merchant having permission to leave on business with bodyguards.
Apparently Vraes is not expected to think practically about the lives of the party, the ignorant lives in Oskahold, that he cannot tell the town what seems coming from the Baron, and the might of the Baron combined with possible magical messages to Oskahold, after the initial request for bodyguards has been deferred.
Vraes begins as a fugitive, a warrior who knows too much, an outlander easily identified, well known to Captain Géraux, Orcin Groth, even heavy elite Thurgrim. As an outlander, NPC locals would be unlikely to trust him. He should be easier to play seriously in that role when he gets to Oskahold, the town under ratkin siege.
The whole party witnessed the Barons huge cavern project and several evil allies, so all know the Baron seems easily able to defend Oskahold, yet the town is strangely very near falling.
Instead the default game seems to be that Vraes must go along with his party members who dream idealisticly that the Baron might send his army tomorrow to help the town. And Vraes must appear before the Reeve who might know of the outlander "traitor", so he do anything to help the town or his fellows' wishes. Once he begins helping everyone, the choice to at least evacuate the merchant (the only sensible idea for an easily identified fugitive) is gone.
I recommend the merchant be still seeking bodyguards after the party returns with news of her caravan, maybe even after capturing Nordhold (so long as they seek to escort the merchant before claiming the Reeve's reward). This should include the merchant having permission to leave on business with bodyguards.
Apparently Vraes is not expected to think practically about the lives of the party, the ignorant lives in Oskahold, that he cannot tell the town what seems coming from the Baron, and the might of the Baron combined with possible magical messages to Oskahold, after the initial request for bodyguards has been deferred.
