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Plausable story ? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Evenglare
08-07-06, 08:27 AM hey everyone, I have had the FRCS for a long long while and the past month i really REALLY got into the setting. I read the whole dark elf trilogy (my first books in the series) really fast. Within a week. Well anyway, my question is. After i finished up my last campaign i started a new one and this one i plan on running, a LONG time, if not indefinitly .

Well everything started off swimingly , i started off in waterdeep, as i found it a good place to begin. The party consists of a Dwarven Cleric from mithrall hall, a gnome wizard from the easternlands, a moon elf ranger from waterdeep,and a moonelf druid from silverymoon. And then the last but not least of the characters is a drow paladin. And this guy is the best roleplayer of the group ,and came up with a plausable backstory so i let him do it.... So anyway, the dwarf rounds up the adventurers at the bar and asks them to help him to go back to the mithral hall and the spine of the world to help the cleric fend off some invading orcs in that region. Nothing too spectacular

Well anyway, they up the road and encountered some goblins , trying to rob a caravan of travelers delivering some wheat and , they beat them. Well then they went over the stone bridge and had an encounter with a wondering hydra. Being neutral creature, he didnt care for them till they got afraid of it, and started being stupid. Well after a good story they eventually got through that. Then they went north and camped for the day (this has been around the 3rd day ). They encountered some angry hill giants and ran away , cause you know.. level 1 hahah.

Well okay so they are right by the high forest now. They got encountered by some elven rangers , because they saw the drow, etc etc. Well after some lengthy talking i got them on a mission...

Now for my auctual question. Is this mission plausable. for a FR mission (i know, blah blah its my world but im not TOO familiar with it , and i was just wondering if this would be not to out of the ordinary) . The elves told them that the area around the grandfather tree (the enchanted area) has been waning in enchantment . So the elves employed the group to side track from their adventure to help them.

Now I said that some fey and centaurs naturally roam around the proximity of the grandfather tree, keeping it sacred etc etc. However the centaurs and fey havnt been seen in a while, and believe to be held in the lost mountains. Possibly in a cave. So the adventurers have to go out and find out what happened to them. And will eventually get to the lost mountains and go into a dungeon cave , and find something that trapped them, and then release them back into the wild to go tend to their area.

Is this a plausable idea??

Thanks guys ! And feel free to contact me on AIM at Evenglare XI , as this campaign will be going on online when i get back to school, if anyone wants to join ! Ill be using a program called gametable. Well. thats all for me. Sorry for the long post.
Kamekazou
08-07-06, 01:17 PM My Opinions:

1) The only times that I think Good aligned Drow PCs are acceptable are when they are either followers of Eilistraee or starting the campaign evil, and then eventually becoming good. Drow are supposed to be evil. That's how they started, and that's how they should stay. Just because Drizzt is cool doesn't mean it's acceptable to make copies of him.

2) You had them encounter a hydra? They were coming out of Waterdeep towards Mithral Hall, and they met a hydra? That doesn't seem to make sense. Don't put random, out of place creatures in front of the PCs just to mix it up. If they are still Level 1, stick with the Goblins and Orcs and such for a while.

3) If they are around Level 1, anything that is capable of taking enchantment from the Grandfather Tree and kidnapping the countless Fey and Centaurs is WAY too strong for them to defeat.

4) I know, it's your campaign, but for now I suggest sticking with your main plot and taking the PCs north to the Hall.
Evenglare
08-07-06, 07:51 PM 1) Well, its auctually hilarious, because my friend who has the drow paladin hasnt ever even heard of drizzt. And he made a very plausable backstory, so, i allowed it.

2) The hydras are in temperate climates , being midsummer in 1372, the hydra was just using this bridge for his napping place, then was going to meander along. See below for reasoning.

3) Thank you for the answer to the question that it IS a plausable quest. However, i never said that something (a creature) was there that effectivly was destroying the enchantment. I just said the fey and centaurs were not there to tend to their sacred grove area. I believe in having many quests for the PC's i do NOT railroad them, however, the world is not catered to them. I simply let them attempt this quest, it may be to powerfull for them, but thats the name of the game. If youve ever played a videogame like a MMO, you would definitly know there are places you can go and not be high eneough level .

That being said , thanks for your input , and i got what i needed from there. Fare thee well !

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Evenglare 08-07-06, 08:27 AM	hey everyone, I have had the FRCS for a long long while and the past month i really REALLY got into the setting. I read the whole dark elf trilogy (my first books in the series) really fast. Within a week. Well anyway, my question is. After i finished up my last campaign i started a new one and this one i plan on running, a LONG time, if not indefinitly . Well everything started off swimingly , i started off in waterdeep, as i found it a good place to begin. The party consists of a Dwarven Cleric from mithrall hall, a gnome wizard from the easternlands, a moon elf ranger from waterdeep,and a moonelf druid from silverymoon. And then the last but not least of the characters is a drow paladin. And this guy is the best roleplayer of the group ,and came up with a plausable backstory so i let him do it.... So anyway, the dwarf rounds up the adventurers at the bar and asks them to help him to go back to the mithral hall and the spine of the world to help the cleric fend off some invading orcs in that region. Nothing too spectacular Well anyway, they up the road and encountered some goblins , trying to rob a caravan of travelers delivering some wheat and , they beat them. Well then they went over the stone bridge and had an encounter with a wondering hydra. Being neutral creature, he didnt care for them till they got afraid of it, and started being stupid. Well after a good story they eventually got through that. Then they went north and camped for the day (this has been around the 3rd day ). They encountered some angry hill giants and ran away , cause you know.. level 1 hahah. Well okay so they are right by the high forest now. They got encountered by some elven rangers , because they saw the drow, etc etc. Well after some lengthy talking i got them on a mission... Now for my auctual question. Is this mission plausable. for a FR mission (i know, blah blah its my world but im not TOO familiar with it , and i was just wondering if this would be not to out of the ordinary) . The elves told them that the area around the grandfather tree (the enchanted area) has been waning in enchantment . So the elves employed the group to side track from their adventure to help them. Now I said that some fey and centaurs naturally roam around the proximity of the grandfather tree, keeping it sacred etc etc. However the centaurs and fey havnt been seen in a while, and believe to be held in the lost mountains. Possibly in a cave. So the adventurers have to go out and find out what happened to them. And will eventually get to the lost mountains and go into a dungeon cave , and find something that trapped them, and then release them back into the wild to go tend to their area. Is this a plausable idea?? Thanks guys ! And feel free to contact me on AIM at Evenglare XI , as this campaign will be going on online when i get back to school, if anyone wants to join ! Ill be using a program called gametable. Well. thats all for me. Sorry for the long post.
Kamekazou 08-07-06, 01:17 PM	My Opinions: 1) The only times that I think Good aligned Drow PCs are acceptable are when they are either followers of Eilistraee or starting the campaign evil, and then eventually becoming good. Drow are supposed to be evil. That's how they started, and that's how they should stay. Just because Drizzt is cool doesn't mean it's acceptable to make copies of him. 2) You had them encounter a hydra? They were coming out of Waterdeep towards Mithral Hall, and they met a hydra? That doesn't seem to make sense. Don't put random, out of place creatures in front of the PCs just to mix it up. If they are still Level 1, stick with the Goblins and Orcs and such for a while. 3) If they are around Level 1, anything that is capable of taking enchantment from the Grandfather Tree and kidnapping the countless Fey and Centaurs is WAY too strong for them to defeat. 4) I know, it's your campaign, but for now I suggest sticking with your main plot and taking the PCs north to the Hall.
Evenglare 08-07-06, 07:51 PM	1) Well, its auctually hilarious, because my friend who has the drow paladin hasnt ever even heard of drizzt. And he made a very plausable backstory, so, i allowed it. 2) The hydras are in temperate climates , being midsummer in 1372, the hydra was just using this bridge for his napping place, then was going to meander along. See below for reasoning. 3) Thank you for the answer to the question that it IS a plausable quest. However, i never said that something (a creature) was there that effectivly was destroying the enchantment. I just said the fey and centaurs were not there to tend to their sacred grove area. I believe in having many quests for the PC's i do NOT railroad them, however, the world is not catered to them. I simply let them attempt this quest, it may be to powerfull for them, but thats the name of the game. If youve ever played a videogame like a MMO, you would definitly know there are places you can go and not be high eneough level . That being said , thanks for your input , and i got what i needed from there. Fare thee well !