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#1 Thiede Mar 16, 2015 15:29:39	Starting a new game soon and three of the five players are all playing half-orcs.  They decided that they would be triplets and there is a prophecy concerning triplet half-orcs becoming the great saviors or something like that.  I don't have the full details yet, but it is something along those lines.  The other two players are both playing elves.  What I want to set up is a prophecy that could be interpreted as the half-orcs being saviors, but if you dig deeper, not necessarily saviors for the human society that they live in.  So, the elves are sending the other two players to befriend the triplets to try to get them to work for the elves.  Anyone want to take a shot at a good prophecy?  Thanks.
#2 Gwaithador Mar 16, 2015 16:08:54	Prophecy is tricky, you want to leave room for player free will, but still make it seem like fate. What's your setting?
(Reply to #2) Thiede	Gwaithador wrote:
#4 Varden_Khol Mar 16, 2015 17:05:53	How does this sound? A powerful demon lord and his minions are gathering power in the hope that the demon can kill and usurp Gruumsh, the orc god. Once he is overthrown the demon will be able to control all of orckind. The triplets are named "descendants" or "sons of Gruumsh" and are capable of stopping the demon's plans because their mixed blood gives them a partial resistance to his influence. One that their full-blooded brethren don't have. A unified and bloodthirsty orc race would be a devastatingly powerful weapon in the demon's hands so Elves would definitely want to help out and keep them independent.   I'll have a go at writing something vague enough that it has room to move. Also, for some reason I like the rhythm of haiku when writing mystical stuff.   "Three sons will be born, In the light of the red star, Three beacons of strength.   When all others fall, We shall call them sons of Gruumsh, For he will guide them.   When the star returns, When our hearts plot to leave us, They will bring us back." - Old Orc Prophecy       And yeah, this is totally inspired by the Warcraft lore... :P
#5 Thiede Mar 20, 2015 11:09:50	Thanks for the help.  We had our first session and it went great.  The players loved the prophecy and to really spice it up, they found a painting showing three half-orcs and two elves (the party composition) fighting a balor.
(Reply to #2) arnwolf666	Gwaithador wrote:
#7 BRJN Mar 22, 2015 16:12:02	arnwolf666 wrote:
(Reply to #5) Varden_Khol	Thiede wrote:
#9 Thiede Mar 24, 2015 21:35:30	Yes, I used it.  And I used something from an old module I ran a couple of decades ago, hehe.  The players found some golden thread and a needle.  When they touched the needle to the painting that they found the thread wound it's way through the painting and spelled out the prophecy.
#10 Sands666 Mar 25, 2015 1:50:12	Thiede wrote:
#11 Varden_Khol Mar 25, 2015 13:15:57	Thiede wrote: