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#1 Napolean_Warlord Oct 17, 2012 0:59:06

Players are currently level 9.  I think I have about three levels of plot, consisting of the following: -          Players return to Sharn from an extra-planar adventure (Pyramid of Shadows) -          Its fifteen years later – time moved differently on the other plane -          In their absence the characters have become villains, wanted for a variety of crimes -          Were the crimes committed by demented twins, shards of Karavakos from the Pyramid, Quori, Doppelgangers or Changelings, only time will tell -          The major crime was an attack on the King, resulting in the rise of the Crown Prince, who has imposed martial law on Sharn -          The crimes were basically done to weaken the perceived power of the King and bring Breland closer to war with Karrnath and the extra-territorial goblin tribes So far the obvious antagonists would be Emerald Claw agitators, trying to weaken Breland and draw it into a war and thereby weaken Karrnathi King Kaius.  In tracking down their “doubles” I plan to have the characters locate the actual Kaius III, which should result in a civil war in Karrnath.  Who knows who the players will back in the struggle, but I expect Breland may side with Kaius III (the real one) while Kaius I is drawn into the clutches of Erandis. So I imagine there will be a few levels dedicated to sorting this out and routing the Emerald Claw and restoring the player’s reputations.  After that things are a little foggy, but the following should happen: -          Level 13 Killing of Kaius I -          Leve 14 and 15 - something else happens to make the players think that they are done with Karrnath for good -          Level 16 Semi-apotheosis of Erandis, “activating” her mark of death.  Manifestation of it is that her blood turns living sentients into zombies (ripping off “the rage” from 28 days).  Breland loses double digit percentage of its population -          Level 17 Securing the LoB mercenary warforged legions to help Breland fight off its enemies during its weakened state -          Level 18 Kill Erandis, putting an end to the curse of the blood of Vol (e.g. the rage virus) -          Level 19 – needs a tie in with the Lords of Dust and some plot to proceed into epic -          Epic – thinking of using some of the old Scales of War adventure path, culminating with the battle with Tiamat at l 30 Any thoughts, or suggestions on published adventures that I can repurpose would be appreciated.  I want to run a roleplaying and skill challenge heavy game, with lots of diplomacy.  I’m hoping that for all of paragon it will be about 50% combat and 50% skill challenges and diplomacy.  That being said I’m hoping to have the party fight either against or alongside all of the named creatures with statblocks in ECS, Stormreach and Dragons of Eberron. thanks!