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| #1akhenaNov 28, 2009 7:00:58 | In another topic, I've discussed the party my players made for their first Eberron adventure. I'm still brainstorming on a couple of points, and I'd like to get some ideas. I'm new to Eberron, so the more expert ones might have some good inputs. A dragon from the Vast who is part of the Chamber was murdered. I imagined he was part-time in the Vast, and part-time in Khorvaire doing what members of the Chamber do : manipulating events to favor some outcomes of the Prophecy. I imagined him a "young" gold dragon, not really aggressive. He probably was more a contemplative kind of dragon. He might have been slayed by another dragon from the Chamber, which in the end will show to the players that dragons don't agree on everything and have their own agenda. I'm still trying to figure out the reason for this murder. Something found recently in the draconic prophecy ? Maybe another dragon brought him some new cryptic parts of the Prophecy, and once it has been translated and explained, maybe this dragon wanted to be the only one to know about it. But about what ?
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| #2focusgentsNov 28, 2009 20:41:22 | when it comes to the Prophecy and mysterious cover-up murders, i immediately thought of Zenobaal (Dragons of Eberron71), a mad master of the Prophecy who believes no one else should get as close to the Prophecy as him. he's a great end boss (level 34 in the recent conversion WOTC released), and has his claws in every aspect of the Prophecy. |
| #3bholdr_mageNov 28, 2009 23:13:29 | I always like to add other elements than one enemy. I think that's the glory of the setting; more than one group can covet an item or a person. The prophecy was really pushed with the new setting. But the prophecy can be read differently by like-minded individuals. That means, that even if a Chamber individual sees something one way, one of his underlings may take a proactive step to see to it that the prophecy unveils the way they see it; not how their boss sees it. This may be unveiled by foreshadowing; perhaps an argument is had between lord and underling that can be heard after the outcome of a skill challenge or even during combat. One of the coolest things about the Last War was the constant shifting of alliances to meet one's own end. There's always improbable team ups to be had that share a common goal. Why not change the member of the Chamber to a Rakshasa in disguise? The Lords of Dust are everywhere, and may not make things as easily understood that another individual/organization is involved. Perhaps the Chamber is after an artifact that another nation or organization like the Aurum is after???? |
| #4akhenaNov 29, 2009 7:14:22 | Thanks for your inputs. I'll definitly have a look at Zenobaal. But my PCs will start lvl 5, so this will not be the first bad guy they'll meet. :D Here is the outline I have right now (consider visiting the previous link to fully understand this discussion). A (green ?) dragon is an active member of the Chamber. He is located in Aundair, close to Arcanix, and manipulates a small group of Silver Flame extremists who are members of the Arcanix. Through them, he get many information from the Arcanix. My PC feral who manifested an aberrant dragonmark during a lecture in Arcanix was targeted by one of those zealots, but he escaped. Maybe only from here, the dreaming dark starts to manipulate the green dragon (I'm still missing their motivation here though). They could provide him with a false part of the Prophecy to make him try to kill the Feral, or maybe he unraveled a real part of the Prophecy mentioning (in a very cryptic way of course) the feral with the aberrant dragonmark, and killing him would further his destiny (or so he thinks). In order to understand the part of the Prophecy he discoverd, he had to seek the assistance of a more enlighted dragon - a gold dragon from the Vast (also a Chamber member) who is at the head of a small dragonborn tribe (one of my PC originates from this tribe). Any other ideas, thoughts, suggestions ? I'm still looking for the reason why the Dreaming Dark would be involved. I understood they try to keep things "unsecure" to prevent their age from passing. Is the Prophecy about the Feral real ? Or is it a lie coming from the Dreaming Dark ? |