Hi all,
My party has started KM6, and have defeated the first bloom and are currently retreating from the first encounter with the second bloom (a Nap Stack to better prepare for dealing with the Mandragora).
So far even though I dropped several hints they do not seem to keen on investigating anything regarding the First World/Thousand Breaths/etc.. That's quite unlike them, but I think that they have gotten so used for Downtime between major events during which they can Create equipment that that is all they can think of: "Bloom defeater, going to lab..."
They have not spoken to Evindra because she's still in the Clock (probably on a shelf in one of the homes, they did not figure it had something interesting in it even though i told them the water was slightly glowing); they have her shawl but do not know what to do with it.
In short, i fear they might just wait for some big clue to land into their lap, and I don't do that kind of stuff (i removed most divination spell from my campaign also).
TL/DR: So that leaves Briar. Once it gains speech, how talkative is the sword? how much will it know? how much will it reveal?
Cheers,
-arnon
It has 16 in Cha and forged from the Love of a Nymph .. Personally I would roleplay an emotional and passionate companion, and if asked about the First World probably will share things ..
About Thousand Breaths i'm afraid that Briar itself never saw the place or its inhabitants so they'll have to get the infos from somewhere else..
Good point about Thousand Breaths. But what would it know about Nyrrisa? About it's own creation? Being "a part" of Nyrissa, i think i'll let it know her history, at least, up to the point of it's creation...
I read somewhere here how someone proposed "healing" Nyrissa by plunging the Briar into her heart (instead of decapitation), and liked it. So I think i'll let Briar hint at this option, maybe followed immediately by a Heal and/or Atonement spells.
Thanks,
-arnon
I played Briar as knowing about Nyrissa and its creation, and also as having a strong intuitive understanding of fey and the First World. So although it didn’t know about Nyrissa’s current plans, it could make guesses and give advice based on information it was given.
Its advice did tend to be strongly chaotic (which led, for example, to the NPC ruler of the PCs’ kingdom being temporarily turned into a kitten with green and yellow fur).
Chaotic advice could be interesting, considering the person wielding Briar is a Paladin (Erastil) ruler of the Kindgom :)