Hello there.
I'm running Skulls and Shackles with a party of new players and I'm new to running games as well. The party is lvl 5 and have completly derailed the game in a fun awsome way. Any advice on how to handle it would ne really appreciated. Heres what happened.
The game was getting a bit slow with the party hunting for ships to raid and basicly hetting nowhere fast. To spice it up I created an encounter on a deserted island with an evil cleric who had summoned a Glazberu and was negotiating for a wish. After a near TPK fight with the Cleric the demon began negotiating a deal with the party. Release me for a wish or release me and swear a personal favor to me and get a wish each. They chose a wish each and og course they were corrupted wishes. Long story short one player wished to be able to controll anyone. So from now on everyone except the party has to make a high will save or do what ever she says. Thrley are completely aware of this and are always gighting it. The crew has almost mutinied 3 times based of her offhanded comments.
A couple of games later they came across the Dominator again. I'd made it bigger and meaner so that they where terrified of it when the rolled a 1 while hunting for ships. Using her voice control she made the crew of the dominator attack the officers and captain. The officers I had made nobility of Chaliax and the Captain was the Granddaughter of the Emporer of Chaliax just as a plot hook. It went well untill the party slaughtered them all and claimed the ship. Realising they had the biggest and baddest ship in the Isles they went straight to the Hurricane King and offered him the 200 soldiers on the Dominator as his personal slaves.
Now they the Hurticane Kings attention, half the Free Captains want them dead the other half want to use them and they habe made mortal enemies of the Chaliax Empire.
So yeah totaly derailed but so much fun.so any advice on how to handle this or even where to go with this would help me a lot.Shannara_lord@hotmail.com
If I were a professional wrestler, "Hurticane" woud be my nom de guerre.
Seems like this is the sort of thing that makes the Chelaxian Navy decide to step in and end piracy once and for all...
Yes the Cheliax will be sending an armarda in about 6 months of game time. Which seems a reasonable time for them to get ready. In the mean time im thinking the Glazberu will command one of the party to fullfill their favor by doing something that will increase the Glazberus standing with his master. Maby getting them to stop an enemy cult from completing a ritual? And the Free Captains will be tearing them apart to get their allegiance or at least their ship.