Wendy and Abigail wrote:
I've added a few "lieutenants" for some of the big villains/adversaries. This gives the dottari and Order of the Rack some sense of actual hierarchy than Nox/Thrune or anyone else giving all the orders the peons. Its works more or less well enough, giving my players a greater sense of "one step at a time," and that they are making progress rather than just going about doing good for the city.
This gave me a great idea. I'm wrapping up In Hell's Bright Shadow at our next session. So what I'm going to in Turn of the Torrent is add four lieutenants (a Dottarri commander, a Hellknight, an Inquisitor of Asmodeous and the leader of the Chelish Citizens Group) who can take actions of their own during the rebel phase to try to counteract the rise of the Silver Ravens. I'm still working out the exact effect of these actions, but it'll make the rebellion phase more active and competitive, give the players a target and a sense that they've become big enough to be noticed. Naturally, there'll be a series of sidequests to locate and eliminate these lieutenants.
Thanks for the inspiration!