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I've just started running Burnt Offerings (Anniversary Edition), and I'm having difficulties envisaging Ezakien Tobyn. He was meant to be a cleric of Desna, a CG goddess of fun, freedom and luck, and was well loved by everyone in Sandpoint.

However, he seems to have behaved like a complete dick to his adopted daughter, in a way that I would describe as very Lawful and anti-freedom, showing no compassion when she gets pregnant and forcing her to behave in a way that more fits a highly moralising religion.

The players have pretty much decided that he was nasty (they started questioning Naulia's 'death' as soon as Tobyn's remains were stolen, and on hearing the story, decided that she had burnt the church in revenge against her nasty father and was probably now behind the new events), and I have a lot of trouble disagreeing with their conclusions (they've now just captured Tsuto and his notes, so their suspicions have been confirmed).

Has anyone come up with a reason for why Tobyn behaved like he did, that is consistent with him being a cleric of Desna? It doesn't really affect the game, but I'd like to settle things in my mind.

Thanks,
Sam.

How about the corrupting influence of the Minor Runewell of Wrath? All the other dick-ish activity in town seems to be linked to the Runewell's reactivation... Perhaps Tobyn was such a nice guy to begin with that instead of slaying Nualia in a rage, the malevolent forces could only get him to be an over-protective father? ;-)

Yours has been the most engrossing campaign journal I've ever had the good(mis?)-fortune to be ensnared by (even if the dishes have piled up and my boss is calling to find out what I'm up to)! ;-) It's a great romp with unconventional characters, which is indubitably part of the mystique...

I'm in the process of preparing to run RotRLs for a group of novice role-players (among the group only my own kid has any prior experience) so, I'm hoping to inspire the kind of characterization and NPC interaction you've been treated to. :-D I've been GMing FRPGs since the mid-80's, but this will be my first Pathfinder AP... Your group has given me a lot of inspiration.

Keep up the good work and crush that summary back-log, so that I can get on with my life!

Cheers!

Will there be a Game Designer contract-contest for 2014? Is there any other avenue for gainful employment at Paizo inventing new Pathfinder(TM) spells, equipment, Feats, etc. or writing; and if so, where are the submission guidelines...