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TheNoslen wrote:

I've got a situation I'm not entirely sure how to play out, would be good to get some advice.

Essentially, just finished rescuing Marquel, ended the session before delivering him to the captain. [...]
Anyone have any tips on how to react to this? What would Cassius do?

That part in bold could be what saves you. Like Shaun and Raynulf I too have played with this type before, and it can be tiresome. The only reasonable, adult thing to do is let the poor sap go through with their ill conceived plan against the NPC with several levels over him, and then get rightfully smacked upside their thin-skinned head. Actions should have consequences. However, I'm going to advice against this. The adult reaction is not appropriate here as the problem never would have arisen if the player could behave like an adult. The player will just get increasingly prissy when his frustrations find not an outlet, but yet another imagined insult when the Captain successfully defends himself. A moody player at the table will just ruin the session for everyone.

Instead, consider playing up the reunion between Marquel and the Captain the next time your play. Emphasize the Captain's worry about his lover and that he might have been in an agitated state when he tossed this mission on the PCs' shoulders. Try to elicit sympathy and maybe this player will find it in his sensitive little heart to forgive him. As GM the best thing you can do in this situation is to try and defuse the situation, not to meet force with force.

Turns out after a week between sessions and a bit of wandering through town, the PC calmed down a little. I had Nones try and march the group to the captain (one PC resisted but having Marquel leave the party to go to the Captain convinced them all to follow), and after the reunion, the Captain did give a brief apology as to his secretive nature, explaining that he was sincerely worried about his lover. This kept the PC happy and so no retaliation was forthcoming!

TheNoslen wrote:

I've got a situation I'm not entirely sure how to play out, would be good to get some advice.

Essentially, just finished rescuing Marquel, ended the session before delivering him to the captain. However, I know for a fact that one of the PCs is rather angry at having been suddenly required to drag Marquel out of the house and over to the captain's ship, and would like some revenge. He did think about using slippers of spider climb (from Varl) to walk across the side of the ship, then casting summon monster to get some very noisy dogs into the Captain's quarters. This doesn't work due to line of effect (at least, I really hope it doesn't), but the PC will almost definitely do something to get some small measure of revenge.

Anyone have any tips on how to react to this? What would Cassius do?

Oh yeah? Because his adventurer had so many more important things to attend to than go on adventures, huh? Some players just wow me with the things that they decide offend them.

Anyway, to answer your question, if he gets found out maybe just getting a sound thwacking from the much higher level captain and mate. Or if you want to make everyone suffer, have the captain declare that the party has just used one of their favors for the captain's showing restraint in dealing with such a boor.

I think it was more the suddenly having to get Marquel out, the witch had gotten in solo, handed the message over then Marquel started packing straight away... but I get your point, what else do they have to do?

That's a good idea, there'll be a load of sailors around too, can give that one PC a decent kicking (especially as he's the witch), while the others watch. I might go for the everyone suffer route, encourage the others to keep him in line a bit more.

I've got a situation I'm not entirely sure how to play out, would be good to get some advice.

Essentially, just finished rescuing Marquel, ended the session before delivering him to the captain. However, I know for a fact that one of the PCs is rather angry at having been suddenly required to drag Marquel out of the house and over to the captain's ship, and would like some revenge. He did think about using slippers of spider climb (from Varl) to walk across the side of the ship, then casting summon monster to get some very noisy dogs into the Captain's quarters. This doesn't work due to line of effect (at least, I really hope it doesn't), but the PC will almost definitely do something to get some small measure of revenge.

Anyone have any tips on how to react to this? What would Cassius do?

TheNoslen wrote:

Could anyone clarify something quickly? In the Many-steps Monastery, area F4, does the cubic gate make a single attack each time it is moved/touched/manipulated, or is it just the initial attack and then it fully powers down?

I had it attack every time. My players got the hint after the second time.

I ended up doing the same, requiring an acrobatics check to avoid triggering an attack. Plus every failed Disable Device check to stop the gate triggered an attack too. Poor gunslinger...

Could anyone clarify something quickly? In the Many-steps Monastery, area F4, does the cubic gate make a single attack each time it is moved/touched/manipulated, or is it just the initial attack and then it fully powers down?