| drwgnomadic |
I'm looking for some feedback on my Escape from Old Korvosa campaign. The party has just finished the game of blood pig (we gave up after 2 roudns because we were all bored of it). I had some issues with the plot line between the Emperor and the Arkonas that I was hoping to resolve and potentially avoid a railroading the party into a painful dungeon crawl.
2. If Vimandia was going to use this opportunity to take Bahor down, why would she box herself in so much (especially where she could get pinned down and outnumbered in the dungeon).
3. Pilts and Salvator essentially seemed like a random battle/hurdle to jump through before they get into their real quest. While he's insane, he's also a high charisma bard with a huge following, he should at least have some depth.
Here's my proposed resolution:
2. The Emperor will only give him up if the party takes out the Arkonas (the only force of law in Old Korvosa). This gives some choices on how to deal with the Emporer:
a) Kill him immediately
b) Be stealthy and come back later to rescue Salvator
c) Attempt to confront the Arkonas
3. Bahor can spy on the Emperor easily and knows about the deal, so he tries to get the PCs to kill the Emperor in exchange for Vencarlo (the PCs still don't know Neolandus is involved). The PCs can then either
a) Go back to kill the Emporer and recover Salvator
b) Attack Bahor directly (and be significantly outmatched since they're still only 7th level)
c) Sneak in (since they at least know Vencarlo is there somewhere)
If they agree to the deal with the Emperor, they'll have to rescue Vencarlo and Neolandus from the labyrinth (and learning all their secrets)
If they agree to the deal with the Arkonas, they'll get Vencarlo but not Neolandus. Vimandia could seize this opportunity to disguise herself as Amin Jalento. She could then tell them that Bahor has Neolandus and they should take him out (hoping she can surprise them after they're weakened, kill them all and secure herself as the head of the House Arkona.
Bahor could try to convince the party the Vimandia has been possessed by a demon (which is why she's torturing Neolandus). He can offer the PCs Neolandus in exchange for killing Vimandia and freeing her soul from the curse.
I would love to hear anyone's thoughts