After defeating Vhalantru, one of my players has decided that they should un-petrify all of the statues they found in Oblivion. He sees them as a way to replace the half-orc mercenaries that are so unpopular in Cauldron. He has pitched this idea to the rest of the party and even presented it to Lord Taskerhill at the "Meeting of Minds." Of course, Lord Taskerhill thinks the force will be loyal to him and my PC will try to set himself up as their trusted leader instead.
I think I'll let this work and refer to these returnees as "The 44." Of course, the events of Foundation of Flame may slow down how this plays out. He's already figured out that break enchantment will give him a really quick method to get them free.
Wow, that sounds like a veritable goldmine for any PCs with the Leadership feat!
Or for anyone who has his or her character die and needs a quick excuse for a new character to join with the party...
Cool idea. I'm planning on using aspects of Shackled City in an unrelated campaign, and Oblivion is definately on my list. If my PCs start freeing the petrified heros, rather than creating new characters, I'm going to pull out my file of PCs from old campaigns. Since none of my current group played in those previous games I can use old characters without even changing their names.
I always wondered what happened to the retired heros from old campaigns. Now I know- they end up as glorified lawn gnomes.
Morrow
I always wondered what happened to the retired heros from old campaigns. Now I know- they end up as glorified lawn gnomes. Morrow
Lawn gnomes! Imagine having a petrified Gnomish Wizard with a pointy hat in Vhalantru's garden!
