| jbowtie |
My group is about to meet with the queen for the first time, and I've just thought of an interesting twist; I'd like some feedback to make sure I'm not overlooking anything.
Having read through issue #12, I was somewhat unsatisfied that the group fought a 'fake' queen in the palace and then had to go fight the real one in a location not tied to the city. So, tying that in with my Regency plot, I had a brainwave - what if the Queen's mother/regent/vizier is the real villain?
Specifically, what if the regent replaces the real heir with the simulacrum ASAP? Say, after the real heir disguises herself as "Trinia" and escapes the palace?
Suddenly everything ties together - why it's so important to get Trinia out of the city (and why to send adventurers rather than the city guard to apprehend her), why there's a fake queen at the end, why Trinia comes back to the city after fleeing, and a reason for Blackjack to rescue her in such a dramatic fashion.
It also gives the party a much more personal stake in fighting the queen - they're the only ones who know she's a fake! The only loose end I can think of is Sabina, but we could sort that by transferring her loyalty to the regent instead. Am I missing anything?
| Charles Evans 25 |
Is this the game set in 19th century Britain? If so, a brief recap of what adaptations you have made to the Adventure Path thus far would be useful for those who didn't see any previous threads, or who don't have the time to go hunting them down.
Edit:
I think you may have posted the following in response to a query from Heathansson about this campaign:
Heathansson wrote:[threadjack] what's a Regency England campaign?Think Jane Austen; as mentioned it technically ends in 1820 but is often used (as it is here) as a catch-all for the pre-Victorian period.
In real life, Edward VII died in 1837 shortly after Victoria turned 18, so she was able to assume the throne. In my campaign, he dies a few weeks too early, allowing the unpopular Duchess of Kent (also named Victoria) to become Regent - it's all to easy to put her in the role of Ilosea.
It's actually a very good match for the campaign; Big Ben hasn't been built yet, no trains are running yet (the first train station in London doesn't open until the end of the year), Parliament burnt down under mysterious circumstances a few months prior, Oliver Twist is being published in the papers (hello, Gaedren Lamm).
Oh, and the Prime Minister is Earl Grey - the one the tea is named after. Though I might make it Earl Greystoke in my little Tarzan joke.