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So, I'm finally about to hit the "Go" button on my campaign world. Which means inserting a character. My wife has offered up one of her long-standing favorite PC's in sort of a sacrifical lamb fashion. The character is a Dwarven Fighter/Rogue/Psion of fairly high level (Epic by any other name still kicks butt)
So we've already wrangled a point of insertion involving a spelljamming vessel and some space travel mayhem. When Moz and company (Moz the Dwarf, Go the Modron and a Human Psion) reach Tinris I'd like to have Moz at a more reasonable power level.
Suggestions to this point have involved:
1) Gamma world de-evolution powers. *slurp* Thank you for the levels!
2) Plant creature from 1e AD&D Monster Manual turning Moz into a 1st Level Druid. Hentai + Force Reincarnate = Resolution.
We're very in negotiations over this, but I'm curious what otehr people might do in this situation.
Things that are off the table.
1) Full memory wipe. We'd like to have continuity of the character's personality.
2) Death.
3) Something that totally boils down to "Deus Ex Machina" or "GM Fiat", I'd like something to happen in game rather than just Bobby Ewing this.
I know that saying "Keep it reasonable" is silly in this situation, so fire away!
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Maybe psionics doesn't work the same way as the previous realm, cutting out all the psion abilities? And a crash-landing in the new world leaves Moz injured and has to heal over time, explaining why he isn't as badass as he used to be?
Definitely possible. I've established that psionics here isn't widely known, but that there are some people on the world that use them.
*ponders* Thanks for the idea!
Powerful curses cast by one of the local BBEG's are a good stand-by for situations like this. I suppose that it boils down to "DM Fiat" but it does make for the basis of a good plotline and give something for Moz to do in addition to wander around and harass the locals (or whatever derivative of that is the dwarf's normal MO).
Different Gravity hindering the way a person moves/acts. Heavier/lighter world and everyone takes a minus to all Dex/STR based abilities (including BAB).
They're "outsiders" and lose out on social interactions. Language could be part of this as well.
"Foreign Technology". A tougher one, but could be worked in for traps and such.
As with Psi, Magic doesn't work the same as well.