I am wary of having PCs of different power levels, but that is an entirely different issue.
1. I must be missing something since I do not understand why you can not just ask the rest of the party to meet you and tell them straight up. It seems they were attempting to help you anyway, so this seems like a non-issue except for some wasted time planning.
2. How receptive the others will be to a new member really depends on the new member. You did not give any details, so I am not sure what advice I can really offer. "Hey guys, meet Skippy. He's my new BFF."
3. This really feels meta-gamey to me. Does your character really 'know' he is a level higher? Saying he is an official 'assassin' now should be sufficient in game information.
About the 1-level-higher thing: Did the rest of the party do nothing during the two weeks of in-game time you spent on preparing for and performing the assassination?
If I was your DM, I would make sure that one way or another they ended up with some sort of encounter that would make up the difference.
A cryptic message sounds best. "A brother in arms wishes to meet with you at [Location X] on the 13th."
And if that note should fall into the 'wrong' hands…?
One thing you could do is lie about your relative level. You are evil, after all, and while you may trust your party now, that may not always be the case. Tell your party that you have qualified for entry into the assassin's guild, but still require some 'formal training'. Fake having to roll for your poison use. Fudge your die rolls for sneak attack a little (you may have to collude with the DM on this one a bit). You didn't gain spells, so you don't have to hide those. Concealing your ability to deliver a death attack might be quite useful to you and your party, as what they don't know, they can't reveal to others (even accidentally).
the more I think about it the more I like not letting the party know anything's happened and keeping everything a secret. I totally see this guy backstabbing the party later down the line.
Do you think the other players will enjoy that?
the more I think about it the more I like not letting the party know anything's happened and keeping everything a secret. I totally see this guy backstabbing the party later down the line.
Call me crazy, but that seems like a really bad idea. In-party conflict never ends well in real life, I've found.
Not what I asked. :)
I dont understand, wasnt the whole plan for them to 'keep everyone else busy' while you 'go and get the kill'. Isnt that what you did? So you picked up a new plot point on the way, why would they be mad about that? As for the level, talk with the dm, he should be as you expect evening things out over the next session using that 2 weeks of 'in game time' with whatever they did to 'keep everyone in town busy'.
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I dont understand, wasnt the whole plan for them to 'keep everyone else busy' while you 'go and get the kill'. Isnt that what you did? So you picked up a new plot point on the way, why would they be mad about that? As for the level, talk with the dm, he should be as you expect evening things out over the next session using that 2 weeks of 'in game time' with whatever they did to 'keep everyone in town busy'.
I tend to agree with this. I don't really see why things have to be so linear. Based on my read of the situation, the actions that you and the GM ran through were happening at the same time the other characters were executing their roles.
I think it's perfectly reasonable for the GM to run or talk through the other PCs' part of the plan at the beginning of the next game session. It would even be fair for him to run a separate session just for them.
This would provide an opportunity for the other party members to build up some XP, so the gap wouldn't be as great, and would fill in some of the missing details about what happened while your character was making the kill.
I'm normally against the party in-fighting, but it sounds like that's the dynamic your group has, so as long as you're all having fun, then more power to you.
EDIT: It sounds like that's what the GM has in mind, too. ;) Have fun!
If I were GMing the game I'd put your character on the side burner for a bit, and run the other players through the events of those two weeks. I'd throw a curve ball at them so they don't actually manage to give you the help that you don't need anymore (and to allow for a more interesting sidequest), and have you roll up a a temporary character that is directly involved in the plot of the quest so that you don't have to sit out. Since you've already run your sidequest you can send your note about a meeting, and if the party's sidequest goes long, you're in on it so your character can be waiting a the rendezvous for them to show.
That way the rest of the party gets their fun, you get to try out some class, or character concept that you've been wanting to try, and the GM gets more plot threads to play with.