Lamm is a pretty good starting villain, but he never appears again after that first ep. Any way to give him some continuing relevance?Here's one thought: make Pilts his son.
This doesn't require much handwaving, actually. Have PCs who were children in Lamm's factory remember that Lamm had a son -- a sullen, pudgy young man who consider himself an "artist", and who constantly fought with his father over money.
Pilts himself hardly cares about the death of his father -- he hated the old man and hadn't talked to him in years. But if he discovers that the PCs are his father's killers, he might play it up just for the sheer drama of the thing. I'd have it be obvious that he's overacting: "OHHH, and now the LOYAL SON confronts the MURDERERS of his LONG-ESTRANGED PARENT!"
Not a big deal, but it could add some amusing interaction to the otherwise very uneven third volume.
Doug M.
I rather like this idea. My players just killed Lamm last session (in fact we ended just shortly after that, so the city hasn't yet exploded with the chaos of the Kings death yet.) I'm going to steal this (though none of the players were ever children in Lamms gangs, it could still work, just use the rumor mill to drop the info that Lamm's son is looking for his father's killers.)
I like this idea a lot.
Other ideas include Lamm jumping into the ocean. "Exit, pursued by an alligator." Later he can either survive and come after the PCs again, or else return as an undead revenant (which actually works nicely with the plot of Episode 2).
In my version, Swastel was a protege, not a child, of Lamm. He was the most successful of the "Lamm's Lambs"; think Bill Sykes to Lamm's Fagin. In my game, Lamm was captured, not killed, and he escaped during Seven Days to the Grave. So I had him turn up in EfOK as Swastel's guest/prisoner. The party re-captured him and turned him over to the Arkonas, who they thought were legitimate authorities.
The Arkonas killed and ate Lamm, and served his leftovers in a breakfast hash fixed for the PCs.
I like this idea a lot.
Other ideas include Lamm jumping into the ocean. "Exit, pursued by an alligator." Later he can either survive and come after the PCs again, or else return as an undead revenant (which actually works nicely with the plot of Episode 2).
I would have liked Lamm to survive, but the PC's in my game had it out for him. Really, really had it out for him. He did last longer than one session though (mostly because my players have poor planning skills and are even worse at executing said "plans") but I don't intend to have his "presence" go away any time soon.