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Hey.
I haven't run this campaign yet for any group. But I'm interested in putting a massive, setpiece battle in between The Inferno Gate and For Queen And Empire. Specifically, I wish for the Thrune agent PCs to lead the army of Cheliax in a reconquest of Senara from the crusaders of the Glorious Reclamation.
I don't intend to use the mass combat rules, instead having the PCs partake in combat encounters at strategic points around the town. The Thrune troop statblock from A Song of Silver would be used to represent both the Chelish legionaries and the Glorious Reclamation's knights, the latter being modified to possess the Lawful Good alignment. Other fighters would be present on the Reclamation's side, such as mounted cavaliers and Rassophore spellcasters, in addition to a few summoned celestials. The PCs could use their newly gained Inferno Gate to summon devils onto the battlefield in order to aid them.
At the climax of the battle, they will face the Herald of Iomedae as written in Inner Sea Gods. When they are victorious, they will have placed the empire of Cheliax back in control of Senara. The reconquest of the town and the death of Iomedae's herald is more then sufficient to gain Abrogail II's attention, and they are immediately summoned to Egorian.
What do you think of this idea and what would you add to or modify about it?
Hey Axial,
Did you run this in the end? If you did how did it go?
No, I didn't run it. I haven't run Hell's Vengeance yet.
A lot of people have commented on how stupid it is for Book 3 to focus on closing a devil portal (which House Thrune would presumably want to keep open) while an entire nearby city is under the control of the Glorious Reclamation.
I've read it that this is Fex's decision, he doesn't care about the GR or the rebellion as he's on the cusp of power. When the PCs are freed up from him they get summoned right away, so don't have time to go to Senara again. Also the previous two books have been about fighting to free a town from the GR so it seems like a nice change.
Having said all that I haven't got to that book yet so my players may well disagree!
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A lot of people have commented on how stupid it is for Book 3 to focus on closing a devil portal (which House Thrune would presumably want to keep open) while an entire nearby city is under the control of the Glorious Reclamation.
It makes more sense than it's portrayed. The official policy of Cheliax is that devils serve humans, and that's the only way it is. Any evidence to the contrary is to be suppressed, such as tieflings, or, indeed, uncontrolled portals to Hell.
One of my players is rubbing his hands together with glee as he wants to try and take control of the portal... They've only just started to explore the Wood so there's a little time before they get there, but the idea of him getting control worries me a little!
One of my players is rubbing his hands together with glee as he wants to try and take control of the portal... They've only just started to explore the Wood so there's a little time before they get there, but the idea of him getting control worries me a little!Is he likely to read the fine print?
Probably... maybe...
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Probably... maybe...One of my players is rubbing his hands together with glee as he wants to try and take control of the portal... They've only just started to explore the Wood so there's a little time before they get there, but the idea of him getting control worries me a little!Is he likely to read the fine print?
There are detailed rules about that, but in Hell's Rebels.
Do you know which book? I've got the AP but haven't read them as yet.
I think he's talking about the article in The Kintargo Contract about devil contracts. :-)