Asking for Advice with Possible Side Track Encounter


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I'll try to keep this spoiler-free as possible regarding the actual written campaign.

I've been running Shattered Star for some time and laid some groundwork and "gossip" that there are other parties also looking for the artifact. While this hasn't be a hindrance to the PCs, one of the PCs has a father who is moderately rich and very influential in Magnimar. The father is self-centered and true CN. He even sent the PC away (banished really) because he didn't like the PC's selection of a wife (he is Chelaxian and she was Varisian). This was part of the PC's background at the start of the campaign.

To provide a bit more background, the PCs are agents of the Pathfinder Society, under the guidance of Sheila Heidmarch in the newly established lodge in Magnimar. But the PFS hasn't been all that influential in the campaign (more of a background to keep all the PCs' interests aligned). I'm not using Faction or Prestige Points in the campaign, though Heidmarch is providing the PCs with the ioun stones needed for each Shard.

Whew! Now to what I need help with....

During their last visit to Magnimar, said PC is "escorted" to see dear-old-Dad when Dad finds out he's back in town (the PCs haven't been low-key about their presence while in town). And that PC decided to tell Dad all about his adventures retrieving the Shattered Star. So, now father wants this artifact for himself.

The PCs are about to finish their adventures in Windsong Abbey and return to Magnimar. I would like to have the something set up for the PCs, but reached a bit of a "writer's block" per se. I could always use the old "ambush" encounter, but I feel that is too cliché. I was hoping for some more well-rounded and maybe political, definitely a problem for the characters.

Any suggestions or advice? Thanks.

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