So during the fight with Erylium, our Samurai had Enlarge Person cast on him. He was able to roll a high roll on a CMB check to grapple Erylium. One of the other PC's knows Abyssal and was able to interrogate her and also rolled above a 30 on a Diplomacy check.
During the interrogation they asked her how long she's been here, she told them that she's been here since the Thassalonian empire. She also name-dropped the Runelords--just that title no other information--, which I realize now may have been showing my cards too earlier.
So here's my question, would Erylium have known about the Runelords since she lived during that time? So the general Golarion public, at least the scholars, are aware of the Thassalonian Empire do they also know about its seven rulers or is that a secret that was lost during Starfall?
One thing that has happened is that I think I've got a nice bait and switch going where the party thinks that the main bad guy of the entire Adventure Path is Lamashtu. So I'm wondering if using that and eventually, books later, pull the rug out from under them and reveal the real main bad guy.
Just looking for thoughts on ways that I can rectify this blunder.
Thanks!
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It’s not a blunder.
Erylium would have heard of the runelords.
The scholar in Sandpoint has heard of them.
Also, the AP is called Rise of the Runelords.
But all you have done is teased your players, all they can do is speculate.
Bait and switch is only satisfying and fun for you, teasing out a mystery is fun for players.
I have never heard plAyers praise a red herring unless it was funny.
Thank you for that! I wasnt sure if other people knew what Runelords were.
I can clarify a bit, I haven't made them think that Lamashtu is the big bad villain, they have started thinking that because of PC backstory things.
Thanks for the confirmation!