| RogueTrader13 |
Tl:Dr how do I bring in a new character to Scarwall and why would they join?
My current group is three players. Others have come and gone, but these the remain loyal, for now. Either way, we have found a possible fourth player. He will have ties to Korvosa and one of the other PC's.
The player is new but highly interested in joining and the party is level 13 going on 14. So what me and a friend decided, in order not to overwhelm him with a high level immediately, was to give him oneshots in Korvosa for his character at various levels with some of the other players joining in.
I've already done a level 1 game with him introducing him to the game and system. For level 5, I was planning to run a modified "Veteran's Vault" where him and another recently introduced character (found imprisoned in the Longacre dungeon) would work together, representing their past. At level 9, I planned to run him through "The Green Market" with the same partner.
Now the problem arises with the level 13th game, as it is supposed to be after his partner was captured by the Grey Maidens (but recently freed and joined the party) and show how he gets to Scarwall. I'm planning on the final encounter being a solo fight against the banshee. The reason is that he is a Blue dragon-blooded half-elf Sorcerer, and this was his ancestor who mated with Kazavon. He will find this out later with the party when he inspects her belongings, or at the end of his game.
Do any of the wonderfully creative people of this forum have any ideas or half-formed thoughts on how to accomplish this?
And as a side note, should the almost inevitable occur and one of the PC's dies, what are other ways to introduce characters to this haunted fortress in the middle of orc country who care if Korvosa stabilizes or not?