So, at my table, not only did Octavio come to the Ruby Masquerade, but he died there. Then the party rolled a one on reading a raise dead scroll above their level. I made it so that Octavio acted seemingly like his normal emotionless self. So, what's the twist? Something to do with the Soul Anchor? Something related to Barzillai Thrune? Something else?
Perhaps the wrong soul came back? Or another came with him so there are two?
Or a 1 on the roll could mean he is a form of Undead
Perhaps he didn't want to come back but his soul couldn't move on properly due to the anchor and was then forced back. Broken Soul maybe?
Possessed by a devil? There's a couple fun spells like that.
What could happen if he came back as...
Rexus (died in combat at my table) or his parents?
Mangvhune?
Nox?
Barzillai's sister?
Queen Abrogail I who started it all?
Lord Brakisi?
I'm going with the scroll mishap option.
What could happen if he came back as...
Rexus (died in combat at my table) or his parents?
Mangvhune?
Nox?
Barzillai's sister?
Queen Abrogail I who started it all?
Lord Brakisi?
Probably too late for this, but:
Reincarnation as a previous NPC is really good. The more I think about it, bringing him back as an antagonist fella punitive, I'd go for someone interesting like Brakisi or Rexus.
That said, the temple hill slasher would be delicious, even if he's a demon by now. Maybe a fragment of his soul?
Barzillai's sister is canonically alive, but don't let that stop you.
How much information do we get on Barzillai's sister if any? I haven't read Book 6 in full
I feel like it is just that she exists and is alive? But where more of the flashback / vice things connected to his relationship with her?
Yeah, spoilers but he's obsessed with her. In a gross way. She's alive but hiding.
If Octavio becomes Mangvhune, all the questions in book five about how he knows anything about the current Silver Ravens get solved pretty well.
If back as Barzillai's sister, you potentially get some great melodrama as she appeals to her evil twisted brother to stop the madness and whatever you think Barzillai's twisted response to that would be.
Nox, after the Broken Soul incident, could be a potential ally.
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To be fair though, just having spell fail and giving them another chance to resurrect them would be nicer to players especially since by default there isn't that kind of raise dead fumbles in 1e :p
I think having him become another character straight up is kinda too confusing and creates too many variables to take in account