| Klyfas |
Are there any good ideas or resources on how to play out the PC meeting the swordlords for their reward?
Things I am considering.
A big banquet - Who would be invited and why?
Negotiations - What other entities would want to negotiate and would they be present with the swordlords?
What other entities would seek them out and how?
| Halvagor |
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I'm assuming you're talking about when the Players complete Chapter 3 and are presented with their new charter to found a kingdom in the Stolen Lands.
Who else might want to meet the Characters depends in part on the backgrounds of the characters, and what plot threads you, the GM, want to introduce.
If you have any characters featuring the Brevic Noble background, it would be natural for someone from their parent House to want to meet with that character (or the whole group), but probably not at the same meeting at which the Party receives their second charter (in which I used only Jamandi and Mayor Sellimus again). The Great House from which that character began will likely want to remind the character that they have obligations to their Family - and may not offer any support to justify this.
The Church of Abadar in Restov is likely to want to meet with the Party, too, no matter what - though a Party might blow them off. But the economic opportunities of a stable government in the Stolen Lands are potentially huge - not least because there are two potential precious metal mines in the region. What other religious organizations might want to talk to the Party is up to you - the Church of Erastil could simply express thanks for rediscovering and clearing the Temple of the Elk in the Narlmarches. The Church of Pharasma might be happy that the Party appeased Davik Nettles' spirit.
IF you have a Sword Scion background, other Swordlords might want to spar with him or her to see how their skills improved while punishing the Stag Lord. The Pathfinder Society might express interest in either sending some explorers (possibly presaging Jubilost, though he isn't a Pathfinder) to see what is in the area, or offering to the Party to join their organization. A sage (possibly a Shape Changed Dragon) might be excited about the chance to do archeology in the new kingdom, and ask the Party to keep an eye out for old ruins, whether of Elvish outposts (the Forgotten Keep), Kellid barbarian barrows (the Lonely Warrior and the Tiger Lord barrow), or other, older structures (Candlemere).
Later, in their kingdom, it wouldn't be unreasonable for Mivon, which is quite close, and dealing with many of the same monster troubles as the PCs, is likely to want to size up the PC kingdom at an early point - if only to determine if they are a potential threat or ally in Mivon's long competition with Pitax, or possibly to offer some of the mercenary troops that are Mivon's major export.