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Fri, 2005-08-26 22:48
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Respen Starym
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Well, i'm realativly new to the planes, and i was wondering if i may get a bit of advice.

i'm running a FR campaing, and am desperatly trying to send them to the planes (any attepmts have been foiled in the past... most of my players didnt like the change in... well, more or less they were to lazy to step out of the norm). as of now they are about to reach the top of a tower dating back to the time of Narfell, and there is a portal on the top. now, normaly portal made by the Narfell demon binders would lead to the abyss... but i dont think thats the greates place for this group. not only are we only lvl 6, but we have a LG Exalted Monk with us. Now, by my design, i will have the portal scrambled ( i dont know... if asked why i will throw in something about the time of troubles and wild magic.... or the deterioration over the years) and it will lead them to the planes. Now, i'm not sure where to send them. At the moment i'm thinking of Acheron, but i'd like some imput. its a large group , 9 total, with a majority good.

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Fri, 2005-08-26 23:14
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Go with Sigil.

The City of Doors has everything you need to hook a player onto the planes so that they'll never want to leave. You'll find them wanting to return more and more to the Cage as they progress - after all, you can find pretty much anything at the center of the multiverse, right?

There's good adventure possibilties there. In fact, I once wrote a simple starter adventure(adjust for levels and campaign) as a kick-start to the Lady's city. Or you can check out some of the hooks right here on Planewalker.

(I'm getting into gear, expect fresh material from me at the turn of the ring)

Sun, 2005-08-28 00:15
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Thanks. all help is welcome, and that starter just might make everything work out. cant wait to see your new stuff.

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Sun, 2005-08-28 09:06
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Orri's hooks are usually great starters after all.

If they balk a second time it might be worth it to sit down with them out of character and ask Why they don't want to go planar.

Mon, 2005-09-05 08:43
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I agree I mean if for whatever reason they don't want to go into the planes forcing them into it may not be the best answer. I mean depending on the temperment of your players it may not work out to be any fun for anyone... As much as I would love to see more people playing on the planes if your players don't want to do anything but run around the realms that sort of limits your options.

Mon, 2005-09-05 11:18
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One thing you might want to think about is *why* are they going to go through the portal. Just b/c it is there isn't that great a reason ussually.

I would suggest getting them sucked in somehow. Make them have an adventure to get back to the realms, and have them make a freind or two or enemy along the way (plot hooks for later use).

Also be generous in your rewards for taking a trip on the planes. Or show them that there are things that are available on the planes that are not on the prime. If you force it too much they might just backlash and dislike the planes even more. Toss them into the water but make sure they can get out.

Tue, 2005-09-06 01:59
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Send them to ysgard. An army of angry dwarves running towards them is a nice way to shock players and when they start healing and ressurecting, I think they're gonna like it :twisted:

Tue, 2005-09-06 20:43
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thanks for the advice. i was planning on running it yesterday, but only two people showed... so we decided to just hang out. yeah, i was thinking about that. i dont want to... hm, well i want to force them acrossed, but i dont want to be to forcefull and scare them from the planes. i'm guessing that i'll have to reward them fairly well.

hehe, as for the dwarves ... Smiling

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Wed, 2005-10-26 20:20
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Orroloth, thanks. i tried your adventure out, though only a few people showed up. it was great, i think they enjoyed it. havent gotten a chance to expand on it yet, works getting in the way of D&D *shakes fist* , but i plan to.

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