tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post2945179439716535699..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: An Example of a Story Emerging from Play Part IFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-22168160083833010772011-09-15T14:56:07.041-05:002011-09-15T14:56:07.041-05:00great gaming story!great gaming story!el Mīkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135143408412212815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-25018150448456780882011-09-15T14:17:44.923-05:002011-09-15T14:17:44.923-05:00@Erin
Thanks for the ideas...eventually I will hav...@Erin<br />Thanks for the ideas...eventually I will have to steal them all ;)<br /><br />@Anthony<br />A goblin had hid in a meat locker, but Ahkmed couldn't find him, so he decided to try and see what would happen when he held up his sword and said "I give you my will, find the goblin." At that point, his character temporarily became an NPC and he went on a rampage to kill off all the goblins in in sight.<br /><br />Once the goblins were gone, I gave Ahkmed a save to regain control, which he did. Then he had a conversation with the elf maid and came to an agreement. Frankly, since then I haven't had to impose anything, because Ahkmed's player has so thoroughly embraced being a "dwelf" as the other players call him — thus far he has done everything in a way that his sword would want him to.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-76408773794928199272011-09-15T13:02:32.168-05:002011-09-15T13:02:32.168-05:00The Elf-maid in the sword is very appealing. I did...The Elf-maid in the sword is very appealing. I did something similar with clerical magic weapons in my WFRP (1E) game: their magic was fueled by the bound spirit of an heroic, extremely devout servant of the cult, who agreed or chose to continue serving their god in this world in this form, rather than joining him or her in the afterlife. I thought it made for a more interesting, dramatic story, and it differentiated them from items made by wizards.<br /><br />One question: what did you mean by the dwarf "giving his will" to the sword. Does this mean he no longer saves to resist Hornet's impulses (such as "attack the goblin!") ?Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-15180027557133711342011-09-15T12:53:37.549-05:002011-09-15T12:53:37.549-05:00I had no idea how or why there was an elfin maid b...<i>I had no idea how or why there was an elfin maid bound to a magical sword or what that meant for other magical swords/weapons</i><br /><br />Depending on the role of elves in your setting and who the maid is, here are some possibilities:<br /><br />* She's a powerful entity, imprisoned in the sword by a rival<br />* She's a princess, imprisoned in the sword by a jealous or possessive lover<br />* She's dead, but her spirit was fused into the sword by a loved one who couldn't let go<br />* She's a magic-user whose body was destroyed while she was using the sword as a <b>magic jar</b><br /><br />The maid's goal could be anything, but there are only two ways to achieve it: guide the sword's wielder into doing it for her, or guide the sword's wielder into somehow freeing her.<br /><br />I like your "side-effects," like Ahkmed getting some elf abilities in exchange for giving up some of his will. Depending on the maid's goal, Ahkmed might know what she knows, or have visions of the maid's childhood, or flashbacks of crucial/traumatic moments in the maid's life (perhaps what led her to being bound to the sword).<br /><br />On the plus side, there are so many options here. On the down side, there are so many options here...Erin Smalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085303583608172242noreply@blogger.com