Re: Sartar: Kingdom of Heroes - "getting around" being knocked off the River

From: Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_1hOdo4qBoNuXx_V4uRGrJ85EgsNBRSL7N6zZqSdfEjBVeDlnB4uj749WU2bSuF>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:52:46 -0800

You could also have them overcome their own Heortling rating when they try to break oaths, well before the river. This does the double-function of reminding them that this is inappropriate behavior, and gives them a slight change to fail at their rule breaking.

On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Hal Bowman <hal_bowman1_at_fI-FrkYFeKhb5AvJcIpd8tbwsbNJ9I6T3AnrZW3ixEZBEoRCm3cGkkDcmTU-fECD8-LvOsM-OrP9_rEGD9Hdvw.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> It's fairly likely that my heroes will be oath breakers and violaters of
> hospitality by the time they have gotten to the River of Swords. Their guide
> will tell them that Janak keep oath breakers and violaters of hospitality
> from crossing. Even if just one of their band is vulnerable, I suspect my
> players will try to find a way to avoid Janak. The book suggests that it is
> Nearly Impossible to overcome him, though they can try using approaches such
> as a legal argument or combat. My players will probably try to avoid him,
> instead.
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> What I think is most likely with my crew is that they will want to invoke
> Air or Movement magic to fly across the river and around Janak. I read
> over the scenaro and didn't see anything that says they couldn't. Did I miss
> that - I've missed other stuff? Is flying just not feasible, or maybe the
> weird nature of the place makes it ineffective for getting around him? I can
> populate the skies with nasties at Janak's command.
>
> Has anyone else playtested this situation and had a good success?
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