07-18-2006, 04:42 AM
Ok.. before anybody wonders... tis campaign of D&D me and my friends are playing is a villains campaign. I'm playing a Mind Flayer Ranger/Sorcerer (Lv 1/1, aka Lv 2 together), and my two other friends are playing a Trogolodyte Druid (Lv 2), and a Human Cleric of Velsharoon (a necromantic deity).
Basically, we recetnly raided two carts containing 800 Gold... we killed the drivers and the guards around it. However, The Trogolodyte not liking Mind Flayers becuase theyre "disgisting, soulless sns against God" (understandable as it is), he hates me, and decides to take the Gold for himself... but said Gold is needed +200 more for a boat, and the Necromancer Cleric, though he does business with my people, he's a coward... Now... I don't want to kill this fucker yet... but I have some ideas to what might be a better way to... usurp the Gold without having to do anything rash (mind tricks, if you will)... here are some of my ideas:
-Persuade the Cleric to help me get the gold by offering benefits, such as...
-Better Trade
-Better access to trading routes
-More dead bodies for his research... braind remaining
-Tell the Trogolodyte that, by selfishly hoarding the gold for himself, obviously spiting my efforts, that he is actually favoring an imbalance, going against his ways, as well as holding up progress as to why we are doing this pillaging in the first place. (however, this may hinder me, becuase this character is a dick... however...)
-...Talk to his brother (uhm.. yeah, his brother is with us) about his actions, about how this will disturb the balance that they seek to maintain, how this is hindering us, and why we're doing this in the first place.
-Bribe the first Trog with Spider Ale (we came across Drow, whom we are trying to get the boat from) if he gives us the gold, seeing as he's now gottten a tste for the stuff... and of course, if thinking, manipulation, and bribery won't work...
-Kill him, for being a beligerent asshole, and take the gold, myself.
Please tell me if these are good ideas, and which one may work the best... (Yeah, I KNOW my character is evil... but, me being the thinker, I wanna find the best way to get things done, before using viloence as a last resort.
Basically, we recetnly raided two carts containing 800 Gold... we killed the drivers and the guards around it. However, The Trogolodyte not liking Mind Flayers becuase theyre "disgisting, soulless sns against God" (understandable as it is), he hates me, and decides to take the Gold for himself... but said Gold is needed +200 more for a boat, and the Necromancer Cleric, though he does business with my people, he's a coward... Now... I don't want to kill this fucker yet... but I have some ideas to what might be a better way to... usurp the Gold without having to do anything rash (mind tricks, if you will)... here are some of my ideas:
-Persuade the Cleric to help me get the gold by offering benefits, such as...
-Better Trade
-Better access to trading routes
-More dead bodies for his research... braind remaining
-Tell the Trogolodyte that, by selfishly hoarding the gold for himself, obviously spiting my efforts, that he is actually favoring an imbalance, going against his ways, as well as holding up progress as to why we are doing this pillaging in the first place. (however, this may hinder me, becuase this character is a dick... however...)
-...Talk to his brother (uhm.. yeah, his brother is with us) about his actions, about how this will disturb the balance that they seek to maintain, how this is hindering us, and why we're doing this in the first place.
-Bribe the first Trog with Spider Ale (we came across Drow, whom we are trying to get the boat from) if he gives us the gold, seeing as he's now gottten a tste for the stuff... and of course, if thinking, manipulation, and bribery won't work...
-Kill him, for being a beligerent asshole, and take the gold, myself.
Please tell me if these are good ideas, and which one may work the best... (Yeah, I KNOW my character is evil... but, me being the thinker, I wanna find the best way to get things done, before using viloence as a last resort.