The Heroic End (of the Heroic Tier)

A few days ago I talked about transitions from one tier to another, particularly because my own campaign is about to make one itself from Heroic to Paragon. In fact, I’m typing this I should be working on said game, which begins in five and a half hours or so.

I was going to say something poetic about closing doors and opening others... but instead, here are some cool door handles...
I was going to say something poetic about closing doors and opening others... but instead, here are some cool door handles...
I’m picking up this session following a very confusing game (at least when it comes to explaining it) played last week. The players will probably be getting more answers than they got last week and we should see some closure on the events of this last tier. With that said, the Paragon tier is pretty open. There are options ahead and the players will have to decide how they want to get involved, or how they wish to avoid being involved.

To that end, I asked them all last week to think about the kind of game they wish to play in through the next tier. An example of one of the questions I posed was, do you like being on the move constantly as you have been or would it be nice to be settled somewhere for a bit? I asked some others to help get the juices flowing, and though they do not need to get back to me with feedback tonight, I’m hoping that I get some solid answers before we pick up again later. The one player who reads this blog has some ideas already (wuddup Spencer!) but in general, my players seem to prefer the “whatever you wanna do” answers, so we’ll see.

Ok ok, back to the game…

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3 comments

  1. He mentioned me by name! *faint* 😀

    Looking forward to where the story goes from here, Weem!

  2. You might try asking them what kind of hero they want their characters to become.

    What good acts do they see their character doing? What selfish act might get them into some trouble? What new soft spot would drive them to act?

    Then move on to the game type that might interest them the most:
    More political intrigue? Delving into far away dark reaches? Defending the homeland from outsiders? Uncovering lost secrets to anchient places? Rescuing the family or a love interest or helping a stranger?

    Mix the answers from these two steps and continue…

    Oh, and I love your condition cards, btw. 🙂

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