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<blockquote data-quote="AnotherGuy" data-source="post: 8965301" data-attributes="member: 7029930"><p>Too Long, Did Not Read = go straight to f</p><p>Otherwise, the rest of it is below</p><p></p><p>a. Backstory of Haradne, Lady of Pain and the Maze</p><p></p><p></p><p>b. Background on Kavah and the Maze (timeloop reset)</p><p></p><p></p><p>c. Haradne’s Beliefs in Escaping the Maze</p><p></p><p></p><p>d. Current Situation</p><p></p><p></p><p>e. Revelation from Logic, Arcana and Religion Lore</p><p></p><p></p><p>f.<strong> My Dilemma</strong></p><p>The party have entered the prison-Maze of the BBEG that exists within a Dream demi-plane. The PC cleric has a <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/word-of-recall" target="_blank"><em>Word of Recall</em></a> setup. He may opt to use it. I know as DM I have an option to say how this Maze works and the fact that Haradne (wizard BBEG) has been unable to escape this prison-Maze is a tell. How would <u>you</u> rule if the cleric attempted to <em>Word of Recall</em>?</p><p>Does this entire time-loop backstory (which is meant to close the story-arcs of 2 NPCs) get undone with one spell?</p><p>Not dealing with this issue means they have to put Kavah on ice, otherwise they would always be under threat of being roped back into it. Kavah's death resets the time-loop which they become a part of.</p><p>My concern is, disallowing the <em>Word of Recall</em> might be viewed as a hard railroad (for the combat) and taking away player agency, even though I have justification in the spell not working, in that Haradne has not been able to escape said Maze with his spells. Hence I'm looking for ideas, justification etc.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">* Some of the Lore Pages used</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">1. <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/At%27ar" target="_blank">At'tar</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">2. <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/At%27ar%27s_Looking_Glass" target="_blank">At'Tar's Looking Glass</a> and especially <a href="https://realmofadventure.fandom.com/wiki/At%27ar%27s_Looking_Glass" target="_blank">This</a> (as it connects with Haradne's backstory into being a follower of Aoskar and his fascination with Portals)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">3. <a href="https://rilmani.org/timaresh/Aoskar#SnippetTab" target="_blank">Aoskar</a> (scroll to the bottom of the page)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">As well as the Bedine, Netherese, Phaerim, Sharn and the like wiki-pages.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnotherGuy, post: 8965301, member: 7029930"] Too Long, Did Not Read = go straight to f Otherwise, the rest of it is below a. Backstory of Haradne, Lady of Pain and the Maze b. Background on Kavah and the Maze (timeloop reset) c. Haradne’s Beliefs in Escaping the Maze d. Current Situation e. Revelation from Logic, Arcana and Religion Lore f.[B] My Dilemma[/B] The party have entered the prison-Maze of the BBEG that exists within a Dream demi-plane. The PC cleric has a [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/word-of-recall'][I]Word of Recall[/I][/URL] setup. He may opt to use it. I know as DM I have an option to say how this Maze works and the fact that Haradne (wizard BBEG) has been unable to escape this prison-Maze is a tell. How would [U]you[/U] rule if the cleric attempted to [I]Word of Recall[/I]? Does this entire time-loop backstory (which is meant to close the story-arcs of 2 NPCs) get undone with one spell? Not dealing with this issue means they have to put Kavah on ice, otherwise they would always be under threat of being roped back into it. Kavah's death resets the time-loop which they become a part of. My concern is, disallowing the [I]Word of Recall[/I] might be viewed as a hard railroad (for the combat) and taking away player agency, even though I have justification in the spell not working, in that Haradne has not been able to escape said Maze with his spells. Hence I'm looking for ideas, justification etc. [SIZE=3]* Some of the Lore Pages used 1. [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/At%27ar']At'tar[/URL] 2. [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/At%27ar%27s_Looking_Glass']At'Tar's Looking Glass[/URL] and especially [URL='https://realmofadventure.fandom.com/wiki/At%27ar%27s_Looking_Glass']This[/URL] (as it connects with Haradne's backstory into being a follower of Aoskar and his fascination with Portals) 3. [URL='https://rilmani.org/timaresh/Aoskar#SnippetTab']Aoskar[/URL] (scroll to the bottom of the page) As well as the Bedine, Netherese, Phaerim, Sharn and the like wiki-pages.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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