LordEntrails
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As my multi-year campaign comes to a close, the party will be faced with their final challenge as 20th level characters. The dragonstaff has been broken and (epic) Ebondeath and his allies are going to attack Waterdeep looking to sow destruction and kill the party.
A few of the destinies that I have planned for the characters include them assuming roles in Waterdeep and/or the Sword Coast. One of them, is the Blackstaff. Which means I need to kill off Vajra in this final battle. I want this one to be memorable. Another is Fenna Banryx (Emerald Enclave), and this one being emotional would be a great reward for one of the players who often takes a back seat to the others.
How do you kill off NPCs in a fun and dramatic way without being too heavy handed?
I plan on not running all of the combat going on outside the party (the commoners being killed, the Griffon Calvary engagements, the walking statues, etc) but do want to do more for a key few NPCs that just telling the party after the fact that these people died. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
As my multi-year campaign comes to a close, the party will be faced with their final challenge as 20th level characters. The dragonstaff has been broken and (epic) Ebondeath and his allies are going to attack Waterdeep looking to sow destruction and kill the party.
A few of the destinies that I have planned for the characters include them assuming roles in Waterdeep and/or the Sword Coast. One of them, is the Blackstaff. Which means I need to kill off Vajra in this final battle. I want this one to be memorable. Another is Fenna Banryx (Emerald Enclave), and this one being emotional would be a great reward for one of the players who often takes a back seat to the others.
How do you kill off NPCs in a fun and dramatic way without being too heavy handed?
I plan on not running all of the combat going on outside the party (the commoners being killed, the Griffon Calvary engagements, the walking statues, etc) but do want to do more for a key few NPCs that just telling the party after the fact that these people died. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.