Kossuth
2014-07-28, 12:23 PM
Hey all!
I am a semi experienced DM starting a new story with a group I am comfortable with. In general, we do not do much powergaming, putting the focus more on roleplaying. However, for our next campaign, we have agreed to take the gloves off, go epic level, and have openly said that each session is going to be a showcase of the DM's biggest middle-finger-to-your-mother builds. While there seems to be no shortage of help on the specifics of powergaming here, I was wondering if I could get some help writing the overall plot.
Here's my idea: They are epic level, so not a lot on the material plane is going to challenge them, so why not drag them face down through the bloodstained flagstones of The Nine Hells? Pretty much everything there is a decent match for a party of level 20s. The problem there is finding the right carrot to take them into Hell without Hell rising and marching into the land of the living [which asmodeus would never do]. I dont want to do a "They kidnapped the princess!" trope, but I cant think of anything really unique and interesting to send them into the inferno.
So yeah. Anyone care to weigh in?
[note, we like our campaigns long, so a one nighter wont do]
I am a semi experienced DM starting a new story with a group I am comfortable with. In general, we do not do much powergaming, putting the focus more on roleplaying. However, for our next campaign, we have agreed to take the gloves off, go epic level, and have openly said that each session is going to be a showcase of the DM's biggest middle-finger-to-your-mother builds. While there seems to be no shortage of help on the specifics of powergaming here, I was wondering if I could get some help writing the overall plot.
Here's my idea: They are epic level, so not a lot on the material plane is going to challenge them, so why not drag them face down through the bloodstained flagstones of The Nine Hells? Pretty much everything there is a decent match for a party of level 20s. The problem there is finding the right carrot to take them into Hell without Hell rising and marching into the land of the living [which asmodeus would never do]. I dont want to do a "They kidnapped the princess!" trope, but I cant think of anything really unique and interesting to send them into the inferno.
So yeah. Anyone care to weigh in?
[note, we like our campaigns long, so a one nighter wont do]