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Originally Posted by natehale1971
My only question, or suggestion... would be to add if the women are there willingly or that he's dragoooned them (like he's done with his sister). Because that could actually tie into complications or plot hooks... Namely if one of the PCs (or one of the NPCs in their group) is an attractive female, and our scumlord here decides to dragoon her into his stable.
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Good thought, Nate. It's one that I wrestled with quite a bit. I wanted the situation to be a little bit morally ambiguous. In other words, I didn't want it to be too obvious what an a-hole Damian is. Otherwise, PCs would almost automatically always rescue the girls. On the other hand, if it isn't clear, he's likely to get a pass.
In my PbP, the PCs didn't even try to talk to the girls. They simply paid Damian some captured gold jewelry for information on what was waiting downriver. They also neglected to tell Damian about a marauder toll station they'd passed upriver. He barely escaped with his life and the girls were all taken. Who knows what happened to them after that. Maybe if I'd made it obvious that the girls were dragooned, they would have pressed a bit. GM's have to tread a fine line lest they be accused of railroading their players.