[HoE] Re: Templar Observation

[John Goff <johngoff@erols.com>]

Jeez...

While no doubt I'm not aware of all the details, it sounds to me like the Templar
stopped being a hero pretty early on in that adventure. I appreciate the points
about him role-playing his character according to his concept--but that doesn't make
him a hero.

I'm with MG as to what a child could do to make a Templar decide she wasn't
innocent--or at least guilty enough to kill. Also, the posts about the Servitor
being a "major" evil are also correct in my opinion.

I mean, if you follow the Templar's reasoning on his actions to the extreme, but
logical, conclusion, isn't the best way to defeat the Reckoners then to just kill
everybody on Earth? I'm sure he's not thinking that way, but most fanatics start out
with a fairly reasonable premise--then slowly everything warps to justify "the
cause." Granted Templars have a cause, but they are supposed to be heroes--and there
are at least a couple of examples of Templars who went too far in pursuit of it and
are now pawns of evil (e.g., Modeen and Aiken).

Were it to have occured in my game, I'd not only deny the power--I don't think
sharing his meals with a bunch of heroes qualifies him as a part of the "group that
defeated the Servitor" in this case--I'd give him the mutation draw. Personally--and
I am heavy-handed--I don't do the card draw to see if the Reckoners "noticed"; if
it's bad enough to warrant a check, I give the old guys the benefit of the doubt and
move right to the mutate phase. ;-)

Now, I know that is contrary to the rules as written, but I'm one of the first to
say, "It's your game..." and guess what? It's my game too. ;-)

I guess what I'm saying is in my opinion there are times when you have to put the
smack down. I think in this case the Servitor mutations are a good way to do it.
And, from the situation you described, there's no way in Hell I'd let him have a
greater reward.

Just my two cents,

John "Vengeful bastage" Goff