Re: [HoE] A request for aid with my campaign

[Jeffery D Vogan <phelan@eriecoast.com>]

Well Ralph, I'm of the opinion that unless you really want to completely rework
your world everytime a new source book comes out, then subscribe to my theory
of events in any game world with an "established" story. Yes Simon is killed
but someone WILL rise up and take the mantle and continue the templars. ( I
know were I to be playing in your world My Templar Brother Jacob would stand up
and take the reins, driving out the heretic anti templars and slaying the
abomination known as the destroyer..) Who ever took over would simply replace
Simon. One character comes immediately to mind. Jo.
 If you chose to slay simon and not replace him you badly tip the scales of
balance in your world. With no new templars to replace the slain ones ( and
eventually they will die. it happens) the forces of evil will begin to slowly
out gun the forces of light. And the snowballed effect will topple the entire
world. Do you truly wish to have to modify every source book that comes out
from now on to take into effect that the templars are gone? No towns saved from
black hats, Mutants running rampant. Dogs and cats living together. Mass
hysteria....
 Just my 2 cents worth.
 If you want Jacob's stats to replace simon let me know.( Personally I would
use Jo.)

Ralph Dula wrote:

> Hi, all:
>
> I ran the adventure from the back of The Last Crusaders, and the actions of
> my players have sent my campaign spiraling far from the "offical" HOE
> campaign.  To make a long story short (and it is long; I didn't want to
> bore the list with all the details) Boise got overrun by the Destroyer,
> Simon, Biletnikoff, every Templar in town at the time and just about every
> civilian was killed.  Now I'm happy with this plot twist, but it raises a
> few questions that have to be answered, and I'd appreciate opinions on what
> the answers might be.
>
> First of all, with Simon dead and no replacement having been chosen by him,
> can there be new Templars?  It's been established that it's Simon who
> sparks the focusing of the Saints' powers into an individual when they are
> officially made a Templar.  Without him to invest the power into people,
> how can there be new Templars?  Will another Templar suddenly manifest this
> ability and take over his role as head of the Templars, or will they just
> die out?
>
> Second, what's going to happen to the Fear Level of Boise?  Should I have
> it shoot back up to six, now that the Templars have suffered such a major
> blow?  For that matter, what kind of impact would this have on the Fear
> Levels all across the Wasted West, since so many look to the Templars as
> protectors against the evils of the Reckoners?
>
> Finally, does anyone have any opinion on how the major badguys of the
> Wasted West would react?  I'm seeing the Cult of Doom taking the
> opportunity to make a major grab for power, while the Combine proceeds with
> business as usual.
>
> I'd appreciate any opinions or thoughts.  I had planned for all sorts of
> actions and responses for my players when I ran this adventure, and not in
> a million years would I have thought it would play out as it did.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -Ralph
>
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