MagicPenguin
One Thousand Club
As far as what we want to do from here, I could be wrong, but it seems like the general direction we ultimately want the group to go is outside the city, is that right?
That's all well and good, but once they leave the city, it seems everyone will have a separate goal from there. Raimi will want to go south and check on her family's farm, for instance, and others might want to take refuge someplace while others still might want to look for a way to fight back. If we want them to stick together, we probably need to think of some goal they're trying to accomplish out there that requires their cooperation. Are they trying to hunt down some magical artifact capable of undoing Kruziik's goblin regeneration magic? Are they trying to find another mage capable of fighting with Kruziik on equal terms? Are they trying to petition another kingdom for its army's aid in retaking the city?
Speaking of the army, what happened to the royal soldiers? I suspect that the group of soldiers taken to the arena were not the entirety of the Dalanian Army. Kruziik also must have had some way of securing the castle from whomever remained there. One possibility, if they wanted to fight back against Kruziik immediately, would be to gather the soldiers who lost the castle and organize an armed resistance. Once they do, Decius can lead them in an assault on the castle. While Decius keeps the main goblin force distracted with his assault, some people sneak into the castle to try and either assassinate Kruziik (and fail) or look for some clues as to what his weakness might be. The end result of this would probably end up being they find a clue that points them toward something outside the city that they could all go questing for together.
Or, we could skip the army stuff and just have some of our group go on a stealth mission into the castle to find these clues. Armandio and/or Nia might know a secret way in. The sneakier members of the group, like Armandio, Jenny, and/or Raimi, might go in without the need for an armed assault, find the clues they need to send them out of the city, then take those clues back to the group to send them off on their adventure.
Or someone could already just so happen to know of a way to fight Kruziik that lies outside the city and we could use that as a starting point.
That's all well and good, but once they leave the city, it seems everyone will have a separate goal from there. Raimi will want to go south and check on her family's farm, for instance, and others might want to take refuge someplace while others still might want to look for a way to fight back. If we want them to stick together, we probably need to think of some goal they're trying to accomplish out there that requires their cooperation. Are they trying to hunt down some magical artifact capable of undoing Kruziik's goblin regeneration magic? Are they trying to find another mage capable of fighting with Kruziik on equal terms? Are they trying to petition another kingdom for its army's aid in retaking the city?
Speaking of the army, what happened to the royal soldiers? I suspect that the group of soldiers taken to the arena were not the entirety of the Dalanian Army. Kruziik also must have had some way of securing the castle from whomever remained there. One possibility, if they wanted to fight back against Kruziik immediately, would be to gather the soldiers who lost the castle and organize an armed resistance. Once they do, Decius can lead them in an assault on the castle. While Decius keeps the main goblin force distracted with his assault, some people sneak into the castle to try and either assassinate Kruziik (and fail) or look for some clues as to what his weakness might be. The end result of this would probably end up being they find a clue that points them toward something outside the city that they could all go questing for together.
Or, we could skip the army stuff and just have some of our group go on a stealth mission into the castle to find these clues. Armandio and/or Nia might know a secret way in. The sneakier members of the group, like Armandio, Jenny, and/or Raimi, might go in without the need for an armed assault, find the clues they need to send them out of the city, then take those clues back to the group to send them off on their adventure.
Or someone could already just so happen to know of a way to fight Kruziik that lies outside the city and we could use that as a starting point.
