Multiple Patrons

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Multiple Patrons

Post by Angelalex242 » Mon May 18, 2015 3:26 am

Borrowing from Rich H's patron rules, it seems possible to get many important people on the party's side. What does it mean, Statuswise, if one manages to acquire multiple patrons? Sure, there's minor benefits, and there's one major benefit at a time...

But if a High Elf, say, manages to acquire patronage from Radagast, Thranduil, Saruman, Elrond, and Gandalf...

That's almost the entire White Council.
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Re: Multiple Patrons

Post by Majestic » Tue May 19, 2015 8:00 pm

I've got one of my PCs with most of the people on that list as Patrons. He's done enough and raised his renown (though valorous deeds) that he's probably someone discussed by the White Council (which in my game is just about to meet for the last time).
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Re: Multiple Patrons

Post by Glorelendil » Tue May 19, 2015 8:21 pm

Majestic wrote:(which in my game is just about to meet for the last time).
Wait..wait...What?!?! Why is the White Council meeting for the last time? What's about to happen?

OMG spoilers.
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Re: Multiple Patrons

Post by Otaku-sempai » Tue May 19, 2015 9:31 pm

Glorelendil wrote:Wait..wait...What?!?! Why is the White Council meeting for the last time? What's about to happen?

OMG spoilers.
My guess is that his campaign has reached the year TA 2953 and he is referencing Tolkien's legendarium. That is assuming that his campaign has not gone off on some alternate-reality tangent.
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Re: Multiple Patrons

Post by Glorelendil » Wed May 20, 2015 4:03 am

It's possible that my attempt at humor, in the form of feigned ignorance, fell short.
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Re: Multiple Patrons

Post by Otaku-sempai » Wed May 20, 2015 4:29 pm

Glorelendil wrote:It's possible that my attempt at humor, in the form of feigned ignorance, fell short.
With myself, at least. Sorry about that! I ought to have realized that you would know better. :lol:
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Re: Multiple Patrons

Post by Angelalex242 » Wed May 20, 2015 6:38 pm

Still, having most of the big shots of Middle Earth as patrons would put the PCs in a unique position.
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Re: Multiple Patrons

Post by Robin Smallburrow » Fri May 22, 2015 1:35 am

But there is also a downside to having a lot of patrons - the player somehow has to please both Gandalf AND Saruman - I think that is an impossible task, myself :D

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Re: Multiple Patrons

Post by Angelalex242 » Fri May 22, 2015 4:42 am

Depends on how evil Saruman is at the time. In the area most campaigns are set, he's got about 2 permanent Shadow Points. (with flaws)
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Re: Multiple Patrons

Post by Glorelendil » Fri May 22, 2015 12:46 pm

Angelalex242 wrote:Depends on how evil Saruman is at the time. In the area most campaigns are set, he's got about 2 permanent Shadow Points. (with flaws)
LM characters don't have Shadow points.
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