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==== Stay or go ==== | ==== Stay or go ==== | ||
The | The party can choose to not interfere/support Rolan which results in him and his siblings leaving or persuade him to stay by passing the following skill check: | ||
*{{SkillCheck|Persuasion|10}} | *{{SkillCheck|Persuasion|10}} | ||
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If the [[Persuasion]] roll fails, Rolan and his siblings will leave, unless the option to offer money is chosen. | If the [[Persuasion]] roll fails, Rolan and his siblings will leave, unless the option to offer money is chosen. | ||
If successful, | If successful, Rolan and his siblings will stay inside the [[Emerald Grove]]. | ||
There are several special options for bypassing the skill check entirely: | There are several special options for bypassing the skill check entirely: | ||
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* [[Paladin|Paladins]] can argue that it is the duty of the strong to protect the weak. | * [[Paladin|Paladins]] can argue that it is the duty of the strong to protect the weak. | ||
* [[Ranger|Rangers]] can say that they would choose the wilderness over the city any day. | * [[Ranger|Rangers]] can say that they would choose the wilderness over the city any day. | ||
* [[Monk|Monks]] can say that to leave is a heavy choice and will weigh on whatever path | * [[Monk|Monks]] can say that to leave is a heavy choice and will weigh on whatever path they walk next. | ||
* [[Dragonborn]] can stress the importance of clan and being with his people. | * [[Dragonborn]] can stress the importance of clan and being with his people. | ||
If Rolan decides to stay, he still expresses apprehension and unhappiness about staying. If asking why he is in a rush to leave, he reveals that he has recently become an apprentice to the Wizard [[Lorroakan]] and expresses his excitement over both his apprenticeship and potential future exploits while extolling his own magical talents and long-standing admiration of [[Lorroakan]] having the wizard he looks up to agree to teach him. | If Rolan decides to stay, he still expresses apprehension and unhappiness about staying. If asking why he is in a rush to leave, he reveals that he has recently become an apprentice to the Wizard [[Lorroakan]] and expresses his excitement over both his apprenticeship and potential future exploits while extolling his own magical talents and long-standing admiration of [[Lorroakan]] having the wizard he looks up to agree to teach him. | ||
If [[Gale]] is present during this conversation he will recognize the name of Lorroakan and will comment that the wizard is seen as dishonorable and does not have good reputation in [[Waterdeep]]. Gale requests Rolan to introduce him to Lorroakan and the player can interject by either supporting or rejecting the idea. | If [[Gale]] is present during this conversation he will recognize the name of Lorroakan and will comment that the wizard is seen as dishonorable and does not have good reputation in [[Waterdeep]]. Gale requests Rolan to introduce him to Lorroakan and the player character can interject by either supporting or rejecting the idea. | ||
Should Rolan survive to join the celebration after the | Should Rolan survive to join the celebration after the party [[Defeat the Goblins|Defeats the Goblins]], he'll be entertaining Cal and Lia with a magic show. | ||
If Rolan decides to go, and the grove is raided, he will die along with his siblings and many other tieflings, and their bodies can be found in front of the [[Blighted Village]]. | If Rolan decides to go, and the grove is raided, he will die along with his siblings and many other tieflings, and their bodies can be found in front of the [[Blighted Village]]. | ||
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=== Act Two === | === Act Two === | ||
Rolan can be found drowning his sorrows in alcohol in [[Last Light Inn]] due to his siblings Lia and Cal being taken to the [[Moonrise Towers]] as prisoners while he was busy defending the children of the tiefling refugees during an attack of The Cult of the [[Absolute]]. He will be angry with the | Rolan can be found drowning his sorrows in alcohol in [[Last Light Inn]] due to his siblings Lia and Cal being taken to the [[Moonrise Towers]] as prisoners while he was busy defending the children of the tiefling refugees during an attack of The Cult of the [[Absolute]]. He will be angry with the party because of his perception that they are the reason his siblings were in danger and insist on going to find them himself; he must be saved during his attempt or he will fall to the shadow curse. One long rest after he leaves the safety of the inn is enough to condemn his fate. He can be found in the [[Ruined Battlefield]], on the eastern shore of the river, south of the bridge that leads to the {{Coords|-54|-111|Reithwin Tollhouse}}. | ||
Saving Lia and Cal before finding Rolan at Last Light Inn will result in him already being gone by the time the | Saving Lia and Cal before finding Rolan at Last Light Inn will result in him already being gone by the time the Party arrives at the Inn. If searched for at the Ruined Battlefield, he will be about to be attacked by [[Shadow]]s. Speaking to Rolan at the Inn, then saving Lia and Cal before running into him at the Battlefield, might cause Rolan to die and to be afflicted by the [[Shadow curse]]. | ||
=== Act Three === | === Act Three === | ||
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== Companion approval== | == Companion approval== | ||
* If the | * If the party tell him and his siblings to leave: | ||
:: {{Approval|Shadowheart|+1}} | :: {{Approval|Shadowheart|+1}} | ||
* If the | * If the party persuades him to stay: | ||
:: {{Approval|Gale|+1}} {{Approval|Karlach|+1}} | :: {{Approval|Gale|+1}} {{Approval|Karlach|+1}} | ||
* If the | * If the party agrees with Gale wanting an introduction to [[Lorroakan]] | ||
:: {{Approval|Gale|+1}} {{Approval|Wyll|+1}} | :: {{Approval|Gale|+1}} {{Approval|Wyll|+1}} | ||