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| Jun 6, 2014 at 11:31 | comment | added | MrLemon | I agree with Alfa that these suggestions are great, but not all applicable here. Specifically, the question makes it clear that the Lizardfolk has to SEEM evil to the townsfolk, to the point where the murder hobos/heroes are asked to deal with them, permanently. This means, any indication that they are not cannot in fact come from the human side of the conflict, which rules out free guild houses, pro-Lizard courtrooms, people asking for help/healing, friendly diplomatic contact, etc. is straight out. | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 9:15 | comment | added | Alfa Taurus | Sorry Joe, but i think that your ideas are almost totally unapplicable to lizardmen. Ok, we are in an high-fantasy setting, but thinking of a reptile as "glad to provide help to find a children" sounds a little strange. I suggest to think more about the psychology of a totally different species, with totally different culture and different outlook. For istance, i'm Italian, and even if we are both humans and westerners, the idea of a "guild hall" sounds totally foreign to me, let alone the idea of renting out one. Differences do exists, and they are the fuel of intriguing stories! | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 8:26 | comment | added | thatgirldm | Not enough for a full answer, but I'd suggest adding "Show the lizardfolks' reaction to the party's hostile arrival". I had a DM once who set up a three-way war between the PCs & two other groups. We realized quickly that most of the soldiers weren't evil, any more than we were, because they talked about defending their homes, just like we were. | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 7:13 | comment | added | Frames Catherine White | A bit of a solution to the "First time the party meets there will be bloodshed", have one of the lizardfolk be carrying a satchel close to its chest, and satying away from any combat. A successful (difficult) perception test will reveal small mewing (hissing? noises coming from it. If the party kills the owner, then looking in the bag they find a baby lizard folk. Now the party has the choice of dealing with it. They may have to return it, or take it to an human orphanage (who will say it should be raised by its own kind). Or they might murder it (then the party may be evil). | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 5:31 | history | answered | Joe | CC BY-SA 3.0 |