As much as everyone loves a good chest full of gold at the end of the day, sometimes you yearn for something a little more civilized. One of the options is to have a “downtime” session, where the PCs are invited/summoned to a feast in their honour. Tell them the dress code, let them do some ridiculous shopping montage, hide knives in secret sheathes, argue with the guards and bring their swords in- and have a genuinely good time. Having some cook prepare a gingerbread castle in their shape of their recent glorious victory, complete with sugar paste decorations and painted marzipan replicas (potentially hilarious) of the PCs and their monstrous foes. Let them expect trouble, and be surprised when it doesn’t happen. Let them be given (meaningful or meaningless, either) fancy titles as “protectors of the realm”. Improve their renown, and have shopkeepers recognize them and *offer* them discounts. It may not be as shiny as yet another +1 longsword, but it might be what makes your PCs stick around and look after people, instead of being murderous disaster maniacs. (Originally posted on Game Masters Stash on 30 November 2018) Categories All Comments are closed.
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