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The Gorgon's level as a Mage is 16, in the boxed set. What on Aebrynnis =
IS there for him to accrue XP for killing, though? Sheesh - he could =
probably wipe out dozens of normal men without losing a single HP, so =
might only garner a precious few thousand XP a year, or so.
Perhaps that is why he waits so long before emerging from his own =
lands to 'go on the rampage' - he is waiting for someone to rise up from =
the rabble & become worth his while killing. =20
10th+ level PC's would easily become bored if the only creatures to =
fight and gain experience were, for example, Kobolds and this is how the =
Gorgon would probably see most of the heroes running about Aebrynnis - =
not really worth the effort of leaving home for. Behind the scenes, he =
may even be helping some of these heroes along, just so he has something =
worthwhile to beat up on later.
Another option is that when bored he steps into the shadow world and =
hunts down some of the nasties there.

Now there's a nasty plot device - when all seems lost, prominent NPC's =
(of all alignments) receive magical assistance to keep them in the =
running, and not even they can discover where it comes from........

Regards,
Dubhghaill (Doyle)
Victoria, Australia, 613 9563 5085
enq@completesystems.com.au


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