Bonus Content - Sequel Storylines V

Hey everyone!

Welcome to the last installment of the storyline preview series. This one's going to be a little short, because firstly it's only about one subplot and secondly because I'm going to be keeping things vague so as to leave a few surprises, but today I'm going to talk a little bit about the planned subplot for the PC themself!

In FoA, to some extent most of the plot was about the PC. How they settled in (or didn't) to the Underworld, who they made friends with (or didn't), and ultimately, what they chose for their living arrangement for the foreseeable future. In the sequel, there is of course naturally still a lot of focus on those developing relationships, but the plot points themselves most often primarily concern another character, and give the PC an opportunity to grow close to the people involved by getting involved in whatever's going on.

But of course, the PC's continued development as a person and a deity is important, too, and there's no reason to drop those threads here. So I've decided on a subplot that will touch on both, by introducing the ability to interact with perhaps the PC's first straightforward worshiper.

I don't count Nikos here (though they will be making another appearance), because firstly, the PC could feasibly have had no interaction with them, and secondly because they're not so much a worshiper as an oracle, and their attitude toward the PC is slightly different accordingly. Anyway, the beginning of the subplot is pretty simple: a man named Ikarios gets in contact with the PC (either via prayer or Hermes, if the PC got rid of their ability to receive prayer through dreams). Ikarios is trying to start his life over, and as the burgeoning deity of new beginnings and major life turnarounds, the PC has a chance to help in a couple of different ways, and offer him guidance.

The plan is for there to be further opportunities for the PC to work towards 'Dionysian' powers or 'Persephonean' ones, to cultivate relationships with humans or remain distant from them, and eventually, when things go upside down, to decide how to handle the administration of divine justice. I'm hoping it will provide a satisfying arc for everyone who gets involved, though of course there will be options to be involved only relatively little (it's a subplot, after all, and while I hope it's an engaging one, a PC who doesn't want to involve themselves in mortal affairs is a legitimate PC to play!)

So, I hope you're looking forward to playing it. I, for one, am looking forward to writing it.