The Plot Gods appear and offer you the chance to attain 20th level abilities in the D&D 3.5e class of your choice. The offer entails:
- You get all your stats raised to 18 and brought to full health (this includes regeneration if you’ve lost a finger or other part of your body).
- You can choose any of the standard D&D classes, or official NPC classes. If you choose Expert, specify which, for example Merchant or Sailor. They must be professions suited to a D&D world, so no 20th level Expert (Computer Programmer), for example.
- You get full 20th-level abilities in your class. All the skill, knowledge, powers and so forth. They work here in our verse, full on. That is, this stuff works for you; whether magic and powers work in our verse for anyone not given Plot God favor is another question.
- You get a key to a storage facility inside which you find 20,000 gold pieces (each one troy ounce), legal documents that the coins are yours and all taxes have been paid, and five random, beneficial (not cursed) magic items useful for your chosen class.
- If you’re some kind of fighter, your stash includes at least one magic sword. You know how to use each item. If you chose Wizard, your spell-books are also there (which also details how to effectively use material components found in our verse).
- You also find a deed in the storage room. If chose Paladin, you get a deed to a ranch where you find your war-horse; other classes get deeds to a property suitable for them. So if you're a Wizard, you have tower-like structure in a remote place. In each case, you find appropriate servants and retainers present there.
Some catches:
- There's no option for transportation to a D&D world. So you’ve got working D&D character powers in our world. (Although if you’re a Wizard you could try Wishing yourself to another verse.)
- Everyone who accepts this offer gets empowered. So you’re not alone in our verse with D&D powers. Additionally, there’s a Plot God dox, so we all know of each other, who we are, what class we’ve chosen, and so forth.
If you decline this offer:
- Plot Gods give you a pass key to a storage facility where you find 1000 gold pieces, each one troy ounce, and legal documents attesting they’re your coins, all taxes paid. This is your consolation prize. Also, you remain anonymous to your fellow Rumblers.
Do you accept under these conditions? If so, what class do you choose?
Do you attempt to interact with other 20th-level Rumblers?
What do you do with all the power you've been given? Become a recluse? Or engage the world with your new abilities?