<Requiem> Let us petition for a happier ending to the Chuckers quest.

Yes, let us.

Now, don't get me wrong. Chuckers has everything. It has laughs, thrills, excitement, and tears. The problem is the tears. Why must Chuckers die in the end, he's such an innocent rat. Sure, he's a fair bit gluttonous, but that never hurt anyone who wasn't trying to keep him alive by feeding him!

In seriousness, how about the possibility of actually saving the rat? I think that would be much cooler. For some reason, the beggar gives you all his money, even though you pretty much fail the quest. So, how about he gives you some money for the effort if the rat dies, but a lot more if you manage to actually save the rat?

I will consider this sir.

Chuckers =(

More <3 for rats, please.

I approve!

The ending makes me very very sad. =( It is worsened by the fact that he gives you his life savings.

Rat lovers.

Such babies! It's just a rat :?

Yes, please! Maybe there's an optional side quest or something, you can make a DEX check to snatch a generic rat out of the gutter on your way back to him (it IS the sewers after all), and you can simply present the rat to Billy anyway.

It's like the little kid whose teddy bear gets chewed apart by the dog, and the parent quietly goes out and buys a replacement while the kid's at school. "Look, Jim! Teddy's safe and sound!" "Yay!"

Lol

But nonetheless I'm opposed. Many quests have sour endings, its actually something I take as a hallmark of efu quests.

Portal to Surface Purst Mary Leeches ...to name a few

"I don't mind having to tell a woman her son is dead, but a beggar's rat--that's too much for me"

Johannes is right.

Ok a question!

WHY THE HELL WOULD STARVING KOBOLDS LET A RAT LIVE AND NOT EAT IT IMMEDIATLYY!

The fact we see Chuckers cooking is stupid Chuckers just shouldnt be their!

Erglion, a rats death is much sader in this case, the poor beggar get so sad and he have nothing : (

Save Chuckers!

Not sure if it can be scripted but maybe put in a script that once the quest starts it begins an unseen timer. If you get to chuckers before the timer runs out he is still alive (if somewhat synged) If you get to him after the time runs out you have rat stew for dinner.

A large factor in why so many EfU quests have unhappy endings is because it is more complicated to script a quest where you can actually rescue anything.

Lazy DMs lead to so many deaths. :(

could it not be made that Chukers (if he's still alive) is a pickup item that you hand to the quest giver to then end the quest on a positive note?

There are loads of possibilities, And yes Kale, they can.

If they want to, well, they've heard the petition, and we've all seen people say no cause they can. Its up the Scripters now, if they care enough.

Mmmno. I don't.

Locked!

WILL THE SORROW NEVER END!?

After a lengthy period of consideration, I have decided that Billy Brassgut would just not be the same sans depression + alcoholism.

REJECTED.