Dear Goblins Don't Wear Shirts
My name's Liang Jun. I love The Death of Old Fred, I am a Chinese OSE player and the Chinese publisher of OSE.
In fact, my friends and I have liked you for a long time, and my favorite is Goblin with a Ray Gun.
Regarding The Death of Old Fred, I have acquired your creative ideas from a friend. I have some different ideas to explain this adventure and would like to communicate with you and get your reply.
Old Fred was a wizard in his youth, and since he gave up adventuring, he has gotten married, had children, and lived peacefully with his children. He was very close to his children, and during their childhood Fred used to play a game of hide-and-seek-presents with them, each time hiding a gift near the pool in his backyard.
As his children grow older and Fred ages, the children leave the house to go on adventures and Old Fred lives in the house by himself, missing his children terribly.
Recently, he developed a form of geriatric amnesia, a condition that causes his memory to fade. He will first forget recent events and then gradually lose memories of more distant periods.
Fred has forgotten that his children have grown up and left home, and he thinks they are "missing".
But Fred's amnesia hasn't made him forget the magic he learned when he was young.
So he decides to summon the demon and make a deal with it at the cost of his own body. "I want my children home safe and sound."
Fred knew the demon was scheming, so he hid the magic wand to banish the demon in the sink ahead of time.
It turned out that the demon took Fred's body, but the demon also fulfilled the contract in a way - the players are Fred's children.
This also makes it plausible that "the player won't destroy Fred's body".
I wonder what you think of my idea? Looking forward to your reply! As well, I look forward to the opportunity for us to work together in the future!