I'm brainstorming a plot idea but I'm running in to a small but crucial snag so thought I'd tap the hivemind here.
the pcs are going to be at their hometown and are basically starting the underground revolution to bring down the ruler. The ruler however, has a great public face and is liked by everyone.
I need to figure out what the ruler does that is so bad that the pcs want to overthrow him, BUT is something he can get away with and cover his tracks that the public does not see the problem and loves him.
I've toyed with ideas that maybe he's somehow using the people in the poor section as slave labor. But something like that might be hard to keep a secret.
I've toyed with the idea that he's somehow mind controlling/influencing people, which has potential as it's easy to cover his tracks on that since no physical evidence, but I'm not yet convinced I should try for a more grounded idea first
Or maybe he's using the poor people for experiments of some kind
So anyway I'm just fishing for ideas on what a ruler could be doing that's bad enough for the pcs to want to dethrone him, but subtle enough/easy to cover up such that the general population still likes the ruler.
the pcs are going to be at their hometown and are basically starting the underground revolution to bring down the ruler. The ruler however, has a great public face and is liked by everyone.
I need to figure out what the ruler does that is so bad that the pcs want to overthrow him, BUT is something he can get away with and cover his tracks that the public does not see the problem and loves him.
I've toyed with ideas that maybe he's somehow using the people in the poor section as slave labor. But something like that might be hard to keep a secret.
I've toyed with the idea that he's somehow mind controlling/influencing people, which has potential as it's easy to cover his tracks on that since no physical evidence, but I'm not yet convinced I should try for a more grounded idea first
Or maybe he's using the poor people for experiments of some kind
So anyway I'm just fishing for ideas on what a ruler could be doing that's bad enough for the pcs to want to dethrone him, but subtle enough/easy to cover up such that the general population still likes the ruler.