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Idea for Nentir Vale/ Nerath campaign based aroung Hambly's Darwath series
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<blockquote data-quote="seregil" data-source="post: 4988661" data-attributes="member: 38425"><p>HI guys!</p><p></p><p>I'm going to be starting a 4e campaign as soon as my 3.5 campaign finishes. I am planning to do the H1 to H3 series to learn the ropes then switch to my own plot lines.</p><p></p><p>Now, I have decided to adopt the default POL campaign setting using the Nentir Vale. To add my own twist to the back story, I have decided to use Barbara Hambly's Darwath books as a backdrop. Specifically, Nerath did not fall because of the gnolls but because of the Dark.</p><p></p><p>For those who have not read the books, the essential storyline is this: the Dark, amoeba like creature that can kill with a touch, have been relegated to legend since their last invasion 3000 years before. In the novels, they have come back, simultaneously invading the entire kingdom of Darwath. No human magic can touch them and no one can communicate with them. Eventually, a solution is found and they go away.</p><p></p><p>In my campaign, the date is 100 years after the second invasion. The novels only have humans, so in my campaign the Dark can 'eat' any humanoid. The invasion by Dark inflicted massive casualties to all humanoids, in the range of 50-60% within the initial first year and another 10% within the next 3-4 years to ALL humanoids.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say, with those kinds of casualties and the collapse of civilization that followed, Nerath ceased to be. However, as in the Novel, the last King knew it was coming and took precautions. As such, the survivors of the capital area of Nerath (Gae in the books) are better off than most and, 100 years later, are trying to re-establish the kingdom. The kings have good ones since the invasion and the planned expansion of the new kingdom is through cooperation.</p><p></p><p>Now, the PCs will be acting as scouts/escorts for the local city states as they negotiate with the new Kingdom.</p><p></p><p>I am wondering: does anyone have any suggestions as to plot twists, opponents, complications et al? Who would be interested in the failure of the treaty or who would benefits? How would the local politics within the Nentir Vale.</p><p></p><p>I'm still at the brainstorming stage, so any suggestion is welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seregil, post: 4988661, member: 38425"] HI guys! I'm going to be starting a 4e campaign as soon as my 3.5 campaign finishes. I am planning to do the H1 to H3 series to learn the ropes then switch to my own plot lines. Now, I have decided to adopt the default POL campaign setting using the Nentir Vale. To add my own twist to the back story, I have decided to use Barbara Hambly's Darwath books as a backdrop. Specifically, Nerath did not fall because of the gnolls but because of the Dark. For those who have not read the books, the essential storyline is this: the Dark, amoeba like creature that can kill with a touch, have been relegated to legend since their last invasion 3000 years before. In the novels, they have come back, simultaneously invading the entire kingdom of Darwath. No human magic can touch them and no one can communicate with them. Eventually, a solution is found and they go away. In my campaign, the date is 100 years after the second invasion. The novels only have humans, so in my campaign the Dark can 'eat' any humanoid. The invasion by Dark inflicted massive casualties to all humanoids, in the range of 50-60% within the initial first year and another 10% within the next 3-4 years to ALL humanoids. Needless to say, with those kinds of casualties and the collapse of civilization that followed, Nerath ceased to be. However, as in the Novel, the last King knew it was coming and took precautions. As such, the survivors of the capital area of Nerath (Gae in the books) are better off than most and, 100 years later, are trying to re-establish the kingdom. The kings have good ones since the invasion and the planned expansion of the new kingdom is through cooperation. Now, the PCs will be acting as scouts/escorts for the local city states as they negotiate with the new Kingdom. I am wondering: does anyone have any suggestions as to plot twists, opponents, complications et al? Who would be interested in the failure of the treaty or who would benefits? How would the local politics within the Nentir Vale. I'm still at the brainstorming stage, so any suggestion is welcome. [/QUOTE]
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