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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 4655995" data-attributes="member: 9254"><p>My current campaign is set in western Europe in 546 AD. The players seem happy but there's been less than a half dozen sessions so far.</p><p></p><p>I did run a Krynn campaign for quite a while where the players were in the the Minotaur League. They were allied with a Senator who had several political maneuvers that involved the party. He had been the victim of an attempted assassination and arranged for himself to be turned to stone by a medusa to avoid the killers. The heroes, who at the time were near-epic level, found his "statue" and restored him. They escorted him back to the League where he began his maneuvers. </p><p></p><p>He'd sold off his best estates to his worst enemies under the guise of hiring defenses against the assassins. The sales had the condition that his heirs had the right to match the offer price if the land was resold in 3 generations. Since his only descendant was an unfortunately effeminate individual with a gambling habit, it wasn't a serious restriction. The catch being that the Senator had very quietly had the Emperor's clan declared his heir. </p><p></p><p>Upon his return he found that most of the estates had been resold without any attention to the rider, even when the publicly known descendant was still alive. He arranged for the heroes to represent him in trial-by-combat to determine the compensation. </p><p></p><p>The players won and, having ticked off a lot of people, were sent to tour the new estates the Senator purchased. They got to deal with Patrician's Day, the day when the elected officials of the major League cities parade through town without Legionaire protections and where the populace may air grievances without retribution. Of course, the officials hire mercenary bodyguards and it turns into a running fight through the city.</p><p></p><p>They also had to cope with a goblin horde led by a religious faction. The invasion was prefaced by a spell-based plague to keep reinforcements to a minimum. </p><p></p><p>The slavery issue came up multiple times and is something that should be prepared for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 4655995, member: 9254"] My current campaign is set in western Europe in 546 AD. The players seem happy but there's been less than a half dozen sessions so far. I did run a Krynn campaign for quite a while where the players were in the the Minotaur League. They were allied with a Senator who had several political maneuvers that involved the party. He had been the victim of an attempted assassination and arranged for himself to be turned to stone by a medusa to avoid the killers. The heroes, who at the time were near-epic level, found his "statue" and restored him. They escorted him back to the League where he began his maneuvers. He'd sold off his best estates to his worst enemies under the guise of hiring defenses against the assassins. The sales had the condition that his heirs had the right to match the offer price if the land was resold in 3 generations. Since his only descendant was an unfortunately effeminate individual with a gambling habit, it wasn't a serious restriction. The catch being that the Senator had very quietly had the Emperor's clan declared his heir. Upon his return he found that most of the estates had been resold without any attention to the rider, even when the publicly known descendant was still alive. He arranged for the heroes to represent him in trial-by-combat to determine the compensation. The players won and, having ticked off a lot of people, were sent to tour the new estates the Senator purchased. They got to deal with Patrician's Day, the day when the elected officials of the major League cities parade through town without Legionaire protections and where the populace may air grievances without retribution. Of course, the officials hire mercenary bodyguards and it turns into a running fight through the city. They also had to cope with a goblin horde led by a religious faction. The invasion was prefaced by a spell-based plague to keep reinforcements to a minimum. The slavery issue came up multiple times and is something that should be prepared for. [/QUOTE]
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