In my hombrew setting there exists a mountain civilization called the Kingdom Underhill where Dwarves, Gnomes and Halflings (oh my) coexist. Their government is a parliamentary monarchy, in a certain sense like Britain with a figurehead monarch, with a council of three elected officials, one for each race, that make most of the decisions. In recent decades, a brilliant Gnomish Artificer named Dr. Frankenstein invented the first sapient construct, bringing the Warforged into existence. Since the end of the war 20 years ago, the Warforged have begun to campaign for a place on the council, but there is of course resistance. The traditionalist Dwarves are obstinate, citing historical precedent and the need to maintain an odd number on the council to prevent ties. The Gnomes are fearful of the potential for AI overlords (the Gnomish leader is obviously named Musk) and similarly traditional. The Halflings are eager for a change of the status quo, since the other two longer lived races tend to be of like mind and thus the Halflings rarely get their way. Two Warforged factions are vying for influence, one led by the original Warforged named Owen (mispronounced 01) who seeks a peaceful resolution, the other led by Magnus, the Lord of Blades, a disillusioned war hero that wants to take the Kingdom by force.
Once the introductory arc wraps up, my players will have free rein to go whatever direction they want, and if they choose to explore the Kingdom Underhill they will find it mired in civil unrest. I'm hoping to get some advice on how to run this sort of adventure. Are there modules anywhere that I can read to give inspiration, or has anyone run this sort of adventure before? I expect it to be mostly RP, which should be fun but I am admittedly not very good at it yet. I hope to take some improv classes soon to get better at reacting quickly and naturally. Anywho, any advice or resources y'all can provide would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Once the introductory arc wraps up, my players will have free rein to go whatever direction they want, and if they choose to explore the Kingdom Underhill they will find it mired in civil unrest. I'm hoping to get some advice on how to run this sort of adventure. Are there modules anywhere that I can read to give inspiration, or has anyone run this sort of adventure before? I expect it to be mostly RP, which should be fun but I am admittedly not very good at it yet. I hope to take some improv classes soon to get better at reacting quickly and naturally. Anywho, any advice or resources y'all can provide would be much appreciated. Thanks!