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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 4565442" data-attributes="member: 20323">I see it as more of a spectrum, so you can have a campaign heavy on intrigue and  swashbuckling, but introduce other themes now and then. I find both of these genres work best in a middle magic setting with humans as the principal enemies/masterminds.MECHANICALLY, swashbuckling discourages heavy armor so you mayl want to compensate PCs with heavy armor proficiency with an AC bonus (+1/every 5 levels or so). Stunts are an important part of swashbuckling, so you might assemble a list of what PCs can accomplish with various skill stunts for consistency's sake. Also bludgeoning weapons are a bit incongruous, so consider changing dwarves' weapon training to something slashing or piercing.Intrigue should involve lots of detective work, and you'll want to think carefully about what diviniation rituals the PCs have access to and how that can disrupt the villain's schemes. Also, be careful that social skill challenges don't overwhelm role-playing. Because action can be a bit slower in an intrigue campaign, you might space out milestones or just not include them at all; keep a pulse on your group to make sure it's not too slow for them. Finally, I'd encourage your players to come up with personal minor quests, and orchestrate some of these to be in opposition to each other. If you really wanted to shake it up, you could include a Virtue/Vice mechanic to replace alignment and reward PCs with an action point when they fulfill one or the other.</blockquote>

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