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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Inconsequenti-AL" data-source="post: 1819700" data-attributes="member: 6584">I like it!But, I'm running something very similar at the moment:My players are all members or associates of an order of knights. They were sent to install a 'rightful heir' into a town neighbouring their country. As it stands, they've just deposed the previous lord (a half-hobgoblin blackguard) and are busy settling themselves in. Hobgoblin raiders occupy the area to the west of them. Their nobleman is courting a noblewoman who also has a claim to the area and was forced to marry to the hobgoblin... They're fighting the sinister druid (Blighter) who controls the forest surrounding the domain. Now that's uncanny. Think we may have been channeling something similar? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />After talking it through with the players, I went for an NPC nobleman. This has worked out well for me. Lysander is fun to run. I made him with a forceful personality and dashing looks but hedonistic, impulsive and not very gifted in the way of brains...He tends to do some odd things if left alone too long: He judged the prisoners in the dungeon (badly!). Decided to throw a celebratory feast for all the townsfolk (The PCs liked this one). Got drunk and shouted abuse at the leading merchant (They sympathised). Is about to blow a good chunk of the treasury on an engagement ring for his wife to be... (They're not going to be happy!).Makes a nice foil for the players to deal with. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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