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<blockquote data-quote="Derren" data-source="post: 6581616" data-attributes="member: 2518">Actually Greenest is a mere 240 miles from Baldurs Gate and Red Larch is about 100 miles to Waterdeep (See <a href="http://www.pocketplane.net/volothamp/images/faerunlarge.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.pocketplane.net/volothamp/images/faerunlarge.jpg</a>) . And don't let the term &quot;City state&quot; fool you. Athens was a city state as was Venice, yet they controlled quite a big empire with powerful armies and certainly cared about what happened a mere 100 - 200 miles away from their primary city.And that there is a village which is not claimed by anyone and thus does not pay taxes to a higher authority, which has now an interest in protecting it, would be a very strange occurrence.What Ivan Lackland wants it of no concern once he has signed up. With the technology level displayed in the realms and especially considering how powerful trained people can become no one would use peasant levies any more. Nations would either use standing armies or mercenaries, both which do not care to have to march for a week. Sure, that won't save Greenest from the raid, but they could assault the Cult base if they linger too long and scout the area. Most adventure gloss over this, but a raid party has to travel, too and a larger party of kobolds will attract attention.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Derren, post: 6581616, member: 2518"] Actually Greenest is a mere 240 miles from Baldurs Gate and Red Larch is about 100 miles to Waterdeep (See [url]http://www.pocketplane.net/volothamp/images/faerunlarge.jpg[/url]) . And don't let the term "City state" fool you. Athens was a city state as was Venice, yet they controlled quite a big empire with powerful armies and certainly cared about what happened a mere 100 - 200 miles away from their primary city. And that there is a village which is not claimed by anyone and thus does not pay taxes to a higher authority, which has now an interest in protecting it, would be a very strange occurrence. What Ivan Lackland wants it of no concern once he has signed up. With the technology level displayed in the realms and especially considering how powerful trained people can become no one would use peasant levies any more. Nations would either use standing armies or mercenaries, both which do not care to have to march for a week. Sure, that won't save Greenest from the raid, but they could assault the Cult base if they linger too long and scout the area. Most adventure gloss over this, but a raid party has to travel, too and a larger party of kobolds will attract attention. [/QUOTE]

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