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<blockquote data-quote="John Dallman" data-source="post: 9404481" data-attributes="member: 6999616">The characters are in Kabul, Afghanistan, in September 1940. They were sent there because a member of the Afghan royal family suddenly switched to supporting Germany, after having been anti-German. Since they readily found out he has a magical effect on him, and the Cultural Assistant from the German embassy, who had many conversations with him, is accompanied by spirits, the cause seems pretty clear. The more difficult part is getting the German thrown out, and the royal de-afflicted, but the cover story (which wasn't just a cover story) suddenly comes in useful. One of the characters is a Sikh prince, and the cover is that he's here, with the rest of the PCs in his entourage, to negotiate a declaration of fellowship between the people of Afghanistan and the Punjab. He's actually dead serious about that. It is clear that the British are going to have to leave India, and he's concerned about the prospects for war and disorder. Getting a pre-alliance understanding in place seems worthwhile, especially if they can get Kashmir and other North-Western Indian Princely States to join. After talking about that, the King of Afghanistan and his uncle the Prime Minister were willing to talk about the way their relative suddenly switched his political line, and to declare the Cultural Assistant Persona Non Grata. Another PC is a devout Muslim with healing powers, so he may well be able to remove the effect, next session.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Dallman, post: 9404481, member: 6999616"] The characters are in Kabul, Afghanistan, in September 1940. They were sent there because a member of the Afghan royal family suddenly switched to supporting Germany, after having been anti-German. Since they readily found out he has a magical effect on him, and the Cultural Assistant from the German embassy, who had many conversations with him, is accompanied by spirits, the cause seems pretty clear. The more difficult part is getting the German thrown out, and the royal de-afflicted, but the cover story (which wasn't [I]just[/I] a cover story) suddenly comes in useful. One of the characters is a Sikh prince, and the cover is that he's here, with the rest of the PCs in his entourage, to negotiate a declaration of fellowship between the people of Afghanistan and the Punjab. He's actually dead serious about that. It is clear that the British are going to have to leave India, and he's concerned about the prospects for war and disorder. Getting a pre-alliance understanding in place seems worthwhile, especially if they can get Kashmir and other North-Western Indian Princely States to join. After talking about that, the King of Afghanistan and his uncle the Prime Minister were willing to talk about the way their relative suddenly switched his political line, and to declare the Cultural Assistant [I]Persona Non Grata.[/I] Another PC is a devout Muslim with healing powers, so he may well be able to remove the effect, next session. [/QUOTE]

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