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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ruleslawyer" data-source="post: 3029539" data-attributes="member: 1757">So, some more thoughts:1) Starting in Hlondeth: Well, you certainly could build a link between the yuan-ti and the Sothillisians. Perhaps the yuan-ti are supplying scalykind mounts and strange substances (osssra oils, poisons, etc.) to the ogre mages' forces. The PCs might get into a fight with the serpentfolk and blunder into a portal connecting the City of Serpents with Murann.2) War mounts: I'm a big fan of the mivilorn (MM3). If you use a serpentfolk-ogre mage connection, dinosaurs with the ti-khana template seem like a good option. Amn is warm enough to allow for them, and who doesn't like dinos? However, if you want something that can work into high levels, the mount really needs to be a flyer. An advanced foulwing or wyvern makes a tough but clumsy mount; for something a bit deadlier, an abyssal drake could work.3) Building the two creatures: Warlock is a nice idea. Binder is also an option to emphasize the fiendish patronage aspect of things; Cyrvisnea could take some levels of that. 4) Selune/Shar/Bane/Cyric/Obould/Waterdeep/etc.: I'd be leery of incorporating too many wild cards into this campaign. Dealing with the Sothillisian Empire will be complicated enough without throwing in all these different factors. The plain fact is that Waterdeep doesn't have the resources to commit to a campaign in the South, and Silverymoon has its own troubles (would the other cities of the Silver Marches consent to a drastic weakening of the Marches' defense forces?) Throwing some Sharrans into the campaign could be interesting, but I'd recommend dropping them directly into the crusading force, unless you are planning on continuing the campaign up into Waterdeep. Some thoughts, though:a) Waterdeep has good reasons to stay out of this. Even if the Selunites in Waterdeep were incensed by the loss of a temple, it'd make more sense to just send some zealous crusaders and funds down to the Selunite force. IMHO, the Lords of Waterdeep are just too adverse to Amn and friendly to Tethyr to want to help out Amn in this matter.b) The Knights of the Shield and Shadow Thieves *are* likely to want to get in on this action, though. Maybe they can be the basis on which the connection to Waterdeep and the North is established.</blockquote>

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