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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6270267" data-attributes="member: 92305">With the bandits, I want to add a bit more depth to them. Since three quarters of my players aren't very familiar with Conan, I'm going to bring in a reference to the recent 2011 movie. I figure that Khalar Zym was a bandit leader become warlord in these parts, then he became a &quot;Shadow Lord&quot;. Since there's no real definition of a &quot;Shadow Lord&quot;, I'm going to have to make it up. These are things that will be introduced here but revisited and built upon later in the campaign.As far as the bandits go, here's what I'm thinking: When Zym was in power, he had his supporters among some of the lords in interior Argos. The County/Barony/Duchy that the players are now in (I haven't worked out all the details yet) supported Zym back at the height of his power. But, Zym fell a few years ago. The story doesn't mention a barbarian that took his life in the Skull Cave on the coast, but what everybody knows is that King Milo led a force of combined forces against Zym's army at Khor Kalba (a Acheronian ruin on the coast near the Argos/Shem border). Zym's forces broke without any leadership and spread to the four winds or were killed. And, Zym disappeared--some say that he's still out there trying to rebuild what he had (few know that Conan killed him).For an Argossean, reputation is paramount. Those nobles closely linked with Zym felt the heat when Zym's power evaporated almost over night.This County/Barony/Duchy where the PCs travel, somewhere north of Messantia, is broke. And that state is one of the most embarrassing among a people who put on airs. So, this particular noble came up with a plan. He created the bandit group, and through them, the noble is trying to rebuild his wealth from that of his serfs--well, mostly from the caravans and merchants that travel through his lands.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 6270267, member: 92305"] With the bandits, I want to add a bit more depth to them. Since three quarters of my players aren't very familiar with Conan, I'm going to bring in a reference to the recent 2011 movie. I figure that Khalar Zym was a bandit leader become warlord in these parts, then he became a "Shadow Lord". Since there's no real definition of a "Shadow Lord", I'm going to have to make it up. These are things that will be introduced here but revisited and built upon later in the campaign. As far as the bandits go, here's what I'm thinking: When Zym was in power, he had his supporters among some of the lords in interior Argos. The County/Barony/Duchy that the players are now in (I haven't worked out all the details yet) supported Zym back at the height of his power. But, Zym fell a few years ago. The story doesn't mention a barbarian that took his life in the Skull Cave on the coast, but what everybody knows is that King Milo led a force of combined forces against Zym's army at Khor Kalba (a Acheronian ruin on the coast near the Argos/Shem border). Zym's forces broke without any leadership and spread to the four winds or were killed. And, Zym disappeared--some say that he's still out there trying to rebuild what he had (few know that Conan killed him). For an Argossean, reputation is paramount. Those nobles closely linked with Zym felt the heat when Zym's power evaporated almost over night. This County/Barony/Duchy where the PCs travel, somewhere north of Messantia, is broke. And that state is one of the most embarrassing among a people who put on airs. So, this particular noble came up with a plan. He created the bandit group, and through them, the noble is trying to rebuild his wealth from that of his serfs--well, mostly from the caravans and merchants that travel through his lands. [/QUOTE]

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