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<blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 1314164" data-attributes="member: 5203">Hmm.&nbsp; Not to disparage the skills of either party, but this seems a paltry resistance to a force that was able to subjugate the entire human race.&nbsp; Perhaps one of the missions they could undertake would be to locate and gain the assistance of a more sizable ally, such as the dwarves?&nbsp; You could even work this into a plot outside the guerilla war - while exploring an old tomb, the party discovers legends of another race of beings, who left the world but promised to return 'when Night falls upon the land'.&nbsp; Then the party could go on quests to learn about this mysterious race, where they are located, and then travel there to convince them that it is time to return.What you do with this fact depends on what you really mean by it.If you literally mean that every single human female has been killed, then this war is unwinnable.&nbsp; Even if the humans throw off the yoke of the Night Elves, they are doomed to extinction, while the Night Elves will continue to have offspring.&nbsp; The best you could hope for is to ensure the extinction of the Night Elves through similar means.Unless... one of the problems the party has to deal with besides fighting the Night Elves is how to save the human race.&nbsp; Perhaps they need to find some artifact or epic spell that can bring back thousands of people from the dead simultaneously.If, however, what you meant is that most of the human women have been killed, then part of what your PCs will have to do is locate and protect the reamining females.&nbsp; Perhaps they establish a secret city somewhere where the women live, hidden from the elves.&nbsp; Later in the campaign, as the humans begin to get the upper hand, you could add some political drama by having the women realize that they like living together, and don't want to go back to the men.&nbsp; Perhaps the women want positions of power in the human kingdoms, setting up confrontations with the male rulers who have just been returned to power in their own lands.&nbsp; The PCs, as recognized 'war heroes', are called in to arbitrate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Delemental, post: 1314164, member: 5203"] Hmm. Not to disparage the skills of either party, but this seems a paltry resistance to a force that was able to subjugate the entire human race. Perhaps one of the missions they could undertake would be to locate and gain the assistance of a more sizable ally, such as the dwarves? You could even work this into a plot outside the guerilla war - while exploring an old tomb, the party discovers legends of another race of beings, who left the world but promised to return 'when Night falls upon the land'. Then the party could go on quests to learn about this mysterious race, where they are located, and then travel there to convince them that it is time to return. What you do with this fact depends on what you really mean by it. If you literally mean that every single human female has been killed, then this war is unwinnable. Even if the humans throw off the yoke of the Night Elves, they are doomed to extinction, while the Night Elves will continue to have offspring. The best you could hope for is to ensure the extinction of the Night Elves through similar means. Unless... one of the problems the party has to deal with besides fighting the Night Elves is how to save the human race. Perhaps they need to find some artifact or epic spell that can bring back thousands of people from the dead simultaneously. If, however, what you meant is that [U]most[/U] of the human women have been killed, then part of what your PCs will have to do is locate and protect the reamining females. Perhaps they establish a secret city somewhere where the women live, hidden from the elves. Later in the campaign, as the humans begin to get the upper hand, you could add some political drama by having the women realize that they [I]like[/I] living together, and don't want to go back to the men. Perhaps the women want positions of power in the human kingdoms, setting up confrontations with the male rulers who have just been returned to power in their own lands. The PCs, as recognized 'war heroes', are called in to arbitrate. [/QUOTE]

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