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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Piratecat" data-source="post: 6131730" data-attributes="member: 2">Hey, thanks!I think D&D is fabulous for political games. No new mechanics are needed. I handle it like this:- a set location, such as a decadent and rich city.- 3-4 (no more) known power groups- 1-2 (no more) secret power groups- give every group a secret- figure out what each group wants- decide what they're willing to do to get it- consider how they might use the PCs as tools/agents to do so- think about how they'll respond if their enemies use the PCs as tools/agents- give the PCs a reason to interact thereSo let's take an ancient mountain town, famous because an angel was once seen there. Now it's a site for pilgrimages.- known power groups: rich and greedy mayor, virtuous but rigid Knights of the Angel, charming and influential wizard north of town- secret power groups: devil-worshipping faction that has infiltrated the knights, an actual disguised angel made humble and clothed in flesh- secrets: mayor wants cash to secretly pay off monsters to stay away, protecting the town he loves; knights are jealous of pilgrims, considering them not worthy; "wizard" is a succubus who charms and drains every traveler who comes to her for a teleport; devil-worshipping leader having second thoughts, secretly seeking redemption but can't trust his advisor; disguised angel secretly judges each pilgrim to the town, seeking for One Foretold In Legend.You get the idea. Establish a balance of power, then allow the PCs to smash it to flinders. What happens next, as NPCs scrabble for a new equilibrium, is the fun bit.</blockquote>

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