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<blockquote data-quote="CruelSummerLord" data-source="post: 3903610" data-attributes="member: 48692">I have a question, as to why the PCs go charging in to liberate the oppressed inhabitants...1) How do they know the victimized peasants will welcome them as liberators?&nbsp; If the PCs simply go charging in wands blazing and arbitrarily try and change things without any sort of pretext, can they be sure they'll be welcomed?&nbsp; In real life, there are plenty of times when foreign invaders go in guns blazing, arbitrarily try to change things to make life better for the people...only to have it bite them in the rear when they realize the locals aren't very grateful.&nbsp; 2) Will the people accept the changes being imposed by the good-aligned victors?&nbsp; What if they refuse to accept certain reforms, such as women suddenly being given equality in a patriarchal culture?&nbsp; That might cause no small amount of resentment among the people, who may come to view the PCs as barging in and telling them what's good for them.&nbsp; They might see the characters as arrogant and patronizing, as if the PCs know what's best.&nbsp; If the people fight back or rebel themselves, how will the PCs react?&nbsp; The efforts by the 19th-century European empires to &quot;civilize&quot; people in the rest of the world were, to say the least, not well received by the locals.&nbsp; What keeps the PCs from becoming tyrants themselves, trying to convince the locals to accept what's good for them?3) What if the PCs are tired or burnt out?&nbsp; Even the greatest archmage can only do so much-all the effort he put into thwarting the last half-dozen tyrants who tried to destroy the kingdom might have left him too mentally exhausted to pick up the slack.&nbsp; He's put in his time, done his part-let the younger generation step up and fix things!&nbsp; If the archmage has earned his rest, he should be able to concentrate on his research, if that's what he wants.&nbsp; 4) Can the PCs challenge every single evil out there?&nbsp; If you've got four different despots oppressing four different lands, can the PCs really topple them one after another?&nbsp; Not even Epic-level characters necessarily have the resources to pull off something like that, unless they have armies of their own, or a lot of potential allies they can call on who owe them a lot of favors.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CruelSummerLord, post: 3903610, member: 48692"] I have a question, as to why the PCs go charging in to liberate the oppressed inhabitants... 1) How do they know the victimized peasants will welcome them as liberators? If the PCs simply go charging in wands blazing and arbitrarily try and change things without any sort of pretext, can they be sure they'll be welcomed? In real life, there are plenty of times when foreign invaders go in guns blazing, arbitrarily try to change things to make life better for the people...only to have it bite them in the rear when they realize the locals aren't very grateful. 2) Will the people accept the changes being imposed by the good-aligned victors? What if they refuse to accept certain reforms, such as women suddenly being given equality in a patriarchal culture? That might cause no small amount of resentment among the people, who may come to view the PCs as barging in and telling them what's good for them. They might see the characters as arrogant and patronizing, as if the PCs know what's best. If the people fight back or rebel themselves, how will the PCs react? The efforts by the 19th-century European empires to "civilize" people in the rest of the world were, to say the least, not well received by the locals. What keeps the PCs from becoming tyrants themselves, trying to convince the locals to accept what's good for them? 3) What if the PCs are tired or burnt out? Even the greatest archmage can only do so much-all the effort he put into thwarting the last half-dozen tyrants who tried to destroy the kingdom might have left him too mentally exhausted to pick up the slack. He's put in his time, done his part-let the younger generation step up and fix things! If the archmage has earned his rest, he should be able to concentrate on his research, if that's what he wants. 4) Can the PCs challenge every single evil out there? If you've got four different despots oppressing four different lands, can the PCs really topple them one after another? Not even Epic-level characters necessarily have the resources to pull off something like that, unless they have armies of their own, or a lot of potential allies they can call on who owe them a lot of favors. [/QUOTE]

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