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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 3970494" data-attributes="member: 54846">Hmm, perhaps I'm not familiar enough with the Communist society, but here I was thinking just "Good of the people" situation where everything is taken and returned works. I think of Kobolds when I think of D&D communists, due to their "For the nest" mentality.Well, your examples can work, but also Civil War-inspiration doesn't have to necessarily be about slaves. There were a few fundamental issues that caused CW.1) A controversial issue.2) The South's economy rested almost entirely on the back of that controversial issue.3) The political divide; Lincoln being voted in despite the entire South voting against said "Even if we tried our best, we still can't effect the country."The Civil War itself comprised several elements:1) The right of that controversial issue.2) A split Geographical and Cultural people.3) Brother fighting Brother.4) The War itself consumes all, touching lives of everyone, and causes untold suffering and death.It's easy to get the above without straight-up slavery.Pick a controversial issue:How about: Necromancy. Or Psionics (Hey, we can read your mind if we want to for protection of the people). The creation of Warforged ("They're abominations"). Make sure that the Controversial Issue ties directly in with the culture or history of the area it's tied to, rather than some new idea that just popped up. Put the economy, or the way of life, or something just as important on the back of that controversial issue. Like the magic that runs that part of the country is to be outlawed, but they've been using it so long that most of their economy is put on top of it, and so is a lot of their history. Now involve everyone in the conflict.</blockquote>

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