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The Domains of Dread, listed by the power of their Dark Lord (using their CR)
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<blockquote data-quote="Urriak Uruk" data-source="post: 8279856" data-attributes="member: 7015558"><p>So... I'm not sure I should bother arguing with you, because I don't disagree with your inherent premise. You can make each Domain as difficult as you like by populating it with foes as difficult or as easy as you choose. There is quite a lot of freedom in how you run these Domains in your games.</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER, there is an assumption in the book that the Dark Lords are the most important NPCs in each Domain. That doesn't necessarily mean they are the villain, but they have an outsized role. In I'Cath for example, there is an expectation set the PCs should try to set the Domain free by disrupting the dream created by Tsien Chiang; that would put the PCs in conflict with her. So it is a deliberate choice by the writers to compare her stats to that of a mage, instead of an Archmage like the did with Hazlik in Hazlan.</p><p></p><p>So again, you can do whatever you want, and it's not even that difficult to do so. However, I do think it is probably easier to make a campaign that starts with a Domain like Borca, and ends with a Domain like Kalakeri. It's not impossible (or really, that difficult) to do the reverse, but these serve as a simple tool for DMs that want one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Urriak Uruk, post: 8279856, member: 7015558"] So... I'm not sure I should bother arguing with you, because I don't disagree with your inherent premise. You can make each Domain as difficult as you like by populating it with foes as difficult or as easy as you choose. There is quite a lot of freedom in how you run these Domains in your games. HOWEVER, there is an assumption in the book that the Dark Lords are the most important NPCs in each Domain. That doesn't necessarily mean they are the villain, but they have an outsized role. In I'Cath for example, there is an expectation set the PCs should try to set the Domain free by disrupting the dream created by Tsien Chiang; that would put the PCs in conflict with her. So it is a deliberate choice by the writers to compare her stats to that of a mage, instead of an Archmage like the did with Hazlik in Hazlan. So again, you can do whatever you want, and it's not even that difficult to do so. However, I do think it is probably easier to make a campaign that starts with a Domain like Borca, and ends with a Domain like Kalakeri. It's not impossible (or really, that difficult) to do the reverse, but these serve as a simple tool for DMs that want one. [/QUOTE]
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