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<blockquote data-quote="CCamfield" data-source="post: 430735" data-attributes="member: 8123">Well, it's obvious from the war/rape/slavery/etc thread that there are some people here quite knowledgeable about medieval/D&amp;D warfare, so let me throw this out:&nbsp; can you suggest some plot hooks for war campaigns, outside of major battles?&nbsp; I have some ideas but could certainly do with more.The campaign I'm working on starts off with a war, which should have a basic pattern of naval battle(s), landing, big battle(s), and siege.As it stands, the characters will only be level 1 at the beginning of the campaign, and not in command positions either.Sea warfare:- boarding action- can't think of anything else!Landing:- landing in a small boat in a quiet cove, going overland to take control of a signal post- &quot;Omaha Beach&quot; or Trojan War style battle when landing the troops?Peripheral to main conflict- taking a hostage- strike behind enemy lines- take (open) a gate from the inside- take an outlying village or similar- moral crisis: see fellow troops pillaging an outlying town- an enemy general movement's known, going out to a village or outlying settlement for some secret reason - capture him- meet with a person from the town who is willing to betray the city or get a few people inside- track down a missing war chest (army pay)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CCamfield, post: 430735, member: 8123"] Well, it's obvious from the war/rape/slavery/etc thread that there are some people here quite knowledgeable about medieval/D&D warfare, so let me throw this out: can you suggest some plot hooks for war campaigns, outside of major battles? I have some ideas but could certainly do with more. The campaign I'm working on starts off with a war, which should have a basic pattern of naval battle(s), landing, big battle(s), and siege. As it stands, the characters will only be level 1 at the beginning of the campaign, and not in command positions either. Sea warfare: - boarding action - can't think of anything else! Landing: - landing in a small boat in a quiet cove, going overland to take control of a signal post - "Omaha Beach" or Trojan War style battle when landing the troops? Peripheral to main conflict - taking a hostage - strike behind enemy lines - take (open) a gate from the inside - take an outlying village or similar - moral crisis: see fellow troops pillaging an outlying town - an enemy general movement's known, going out to a village or outlying settlement for some secret reason - capture him - meet with a person from the town who is willing to betray the city or get a few people inside - track down a missing war chest (army pay) [/QUOTE]

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