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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 5827393" data-attributes="member: 10784">When I ran my Kalamar campaign from late 2007 to early 2010, I explained to the players up front that most kingdoms in Kalamar had some form of slavery, though in many places it was slavery due to things like debt, and that there were laws in most places governing the treatment of slaves.  Even in Pel Brolenon, which is the evil slave trading theocracy run by The Overlord's clerics (the deity of slavery & tyranny), most slaves are treated like a fairly valuable commodity.  (Of course, I also told them, a powerful noble might want to show off his or her wealth and power by treating his slaves as expendable commodities.)However, the Overlord has his hands in almost every slave transaction in Kalamar, not just within Pel Brolenon.  So, his reach is extensive, and The Overlord has influenced laws on slavery just about everywhere.I also told the player who wanted to play a champion of The Guardian PrC (the deity of freedom and liberty, who is strongly opposed to slavery) that if he went around and attacked every slave owner and freed every slave he came across, he'd either get killed or tossed in the dungeon rather quickly.  However, I also promised him plenty of opportunities to make a real long-term difference when it came to slavery in Kalamar, but that he'd have to pick & choose his spots.  He was perfectly fine with what I set down, and managed to adhere to that idea throughout the 2 1/2 year long campaign.  And, in the end, the group defeated the high priest of Pel Brolenon and dealt the Overlord a huge blow in Kalamar, as the whole nation of Pel Brolenon was shattered, and taken over by two neighboring kingdoms (Mendarn & Meznamish) who ended up freeing tens of thousands of slaves and promoted a far more liberal slave policy for the world.  (They had also defeated several other top Overlord clerics along the way, so his entire power structure was effectively crippled for a generation or more.)</blockquote>

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