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<blockquote data-quote="Chimera" data-source="post: 3004625" data-attributes="member: 2002"><p>For my current game;</p><p></p><p>The Republic of Freetown, facing threats from Kobolds to the West and unable to exploit it's southern reaches due to large numbers of Ankhegs, put out a call (through a semi-secret organization) to various Masters of the land. 'Send us the best of your apprentices'. The deal was that the Republic paid off their training debts in exchange for four (or more) months of hazardous service.</p><p></p><p>Over forty young men and women arrived over the next several months. In a few cases, they arrived as a group and were kept that way. In other cases, they were "pre-packaged" in small groups that were then sent out together. At least one such group broke up over personality issues and was absorbed into other groups.</p><p></p><p>This left it open-ended for the PCs to come from anyplace, from any background, and to be rolled into one team that would need to remain together for four game months of service. They literally "met in a bar" on a certain date, where they were contacted, given their mission, some equipment and supplies, and sent out.</p><p></p><p>As it stands, the group is now just over a month and a half into their service, performing their second mission (the first being little more than "Let's get together, bash some kobolds and get used to playing together. Oh, and let me shake off my GM rust").</p><p></p><p>It also opened the door for 'retiring' PCs if, at some point along these initial sessions, the player decided that they wanted to try something different. The Republic is facing a serious manpower shortage, so has repeatedly asked if any of these adventurers would care to join their small army. (If the players take them up on it, the PC retires to 'friendly NPC' status and they get to start another character at the same level and XP.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chimera, post: 3004625, member: 2002"] For my current game; The Republic of Freetown, facing threats from Kobolds to the West and unable to exploit it's southern reaches due to large numbers of Ankhegs, put out a call (through a semi-secret organization) to various Masters of the land. 'Send us the best of your apprentices'. The deal was that the Republic paid off their training debts in exchange for four (or more) months of hazardous service. Over forty young men and women arrived over the next several months. In a few cases, they arrived as a group and were kept that way. In other cases, they were "pre-packaged" in small groups that were then sent out together. At least one such group broke up over personality issues and was absorbed into other groups. This left it open-ended for the PCs to come from anyplace, from any background, and to be rolled into one team that would need to remain together for four game months of service. They literally "met in a bar" on a certain date, where they were contacted, given their mission, some equipment and supplies, and sent out. As it stands, the group is now just over a month and a half into their service, performing their second mission (the first being little more than "Let's get together, bash some kobolds and get used to playing together. Oh, and let me shake off my GM rust"). It also opened the door for 'retiring' PCs if, at some point along these initial sessions, the player decided that they wanted to try something different. The Republic is facing a serious manpower shortage, so has repeatedly asked if any of these adventurers would care to join their small army. (If the players take them up on it, the PC retires to 'friendly NPC' status and they get to start another character at the same level and XP.) [/QUOTE]
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