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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6114715" data-attributes="member: 22779">It's not harder, JC, it's outright impossible.  It's a bloody desert.  There is literally, by definition, nothing to interact with.  That's WHY it's a desert.  It's not like I can assume anything exists in the desert.  OTOH, in the city, I can assume shops, people to hire, sages to consult, whore's to spend my ill gotten lucre on, that sort of thing.  And, if I teleport to the city, I can STILL interact with the city.  The only way I can interact with the desert is if you bring the desert to the city.  Which, to be honest, the sandstorm thing probably wouldn't bother me.  It's pretty much the same as the siege, although probably a lot less to fiddle with.  You cannot really talk to the leaders of a sandstorm.  But, the main point is, we're now in the city.  I brought this up with N'raac.  It's the difference between Yes And and Yes But.Yes you arrive in the city and there's a sandstorm blowing in and people are heading for cover.  You need to find somewhere to get out of the storm.Yes you start traveling to the city, but your path is blocked by a sandstorm.  Wait out this sandstorm (or try to travel through it) before you continue your journey to the city.  Yes, you arrive at the city and the city is locked down, under siege.  You will need to interact with the besiegers and the besieged in order to move closer to your goal, but, there are a plethora of choices to be made here, all of which are entirely in your hands.Yes, you travel towards the city, but your way is blocked by a caravan of nomads.  You have no real reason for interacting with these nomads, since it is not apparent that they are related to the city, but, you will have to interact with them if you want to enter the city.</blockquote>

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