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Political Intrigues

Started by RPGPundit, June 10, 2013, 02:00:33 AM

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Kuroth

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June 25, 2013, 10:54:48 PM Last Edit: June 25, 2013, 10:57:00 PM by Kuroth
Quote from: BedrockBrendan;661505I lean toward city adventures so intrigue tends to come up quite a bit.

Quote from: deadDMwalking;661550In a city with disparate motives, these types of adventures can arise organically without being deliberately choreographed.

Quote from: jeff37923;661759In my games, political intrigue is everywhere, but it is below the surface. It only starts to come up when the Players begin asking, "Why are we doing this job, anyways?" Unless you start to scratch the surface and ask about motivations, you can be as blissfully unaware as you like.

Quote from: RPGPundit;662046Its a super-common thematic for me too.

Not at all restricted to my AD&D campaigns, of course.  It can be an entertaining side element  of a setting for the referee to enjoy, whether or not players interact with it directly.

soltakss

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June 26, 2013, 10:37:21 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;661467How much do you use political-level play in your D&D game? Do player characters get caught up in the intrigues and conflicts of the aristocracy or other power-brokers of your campaign setting on a regular basis? Or are they frequently the power-brokers initiating the intrigues?

Or do you prefer to avoid all that?

I don't play D&D, but my RQ games all have political level power-play.

If I played D&D then the same would apply, as it is not a rules thing, but a way of playing the games.
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