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13 months ago ::
Jun 04, 2012 - 2:19PM
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It's been a long time since I played in the Realms, but I have fond memories of the setting. I admit that I am mostly an Eberron fan, but would like to DM in the Realms and would like to know if there are any locations suited for campaigns focused on political intrigue, espionage and subtle conflicts between nations and/or factions in the Realms. Thanks!
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13 months ago ::
Jun 04, 2012 - 3:27PM
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Well, it would help to know what time period you want to set your campaign in for specifics.
As generalities go, Cormyr's rivalries with Sembia and Westgate could make for an interesting campaign perhaps. Same goes for Tethyr's various contentions with Calimshan and Amn over the years, or Waterdeep and Amn perhaps. One could even set things in the Silver Marches and go for a more internal conflict sort of campaign if they were of a mind. But, like I said, the era is really going to determine what rivalries and conflicts exist between nations and city-states.
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13 months ago ::
Jun 04, 2012 - 5:24PM
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Meznoborean..... Cormyr, Myth DRannor, Waterdeep, Neverwinter, and this is just for starters
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13 months ago ::
Jun 04, 2012 - 11:08PM
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Anywhere, even the simple Dalesfolk are steeped in espinoge, potitical intrigue, all that, and then some, its like that everywhere in the Realms!
I survived Section 4 and all I got was this lousy sig
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13 months ago ::
Jun 05, 2012 - 6:13AM
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even the pirate isles
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13 months ago ::
Jun 05, 2012 - 7:46AM
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Thank you all for the information. Actually, any of the eras of the FR would work, since I haven't decided on which one to play. I have an additional question, have there been wars between factions or nations in any of those areas, or simply low intensity hostilities or rivalries?
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13 months ago ::
Jun 05, 2012 - 8:20AM
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It's been a long time since I played in the Realms, but I have fond memories of the setting. I admit that I am mostly an Eberron fan, but would like to DM in the Realms and would like to know if there are any locations suited for campaigns focused on political intrigue, espionage and subtle conflicts between nations and/or factions in the Realms. Thanks!
If you're playing 1E, 2E or 3E, then honestly any city/nation with a power base is going to have tons and tons of political intrigue. In 4E, it's post-apocalyptic ya-ya stuff and things like the Abolethic Soverignty and devil-worshippers of Asmodeus have infiltrated everywhere like aggressive cancers.
But yeah, before that, you can have nice political intrigue pretty much in any nation IMO. Cormyr and Sembia have always had tense relations, which became more of an issue when returned Netheril (Shade) took over Sembia. At the end of 3E, if you like civilized orcs, there's major tension between the Kingdom of Many Arrows and the rest of the northern nations in the Silvermoon League.
Zhentil Keep constantly threatens its western neighbors, and had spies and infiltrators from the Dales to Sembia all the way to Cormyr and Waterdeep. And Waterdeep is always brewing with tons of political activity.
If you want a more southern experience, the nations of Amn and Tethyr always have stuff going on. Harpers sometimes had agents in deep cover just watching for political intrigue.
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13 months ago ::
Jun 05, 2012 - 4:15PM
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would like to DM in the Realms and would like to know if there are any locations suited for campaigns focused on political intrigue, espionage and subtle conflicts between nations and/or factions in the Realms. Thanks!
1) The Neverwinter Campaign book is set up this way.
2) Waterdeep tends to be this way (check out the Lords of Waterdeep boardgame for inspiration).
3) Gloomwrought is set up this way (not really Realms specific, but the Realms uses the Shadowfell too).
4) The "QUES1-1 Black Cloaks and Bitter Rivalries" LFR adventure features a lot of intrigue and espionage.
5) Menzoberranzan will likely be set up for this.
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13 months ago ::
Jun 07, 2012 - 1:20AM
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If we're really gonna narrow it down, my votes gotta go to Waterdeep!, er, or no Cormyr!!, uhm no, Waterdeep!!! uh, you know what? Yeah, Cormyr, definitely Cormyr.
Or no! Wait!
I meant Waterdeep!
Ok i got it, Sembia.
I survived Section 4 and all I got was this lousy sig
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13 months ago ::
Jun 07, 2012 - 8:23AM
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SEmbia??? thats weak. everybody knows that in sembia they have the best nude beaches and nothing else is going on there anymore save wild nude parties of the beach every night......
of course this may be a front for something else...... or is it
Yeah sembia is a place that alot of intrigue is going on, but its usually international intrigue against Cormyr and its neighbors
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