Capitalizing on your Players' Gullibility [Archive] - Wizards Community

Capitalizing on your Players' Gullibility [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Pitiless_Interfector
11-01-07, 05:53 PM Have writer's block? Trying to create a history for your world that makes it almost seem to come alive (and failing miserably)? Just check out a high-school-level world history textbook for ideas; copy, paste, and replace all: the perfect substitute for creativity!

The purpose of this thread is to discuss epochs in history that can be made into part of a compelling D&D campaign with little real effort. Since it involves real-world history, we'll need to take extra care to keep it from being locked. So please, nothing more recent than WW II (no gratuitous Nazi references, please).
Heros_Backpack
11-01-07, 06:55 PM The end of the Roman Empire springs to mind - whole countries abandoned to their fate, tribes of barbarians swooping down and attacking cities, tribal leaders setting themselves up as petty kings and trying to form alliances.
Delfedd
11-02-07, 01:36 AM The entire conquistadore "fad" would make a great "evil empire" campaign.

And what's great is that both sides can be the evil empire.
michaeljpatrick
11-02-07, 04:51 AM I always thought the history of Taiwan during the early years of Chiang Kai-Shek's occupation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan#Kuomintang_martial_law_period) could translate interestingly to a fantasy setting.

A king or emperor is overthrown and decides to temporarily set up shop in a small neighboring country (against the will of the natives). As time goes by it is increasingly apparent that the king is not ever going to regain his thrown.

Plots could involve spying from one nation to the other, or the PCs could be part of the indiginous resistance to the dethroned king (or members of his brutal police force).
goldomark
11-02-07, 02:07 PM The end of the Roman Empire springs to mind - whole countries abandoned to their fate, tribes of barbarians swooping down and attacking cities, tribal leaders setting themselves up as petty kings and trying to form alliances.

Points-of-light?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Pitiless_Interfector 11-01-07, 05:53 PM	Have writer's block? Trying to create a history for your world that makes it almost seem to come alive (and failing miserably)? Just check out a high-school-level world history textbook for ideas; copy, paste, and replace all: the perfect substitute for creativity! The purpose of this thread is to discuss epochs in history that can be made into part of a compelling D&D campaign with little real effort. Since it involves real-world history, we'll need to take extra care to keep it from being locked. So please, nothing more recent than WW II (no gratuitous Nazi references, please).
Heros_Backpack 11-01-07, 06:55 PM	The end of the Roman Empire springs to mind - whole countries abandoned to their fate, tribes of barbarians swooping down and attacking cities, tribal leaders setting themselves up as petty kings and trying to form alliances.
Delfedd 11-02-07, 01:36 AM	The entire conquistadore "fad" would make a great "evil empire" campaign. And what's great is that both sides can be the evil empire.
michaeljpatrick 11-02-07, 04:51 AM	I always thought the history of Taiwan during the early years of Chiang Kai-Shek's occupation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan#Kuomintang_martial_law_period) could translate interestingly to a fantasy setting. A king or emperor is overthrown and decides to temporarily set up shop in a small neighboring country (against the will of the natives). As time goes by it is increasingly apparent that the king is not ever going to regain his thrown. Plots could involve spying from one nation to the other, or the PCs could be part of the indiginous resistance to the dethroned king (or members of his brutal police force).
goldomark 11-02-07, 02:07 PM	The end of the Roman Empire springs to mind - whole countries abandoned to their fate, tribes of barbarians swooping down and attacking cities, tribal leaders setting themselves up as petty kings and trying to form alliances. Points-of-light?