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Tsunami crashes on Sharn

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#1
saramis
Apr 07, 2009 23:26:29 Hey guys. In my game I'm going to have a tsunami crash into the cliffside of Sharn (not into the towers themselves), and I'm trying to brainstorm consequences.

So far here's what I've come up with:
A couple of Towers fall from the impact.
The cogs are damaged severely along with cliffside buildings and docks.
A giant squid is pushed into the waters near the docks, and decides to stay there..

Any other ideas? Critisms of these?
#2
BlackDragon71425
Apr 08, 2009 0:58:52 I'd say it severely weakens the underlying levels of Sharn, causing part of the cliff to collapse into the bay, taking part of the city with it. This way you have the horrific loss of life and property as well as a piece of a grand landmark. Makes the whole scenario feel more real.

And yes, Cliffside and the docks would be severely damaged, if not completely gone.
#3
Gilo
Apr 08, 2009 2:23:57 Solia d'Lyrandar the viceroy of House Lyrandar in Sharn get excoriated, and its open hunting session on anyone in Sharn carrying the Mark of Storm ;)
#4
ellorin
Apr 08, 2009 3:13:44 "It's the end of days I tell you! All bow before the lords of the deep"! The cults of the Dragon Below, especially those tied to aboleths, krakens etc. greatly increase their activities.
#5
rauric
Apr 08, 2009 6:10:12
Solia d'Lyrandar the viceroy of House Lyrandar in Sharn get excoriated, and its open hunting session on anyone in Sharn carrying the Mark of Storm ;)

Perhaps she has been kidnapped? OMG that gives me a fun plot to work through. It may work better with Stormreach though.
#6
Gilo
Apr 08, 2009 7:10:08 The city is commissioning adventures in the cleaning and rescue operations at the different effected disaster areas:

1. trapped warforged workers in the now underwater Cogs need rescue

2. an upside down tower owned by Kalphan Riak (rich Aurum sorcerer) is slowly sinking in the dagger river (there is no city commission - but its good salvage).

3. a shipment of drugged portal-drakes and killer baboons on its way to an house Vadalis enclave have been breached during the storm and are now terrorizing the upper parts of the city.

4. a small waterfall of erosion pours from the City of the Dead down on the residential areas of Northedge bringing tombs,dead and undead into the city.

5. a Draconic prophecy sage claims the Tsunami is just the first omen proclaiming the return of the Lady of the Plague to Sharn.

6. members of 'House Tarkanan' have been strategically buying real estate in areas of the city that where not be effected by the storm and now those real estate prices are up.
#7
RedRider
Apr 08, 2009 12:34:37 You could use this situation as a one-off scenario with warforged/water gensai looters/rescue workers.
#8
PJammaGod
Apr 08, 2009 22:58:12 Lots of cold water + extremely hot metal (ie the entire foundry area of the Ashblack, Khyber's Gate and Blackbones) = ridiculously big explosion. You'll likely find much of the cogs has been completely decimated not just by the presumed flooding but by the explosions of such much hot metal coming into contact with water. This will likely weaken the already rabbit-warren underlying support structures of Sharn. The foundations are going to weaken, which will probably lead to mutiple tower collapses and a very angry underclass. Yes the rich are just find up in clouds. But when they've got 100,000 angry peasants bearing down upon them no amount of Sharn Watch or elite Blackened Book is going to stop them...

... I love this idea, have fun inflicting hell upon your players :D .
#9
rauric
Apr 09, 2009 9:31:09 The lower class now needs a place to live. This can cause strife. Plus alot of warehouses and factories are down there so the economy gets thrown for a loop.
#10
tallric_kruush
Apr 14, 2009 13:59:46 This is kind of tough, unless you're fine with changing the face of Sharn permanently. It would take one hell of a tsunami to get by Shargon's Teeth and all the way up the Dagger River, past the Hilt, to Sharn's cliffs. I'd think to make this believable, it will almost have to be catastrophic (see PJammaGod's exploding/collapsing scenario). The swath of destruction from a tsunami like this would be devastating, encompassing far more than Sharn.

This is the type of thing that could topple Sharn, or at least parts of it, and change the city forever. This could be fun and memorable to play, but I never like to change the setting in a permanent way, myself. There's no believable way of restoring status-quo. Similar to the ubiquitous "We restore Cyre" campaigns, this may change the setting more than you'd like.

Then again, maybe my players and I overthink things, and your guys won't ask questions like "why didn't the city fall?", "how the hell did a tsunami hit this far upriver?", or whatnot.

I do like the idea; just think it through carefully before implementation.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 saramis Apr 07, 2009 23:26:29	Hey guys. In my game I'm going to have a tsunami crash into the cliffside of Sharn (not into the towers themselves), and I'm trying to brainstorm consequences. So far here's what I've come up with: A couple of Towers fall from the impact. The cogs are damaged severely along with cliffside buildings and docks. A giant squid is pushed into the waters near the docks, and decides to stay there.. Any other ideas? Critisms of these?
#2 BlackDragon71425 Apr 08, 2009 0:58:52	I'd say it severely weakens the underlying levels of Sharn, causing part of the cliff to collapse into the bay, taking part of the city with it. This way you have the horrific loss of life and property as well as a piece of a grand landmark. Makes the whole scenario feel more real. And yes, Cliffside and the docks would be severely damaged, if not completely gone.
#3 Gilo Apr 08, 2009 2:23:57	Solia d'Lyrandar the viceroy of House Lyrandar in Sharn get excoriated, and its open hunting session on anyone in Sharn carrying the Mark of Storm ;)
#4 ellorin Apr 08, 2009 3:13:44	"It's the end of days I tell you! All bow before the lords of the deep"! The cults of the Dragon Below, especially those tied to aboleths, krakens etc. greatly increase their activities.
#5 rauric Apr 08, 2009 6:10:12	Solia d'Lyrandar the viceroy of House Lyrandar in Sharn get excoriated, and its open hunting session on anyone in Sharn carrying the Mark of Storm ;) Perhaps she has been kidnapped? OMG that gives me a fun plot to work through. It may work better with Stormreach though.
#6 Gilo Apr 08, 2009 7:10:08	The city is commissioning adventures in the cleaning and rescue operations at the different effected disaster areas: 1. trapped warforged workers in the now underwater Cogs need rescue 2. an upside down tower owned by Kalphan Riak (rich Aurum sorcerer) is slowly sinking in the dagger river (there is no city commission - but its good salvage). 3. a shipment of drugged portal-drakes and killer baboons on its way to an house Vadalis enclave have been breached during the storm and are now terrorizing the upper parts of the city. 4. a small waterfall of erosion pours from the City of the Dead down on the residential areas of Northedge bringing tombs,dead and undead into the city. 5. a Draconic prophecy sage claims the Tsunami is just the first omen proclaiming the return of the Lady of the Plague to Sharn. 6. members of 'House Tarkanan' have been strategically buying real estate in areas of the city that where not be effected by the storm and now those real estate prices are up.
#7 RedRider Apr 08, 2009 12:34:37	You could use this situation as a one-off scenario with warforged/water gensai looters/rescue workers.
#8 PJammaGod Apr 08, 2009 22:58:12	Lots of cold water + extremely hot metal (ie the entire foundry area of the Ashblack, Khyber's Gate and Blackbones) = ridiculously big explosion. You'll likely find much of the cogs has been completely decimated not just by the presumed flooding but by the explosions of such much hot metal coming into contact with water. This will likely weaken the already rabbit-warren underlying support structures of Sharn. The foundations are going to weaken, which will probably lead to mutiple tower collapses and a very angry underclass. Yes the rich are just find up in clouds. But when they've got 100,000 angry peasants bearing down upon them no amount of Sharn Watch or elite Blackened Book is going to stop them... ... I love this idea, have fun inflicting hell upon your players :D .
#9 rauric Apr 09, 2009 9:31:09	The lower class now needs a place to live. This can cause strife. Plus alot of warehouses and factories are down there so the economy gets thrown for a loop.
#10 tallric_kruush Apr 14, 2009 13:59:46	This is kind of tough, unless you're fine with changing the face of Sharn permanently. It would take one hell of a tsunami to get by Shargon's Teeth and all the way up the Dagger River, past the Hilt, to Sharn's cliffs. I'd think to make this believable, it will almost have to be catastrophic (see PJammaGod's exploding/collapsing scenario). The swath of destruction from a tsunami like this would be devastating, encompassing far more than Sharn. This is the type of thing that could topple Sharn, or at least parts of it, and change the city forever. This could be fun and memorable to play, but I never like to change the setting in a permanent way, myself. There's no believable way of restoring status-quo. Similar to the ubiquitous "We restore Cyre" campaigns, this may change the setting more than you'd like. Then again, maybe my players and I overthink things, and your guys won't ask questions like "why didn't the city fall?", "how the hell did a tsunami hit this far upriver?", or whatnot. I do like the idea; just think it through carefully before implementation.