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#1 zombiegleemax Jul 09, 2006 17:49:25	Do not read if you are running Age of Worms!!!! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * How does one view the Dungeon Age of Worms series with the references to the Bandit Kingdom or Shield Land settlement of Alhaster and Prince Zeech? When one looks at this at the conclusion of the Age of Worms, player characters will manage Alhaster. In terms of geo-politics, this threatens Iuz and the Bandit Kingdoms! They would surely try and smash this new reclaimation option as the Shield Lands is pretty worse for wear these days? I would be interested to see how others on the board played through this? This is useful, though not linked to LG Shield Lands etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Worms_Timeline
#2 evilash Jul 10, 2006 0:17:52	Maybe some spoiler warning in the title, or spoiler space in the post?
#3 Mortepierre Jul 10, 2006 3:11:59	In terms of geo-politics, this threatens Iuz and the Bandit Kingdoms! They would surely try and smash this new reclaimation option as the Shield Lands is pretty worse for wear these days? Not necessarily. The leaders of the Bandit Kingdoms are already in semi-open rebellion against Iuz. They would welcome anything that: a) draws the Old One's attention away from them b) provides them with a new potential ally c) doesn't interfere with weapon smuggling over the Nyr Dyv Of course, you can bet they would send ambassadors and spies aplenty once the change in leadership becomes widespread knowledge. As for Iuz, hard to predict and depends a lot on whether or not you're using events from the LG campaign. If Tenh is still green, then - yes - Iuz will likely not tolerate for long anything that could threaten his supply train of ore, slaves and food. If Tenh has been reduced to a field of ashes (as per the Ether trilogy), I would say Furyondy would be seen as a more direct threat to him for the time being. Of course, he would send someone to try to bully the PC into serving him but that's his "default" option these days...
#4 zombiegleemax Jul 10, 2006 4:54:32	It'd depend on the alignment of the new rulers. The Free Lords aren't going to like LG neighbours who insist on interfering in their affairs. On the other hand, LG neighbours make a nice big target for Iuz, who would, by one means or the other, seek their downfall to prevent the likely reunification of the Shield Lands and Alhaster. The Old One probably doesn't have the power to go and march an army in there (and if the PCs are about 20th level, they'll take some beating), but there are ways and means in his arsenal: stirring the Free Lords up against the PCs perhaps, setting enormous bounties on their heads, kidnapping loved ones and holding them hostage in certain death traps (City of Skulls adaptation anyone?), bankrupting them by getting allied Rhenee to hamstring trade in and out of Alhaster. As the PCs are such high level, they'd be mixing it with the Boneheart, but being the devious folk that they are, the BH would strike the PCs where they're vunerable - not attacking them directly but killing people and hecnhmen, attacking trade etcetc. Adventure hooks galore. In short, having Iuz and the Free Lords as neighbours will not guarentee a quiet retirement.
#5 erik_mona Jul 18, 2006 3:17:27	Which, of course, was exactly the point. --Erik