Dictatorship and thylacines

From: TTrotsky_at_aol.com
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:27:08 -0400 (EDT)


Panu 'Passo' Pasanen is looking for a totalitarian nation with strong factions:

<< I have already considered Glamour, but it lacks the necessary government.
Although orlanthi are peppered with arrows very quickly indeed, most of the people are seemingly satisfied with 'bread and circus.' >>

     Since you say you aren't concerned with the location of the campaign, perhaps you're also not concerned about the time period? If so, pre-Lunar Dara Happa, or better yet, Carmania seem like good choices. TOTRM#16 has some stuff on Carmania and both the Western dominated and Spolite periods seem to fit with your requirements. There's more on the Western period, and it has the potential for more different cultures being involved, so I'd go for that one.

     Some non-Pelorian examples that occur to me are: 1) Ramalia. The Mraloti are heavily oppressed by Paruzal the Impaler and his followers. On the down side, nothing has been written about this region AFAIK, and it's difficult to know how much there is in the way of internal factions.
2) Seshnela. The Rokari Malkioni oppress just about everyone who lives here. Factions are likely to be in the form of noble houses, many of which are powerful and can exercise a fair degree of independence from Royal control. The down side is the absence of a wide range of cults (although there may well be underground heresies), although whether that's a problem depends on other aspects of the campaign.
3) Fonrit. There hasn't been much officially published on this area (not that's easily available anyway) but it does seem to fit your requirements. Even more obscure areas that might fit include the eastern Pamaltelan coast and Vormain.

Loren Miller:

<< Maybe the TASMANIAN WOLF is descended from a bear... >>

     Nope. It's a marsupial. Descended from animals similar to quolls IIRC.

Forward the glorious Red Army!

     Trotsky


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