Hey Bryan,
On 29 May 2004 at 1:00, bethexton_at_... wrote:
> Sounds about right. Just a couple of minor points.
>
> Greymane's "raids" are major events. I don't know if the cities get
> sacked, but I think large parts of the countryside are badly damaged and
> severely looted, and the cities probably end up paying major bribes to get
> him to go away. There is major economic disruption afterwards, with some
> factions being crippled if much of their territory was affected. Greymane
> basically is revered leader of his people ever after due to the amount of
> loot obtained. I think this is part of why Esrolia doesn't participate in
> events as much as you might think---it is still a rich and populous land,
> but it is injured and takes years to heal.
OK, we're talking more Attila the Hun razing and being paid off to stay away kind of thing. Got it.
> The trolls of course see the death of the pharoah as an incredibly
> good sign. Assume that various groups are working feverishly to
> restore the Only Old One, create a new demi-god, emobody some other
> demi-god, or set up some other trollish government, all agreeing that the
> ultimate goal is the restoration of the good old days (i.e. the
> shadowlands).
Oh yeah. I have every intention of assuming they are all about trying to any and/or all those things. If the players get Troll happy, this is what they have waiting for them.
> I think Esvrular goes from a fairly sleepy existence to being right
> in the middle of hte hero wars. Whitewall is pretty much on their
> doorstep, the wind stop affects them (no idea how if affects their
> magic, but I'm presuming it would also be crippled), there are lunars
> parked near them, and so on. I suspect that they are totally changed by
> the experience......but I think official and semi-offical publications
> will come out eventually telling the real story.
Probably, since it isn't like there is any dearth of activity going on there. :)
LC
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