Politics plays a much bigger role in the story than most people realize, and are very clear in the medieval fantasy, including all kingdoms and evil empire. As a result, it is natural to have some politics in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign, especially in higher levels of play.
Nevertheless, how is your wicked emperor BBEG actually actually acts like an emperor and an appropriate person instead of an evil person in the comics of children? How do you guarantee how each country is acting? Well, it belongs to your writing skills, but we can still help you with some tips.
Based on motivation
High fantasy does not pay taxes
Most countries can boil them with simple things needed to survive, what they did when they thought about the world construction, that is, how X City makes money, famous, similar. Then you can concentrate on politics.
For example, cities near the river can easily access fish, and the government can focus on creating a project by encouraging the population to sell fish and sell fish. If you feel that it is too realistic and boring, you can use something fantastic, such as using ores for magic bombs, a mining city that makes money in sales, or using it for more malicious purposes.
Start small
Another key to world construction
Speaking of the city, starting with simple things such as small cities or villages is especially good for adventure. Of course, you can prove that the city belongs to a vast empire, but if you are greatly bigger to the world's construction and try to think about all the details of the empire, you can be burned.
The player needs a smaller thing to introduce things properly, so how the city's politics and the main characters of the city are the first to see the world's politics. When they start to go elsewhere, you can connect these things with a larger empire.
Focus on people
And their motives
Why does the king do what he does? If you establish a major NPC in the city (related to organizations related to the government or organizations that can affect), you must make your motivation and method correctly.
Are they good or evil? Are they adhering to the rules, or are you willing to have some corruption here and there? Did they say corruption for the benefit of power, or are you playing a game of throne in society? Once you have a personality, it becomes easy.
Make them a hero
I think everyone is a good person
As established, even the emperor BBEG EVIL needs a reason for what they do. Yes. The reason can be unclear with complete garbage, but even if it is used to justify the war with other countries, it is the right call to believe it is the right call.
All the key characteristics of the political game will be thought to be right and they are too stupid to see the truth, regardless of how political enemies are treating political enemies.
Please give them a personal agenda
And hide it well
If you run deeper on the subject of motivation, there is a reason to do what they do, but also the plan to realize it? What is the execution of their motivation?
And more importantly, which part of this plan is released, which part is performed behind the curtains? What do these characters want to see what the public wants to see, and how different their public people are to private people?
Using culture to form things
Make it influenced by people
We mentioned the construction of the world that affects politics, but it does not stop in the basic geography. If you have given you your social customs, traditions and what they have considered morally right and wrong, it is natural for people with power to defend or oppose them and try to change.
For example, if there is a dwarf kingdom that despises the elves in your world, it is natural to openly encourage unbelief elves and create a conflict with neighboring elves. You can also start talking about how the elves are treated in the territory.
Make several factions
Select poison
Since religion has always had a lot of influence on the government, we briefly mentioned the use of the church as part of politics. Well, it's a good idea to make multiple factions between NPCs you created for your politics.
One camp may be associated with religion, and other camps may contain merchants or aristocrats. Some may include a large criminal organization (and the public people they present). It may be interesting among members of the same faction.
They don't have to be in the real game or guilds, but they can fight and work together for similar things.
Give them defects
There is no perfect side
Regardless of whether it is a war between nations or politicians from the same place, it is not perfect because either of these characters feel too unrealistic. In fact, even if there is a camp that is honest and wants to help, it is necessary to be negative to improve the country, such as having to do unpopular things.
Nevertheless, it is more likely that all factions will help all factions to help part of the population, while at the same time, to reduce other religions in the territory, to ignore certain taxes and to make more expenses for compensation from the poor.
The party has a lot of influence
After all, the game is about them
Whether they hired muscles, worked for multiple factions, or know too much about not, it is important to have a lot of influence among these groups. Or the story can affect things, which can affect things.
When the importance of the player is established, it is essential to show the amount of each camp. They can try to persuade the player to be the right person, and bribe players.
Show the results
What did the players change?
If the party selects and selects the side, the NPC can be more powerful, influential and completely removed. So what will these people do after everything the player character has done to them?
If they help them in power, do they try to get rid of them because they respect or no longer use them? This can be done in many ways, depending on your story, but it is important to think about these details.
- Original release date
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1974
- Number
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2+
- Length
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From 60 to hours.
- Age recommendation
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12+ (Although youth can play and enjoy)
- Franchise name
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Dungeon & Dragon
- Publishing
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Coast
