On Sat, 4 Aug 2001, Joel Elfman wrote: > An interesting turn of too effective a spell is anyone who thinks > hostile thoughts at Manund like a peasant who does not want to pay taxes > could end up in its grasp. Ouch. > In response to one or two comments about the Fae society or the > power of its magic. The Fae are extremely powerful although numerically > small society. And they will often have excellent results using their > magic. Jason has added to his society w/ very creative ideas and used > the rules very effectively to benefit the Fae. <...> > punish him for using rules effectively. Personally, I feel that some of > the earlier GMs might have allowed some aspects of Fae society that I > would not have, (blush) The Fae aptitude in magic is supposed to dwindle slowly away after a bit of time. But I'm afraid this will not effect the game very much on the short run. > I think it is a livable situation. Agreed. The Fae are such a small bunch that while they do manage a few impressive feats now and then (and are pretty much invulnerable behind that shield of theirs), they cannot effect the way of societies very much. And they are gathering some considerable enemies, too. > then changes will be considered. It is also up to the other players to > choose actions if they wish that will limit the influence of the Fae. Hmmm... attitude towards Fae - or foreigners in general. Now that would be an interesting topic. Here's a bit of stuff for Eleven cities: - - - - Foreign relations / attitude towards outsiders / Eleven cities: The Eleven cities is a very cosmopolitan area: the major traderoutes (except for the great northern road) between east and west, south and north, pass through it. Each of the cities bustles with foreigners from all corners of Elyria (admittedly, some more than others). However, the attitude of the people towards outsiders is somewhat reserved. To start with, citizens of each of the cities tend to watch citizens from the other cities with a wary eye. The same applies to people outside of Eleven cities, to somewhat greater (but not much) degree. Of course, when business is at hand, the Eleven city trader is all open smile, but even then he's not going to offer any extra hospitality if he can avoid it. This attitude can be attributed to a somewhat misplaced pride: the people are very pround of their heritage as the heart of the Calarrian Empire and each and every man is convinced that his city is the best of all. They regard outsiders are somewhat beneath their own value. Recent times - the Sorcerer's war, occupation and being saved by foreign forces, appearance of the Fae (and their occupation of the ancient capital of the Calarrian Empire) - have put these attitudes to a test, though, and time will show whether the Eleven cities will grow more humble or even more arrogant. Feelings of specific societies: - Hur'Mel: "our cousins across the inland sea - they have a library there which was founded by us, don't they?" - Tyrean Empire: "a faraway society - good trade, but it's really rather far away to be decently civilized" - Aloria: "brutes, barbarians - good mercenaries, but they should be kept to their place" - Fae: very strong *and* mixed feelings for and against - Taseleth: "a somewhat backwater country in the west, good trade, though" - Reycelan: "some sort of islands in the western sea, aren't they?" - Keland & Northmarch: "our former province, you know, but important nonetheless" juuso ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
