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OK, so I swore I'd not get sucked into 4th edition, and my 3.5 long running campaign will go on as long as we can and as long as Paizo keeps publishing 3.75 or whatever it will be called!
But when the gaming group saw this beauty we boys decided we needed to play army!
I have tried running military campaigns and they have met with limited success. You have to convince PCs to get with the idea that you take orders and the good of your pretend country is what matters more than loot and glory.
"Hooks" are all automatic. No need to get the players interested inthe adventure, they just get their orders. And so many options, one week you are rescuing a princess, next you are guarding her, the week after kidnapping the enemy princess. Assasinations, supply disruption, steal the artifact/plans/orders/general's baby, caravan raids, caravan protection, shock and awe, and the 4th edition combat heavy feel seems to play right into this.
Player death is no biggie, you get replacements, no need to haunt the local bar for a replceament, and no hours spent gaining trust, he is a brother in arms and vouched for by your commanding officer. Also if a player misses session he is temporarily re-assigned.
Still have no idea what races and character classes can be "Wraiths". I have been working on miniatures though. Here is a link to a webshot album with the work in progress figures. No idea if Mongoose is putting out minis for this one, so I used GW 40K figures along with their fantasy line to make some wriths. Eye pieces are kneadatite putty (Green stuff) as are the back packs (Taken fromt eh video game Ghost Recon)
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/567002357giliji
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