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Coming up with the backstory of who you pissed off to get assigned to deal with this f*~#ery is going to be hilarious.
At one point in time, I suggested the cover could just be Venture-Captain Holgarin Smine staring directly at the viewer with smoldering disapproval. We did not go that route, but I know in my heart that Smine's gonna have that look on his face every time his "neighbor venture-captain" comes up in conversation.
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I feel like the part that no one is talking about is that this is written by Alex Greenshields.
You know, right?
Red Harvest?
A Case of Missing Persons?
THE DALSINE AFFAIR?
Nothing good is coming of this scenario.
........Oh dang. One of those scenarios was the only TPK I ever had. And it WASN'T Dalsine Affair (surprisingly, we survived that one...). I'm very excited.
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Razmir? Mending fences?
(X) DOUBT
I mean, if I were an evil god with my own country and a lot of bad press because of my "inhumane" government practices and "doubtful divinity", I'd definitely want to establish a good relationship with the only organization printing an internationally distributed news journal. And I'd encourage my priests to enlist and take every job that seems like it even might get me a front page article with a title like "Razmiri Priest Saves Orphans From Abuse" or "Razmiri Pathfinders Rally to Save River Kingdom from Sedition". Especially if I also had one of my non-Pathfinder priests inciting said sedition, so that no matter what happens, I'm on the winning side.
Just as like, a couple examples.
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*steeples fingers*
I foresee a lot of infamy accrual comming up.
C'mon. We all know that when Razmir gets richer, his divine wealth trickles down to every happy well-behaved citizen of Razmiran.
Of course, there are some not-well-behaved citizens who fail to see that happen but ... that's on them.
What if I would tell you that the thing I offer you is
*shanks the knife under Rysky's ribs*
the chance to see your loved ones again? That's my offer on the table, all I want in return is all your money. Feelings are priceless, eh?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ALL HAIL RAZMIR HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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... a pitiful d4 is what you offered me.
I had no hopes or expectations for this wretched place and was still let down.
I laughed really hard at that. Thank you, Rysky!
I think an important element to keep in mind for the social dynamics of Razmiran and the Pathfinder Society is that we, as outside observers, have a lot of information people in-world don't. Razmir's priests (and probably not the lowest ranking ones), well-educated Starstone scholars, and probably a few old and powerful beings know that Razmir isn't really a god, but they're probably the only ones. And even for people who do know or suspect, not actually being a god isn't necessarily a big deal. There are entire cultures who worship things like eidolons or the power of undeath because they find those forces more reliable than "real" gods. The guy who levels the cities of non-believers and keeps the dragons from eating everyone probably feels a lot more divine than the one who doesn't.
There also hasn't really been a living god other than Razmir flouncing about Golarion since Aroden activated the wrong divine aeon stone and blew a hole through his noggin (according to a gnome I met once). That means that getting agents inside Razmiran or convincing a Razmiri priest recruited into the Society to spill any beans at all about "the truth behind the iron-masked curtain" would be the scoop of the century and exactly the kind of thing the Society would be willing to take some risks for.
So maybe look at this like, I don't know, Rocky IV where the Pathfinder Society is training in Russia and both sides are pretty sure they're enemies but the chance for a new understanding, mutual respect, peace, or even just payback is enough to keep both parties at the table until the bell rings and someone has to be the winner.
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It’s an interesting position, having run/read all of the Society content that gives you a perspective outside of a Golarion native. Kind of like you have many scrying portals open to all of the events, watching but unable to change more than minor details.
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^w^
And *nods* Even if he was a god mine and my character's reactions wouldn't change much. There's lot of Evil gods in Golarion, do you let them all tell you what to do?
... so about those Infamy rules?
Follow up with me after you play this one :)
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I feel like the part that no one is talking about is that this is written by Alex Greenshields.
You know, right?
Red Harvest?
A Case of Missing Persons?
THE DALSINE AFFAIR?
Nothing good is coming of this scenario.
Thanks so much :) Always nice to get positive feedback, especially during these trying times.
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