Greyson |
I finally decided where in Avistan to set Scales of War and Elsir Vale. It took me a couple of weeks to decide, as there are several great places. I chose the western borders of Nirmathas and Lastwall as the place for Elsir Vale.
- The river dividing the two nations shall be the Elsir River, with Brindol, Drellin's Ferry, etc being on the Nirmathas side.
- The Mindspin Mountains shall replace the Wyrmsmokes. The Witchwood and Marth forests shall be extensions of the Fangwood.
- I'm gonna ignore The Thorwaste and the Wyvernwatch Mountains as depicted in Red Hand of Doom for now. We'll see if Scales of War even goes there. If we had a campaign outline, it'd help a lot...
As has been discussed, and is certainly true, "Rescue at Rivneroar" is paper-thin as far as storytelling goes. I imagine my players asking, "Why do we care?" and "Why is the place even important?" Good questions, with little answers from the adventure.
So, I am gonna have our characters be members of Korvosa's House Endrin (before the events in Curse of the Crimson Throne). They are cousins to the 'greater' house members in Korvosa. Our characters will probably live in Melfesh, their part of the house's 'area of responsibility.'
House Jeggare is sending members to Tamran to discuss trade and transportation thru Bloodsworn Vale's central passes, explaining that said passes are now safer than prior years (I did not run Conquest of Bloodsworn vale, but I'll say that the Order of the Nail cleared the important passes out). House Jeggare asks House Endrin to send some 'martial' types to Brindol to travel through Bloodsworn Vale from the east side of the Mindspins. This is to ensure their promises in Tamran are meritable. Also, the Endrin representatives are to make contact with merchants in Brindol, socialize with them, and advise them of the looming arrival of House Jeggare merchants to the region. The lords of House Endrin and Jeggare impress upon the characters the extreme importance of doing whatever it takes to win-over the people of Brindol and Elsir Vale in an effort to promote an economic relationship with Korvosa. Great rewards await those that accomplish this task...
Anyway, I hope this works. I am excited to run Scales of War in the Pathfinder setting. If anything, the coolness of Golarion shall make up for the drabness of "Rescue at Rivenroar" and its following adventures. if all else fails, I join a group converting Rise of the Runelords and run that.
Happy gaming,
Don (Greyson)