Mr. Quick wrote:
The more I read about Cheliax and the way it functions, the more I like it.
My own current plans involve a mini-campaign involving a couple of demons who decide to use the opera to spread a bit of chaos in devil territory. I actually did some reading on the history of the opera (and operatic forms) and found it had some interesting developmental twists. For example - you could easily copy some of the real world intrigue of German and Italian opera into the Cheliax/Andoran conflict. Not to mention the theme of using Opera to convey political messages and/or themes - which also happened in the real world often enough.
So I was thinking of starting with real world conflicts from the world of opera, adding in some Hellknights from the Order of the Rack, a demon sorceress weaving some chaos magic into the sheet music of a new opera, and the players caught in the middle.
sorry about the slightly off topic rant. I just find the whole history of Cheliax fascinating. There's so much material there to play with, it's hard not to be excited about it.
Too bad the blood war is not under the OGL otherwise you could create a real stir. Anyway what I think that is so intriguing about Cheliax is the Dantenian inspiration it draws. I feel like Im in Reanaissance Florence where each noble house intrigues to seize power for itself. The Thrice Damned House of Thrune is so reminiscent of the D'Medicis. The asmodean church something like the corrupt catholic church of the era.
