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Inaubryn
Acolyte
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 Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 09:20:46
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Okay, here's the premise. Let's see if y'all can help.
Nine years after the events of the WotSQ series (around 1382, the Jaezred Chaulssin (half drow/half-dragon sorcerors and assassins) are now ready to enact the second stage of their long term plan. They have decided that though Lolthian drow society must be crushed, the drow race cannot flourish and grow in the confines of the underdark. It is time that they take their rightful place upon the surface. To that end the JC have decided to reclaim and reestablish the fallen nation of Ilythiir with them as its dark monarchs. However, they realize that the surfacers will never allow them such latitude and thus they must claim a defensible position in order to do so.
Many Vhaeraunian drow and others have begun relocating to the now habitable nearly completed city of Jaezred (old Ched Nasad). The underdark passages leading north from that city in the direction of Silver Marches have been widened as well. The JC have aligned themselves with a charismatic Orog king that has gathered many orog cities under his banner. Citing their desire to return to the surface as well, the orog king, over the last few years, has placed many of his kind amongst the orc and tanarukk tribes of the Nether Mountains. He now commands an army, spanning the surface and the underdark of the North, of near 80,000 orogs, tanarukks and orcs. The Jaezred Chaulssin have offered the orog king the city of Sundabar and its Everfire as the seat of his new surface kingdom. Meanwhile, in Chaulssin darker things unfold.
The Jaezred Chaulssin have gathered to them their princes and a few of the shadow dragons with which they breed, including a great shadow wyrm of tremendous power and arcane might. With the combined might of nearly 20,000 Vhaeraunites, the Jaezred Chaulssin and three shadow wyrms, and 80,000 orog, orcs and tanarukk, they intend to lay siege to the Silver Marches with Silverymoon as the ultimate prize. A city with a mythal that they can connect to their new underdark city Jaezred, around which they'll construct a mythal as well. They JC presume to use the orog army as fodder and to wear down the opposing forces as well as cutting off reinforcements from the south and from the dwarves of Citadels Adbar and Felbarr. The Jaezred Chaulssin have pieced together an ancient elven artifact called a mythal key that will allow them to bypass, control and rework Silverymoon's mythal to their own liking.
Now, here's where you come in.
Many will flock to aid the Silver Marches against this army. If you were running this campaign, other than the PCs, who would you bring in to aid against such a powerful force?
I also haven't given all of the pieces to this puzzle either. I basically need this army to actually have a chance of pulling off this plan. Once inside Silverymoon's mythal and linked to Jaezred, they can begin razing the city and bringing supplies up to rebuild it in the image of Vhaeraun. Once, their new realm has been established then they can proceed to call drow from all over Faerun to join them and their cause, then it'll be time for the third part of their plan.
All of this is copyrighted so, nyah.
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 10:03:08
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Well, start with the neighboring cities and kingdoms: Nesme, the dwarven strongholds Felbar, Adbar, Mithral Hall and Mirabar. Next comes the Lord's Alliance: city armies from Waterdeep, Neverwinter and other cities of the North and the Western Heartlands (not Luskan though, since they oppose the alliance). Lastly, I would assume, since the enemy is drow, that forces from Evereska join in the battle, as well as wild/wood/moonelves from the high forest and maybe even some treants. Other than that, since Silverymoons Leader is noone less than Alustriel, Chosen of Mystra, she might have some specials up her sleave, e.g. calling her sisters, the Harpers or even good aligned dragons to her aid.
Seems to turn into a nasty fight! |
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Inaubryn
Acolyte
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 10:53:22
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Originally posted by Ergdusch
Well, start with the neighboring cities and kingdoms: Nesme, the dwarven strongholds Felbar, Adbar, Mithral Hall and Mirabar. Next comes the Lord's Alliance: city armies from Waterdeep, Neverwinter and other cities of the North and the Western Heartlands (not Luskan though, since they oppose the alliance). Lastly, I would assume, since the enemy is drow, that forces from Evereska join in the battle, as well as wild/wood/moonelves from the high forest and maybe even some treants. Other than that, since Silverymoons Leader is noone less than Alustriel, Chosen of Mystra, she might have some specials up her sleave, e.g. calling her sisters, the Harpers or even good aligned dragons to her aid.
Seems to turn into a nasty fight!
It does indeed. So how would this army attempt to defeat these forces? My take on a few.
A contingent of orogs, say 10,000, would be stationed outside of Citadel Felbarr. They wouldn't be there to siege it, but cut the dwarves off from aiding their allies in Sundabar, Everlund and Silverymoon. The dwarves will have a helluva fight if they exit the citadel. Then you station smaller contingents of 5,000 orogs, orcs and tanarukk at Sundabar (if it's sacked) and at the east end of the Silverymoon Pass to block the passage of the dwarves of Citadel Adbar should they march that way and the dwarves from Felbarr should they get past the first army. Another contingent of 20,000 orogs, orcs and tanarukks could be stationed at Everlund to bar the Evermoor way from armies approaching from the south. Nesme and smaller towns and villages would've been all but wiped out by now.
The remainder of the force (20,000 drow, 40,000 orogs, tanarukks and orcs) would stay to the northwest of Silverymoon, west of Silverymoon Pass, watching for approaching armies of humans of Mirabar and Neverwinter, Dwarves of Mithril Hall, elves and good-aligned drow of the Highforest, from the west while waiting to lay siege to the city. The three shadow wyrms would patrol the skies waiting for Valamadarace and Deszeldaryndun, two of the wyrms close in power to them and one of them greater in power.
As far as the Chosen of Mystra, I haven't decided how to take them out. Ultimately, the PCs have to have a huge hand in gaining this victory if victory is to be had. Also, the Jaezred Chaulssin do have a few hundred half drow/half shadow dragons to add to the mix if they need to, as well as a little somethin' more. ;) |
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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 17:17:40
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| maybe throw in a couple of orc tribes that formed a leauge on noones site attacking the Orog army because they fear what would happen to them if the Orogs win, following the thesis of rather the 'evil' you know than the one you don't know (they think that the army is a Orog with Drow slaves or something) ... that would make the stuff confusing |
what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 18:06:06
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| On forces of the Silver Marches will be the Harpers (likely), Eilistraee followers (most certainly) which would include of course the good Drow as well as other races that follow the Dark Maiden. |
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"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 18:22:59
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Originally posted by Kentinal
On forces of the Silver Marches will be the Harpers (likely), Eilistraee followers (most certainly) which would include of course the good Drow as well as other races that follow the Dark Maiden.
I think you'll find the DoF web enhancement useful ...
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Chataro
Learned Scribe
Singapore
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 19:12:35
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| Tell us what happens in the end. I would like to see what kind of NPCs do u have that can turn around a war of such scales. From what i can see, unless a god or two shows up. There isn't much want can do unless u are the supreme commander of either force.I am really curious as to what kind of things your NPCs would do to. |
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Mkhaiwati
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 19:52:22
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Don't forget the other, "new" (reclaimed) elf holdings in the North: Myth Glaurach and the new city from Blackstaff (Rhymsomethingorother). Plus, if you haven't read Blackstaff yet, there is an interesting sharn/elvish relationship. The remaining sharn after Blackstaff might not want to be near the drow since they chose not to leave behind their sharn-ness and become something else.
Mkhaiwati
PS hopefully those tantalizing clues aren't too much of spoilers if you haven't read Blackstaff. |
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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
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Posted - 28 Jul 2006 : 20:46:20
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| you could make an opening by letting Klauth scrath his back on top on one of the contigents (the ones near Sundabar is problerly the most logical singes its the one closest to high forest expect Everlund) ... this gives Sundabar an opening to spilt up and send some of the army to Felbarr to help them de rid of the siege before marching to Silverymoon, meeting with the first part of the Sundabar army at a highly defensive fort built in the foothills of silverymoon pass |
what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
She's a women, it happens once a month |
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Inaubryn
Acolyte
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Posted - 01 Aug 2006 : 09:48:34
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Originally posted by Mkhaiwati
Don't forget the other, "new" (reclaimed) elf holdings in the North: Myth Glaurach and the new city from Blackstaff (Rhymsomethingorother). Plus, if you haven't read Blackstaff yet, there is an interesting sharn/elvish relationship. The remaining sharn after Blackstaff might not want to be near the drow since they chose not to leave behind their sharn-ness and become something else.
Mkhaiwati
PS hopefully those tantalizing clues aren't too much of spoilers if you haven't read Blackstaff.
Not at all. As a matter of fact, I'd like to know more about this.
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
quote:
Originally posted by Kentinal
On forces of the Silver Marches will be the Harpers (likely), Eilistraee followers (most certainly) which would include of course the good Drow as well as other races that follow the Dark Maiden.
I think you'll find the DoF web enhancement useful ...
--Eric
Is that Dragons of Faerun, Eric? And if so, there's a web enhancement even though the book's not out? |
Edited by - Inaubryn on 01 Aug 2006 09:59:23 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 01 Aug 2006 : 11:06:21
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quote:
Originally posted by Inaubryn
Is that Dragons of Faerun, Eric? And if so, there's a web enhancement even though the book's not out?
Yes. No. He's referring to the planned web enhancement, of course. 
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