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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 15 Sep 2006 : 16:32:46
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I'm planning to run a Moonsea campaign utilizing Mysteries of the Moonsea and Sons of Gruumsh. While developing my material, I noticed some very blatant conflict between SoG and MoM.
SoG details a "Council of Iron" made up of seven members (one from each major family, three rotating guild representatives, and the despot Peuter Marsk). Woarsten Nanther (a prominent NPC in the module) seems to be the authority figure in the Nanther family.
MoM describes a "Ruling Council" with a membership of 21 (additional seats may be created for a price). No mention of a Despot is made, but it is emphasized that the Lord Envoy (Head of the Council) has recently died. Further, it names Dundeld Nanther (the late Lord Envoy)the [late] head of the Nanther family.
Further, going back to 2E, I have vague memories of the Marsk family disrupting the oligarchic tendencies of Mulmaster, and creating the office of Despot (which would tend to support SoG).
Can anyone help me smooth this out?
-Walker
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 15 Sep 2006 : 17:13:14
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Mysteries of the Moonsea would be the most recent book, so it would take precedence. You could make the office of Despot, and the Council of Iron issues as parts of an ongoing story of political turmoil as the families jostle for position and what structure actually exists.
In fact, the rescue of the scions might be given even more importance depending on what form of government and what other families they support.
I don't know if it would fit your campaign, but you could have the events of Sons of Grummsh occur at the end of 1372/begining of 1373 DR, with the outcome of that event and what families are in charge causing the shift to the form of government in place at the time of Mysteries of the Moonsea, set in late 1373 DR. |
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EvilKnight
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 15 Sep 2006 : 18:17:54
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Brainstorm idea:
Maybe the seven most powerful families (Sons of Gruumsh) are trying to upsurp the power of the rest by naming their own form of government (Despot).
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 15 Sep 2006 : 20:14:19
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| There isn't much real time difference between both releases...doesn't seem like too big of a contradiction (since apparently it can be fixed quite easily) |
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Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
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Canon Conflict in the Moonsea
