Warlords

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The world is plagued by warlords. Numerous powerful men and women control private armies sufficiently strong to cow whatever local government may exist. On the lands they claim, their word is law. Most spend their time oppressing their own subjects and murderously pillaging those of their neighbors. Most like to wrap themselves in the mantle of ideology, religious fervor, or an ostensibly legitimate right to rule.

Enemies:
^{Who might be encountered who opposes the group}

• Warlord
• Avaricious lieutenant
• Expensive assassin
• Aspiring minion

Friends:
^{Who might offer the group services or missions}

Vengeful commoner

Government military officer

Humanitarian aid official

Village priest

Complications:
^{How might the situation on the world be more complicated}

The warlords are willing to cooperate to fight mutual threats

The warlords favor specific religions or races over others

The warlords are using substantially more sophisticated tech than others

Some of the warlords are better rulers than the government

Things:
^{What items might be found on the world}

Weapons cache

Buried plunder

A warlord’s personal battle harness

Captured merchant shipping

Places:
^{What locations might be found on the world}

Gory battlefield

Burnt-out village

Barbaric warlord palace

Squalid refugee camp

Tags: War