BREAKING: Local man’s problems solved by zine
In June , I wrote the following about the common O/NSR assumption that PCs’ primary motivation is to help townsfolk and other friendly NPCs: The "problem," if there is one, is that you have to present a setting where all significant problems can be solved by a handful of strangers with swords. Let me give an example… I was designing an adventure where the PCs would fight a wizard who’s part of an oppressive regime, but then I kept thinking, “actually, if you’re trying to present a realistic world here, wouldn’t fighting this one wizard who’s part of this regime do absolutely nothing and maybe actually make things worse for the people who live here?” On Discord, RKaitz suggested… [I]f you're trying to help someone, it doesn't have to be that you're saving the whole country. You're just saving your spouse or village. No one else capable will care to do that, and so yeah, you're the only ones who can do the job. I thought that was a good point. But it was ...