False Virtue
- Days
- 14
A group of "virtuous knights" has intruded into your domain, claiming that they have come to "save the people from evil and chaos" – by which they mean, overthrow the baron and set up their own empire on the ruins of your barony.
DC by difficulty
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Military
| Margin | Effect |
|---|---|
| 4 | The army bolstered their patrols and roadside guard posts. Sadly, these isolated and unsupported defenses failed to hold against the invaders, who continue to incite rioting, promote lawlessness, and execute your loyal servants. |
| 2 | Soldiers surrounded the group of knights and offered them a choice between immediate execution, or retreat beyond our borders. The knights fled in relief, unprepared to face such a large and determined army. |
| 3 | A group of brave local soldiers managed to stage a nighttime surprise attack which quickly became a slaughter. The knights were unprepared for such a cunning attack, and their weapons and armor now are now prized as trophies by the locals defenders. |
Culture
| Margin | Effect |
|---|---|
| 4 | Our bards tried intimidating the intruders with promises of the baron's harsh punishment, but to no avail. The knights were emboldened by a silver-tongued priest called Milani, who encouraged his comrades to have no fear. The knights continue to wreak havoc in the region. |
| 2 | Our sweet-voiced bards managed to persuade the dishonorable knights that they'd chosen the wrong country to lay claim to. – There is no tyranny here, and the people are content with their lot in life. Faced with a satisfied populace, the knights left these lands. |
| 3 | Our sweet-tongued bards managed to persuade the invading knights that they'd been cheated. Their arrival had been arranged by a treacherous neighbor, and it was only the tyranny of nearby lands that manipulated them into this invasion. The champions of virtue were outraged, and departed at once to deliver punishment to our scheming neighbor. Our other neighbors learned the futility of attempting to invade the barony of . |
DC by difficulty
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Military
| Margin | Effect |
|---|---|
| 4 | The army bolstered their patrols and roadside guard posts. Sadly, these isolated and unsupported defenses failed to hold against the invaders, who continue to incite rioting, promote lawlessness, and execute your loyal servants. |
| 2 | Soldiers surrounded the group of knights and offered them a choice between immediate execution, or retreat beyond our borders. The knights fled in relief, unprepared to face such a large and determined army. |
| 3 | A group of brave local soldiers managed to stage a nighttime surprise attack which quickly became a slaughter. The knights were unprepared for such a cunning attack, and their weapons and armor now are now prized as trophies by the locals defenders. |
Culture
| Margin | Effect |
|---|---|
| 4 | Our bards tried intimidating the intruders with promises of the baron's harsh punishment, but to no avail. The knights were emboldened by a silver-tongued priest called Milani, who encouraged his comrades to have no fear. The knights continue to wreak havoc in the region. |
| 2 | Our sweet-voiced bards managed to persuade the dishonorable knights that they'd chosen the wrong country to lay claim to. – There is no tyranny here, and the people are content with their lot in life. Faced with a satisfied populace, the knights left these lands. |
| 3 | Our sweet-tongued bards managed to persuade the invading knights that they'd been cheated. Their arrival had been arranged by a treacherous neighbor, and it was only the tyranny of nearby lands that manipulated them into this invasion. The champions of virtue were outraged, and departed at once to deliver punishment to our scheming neighbor. Our other neighbors learned the futility of attempting to invade the barony of . |