First of all, Azazor has hit the nail in the head with his remark that proposed gameplay changes must be sensible from a RP point of view. Entire cities cannot be "conquered" by one guild, no matter how much you try to rewrite that sentence:
- Mechanically, it makes no sense, the number of guards is supposed to always outnumber the number of guild members (a real city would not have "just" the 10 guards on duty that you see in Dyron for example).
- Even if we accept that a non-capital city could be conquered, the in-universe reaction from the local ruler would be to nuke whoever dared make an open attack on an entire city. So if a Tryker guild attacked Dyron, in-universe Lykos would immediately ask the Tryker governor to disavow the offending guild (revoke their citizenship status). If the governor refused, Lykos would then say this guild attack is sanctioned by the Tryker ruler, therefore sparking a full-blown WAR between nations.
- Even the marauders would not be safe, exactly due to this: attack any city, and the in-universe retribution should be a march on the marauder camp. Marauders are "tolerated" (RP) only insofar as the individuals are elusive and they don't get captured/tortured.
However, the idea itself is interesting, if changed a bit. I will continue in my next post; if you think I should instead make another thread, please let me know.
- Mechanically, it makes no sense, the number of guards is supposed to always outnumber the number of guild members (a real city would not have "just" the 10 guards on duty that you see in Dyron for example).
- Even if we accept that a non-capital city could be conquered, the in-universe reaction from the local ruler would be to nuke whoever dared make an open attack on an entire city. So if a Tryker guild attacked Dyron, in-universe Lykos would immediately ask the Tryker governor to disavow the offending guild (revoke their citizenship status). If the governor refused, Lykos would then say this guild attack is sanctioned by the Tryker ruler, therefore sparking a full-blown WAR between nations.
- Even the marauders would not be safe, exactly due to this: attack any city, and the in-universe retribution should be a march on the marauder camp. Marauders are "tolerated" (RP) only insofar as the individuals are elusive and they don't get captured/tortured.
However, the idea itself is interesting, if changed a bit. I will continue in my next post; if you think I should instead make another thread, please let me know.
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