HOOKS: Questions about the new book

[Xavi]

For the record regarding wikipedia's quote, there is a Catalan law from the XVII century (maybe it was XVIIIth? I would need to check) that points out that the marriageable couple needs to be asked if they want to marry. We found that when researching family history (we are at 1450 now and it is getting harder because now the documents are in Latin). The priest that wrote about it sounded quite annoyed at the fact of having to ask the couple about this.

[applejuice]

@Richard Love

I would just add that be careful, as storyguide, about trying to close everything that you think is a hole in the faerie queen's plans (or the plans of any antagonist). While you don't want an antagonist to look like an idiot, if there are no holes in her plan, the player characters have nothing to do. If the player characters recognise a weakness and use that to foil her, that is a good story.

Of course.
You're right!!
On the other side, Belgen is not necessary an antagonist to the alliance, the Belgen's takeover could settle the affairs of the Magi (there are two Merenita in the troupe ) and, perhaps they could take the side of the Faerie Queen and manage some compromise. How knows ?
So Magi need some holes on the Queen plans.

Thank you, Mark Shirley and Xavi for your historical advices.
This is the information I needed to understand the plot.
Effectively, knowing this aspect of the medieval marriage, theFearie Quenn do not need to celebrate the mariage with a priest to claim the fief.<- Black line :mrgreen:

Thank you Richard for your helpful and friendly answers.
I will, surely, have a great time with your story.

[Christian_Andersen (Christian Rosenkjaer Andersen)]

@Yirkash

I have the book myself, and I would like to extend my gratitude to all the authors for writing it. It's an amazing piece of scenario-writing, and I'm loving all the hooks insofar as I've read them. The "Echoes of the Ancient Dead" will come in particularly handy, as I'm just starting a whole saga based (partially) around Canaanite Necromancy.

Warning: minor spoilers ahead.

I'm particularly fond of the C&G one about the merchants and supplies ("New Deal"), personally. I'm just in love with the fact that both parties are legally and (kind of) ethically right, and that there's no easy telling which is the "right" way around it, from an ethics point of view. I just love these kind of stories, and this one felt particularly well written and thought-out. I'd be hard-pressed to be able to say who was actually right there, and couldn't honestly say that anybody played foul, which makes for amazing, story-rich antagonists.

Congratulations to all the authors on this one!

Edited for minor typos.

I'm glad you like my two Hooks, hope others may find them useful as we'll.I think it's more fun if the situations aren't all easy and clear cut.

[Yirkash]

@Christian Andersen

I'm glad you like my two Hooks, hope others may find them useful as we'll

Thanks for writing them, I did really like them indeed (and the rest of the book, as well).

@Christian Andersen

I think it's more fun if the situations aren't all easy and clear cut.

I couldn't agree more.