So I think the “Anarchist Witches of #Dolmenwood” campaign I was musing about earlier might actually be happening, I just have to get the right group together.
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So I think the “Anarchist Witches of #Dolmenwood” campaign I was musing about earlier might actually be happening, I just have to get the right group together. Thinking about a campaign with this lens, I’ve actually been really enjoying the Dolmenwood books. The key for me is framing the whole Law vs Chaos cosmic battle as a propagandistic framing by both sides, a sort of capitalist-realism-esque idea that tries to convince you no other alternative exists. The witches provide that alternative
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So I think the “Anarchist Witches of #Dolmenwood” campaign I was musing about earlier might actually be happening, I just have to get the right group together. Thinking about a campaign with this lens, I’ve actually been really enjoying the Dolmenwood books. The key for me is framing the whole Law vs Chaos cosmic battle as a propagandistic framing by both sides, a sort of capitalist-realism-esque idea that tries to convince you no other alternative exists. The witches provide that alternative
I’m thinking XP for gold distributed as mutual aid, alongside milestone rewards tied to the rebirth of the old gods of Dolmenwood, presented as a sort of animist reawakening to the natural state of the forest, and the toppling of the various monarchic regimes that rule over the land. It sets up the players (who would all be witches) against basically every other faction in the woods, but considering all of those factions are pretty awful, I think that makes sense
