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  1. Thursday Florida Campaign
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  3. http://i.imgur.com/7h2fqkH.png Map of Tegesta (solid lines are country boundaries, dotted lines are clan boundaries)
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  5. Houserules:
  6. -In general, 1st party stuff is allowed, with material from the glorantha playtest/web materials being allowed but subject to potential house rules due to their sometimes half-thought out nature.
  7. -Everyone is human in technicality, but not strictly in mechanics. Take a +2 to any stat you like, but you can use any racial power you like instead of the default human one (not the wood elf one or the Glorantha troll one, high elf racial is fine with reflavoring)
  8. -Use median of dex/wis/int (instead of dex/con/wis) for AC.
  9. -Use median of str/con/cha + 1 (instead of con) for HP/recoveries.
  10. -Use runes as per Glorantha playtest for now (representing currently involved spirits and Loa).
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  12. Tegesta is a swampy, small nation of bogs and unfriendly natives. It’s got two things going for it - peat bogs, and magic. The first is the more obvious one, and it’s for that reason that it’s currently occupied. The second has been more and more clear to its occupiers as local rituals have been neglected: the spirits of Tegesta have been showing their displeasure, and the barrier between them and the world is paper-thin. Tegesta is the origin of much of the animism in the region, but it had been exported long ago to Coa Bana and more recently to Balise. The recently built port of Maurepas has been the chief source of foreigners in the area, and is considered to be an eyesore and a disgrace by many native Tegestans - and many are seeking to undermine it by threading in the influence of less benevolent Loa.
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  14. Coa Bana is related to Tegesta culturally and has strong ties with them, but ultimately it had enough problems of its own that it could not prevent the occupation of Tegesta. Many of the practitioners of the old ways fled there during the civil war or during the subsequent occupation, and many still head back covertly to try to undermine the invasion.
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  16. -Armor: Tegestan heavy armor is rare nowadays, most of it having been confiscated and destroyed during the occupation, and wearing it can draw undue attention from the law in more occupier-heavy parts (or due respect from natives). It’s mostly comprised of multi-hued scales and treated reptile hides, sometimes with bones or stone plates sewn in depending on the clan. Those who are less proud have taken to using second-hand Dahlgan armor instead of their traditional kit. Light armor is more common, as many are forced into defense against the bogs’ inhabitants, and no occupation can change that fact. This can range from hunting leathers to stiffened or padded clothing, usually cut in such a way to avoid overheating if wearing it for a long time. Shields are used by warriors primarily, usually light shields of hardened, stretched leather.
  17. -Weapons: Tegestans tend to favor spears, one-handed and two-handed, and bows, over firearms - not for lack of technological knowledge, as trade with the north and south has been established for years, but for the practicality of living and hunting in a dangerous swamp where the attention gathered by firing a gun is unwelcome. Their weapons are not primitive in spite of this - spearheads and arrowheads are fashioned from traded ore, crafted to razor-sharp points by trained weaponsmiths, and fastened to shafts of solid wood, with varieties differing depending on prey and use. That said, Dahlga's influence is huge, and firearms are becoming more common as "coexist" is giving way to "civilize". Those with more of a mystical bent tend to stick to ritual knives and staves.
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  19. Ten years ago, the nation of Tegesta was occupied by Dahlga, in a quick move following a bloody civil war. Dahlga was primarily an agriculturally focused nation in years past, but spurred by aggression from northern neighbors, quickly militarized - and following border skirmishes, decided to invade Tegesta to secure more peat as fuel and to secure land for a port to compete with Balise’s port of Nachitoch. Dahlga’s cultural religion of deism has clashed greatly with the less appetizing aspects of Tegesta’s culture during the occupation, especially those regarding sacrifices - a fact which has left many rituals neglected, especially those keeping Loa separate from the world.
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  21. -Armor: Dahlgan heavy armor is generally issued to officers, but it’s fairly easy to come by. It usually comes in the form of a solid steel cuirass, curved out to deflect projectiles, sometimes with a helmet - in the Tegestan weather, it requires great care to not be corroded. Light armor usually consists of stiff cotton coats and surcoats, maybe not the best thing to be wearing in the humidity, but a lifesaving measure in most cases. Many Dahlgan infantry use pavises for the sake of avoiding return fire.
  22. -Weapons: Dahlga is a very open nation, with more hills and plains than forests, and as such their warfare generally relies on firing lines and cavalry charges. Muskets, pistols, and blunderbusses are quite common. As for melee weaponry, light swords are often used by military officers or the gentry in a ceremonial or formal sense, soldiers often carry cavalry sabers for close-range fighting, guards are often required to use polearms, and bayonets are used as fastened weapons and as standalone blades by all.
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  24. Dahlga’s main rival economically is Balise to the west. Balise has some focus on agriculture and industry, but has mostly positioned itself as being a home to commerce, especially due to its port of Nachitoch, beloved by trading companies for its friendliness to commerce and by sailors for its vibrant nightlife. Many Tegestan refugees fled there and brought their culture with them - it’s said that at least one Loa-bearer went with them, even, and some even return to Tegesta. Most from Balise have come to Tegesta via Maurepas, but others have found their way back via Dahlga.
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  26. -Armor: Baliser heavy armor is typically ceremonial - usually comprised of segmented steel plates. Most Balisers who wear practical protection are wearing it at sea, though, and it’s usually reflected in that fact, as it’s usually thin but sturdy cloth that can get wet without worry. Ex-Tegestans often color theirs like their clan’s armor would have been colored.
  27. -Weapons: Balisers usually stick to firearms, but more than a few use bows. Up close, they prefer readily-available boarding and brawling weaponry: knives and clubs are generally more common than longer blades or polearms.
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