Warlords

The world is plagued by warlords. Numerous powerful men and women control private armies sufficiently strong to cow whatever local government may exist. On the lands they claim, their word is law. Most spend their time oppressing their own subjects and murderously pillaging those of their neighbors. Most like to wrap themselves in the mantle of ideology, religious fervor, or an ostensibly legitimate right to rule.

Enemies

dice: [[warlords^enemies]]

dice: 1d4	Enemies
1	Warlord
2	Avaricious lieutenant
3	Expensive assassin
4	Aspiring minion

Friends

dice: [[warlords^friends]]

dice: 1d4	Friends
1	Vengeful commoner
2	Government military officer
3	Humanitarian aid official
4	Village priest

Complications

dice: [[warlords^complications]]

dice: 1d4	Complications
1	The warlords are willing to cooperate to fight mutual threats
2	The warlords favor specific religions or races over others
3	The warlords are using substantially more sophisticated tech than others
4	Some of the warlords are better rulers than the government

Things

dice: [[warlords^things]]

dice: 1d4	Things
1	Weapons cache
2	Buried plunder
3	A warlord’s personal battle harness
4	Captured merchant shipping

Places

dice: [[warlords^places]]

dice: 1d4	Places
1	Gory battlefield
2	Burnt-out village
3	Barbaric warlord palace
4	Squalid refugee camp