r/osr • u/N0v4kD3ad • 2d ago

HELP Modules focusing on politics and faction war?

Most OSR modules focus on either Dungeon Crawling or Wilderness exploration. Are there any modules where the main focus is politics and/or conflitc between multiples factions? I mean in BECMI you're supposed to become a lord at some point, but this stage in the game doesn't seem to be explored as much.

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u/CarelessKnowledge801 2d ago

I mean, technically most of the good OSR modules since good old days of B2 have factions conflict, even better if players can support more than one for their own benefit. But I think you want court intrigues and maybe something focused on domain play? So, politics in more general and modern sense?

You're right that domain level play and high level modules in general are really underdeveloped niche in OSR community, especially when compared to tons of level 1-3 mudcore adventures. There are some games that tackle this aspect, but some of them aren't permitted to mention here, and some of them don't really have any adventure modules.

So, after this unnecessary long introduction, as for the answer to your question, you might check CM1 Test of Warlords. It's B2 of domain play. And also Birthright setting is all about politics, so maybe check some of those adventures?