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<h1>MISTAKES OF THE PAST, HOPES OF THE PRESENT</h1>
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<h2>THE WORLD</h2>
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Natural fantasy stories don’t focus just on the immediate and brutal pain
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caused by exploiting the land, oppressing people and uprooting traditions
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and cultures. On the contrary, they argue that such actions are going to
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have very long-term consequences, much longer than the life expectancy of
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those involved, and that to heal such wounds we will need not only the
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ability to understand and forgive, but also the self-awareness and courage
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to take a step back and change our point of view.
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The price of past cruelties falls upon the people of the present, and the
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price of present cruelty will fall on the people of the future.
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The recurring leitmotifs of the genre include neglectfulness, the
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rediscovery of ancient and terrible technologies, curses (often generational
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or cyclical), and the idea that the protagonists have to endure and overcome
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the consequences of the past, taking care not to cause the same suffering to
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future generations.
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If you are running low on inspiration, you can rely upon some natural
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fantasy classics and their related conflicts:
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<strong>Catastrophic artifacts.</strong> Magical or technological items
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infused with almost miraculous powers reemerging from ancient times. They
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represent a temptation for both the hopeless and those who crave power and
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authority, but in both cases these tools will unleash a devastation that
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the planet was trying to forget.
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<li>
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<strong>Punishment incarnate.</strong> Curses, plagues and epidemics might
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be the ecosystem’s answer to atrocities committed by civilizations past –
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they often force animals, spirits, and machines to act in a destructive
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manner, and assume a full physical form only towards the end of the
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campaign.
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<strong>Millennia-old progenies.</strong> Simple in terms of narrative
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premise yet extremely dangerous, these adversaries are the result of
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century-old (perhaps millennia-old) experiments to create better weapons
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or eliminate pollution and radiation. They might be biological creatures
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or huge out-of-control machines.
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</ul>
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<p>
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Further advice and suggestions on which Villains to use depending on the
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situation can be found in Chapter 4: Antagonists.
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