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REPORTING REPERCUSSIONS
THE KORRANBERG
Your reporting changes lives-you like to think for the
better. Sometimes, though, your work has drawn some ( M � O N � ( l(
fairly pointed criticism and earned you an enemy. Refer­
ence the Story Aftermath table to determine the reper­ SPECIA L S U L EDITION
cussions of one of your most impactful stories.
WAR IS OVER !
STORY AFTER M A TH
d6 Aftermath
Business. Your reporting put a serious dent in a busi­ T r eaty ofThronehold signed. Galifar is no more.
ness, and that organization refuses to deal with you.
2 Dragonmarked House. One of the dragonmarked
OTHER NEWSPAPERS
houses has sworn revenge against you. You avoid show­
Besides the well-respected Korranberg Chronicle, other
ing your face in their facilities.
newspapers in Khorvaire can be grouped into a few dif­
3 Criminal. You exposed a criminal conspiracy. Most in­
ferent categories:
volved were arrested, but a few crooks remain free.
Local Rags. Small papers such as the V a thirond]our­
4 Politician. You ended a politician's career, and they've
nal, the V e d y kar Sentinel, and the Write of Passage
sworn to return the favor.
are limited in circulation to their own home city, and
5 Rival Newspaper. You got the scoop of a lifetime by their coverage is similarly limited in perspective.
stealing it from another newspaper. Now that paper Mainstream Media. The Breland Ledger, the Sham
tries to undermine you at every turn. Inquisitive, the Aundairian Scroll, and papers like
6 Innocent Victim. You rashly published the name of a them present generally balanced coverage of world
person you incorrectly thought was connected to a events. They are usually a little slanted in favor of their
scandal, ruining their life. home nations.
Propaganda. Some newspapers, such as the V o ice of
NEWSPAPER CONTACTS Breland and similar papers in other nations, print
Usually, your primary contact-the person who gives fiercely partisan news that seems designed to fan the
you assignments for the newspaper-is an editor of flames of resentment that linger after the Last War.
some kind, who takes the stories you write and makes Running Y o ur Own. Rather than work for an existing
them suitable for the printed page. Depending on the outlet, you can run your own newspaper. You own a
editor, you might not even recognize the stories when small office and a printing press, and keep 2d4 employ­
they're printed, and your editor's personality and goals ees to manage daily tasks and keep the paper going to
can have a tremendous impact on your work for the press. You gain the benefit of press access as described
paper. Consult the Newspaper Contact table to learn earlier. Additionally, you can use the Running a Busi­
about the editor or other newspaper figure you're re­ ness downtime activity to direct the activities of your pa­
sponsible to. per in hopes of increasing your earnings, as described
at the start of this section.
N E W S P A P E R CON T ACT
d8 Primary Contact R E L IGIOUS O R D E R
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A tough-as-nails senior editor who holds you to high Your group acts n the service of one of Khorvaire's
standards but rewards you well when you reach them most prominent or obscure religious institutions. Per­
haps you're a team of devotees pursuing a cause for your
2 A wealthy newspaper owner who demands the paper
faith, or maybe you're a bunch of cynics taking advan­
u
use yo r work even though the editor doesn't want to
tage of a wealthy congregation. You could be on a mis­
3 An ambitious u nior editor who hopes that your work
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sion to retrieve sacred relics lost in ancient ruins, holy
will help them rise through the ranks objects from war-ravaged temples, or treasures to fill the
4 A senior reporter obsessed with their own supposedly church's coffers. Your faith might drive you to hunt evil
groundbreaking work, making you run down the day­ monsters or stave off interplanar invasions, to protect
to-day stories they don't consider "real journalism." and defend the powerless from oppression and exploita­
5 An editor who is more n terested in keeping powerful tion, or to spread the teachings of your religion in a land
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friends happy than in reporting the truth that's hostile to it. Or you could serve a corrupt hierar­
6 An editor who thinks the way to make reporters do chy by making its enemies quietly disappear-though
their best work is by making them compete with each even the most cynical mercenaries might become true
believers when confronted with the miraculous.
other, setting your group up against a team of rivals The patronage of a religious order isn't simply a
7 An editor who suffered horrors during the Last War
matter of each member of your group belonging to the
and is desperate for signs of hope same faith. An actual organization-with its own re­
8 A cynical editor who seeks the corruption and down sources, goals, and leaders-sponsors and directs your
side in every story adventures.

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