u/Zestyclose_Run9720

Dopo un iter di selezione piuttosto lungo (1 mese con 4 colloqui online + 1 in presenza) mi è stata finalmente presentata la proposta economica per una posizione junior in IT in una città lontana dalla mia, dove lo smartworking mi aiuterebbe a rivedere i miei cari al weekend.

La paga è ottima, leggermente superiore a alla desiderata. MA in fase di colloqui precedenti mi avevano anticipato che a tendere sarebbero stati 2gg di smart e all'inizio per un paio di mesi avrebbero voluto avermi in sede 5/5.

Quando ho fatto presente la mancanza dell'accordo separato per lo smart mi è stato illustrato che dipende tutto dal manager e dalle esigenze aziendali e che quindi si definirà col tempo.

A questo punto io vorrei fare pressione chiedendo che quantomeno sia messo nero su bianco che dopo X settimane vedrò questo smartworking. Secondo voi è fattibile o dovrei rimettermi al loro "vediamo dopo in base a XYZ"?

Dear Chamber of Dragons beloved DMs and players,

I'm starting a new campaign with my beloved group of friends, I got most of it down but I want a spin to my BBEG and I can't seem to nail it down.

The campaign will start in New Cyre with all of my players being Cyrian refugees. It's going to be a mix of adventure, mystery and political shenanigans.

Main inspirations are: Annihilation (how the Mournland will look), Blade Runner (Evil Cannith House as a Corporation), Full Metal Alchemist (uncovering the secret of the Mournland and lots of action), James Bond (doing secret missions to safeguard New Cyre)

The main factions will be:

- Prince Oargev, "the good guy", trying to care for his people and acting as a patron for the party

- Lord of Blades, "the freedom fighter", trying to build a nation for the warforged and in opposition to New Cyre

- Merrix Cannith, "the evil capitalist", trying to make money and puling strings from the shadows with tons of money (a la David Xanatos)

((I could have used Boranel but the players would have defintely gone to Sharn then and not the Mournland))

The problem is: how do I make Merrix the villain?

I'm missing the central conflict between Merrix and the players in New Cyre or the Mournland. I'm thinking about Merrix financing the Lord of Blades against New Cyre in order to:

a) Re-start the war and make tons of money by selling weapons

b) Incite warforged hate in order to sell a "new model" of warforged that only obeys and cannot think independently

But neither convinces me completely and they both seem too convoluted for players to understand. Maybe I should just switch the villain to the Lord of Blades?