If the city is shielded (Destiny)

by scarab , Saturday, May 03, 2014, 10:26 (3867 days ago) @ scarab

then where is the danger?

I imagine that the campaign will introduce the darkness and then we can see that the shields might fail once that metal band starts attacking. But, prior to the campaign kicking off, where is the sense of threat?

Maybe the city could have grown since the Traveller took root. Maybe refugees from the wilderness have built shanty towns outside the main walls and shields. These areas would have their own ramshackle walls that are less formidable. These communities could be vulnerable and our player characters could be from those communities. So we would have something to protect.