Puppet State

Basic Information

A puppet state represents a nation whose government is effectively controlled by a foreign power.

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• Odds are that there will be one or more revolutionary groups trying to overthrow the puppet government - with the player characters supporting either faction or just trying to balance them against each other.
• Maybe the controlling power is not a foreign government - but some other agency pulling the strings behind the scenes, such as vampires, demons, aliens or even stranger beings.
• In a fantasy or science fiction setting, one intelligent species which has conquered others might install puppet governments consisting of members of the local species to reduce tensions - while making it clear that it is still them who are ultimately in charge.