Domain Play Starts When Players Start Caring
A Castle is Just a Big Stone House Domain play in D&D often seems tied to when the game gives you permission to build a castle. But you can just do that. The game cannot stop you from figuring out how much gold it costs to build something. If you care, if you want to do it, do it. Talk to your referee and make it happen. It can be a cool clubhouse or the center of the game. Politics is Just That Guy Over There If you've ever worked with factions in a game or had someone with power over the players tell them to do something congratulations. That's political gameplay. Sure the machinations may be more on the "How do we fireball this guy?" than the clever maneuvering and manipulation of public opinion but it's still politicking. Translate your factions in a dungeon into factions in the world. Those guys over there? Basically goblin in their methods and actions. Those other guys? Wouldn't you know it, basically lizardmen ideologically. Simplify and map things...
