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Post by Lew - Drake on Nov 12, 2014 17:15:47 GMT
I have discussed with some people in the club recently about how I was planning to design my own world to RPG in. And then I thought why not share how I go and get some peoples ideas and feedback to make it better.
Now currently I plan to use this as a DND/Pathfinder campaign setting or the like. I also thought this would then be avaliable to others to use if they wanted.
To set the scene a little I plan for this world to be a much harsh world than the usual worlds more along the line of Dark Sun in scope.
When I though about world Ideas I decided I did not want to do a Ice world or desert world as there currently some very fine examples out there so instead I have decided to with a world that has been through a war between the gods and creatures from a twizted reality. Now nothing unsual there but the twist here is that a few evil minor godlings got togather with a single god and wrought another kind of carnage on the world.
Using magic and foul rituals they have covered most of the land in a magic fog killing many of the plants and animals that need sunlight to survive. But it did not stop there mixed into the fog was magic that made certian fungus and vermin grow expodentially and spread leading to the rising of the undead. This combined with no food and just recovering from a war with creatures literally out of this world killed of large parts of the world population of sentiant creatures.
More to follow shortly
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Post by Lew - Drake on Nov 13, 2014 16:32:31 GMT
So time to devle more depley into the history and makeup of the setting.
Storm Scarred World/Layer Name: Solgar??
Solgar was a world created by the goddess Seradin to act as balance and centre of her creation. The other layers of her creation said to have then been round Solgar so they could draw strength from it.
For thousands of years the divine courts ruled over the world and its civilaztions, helping to acheive a state of grand empires at realitive peace. Though there was mistrust and anger none of the empire could stike against another without ensuring its own destruction and fall. Instead many turned to advancing their empire's and raising monuments to their greatness.
Evil did exsit and even ruled some of the grand empires. But most evil creatures had been forced into hiding on the edges of the world out of the way and sight of the grand empires.
Then approxamitly 400 years ago during a time of minor conflict between the High and Under divine courts an incursion from the Outer Layers was reported in the Benneth the home of the Under Court. At first only minor forces where sent to repulse what was seen as just another raid from the Outer Layer.
But it was soon revealled to be a invasion the likes of which had never been seen through out the history of the world. At first only the Benneth respond to the incursion as many saw it as their problem for allowing their defences to lapse. But after several heavy defeats of Lower Courts forces and incursions into the other layers the other gods and forces began to raley round.
Even with the reinforcements the Hordes of the Endless One continued to push foward and started to attack the other layers forcing the gods to call on their mortal followers for support. The various grand empire such as the Giants and dragons responded and marched to war. It is belived that the war last over 100 years in which time one of the gods fell and was replaced by his son and the front lines of the war moved across the layers.
In desperation the gods of destruction (Zaracol) and creation (Aldarn) where brought togather by Seredin and a plan was hatched that saw the powers of destruction pourded into a special vessal prepared for the purpose. The Black Hurricane Spear.
Selton the King of the High Court and Prince of War lead a mighty host on a daring deep into the territory of the Endless One to the original breech site and from there he launched The Black Hurricane Spear at the Endless One. It is not clear what happened next but once the smoke had cleared the Endless One had been so hurt that it had been forced to withdraw and the massed armies of the endless one had been destroyed. Whilst the host that has accompiened Selton the Prince of War had also been desomatted.
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Post by Lew - Drake on Nov 18, 2014 15:59:08 GMT
Alright here is where I need the first bit of help, below is a list of the gods I was thinking of using and their titles and I need some name Ideas and maybe if anyone think a major domain area has been missed they could let me know. Also AL.
Know currently I have them split into three courts based on them Either being Created by Seradin Queen and mother of all gods or a union between Serafin and one of the two King gods as to where they eneded up. It does not necessarily have to reflect their alingment thinking there mainly of the Centre court.
Each Court has 9 Gods 1 for each direction on a compass and 1 for the centre to repsersent the cheif god of that court and the power they hold.
Also I have put on here a breakdown of the Layers I.E. Planes (I may go back to Planes as not sure Layer convayes the right meaning.
Name Titles Court Main Domain Addition Domains Direction Element AL Seredin Lady of the Worlds, Queen of All First Court Unknown Unknown Centre All Zaracol Lord of Destruction First Court Entropy Destruction / Storms North Water Aldarn Lord of Creation First Court Creation Innovation / Storms South Earth Lady of Death First Court Death Darkness / Nature West Fire Lady of Life First Court Life Nature East Air Lord of Beasts First Court Beasts Nature North-West Fire Lady of Flora First Court Plants Nature South-East Earth Lord of Knowledge First Court Knowledge Learning South-West Water Lady of Magic First Court Magic North-East Air Selton King of the Hevans,Prince of War Upper Court War Rulership Centre All Prince of Light and the Sun Upper Court Light Sun / Fire North Fire Princess of Night and the Moon Upper Court Darkness Moon South Water Prince of Art and Music Upper Court Art Singing / Music West Air Princess of Fertility / Harvest Upper Court Fertility Harvest / Healing East Earth Prince of Civilization and Culture Upper Court North-East Prince of the Hunt Upper Court North-West Princess of Wisdom and Guidance Upper Court South-East Princess of Justice and Law Upper Court South-West Kargan King of the Beneath, Tyrant of Rage Lord of Battle Under Court Battle Anger / Rage / Dominance Centre All Prince of Shadows and Tryany Under Court Shadow North Air Princess of Monsters and Slaughter Under Court Monsters South Fire Prince of Corruption and Greed Under Court Corruption Greed West Earth Princess of Plagues and Diseases Under Court Pestalince East Water Priness of Treachery and Lies Under Court Treachery North-East Water Prince of Decay and Rot Under Court Decay North-West Air Princess ofJealousy and Posion Under Court Jealousy Rot South-East Fire Princess of Undeath and Despair Under Court Undeath Fear South-West Earth
Beyond Far Realms Connects all Mist Sea
Above Starward Beside Bleak Centre Storm Scarred Beside Glimmer Below Beneath
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