Introduction
"Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology." --Larry Niven
Welcome to my campaign setting. When I began working on Cosmos I knew that I wanted something different. It has the qualities that I love in a great Science Fiction story (aliens, many planets with unique bio-systems, and space ships) while combining with it qualities that I love in a great fantasy story (magic).
The idea is that the great ships are powered by powerful wizards not warp drives. It is also a universe without elves and dwarves. One of my initial rules was to have plenty of aliens populating the galaxy, and oh what a galaxy it is! Filled with war, intrigue, danger, hidden treasures, and opportunities. It is a scary galaxy out there and in the darkness between the stars there are horrors no one was ever meant to see. Empires rise and fall under the uncaring burning eyes of the stars. It is not a universe for the weak. Are you ready?
Races
Hunter: a race of wandering hunters, they seek their death by a worthy foe.
Chosen: Pilgrims and zealots, the Chosen are a race of travelers. What makes them stand out in the galaxy is their unconventional star ships. Known as Worldcrafts, they are huge capital ships powered by an enslaved god locked away int the depths of the ship.
Fallen: A race of alien vampires who lost their world when they crossed the wrong aliens.
Humans: not sure what to do with these guys.
The idea behind all of this would be mixing Dungeons and Dragons with Star Trek. Essentially porn for nerds. It's first and foremost about Alien Wizards and how they would conquer the universe. I'd like some advice and opinions and thoughts. What sort of things do you want to see?
Quote from: Gnome NachosEssentially porn for nerds.
"I'd hit that with my +5 Vorpal Tachyon Beam."
Oh and I forgot about Elementals! They are a lot like the elementals in standard dnd games (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) but are actually made of Elements found on the Periodic Table. (Gold Elementals, Boron Elementals, and more!)
Quote from: SilvercatMoonpawQuote from: Gnome NachosEssentially porn for nerds.
"I'd hit that with my +5 Vorpal Tachyon Beam."
Make it so!
The hunters give me a sort of predator vibe. Is that what you're going for?
Sorry, forgot to mention: i'm referring to the movie Predator, sorry for the confusion if there was any.
There wasn't any confusion. You know I love Predator, but I was pulling from a lot of different sources. There is an alien race in star trek that are hunters (like predator) but I was also looking at the Dwarf Slayers who are looking for a glorious death.
Aware that this has been dead for some time but am intrigued and would enjoy hearing more about this. Not usually a fan of the "magic as tech" approach but this sounds interesting.