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Started by Xathan, March 13, 2006, 11:13:28 PM

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brainface

#90
March 18, 2006, 01:00:12 PM
dude, you just wanted to use that smiley, didn't you?
"The perfect is the enemy of the good." - Voltaire

Raelifin

#91
March 18, 2006, 01:37:40 PM
Um... no...  :angelic:

Kalos Mer

#92
March 18, 2006, 01:40:36 PM
Guys, since I saw my name dropped I just thought I would let you know that I find it highly unlikely that I will participate in this project.  It's nothing personal, but:

1.  I'm really swamped with work right now, and keep seeming to take on more.  Progress on my own setting has already slowed to a lamentable crawl thanks to my 'real-life' commitments, and another project in addition would likely delay Tasothilos even more.

2.  Although I naturally approve of strict hierarchies in which everybody knows their place ( ;) ), I'm wary of what the result would be of applying my world political views to a campaign setting team.  In fact, I'm generally wary of 'collaborative efforts' in building worlds beyond maybe 2-3 people.

3.  As a staunch traditionalist in gaming as in all things, I feel like the ideas which I would be likely to present would be at odds with the majority opinion (and Raelifin. ;))

All that said, if you need somebody to design a language or alphabet or something for you, I might be willing to contribute minor details along those lines.
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Ishmayl-Retired

#93
March 18, 2006, 01:53:48 PM
I wish there weren't already people backing out before the project even got started...  I guess if we just have 4 people working on it, then that's all we have...
!turtle Ishmayl, Overlord of the CBG

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For finite types, like human beings, getting the mind around the concept of infinity is tough going.  Apparently, the same is true for cows.

Kalos Mer

#94
March 18, 2006, 01:55:11 PM
Hey now, I'm not backing out, insofar as I never indicated that I would have gotten involved in the first place.  I just saw somebody mention waiting until Kal weighed in, so I did.
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Raelifin

#95
March 18, 2006, 02:42:27 PM
(Heh, yeah. I oppose a lot of people.)

I think it's important not think about thinks in terms of "in" or "out" except when it comes to the leaders of the project. People come and go, but this is and never was supposed to be a substitute for a personal setting so I think it would be a good idea to have a "drop by and add" attitude. However, it then becomes Bob's job to make sure the stuff that is "dropped in" fits well with the general setting and is properly discussed before adding it.

Numinous

#96
March 18, 2006, 02:45:55 PM
Het everybody, umm...  I vote to keep it simple, that way it doesn't become too terribly convoluted.  I appreciate Raelifin's help, but I recommend avoiding any "twists" of great magnitude.  I have hopes of using this setting someday, and it would be great if it worked fairly well with the core books.  I have a bit of a bias towards stereotypical settings myself.  With, you know, powers behind the thrones, deposed princes, saveage barbarians, lost temples, etc.  So if anyone wants, I'll stick around to keep the world from getting too "out-there".  Of course, if that's where we want to take it, then so be it.
Previously: Natural 20, Critical Threat, Rose of Montague
- Currently working on: The Smoking Hills - A bottom-up, seat-of-my-pants, fairy tale adventure!

Raelifin

#97
March 18, 2006, 03:56:58 PM
Fine...  :crybaby: Build a normal setting with traditional fantasy elements. I'll just be over here in my own little world, bonking newbies with my hammer of insanity...  :knock:  :cool:

daggerhart

#98
March 18, 2006, 03:58:07 PM
I vote that our PbP take place in the community world.  (or at least, someone running a PbP in the community world, as its being developed)...
that would be groovy, and you could experience the rewards of your labor easily.
Quote"So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun!" the two said in a statement that seemed to parody Scientology as science fiction. "Temporarily anozinizing our episode will NOT stop us from keeping Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies. Curses and drat! You have obstructed us for now, but your feeble bid to save humanity will fail! Hail Xenu!!!"

Numinous

#99
March 18, 2006, 04:05:58 PM
I like Daggerhart's idea, but my playing was referring to the fact that I will most likely need to build a new group once I get to college, and his would be nice to have.

Don't worry Raelifin, if we need anything home-brewed, I'll call you, err...  IM you I mean.
Previously: Natural 20, Critical Threat, Rose of Montague
- Currently working on: The Smoking Hills - A bottom-up, seat-of-my-pants, fairy tale adventure!

Raelifin

#100
March 18, 2006, 04:22:09 PM
Yeah, I think PbP games are a great way of testing out a new world and refining it.

Oh, and P.S. I'd like to hear from anyone who wants to talk over IM. I can review material much faster that way.

Numinous

#101
March 18, 2006, 04:31:40 PM
Well, my sn is on my member profile, as is yours.  Anyone open to being talked to abotu their CS or the community one should strongly consider making their aim sn public.
Previously: Natural 20, Critical Threat, Rose of Montague
- Currently working on: The Smoking Hills - A bottom-up, seat-of-my-pants, fairy tale adventure!

Ishmayl-Retired

#102
March 18, 2006, 09:15:54 PM
Good idea, daggerhart.... I think we can plan on going ahead and implementing a PbP forum (it seems there's enough support), and hopefully, if we can get this community project going relatively soon, we'll be able to get a DM and some players for a campaign.
!turtle Ishmayl, Overlord of the CBG

- Proud Recipient of the Kishar Badge
- Proud Wearer of the \"Help Eldo Set up a Glossary\" Badge
- Proud Bearer of the Badge of the Jade Stage
- Part of the WikiCrew, striving to make the CBG Wiki the best wiki in the WORLD

For finite types, like human beings, getting the mind around the concept of infinity is tough going.  Apparently, the same is true for cows.

Wix of Bel-Air

#103
March 18, 2006, 11:19:08 PM
That is great idea, Daggerheart. We could develop the world just by playing.
As for a Core Ethos, I got this:

A new age has come to the world...
Like waking from a dream, the people come to grip with the horror of the world they have been born into. Nothing seems real.
The world has changed ...
Covered in dust and decay, the people of this world make due with what is left in the devastation. The twisted reflections of the world gone by makes an eerie ambiance in the air.
Time makes change...
Settlements of the newly awaken have been created asthey seek to make their way in the world. However, the unconscious minds of those not awaken provide the medium for a new addition to reality. And it's hungry.
Heroes come forward...
Given the foresight to see back into the past, the chosen warriors will face the cacophony of the insane nothingness that threatens the world.

Eats brains here! Ugh!
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.
[spoiler=Cthulhu]"To obtain a deep, restful, and fulfilling sleep, you must first submerge yourself in your cyclopean city of hideous non-Euclidean geometries beneath the sea, and then let your body die. But don't worry! As long as you continue to emanate enough evil thought-energy to influence and control your many worshippers throughout the untold eons, they will resurrect you when the time comes. I guarantee it!" [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Wash]
Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive."

(as Stegosaurus) "We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

(as T-Rex) "I think we should call it...your grave!"

(Stegosaurus) "Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

(T-Rex) "Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!"
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Stanza 11]
No! penury, inertness and grimace,
In some strange sort, were the land's portion. "See
Or shut your eyes," said Nature peevishly,
"It nothing skills: I cannot help my case:
'Tis the Last Judgment's fire must cure this place,
Calcine its clods and set my prisoners free."
[/spoiler]

Túrin

#104
March 19, 2006, 06:28:47 PM
Hey Ishy, why don't you open the Community World subforum so we can open a "Discuss: Theme" thread before this discussion gets too split up between two threads. In fact I suggest you lock this thread after doing so to avoid just that.
Túrin
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My setting Orden's Mysteries is no longer being updated


"Then shall the last battle be gathered on the fields of Valinor. In that day Tulkas shall strive with Melko, and on his right shall stand Fionwe and on his left Turin Turambar, son of Hurin, Conqueror of Fate; and it shall be the black sword of Turin that deals unto Melko his death and final end; and so shall the Children of Hurin and all men be avenged." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Shaping of Middle-Earth
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