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New Dawn of the West: A Campaign

Started by AslanC, July 27, 2009, 08:46:54 PM

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SilvercatMoonpaw

Right now what you've given us is a bunch of names and their locations.  Doesn't tell us anything about what's happening in the setting and why.

Not to malign the obvious amount of work you've put into the thing, I just have no idea what I'm supposed to be looking for.

UPDATE: Okay, I'm intrigued by the Burning River, the Lake of Fire, and Zandar.  So you've chosen to place an area of elemental fire on the material plane?  I'd really like to know why, it's a cool idea.
I'm a muck-levelist, I like to see things from the bottom.

"No matter where you go, you will find stupid people."

AslanC

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Superfluous Crow

Hey, and welcome to the boards!
First off: wow. A lot of detail went into this already, and it seems like you have a pretty good idea in your head of how all these various states interact. Kudos for that.
The map would benefit from a legend of some kind. It's hard to be sure exactly what you're looking at. While i wouldn't use a hex-style myself it is a good choice for a map as big as yours.
The setting benefits greatly from your matter-of-factly style. Some detail is invariably lost of course, but it is easy to read and engaging, qualities a setting this big will come to need.
Things I would like would be: a brief non-historical intro to the setting, a small list of the 3-6 major nations or governing organizations, and a more structured list of gods. (Divided by pantheon preferably)
Also, what's your take on races and magic? Are you just going to use what is found in common DnD? Or are you planning on going a bit beyond that?
Currently...
Writing: Broken Verge v. 207
Reading: the Black Sea: a History by Charles King
Watching: Farscape and Arrested Development

AslanC

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Superfluous Crow

Just meant an introduction briefly describing the "plot" and the themes and/or tone of the setting :)
Perhaps a bit on what you count as the major elements of your setting. Just so you have an idea of what you are getting into when you start reading.
Currently...
Writing: Broken Verge v. 207
Reading: the Black Sea: a History by Charles King
Watching: Farscape and Arrested Development

AslanC

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Superfluous Crow

I like the fact that all the slumbering things are awakened. Although I'm not sure how the PCs can do much at level 10.
Are you going to develop the setting as a stand alone for any setting or specifically for this game?
Currently...
Writing: Broken Verge v. 207
Reading: the Black Sea: a History by Charles King
Watching: Farscape and Arrested Development

AslanC

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Superfluous Crow

Well, if you enjoy doing settings you should of course make it into a full-fledged setting :)
We'd love to see it up and about here on the site.
Probably set in the period before the Horn is blown.
Oh, and be careful with those magic artifacts. One of the big campaigns i played in went completely over-the-top when we got access to far too many custom-made artifacts.
Although hunting down artifacts to challenge the gods should be fun.
Currently...
Writing: Broken Verge v. 207
Reading: the Black Sea: a History by Charles King
Watching: Farscape and Arrested Development

AslanC

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