Sky Isle Campaign

[Hangfire]

Please see this thread for setting information:  Sky Isle Campaign

Please feel free to post thoughts and opinions about the setting here. All comments are welcome.

[Dyne]

Very interesting ideas. I see lots of opportunities for exploring beyond the same old boring dungeon crawl. Just imagine what secrets could be hidden in all those underwater places.

I just had a thought of what it would be like if two of the flying islands went to war. Fleets of airships bombarding the enemy island, soldiers parachuting down to invade the enemy land, fights onboard the airships themselves as enemies try to board.

[Hangfire]

I've been thinking about boarding actions and how dangerous they would be at 1,000 feet over the ocean, or even a hundred feet over land. I was thinking of this - a magic ring that all crew memebers would wear, a "life" ring if you will (yeah, it's a bad joke). When someone wearing the ring moves farther than 10' from the ship the ring activates. The person is put into a floating stasis field - they don't fall, but they can't move, cast spells, talk, etc. They bob along until the ship they fell from comes back and picks them up. The person in the stasis feild does not age, or need to eat or drink, and cannot be affected by spells. This effect lasts until she returns to the ship from which she fell. Only a ritual taking an hour to preform can remove the stasis from a person - so if you find someone floating around you'd have to take them somewhere to have the ritual preformed to revive them.

Now this is going to continue to make boarding actions dangerous as the rings would have to be taken off before you left your own ship. A fall while boarding is certain death. You'd really have to want something off of the ship being boarded to take that kind of risk. Or, you might have wings and not worry about it too much.

[Tybalt]

Well...those who are 'skyborn' might have an extra stat for balance maybe? They say that some Amerindian people have a lack of fear of heights and that makes them very competent when say doing high up building construction, it might be a similar benefit.

[Dyne]

I'd recommend picking up the Explorer's Handbook from Eberron. It has stuff for airships and such, and even a sort of "life rings" to prevent crewmen from falling to their deaths. I think it has a feather fall effect or something, though.

[Hangfire]

Okay, I'll check that book out - I don't have too much of the Eberron stuff, I'm more of a Greyhawk guy. Thanks for the tip.

[Hangfire]

Well...those who are 'skyborn' might have an extra stat for balance maybe? They say that some Amerindian people have a lack of fear of heights and that makes them very competent when say doing high up building construction, it might be a similar benefit.

That's a good idea Tybalt. Skyborn could be one of those feats that give a bonus to Balance and Climb checks, although I'm sure they must already have one but it's not coming to mind at the moment.

[Elflord274]

this campaign is great If you are going to do a PbP i would like a chance at it

[beejazz]

This? Sweetness.

[Hangfire]

When I have more of the material posted, or at least written up for my own use, then I'll set up a PbP game. Thanks for the interest.

[Ishmayl-Retired]

Got anything else for your setting?  I've enjoyed reading what you've got thus far.

[Hangfire]

Okay guys, first thanks for the words of encouragement, and second, life has been busy, but there is more coming. I promise.