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Creative Exercise: The Sovereign Dominion of Eyros
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<blockquote data-quote="Mouseferatu" data-source="post: 2059729" data-attributes="member: 1288"><p>Okay, for no better reason than I think it might prove interesting--and really, what more do you need? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />--I'd like to try a little group creative exercise. I'm not pretending this is a unique idea, but I haven't seen it done in a while.</p><p></p><p>I'd like for us, as a group, to create a setting (or at least a portion thereof) appropriate for a campaign. The kingdom under discussion is the Sovereign Dominion of Eyros, or just Eyros for short.</p><p></p><p>Here are the rules:</p><p></p><p>1) You contribute to the setting by posting a single fact. These should be no longer than a few sentences, and under most conditions should consist of a single sentence.</p><p></p><p>2) You may contribute more than once, but not in a row. You must allow no fewer than five contributions between your last contribution and your next. (Note that this is five <em>contributions</em>, not five <em>posts</em>. People asking for clarification or making other comments don't count.)</p><p></p><p>3) The facts presented should involve the setting, not the game mechanics. Don't say "Dwarves have a penalty to Dexterity instead of Charisma." That's not what I'm looking for. They can involve the setting's current status, its history, its politics, its geographical features, etc. They can even involve other nearby regions, though I'd like to focus primarily on Eyros to start with.</p><p></p><p>4) You may not present a fact that contradicts or "undoes" a previous contribution, though your contribution might (and should) tweak or expand on previous stuff.</p><p></p><p>5) This should be a usable, functional setting. Please don't post anything goofy or deliberately disruptive or hard to follow-up.</p><p></p><p>6) Try not to completely remove standard options (that is, options found in the core rulebooks). It's okay to present a fact that suggests a certain class or race is rare or persecuted, but don't come out and say "There are no wizards" or anything like that.</p><p></p><p>7) Along similar lines, all statements should be assumed to pertain to the core races/classes unless stated otherwise. For instance, in my contribution below, I say "one specific race." I'm referring to one of the standard player races from the PHB. If you're talking about monster races, please specify that you do, in fact, mean monsters.</p><p></p><p>8) Please quote the contribution prior to yours, so there's no confusion as to where things stood when you posted. (In case multiple people post at once, or that sort of thing.) In the case of confusion, simultaneous or contradictory posts, or contributions that appear disruptive, I--as the lovable instigator of this mess--reserve the right of final judgment. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>9) Finally, this setting should, <em>for the most part</em>, be playable with D&D as written.</p><p></p><p>All right? I'll start.</p><p></p><p>Eyros is a monarchy in which only one specific race may hold the throne, with all others treated as second-class citizens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mouseferatu, post: 2059729, member: 1288"] Okay, for no better reason than I think it might prove interesting--and really, what more do you need? ;)--I'd like to try a little group creative exercise. I'm not pretending this is a unique idea, but I haven't seen it done in a while. I'd like for us, as a group, to create a setting (or at least a portion thereof) appropriate for a campaign. The kingdom under discussion is the Sovereign Dominion of Eyros, or just Eyros for short. Here are the rules: 1) You contribute to the setting by posting a single fact. These should be no longer than a few sentences, and under most conditions should consist of a single sentence. 2) You may contribute more than once, but not in a row. You must allow no fewer than five contributions between your last contribution and your next. (Note that this is five [i]contributions[/i], not five [i]posts[/i]. People asking for clarification or making other comments don't count.) 3) The facts presented should involve the setting, not the game mechanics. Don't say "Dwarves have a penalty to Dexterity instead of Charisma." That's not what I'm looking for. They can involve the setting's current status, its history, its politics, its geographical features, etc. They can even involve other nearby regions, though I'd like to focus primarily on Eyros to start with. 4) You may not present a fact that contradicts or "undoes" a previous contribution, though your contribution might (and should) tweak or expand on previous stuff. 5) This should be a usable, functional setting. Please don't post anything goofy or deliberately disruptive or hard to follow-up. 6) Try not to completely remove standard options (that is, options found in the core rulebooks). It's okay to present a fact that suggests a certain class or race is rare or persecuted, but don't come out and say "There are no wizards" or anything like that. 7) Along similar lines, all statements should be assumed to pertain to the core races/classes unless stated otherwise. For instance, in my contribution below, I say "one specific race." I'm referring to one of the standard player races from the PHB. If you're talking about monster races, please specify that you do, in fact, mean monsters. 8) Please quote the contribution prior to yours, so there's no confusion as to where things stood when you posted. (In case multiple people post at once, or that sort of thing.) In the case of confusion, simultaneous or contradictory posts, or contributions that appear disruptive, I--as the lovable instigator of this mess--reserve the right of final judgment. :D 9) Finally, this setting should, [i]for the most part[/i], be playable with D&D as written. All right? I'll start. Eyros is a monarchy in which only one specific race may hold the throne, with all others treated as second-class citizens. [/QUOTE]
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