Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Players designing the world
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Mikaze" data-source="post: 5336122" data-attributes="member: 82965"><p>I'm quite a ways further South, sorry! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>And thanks! I'm going to be looking into Ever Dream to see how it played out. It may be a while when(and if) this gets run since we've still got a way to go in our current campaign, but if it takes off I'll definitely update.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Yeah, I'm going to try and provide an analogue for as many real Earth-type climates as I can, along with some completely fantastic/alien options, both within and outside the biosphere shaping range of those wells. They'll likely have a map of sorts that tells them where each well is and what sort of environment it's located in, so players with specific tastes might be inclined to head in those directions.</p><p> </p><p>I'm really thinking of going the Athas route and avoiding having exact representatives of Earth wildlife. Rough analogues maybe, but I'm thinking about steering towards more alien and exotic species.</p><p> </p><p>That reminds me that this also means there would be no intelligent creatures like harpies, centaurs, dragons, medusae...</p><p> </p><p>Perhaps each lifewell-born race is going to come with a number of "monstrous" offshoots, both malign and benign?</p><p> </p><p>Fey might show up spontaneously once the planet becomes properly inhabited, but they'll be shaped by the wildlife already present. So a dryad on this planet would look entirely different from what one might expect on a standard world. </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>That's definitely in the plan! The PCs are going to be an influence on their races both consciously and unconsciously. Not all are going to cleave to type, but there will definitely be stereotypes attributed to each race stemming from their roots and early centuries.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Thanks for the link! The more resources to pull from the better, I always say. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p> </p><p>And yeah, goofy races are my big worry at this point.</p><p> </p><p>One the one hand I don't want to stifle their creativity.</p><p> </p><p>On the other hand: Googly-eyed hamburger people.</p><p> </p><p>I don't <em>think </em>it will be a huge issue if they all buy into it early on. I'll know for certain once we start if any of the PC's are "whimsically wacky". Or a gnome. Then I'll really have to start worrying about laying down some gentle guidelines. I'd really rather not have to have them wiped out later, for the player's sake. </p><p> </p><p>Although....if someone were to create the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdsa5vrOLnI" target="_blank">Spathi</a>....I don't think I'd have the heart to object.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for the links guys. I'll definitely keep you updated if this takes off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikaze, post: 5336122, member: 82965"] I'm quite a ways further South, sorry! ;) And thanks! I'm going to be looking into Ever Dream to see how it played out. It may be a while when(and if) this gets run since we've still got a way to go in our current campaign, but if it takes off I'll definitely update. Yeah, I'm going to try and provide an analogue for as many real Earth-type climates as I can, along with some completely fantastic/alien options, both within and outside the biosphere shaping range of those wells. They'll likely have a map of sorts that tells them where each well is and what sort of environment it's located in, so players with specific tastes might be inclined to head in those directions. I'm really thinking of going the Athas route and avoiding having exact representatives of Earth wildlife. Rough analogues maybe, but I'm thinking about steering towards more alien and exotic species. That reminds me that this also means there would be no intelligent creatures like harpies, centaurs, dragons, medusae... Perhaps each lifewell-born race is going to come with a number of "monstrous" offshoots, both malign and benign? Fey might show up spontaneously once the planet becomes properly inhabited, but they'll be shaped by the wildlife already present. So a dryad on this planet would look entirely different from what one might expect on a standard world. That's definitely in the plan! The PCs are going to be an influence on their races both consciously and unconsciously. Not all are going to cleave to type, but there will definitely be stereotypes attributed to each race stemming from their roots and early centuries. Thanks for the link! The more resources to pull from the better, I always say. :cool: And yeah, goofy races are my big worry at this point. One the one hand I don't want to stifle their creativity. On the other hand: Googly-eyed hamburger people. I don't [I]think [/I]it will be a huge issue if they all buy into it early on. I'll know for certain once we start if any of the PC's are "whimsically wacky". Or a gnome. Then I'll really have to start worrying about laying down some gentle guidelines. I'd really rather not have to have them wiped out later, for the player's sake. Although....if someone were to create the [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdsa5vrOLnI"]Spathi[/URL]....I don't think I'd have the heart to object. Thanks for the links guys. I'll definitely keep you updated if this takes off. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Players designing the world
Top