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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 123514" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p>I think, perhaps, the more-or-less fictionalized world would be the best way to go now.</p><p></p><p>Mostly, I want to use these books as inspirations. Parting seas, prophets, opressive empires, holy wars, etc.</p><p></p><p>The inspiration for this is actually a campaign I DMed a little while ago that went through the process of Revelations, and introduced a savior-figure who didn't want to punish the guilty, and ended up defying both the forces of God and Satan in the final hour, sacrificing herself to save. Filled with all sorts of ambiguity and neat little moral dillemas. I mean, Revelations isn't *pleasant* at all...and that's really part of the point. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> But here was someone more interested in peace and love than in burning the heathans. Originally chosen to be the savior of mankind, she was eventually cast as the Adversary Incarnate by the church.</p><p></p><p>Maybe the best idea is just to take the "flavor" of various texts of that era, and apply D&D to it.</p><p></p><p>What do people think of having Orcs in place of Rome, and Elves in place of Egypt? Or would it make more sense to have it human-based, and leave the likes of these to legends and fables? Should the idea of a "Chosen Race" be actually a seperate race? How "Fantastical" do we want this?</p><p></p><p>Of course, the more fantasy we put into it, the less volatile the subject will be. But part of the appeal, IMHO, is that volitility. The idea that one can be put to death for having a prophecey that isn't popular. The idea that established faiths may be corrupt.</p><p></p><p>I'd probably fantasize it enough so that Rome isn't called Rome, and the Holy Land isn't known as such, and not stay 100% true to the timeline, but how far should it go? Should I fantasize the religions (I'm leaning away from this, actually, other than perhaps altering the titles a bit)?</p><p></p><p>Of course, it will cover a large swath of time...but it seems that I could do an overview of the events of a particular age, and then go into detail with future products...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 123514, member: 2067"] I think, perhaps, the more-or-less fictionalized world would be the best way to go now. Mostly, I want to use these books as inspirations. Parting seas, prophets, opressive empires, holy wars, etc. The inspiration for this is actually a campaign I DMed a little while ago that went through the process of Revelations, and introduced a savior-figure who didn't want to punish the guilty, and ended up defying both the forces of God and Satan in the final hour, sacrificing herself to save. Filled with all sorts of ambiguity and neat little moral dillemas. I mean, Revelations isn't *pleasant* at all...and that's really part of the point. :) But here was someone more interested in peace and love than in burning the heathans. Originally chosen to be the savior of mankind, she was eventually cast as the Adversary Incarnate by the church. Maybe the best idea is just to take the "flavor" of various texts of that era, and apply D&D to it. What do people think of having Orcs in place of Rome, and Elves in place of Egypt? Or would it make more sense to have it human-based, and leave the likes of these to legends and fables? Should the idea of a "Chosen Race" be actually a seperate race? How "Fantastical" do we want this? Of course, the more fantasy we put into it, the less volatile the subject will be. But part of the appeal, IMHO, is that volitility. The idea that one can be put to death for having a prophecey that isn't popular. The idea that established faiths may be corrupt. I'd probably fantasize it enough so that Rome isn't called Rome, and the Holy Land isn't known as such, and not stay 100% true to the timeline, but how far should it go? Should I fantasize the religions (I'm leaning away from this, actually, other than perhaps altering the titles a bit)? Of course, it will cover a large swath of time...but it seems that I could do an overview of the events of a particular age, and then go into detail with future products... [/QUOTE]
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