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Yeah. I’ve spent a good amount of time cursing Francisco Pizarro and his cousin Hernan Cortez. So much was lost through colonization and disease. When the Spanish informed Atawallpa that they were going to kill him, they gave him a choice. If he remained pagan, they would burn him to death. If...

Agreed. I think it would be cool to play a wizard that used a Khipu as their “spellbook.” Or have magic Khipu that functioned like the magic manuals in D&D. Terraces are actually really interesting, as they keep the soil damp enough to water crops without drowning them. But they also kept the...

I appreciate the wordplay and sentiment, but have to correct you here. They actually did use bronze for tools and religious purposes. Metal was mostly used to designate status for nobles and governors. Commoners weren’t even allowed to own jewelry. For example, almost all the silver and gold in...

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I completely agree. I have multiple groups/peoples in my setting inspired by various Native American cultures. My wood elves are partially inspired by native Amazonians, making terra preta for example. And the Xrytosians, my nomadic Pegasi-riding Goliaths have some inspirations from Cahokia...

I've been reading about the Inca and other pre-Columbian Andean cultures recently. They were pretty cool and I think underused in pop culture. The Inca created the largest empire in Native American history, spanning most of the Andes mountain range, all the way from what is now Argentina to...

Also there is typically a linguistic connotation to the term, implying some sort of intermingling of languages that wouldn’t necessarily be present in Khoravar, Mul, or other species of multiple heritages.

There aren’t any 2024 half-elf stats.

My group just finished a campaign where our party’s monk used magical tattoos to enhance their abilities.

Dolgrue. Forgewraiths. New living spells. 4 of the main Daelkyr lords weren’t in RftLW. And there are like 20+ Demon Overlords that haven’t been statted out. Most of the major NPCs like the monarchs don’t have stats. And they could easily make a bunch of new generic NPC stat blocks for the...

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The ecology of the setting is built around how extreme the storm is. It's a fundamentally and explicitly magical element of the worldbuilding that affects the mundane and magical aspects of the setting. It effectively turns the setting into a giant tide pool.

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I like it to be very fantastical but believably so, like Roshar from the Stormlight Archive. It's thoroughly fantastical with magic affecting almost all aspects of the setting, but it's believable in its approach to magic. Creatures adapt to the unique environment, people use magic in realistic...

Orcus had connections with the underworld and demons in Greek and Roman mythology. So you could probably get away with some connections to demons and necromancy. And he’s mentioned as being a demon lord in the 5.1 SRD. But you definitely couldn’t use his appearance or specific parts of his lore...

It’s nice that the Goliath is included, but disappointing that the Aasimar isn’t.