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<blockquote data-quote="Theo R Cwithin" data-source="post: 5249969" data-attributes="member: 75712">I'll second DarkSun (lots of info at <a href="http://www.athas.org" target="_blank">www.athas.org</a>).&nbsp; It has several of the elements you're considering, including the rarity of metal, slavery, and what a decayed civilization looks like in D&amp;D terms.Regarding savage classes, don't forget ranger.&nbsp; Also, if you want to make spellcasting available, I think sorcerers and or spontaneous divine casters are easily reskinned into shaman-like characters, especially if tied to a totem/spiritguide/bloodline/element/etc.There was a 3.0 book way back called &quot;Primal Codex&quot;.&nbsp; It was a sourcebook about savage/prehistoric campaigns, with material on savage classes (eg, witch doctors) and races (eg, neanderthals), as well as info on wilderness combat rules, diseases &amp; exposure, primitive weaponry, and the like.&nbsp; I never used it in game, but it was an interesting read.&nbsp; I don't know if it's still available, though.As for aberrations, I'm not sure.&nbsp; Lowly things like carrion crawlers, grell, or rust monsters make good scavengers in ruins, but higher order ones all tend to be very niche, imho.&nbsp; What is the nature of the world-ending cataclysm?&nbsp; Is it something that would awaken sleeping horrors; or attract aliens beings from other dimensions; or draw demons out of the Abyss; or warp existing creatures into malevolent forms?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Theo R Cwithin, post: 5249969, member: 75712"] I'll second DarkSun (lots of info at [URL="http://www.athas.org"]www.athas.org[/URL]). It has several of the elements you're considering, including the rarity of metal, slavery, and what a decayed civilization looks like in D&D terms. Regarding savage classes, don't forget ranger. Also, if you want to make spellcasting available, I think sorcerers and or spontaneous divine casters are easily reskinned into shaman-like characters, especially if tied to a totem/spiritguide/bloodline/element/etc. There was a 3.0 book way back called "Primal Codex". It was a sourcebook about savage/prehistoric campaigns, with material on savage classes (eg, witch doctors) and races (eg, neanderthals), as well as info on wilderness combat rules, diseases & exposure, primitive weaponry, and the like. I never used it in game, but it was an interesting read. I don't know if it's still available, though. As for aberrations, I'm not sure. Lowly things like carrion crawlers, grell, or rust monsters make good scavengers in ruins, but higher order ones all tend to be very niche, imho. What is the nature of the world-ending cataclysm? Is it something that would awaken sleeping horrors; or attract aliens beings from other dimensions; or draw demons out of the Abyss; or warp existing creatures into malevolent forms? [/QUOTE]

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