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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8380250" data-attributes="member: 72555">In my next campaign (tm), there is a split between &quot;people of the road and wall&quot; and &quot;people of the tree and sky&quot; in much of the world.The world is extremely dangerous.&nbsp; These two represent different survival strategies.&quot;Road and Wall&quot; harness of the power of ley lines and nodes to ward settlements and transport routes against the dangers of the world.&nbsp; They hang horseshoes over doors, bury sacrifices in the cornerstone of building foundations, and have periodic shrines along roads you really, really should make offerings at.&quot;Road and Wall&quot; is about using the rules of magic in this world to make a structure that allows relatively puny humanoids to survive.&nbsp; They are &quot;lawful&quot; on the alignment axis; the position of the crown is more important than the king who inhabits it to most.&quot;Tree and Sky&quot; live in more direct symbiosis with local &quot;primal&quot; spirits.&nbsp; They form personal relationships with such spirits, and live in constant negotiation.&nbsp; The waxing and waning powers of their allied spirits lead to them picking up and moving location.&quot;Tree and Sky&quot; isn't about rules, it is about relationships.&nbsp; They are &quot;chaotic&quot; on the alignment axis; the leader who is chief is more important than the position of chief to most.High intensity agriculture is fueled by ley line junctions.&nbsp; So the people of the wall and road build small, walled settlements with intense, magically boosted agriculture surrounding them.&nbsp; Then long, thin connections along somewhat warded paths (the road) to other settlements.Most of the world is occupied by people of the tree and sky, at a far lower density.Now, this is the pattern of &quot;Continent #1&quot;.&nbsp; The oceans, and Continent #2 and #3 differ a bit.So, under this, Humans who are people of the &quot;Wall and Road&quot; vs Humans who are people of the &quot;Tree and Sky&quot; are going to be distinct (but non-monolithic) cultures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 8380250, member: 72555"] In my next campaign (tm), there is a split between "people of the road and wall" and "people of the tree and sky" in much of the world. The world is extremely dangerous. These two represent different survival strategies. "Road and Wall" harness of the power of ley lines and nodes to ward settlements and transport routes against the dangers of the world. They hang horseshoes over doors, bury sacrifices in the cornerstone of building foundations, and have periodic shrines along roads you really, really should make offerings at. "Road and Wall" is about using the rules of magic in this world to make a structure that allows relatively puny humanoids to survive. They are "lawful" on the alignment axis; the position of the crown is more important than the king who inhabits it to most. "Tree and Sky" live in more direct symbiosis with local "primal" spirits. They form personal relationships with such spirits, and live in constant negotiation. The waxing and waning powers of their allied spirits lead to them picking up and moving location. "Tree and Sky" isn't about rules, it is about relationships. They are "chaotic" on the alignment axis; the leader who is chief is more important than the position of chief to most. High intensity agriculture is fueled by ley line junctions. So the people of the wall and road build small, walled settlements with intense, magically boosted agriculture surrounding them. Then long, thin connections along somewhat warded paths (the road) to other settlements. Most of the world is occupied by people of the tree and sky, at a far lower density. Now, this is the pattern of "Continent #1". The oceans, and Continent #2 and #3 differ a bit. So, under this, Humans who are people of the "Wall and Road" vs Humans who are people of the "Tree and Sky" are going to be distinct (but non-monolithic) cultures. [/QUOTE]

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