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<blockquote data-quote="F5" data-source="post: 3751809" data-attributes="member: 4607">Very interesting interpretation of the Formians.&nbsp; Well done!I've not spoken with many gamers that like the formians.&nbsp; They're pretty much ignored in most games I've played in, I think in large part because they seemed to have replaced the Modrons as the primary lawfully-aligned extraplanars in 3E, but didn't have much flavor to replace them with.&nbsp; I'd like to see them get a really in-depth write-up, like you gave, in some &quot;official&quot; WotC sources...show us what, exactly, the designers had intended them to be.&nbsp; I would add to your description of the feudally-inspired formian culture that, as lawful-aligned planar beings, they would be exemplars of Law, in the same way that Demons and Devils are exemplars of Evil.&nbsp; They might have rigid laws and codes, that would dictate all details of their lives.&nbsp; There would be laws about when to eat meals, what days certain foods were permissible, and even how many times one was expected to chew any given bite of apple.&nbsp; All of which are communicated telepathically to all members of the hive (and surrounding barony hives), who instinctually incorporate these laws into their daily lives.&nbsp; Outsiders to the hive would have no idea what any of these laws were, and have no means of learning them, and so would be hopelessly out-of-place.&nbsp; I could imagine wars being fought between rival Queens, in true Dr. Seuss style, over something as trivial as the number of staves that should be used in a 20-gallon barrel...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="F5, post: 3751809, member: 4607"] Very interesting interpretation of the Formians. Well done! I've not spoken with many gamers that like the formians. They're pretty much ignored in most games I've played in, I think in large part because they seemed to have replaced the Modrons as the primary lawfully-aligned extraplanars in 3E, but didn't have much flavor to replace them with. I'd like to see them get a really in-depth write-up, like you gave, in some "official" WotC sources...show us what, exactly, the designers had intended them to be. I would add to your description of the feudally-inspired formian culture that, as lawful-aligned planar beings, they would be exemplars of Law, in the same way that Demons and Devils are exemplars of Evil. They might have rigid laws and codes, that would dictate all details of their lives. There would be laws about when to eat meals, what days certain foods were permissible, and even how many times one was expected to chew any given bite of apple. All of which are communicated telepathically to all members of the hive (and surrounding barony hives), who instinctually incorporate these laws into their daily lives. Outsiders to the hive would have no idea what any of these laws were, and have no means of learning them, and so would be hopelessly out-of-place. I could imagine wars being fought between rival Queens, in true Dr. Seuss style, over something as trivial as the number of staves that should be used in a 20-gallon barrel... [/QUOTE]

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