RangerWickett
Legend
Inspired by the "let's ban teleportation" thread, I thought it would be interesting to see how access to magic would affect a world logically. We did this once before with primitive tribes, and then later the plots developed with more advanced cultures. But I'd like to try starting with the real world this time, and introduce magic gradually.
We know that the greatest advances in technology tend to come as a result of war. We also know that magic eventually will be applied to adventures. Thus, I call on the aid of ENWorlders to lend their knowledge of history and adventure, as we introduce magic to the Crusades.
Details
For the sake of this thread, let's ignore core D&D class divisions of arcane and divine. That lets us handily avoid worrying about things like religious disputes.
First, I need to know who were the major groups and leaders on both sides of the first crusade, what their goals were, and what type of magic you'd think they'd develop.
Next, we need to know battles that were fought, and figure out how the magic each side has would have affected things. If there aren't enough good battles, we'll make some up.
Then we will 'level up' each side, giving them access to more powerful magic. For the first round, nothing stronger than 2nd level will be available. For the second, 4th level spells will be available. And then we'll give access to 7th level magic. If the world has not yet been destroyed in a cataclysmic war, the fourth round will have access to 9th level spells.
At the end of each 'round' of the war (and mind you, these rounds are very free form, involving more discussion than any sort of actual calculations), we will discuss how the new developments would aid a few groups of heroes. For one, I'll toss out a collection of British warriors, upholding the old traditions of King Arthur, heading to the Middle East to recover the Holy Grail. We might also have some adventurers who are attempting to track an immortal Roman warlord named Longinus as the man flees to China. And then how about some Islamic heroes who are trying to rescue a princess who was captured and brought to Italy as a hostage.
Who's interested? I think it will be fun, but sadly my knowledge of the time period is a little lacking, which is why I need your helps.
We know that the greatest advances in technology tend to come as a result of war. We also know that magic eventually will be applied to adventures. Thus, I call on the aid of ENWorlders to lend their knowledge of history and adventure, as we introduce magic to the Crusades.
Details
For the sake of this thread, let's ignore core D&D class divisions of arcane and divine. That lets us handily avoid worrying about things like religious disputes.
First, I need to know who were the major groups and leaders on both sides of the first crusade, what their goals were, and what type of magic you'd think they'd develop.
Next, we need to know battles that were fought, and figure out how the magic each side has would have affected things. If there aren't enough good battles, we'll make some up.
Then we will 'level up' each side, giving them access to more powerful magic. For the first round, nothing stronger than 2nd level will be available. For the second, 4th level spells will be available. And then we'll give access to 7th level magic. If the world has not yet been destroyed in a cataclysmic war, the fourth round will have access to 9th level spells.
At the end of each 'round' of the war (and mind you, these rounds are very free form, involving more discussion than any sort of actual calculations), we will discuss how the new developments would aid a few groups of heroes. For one, I'll toss out a collection of British warriors, upholding the old traditions of King Arthur, heading to the Middle East to recover the Holy Grail. We might also have some adventurers who are attempting to track an immortal Roman warlord named Longinus as the man flees to China. And then how about some Islamic heroes who are trying to rescue a princess who was captured and brought to Italy as a hostage.
Who's interested? I think it will be fun, but sadly my knowledge of the time period is a little lacking, which is why I need your helps.
