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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 3227872" data-attributes="member: 871"><p>Don't do that much setting-theft from other D&D campaign settings that much, anymore. However, I still borrow liberally from books & CRPGs, as well as various elements of my childhood.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skara Brae:</strong> Of Bard's Tale & Ultima fame. Originally the capital of my homebrew setting, now a ruined, abandoned city full of wonders, oddities, and horrors. Even has the <em>White House</em> of Zork fame.</p><p></p><p><strong>The BBEG:</strong> Nice mix of Skeletor, Mumm-Ra, and Sauron. His phylactery is an magical adamantine ring. Based him off of Klaus's rendition of Skeletor (or Thorskel) on his site.</p><p></p><p><strong>Demihuman Homelands:</strong> Influenced by the home "regions" mentioned in the old Might & Magic III game: desert-dwelling dwarves, arctic-dwelling gnomes, swamp-dwelling half-orcs, and (still) forest-dwelling elves.</p><p></p><p><strong>Changelings:</strong> The most recent addition to my homebrew. Always liked the concept of them since they were introduced in Eberron, so I decided to bring them over. Not the only Eberron-influenced idea I've borrowed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Pantheon Worship:</strong> Like the idea from Eberron where one can devote themselves to a pantheon/group of deities instead of a single deity. Mixed & merged this with the idea of philosophically-devout clerics from the PHB, & came up with the 4 major religions in my homebrew.</p><p></p><p><strong>Nehwon Ghouls:</strong> The clear-fleshed living race of Ghouls from Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd & Grey Mouser stories. Always liked the look of this race, & thought it was a neat angle. They'll be a surprise encounter for the PCs (as well as a chance encounter with Ningauble and his reality-spanning labyrinthine caves).</p><p></p><p><strong>Moongates:</strong> Another big element from the Ultima games. Thought they'd be a nice travle option for PCs (especially once the PCs figure out how they work), to allow for diminished travel time for world-spanning adventures.</p><p></p><p><strong>Grues:</strong> The bane of adventures in the Zork games creep around the ruins of Skara Brae. Still trying to figure out how I'll stat them up.</p><p></p><p><strong>Wild Mages:</strong> The prestige class in <em>Complete Arcane</em> seemed open & generic enough to adapt to other settings (rather than having FR-specific mechanics tied to it). Now wild mages serve as the "priests" of a cult to adveturer from the past (and the only religion to exist that doesn't have or want any divinely-empowered adherants).</p><p></p><p>Just a few of the things I've scavenged from other places.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 3227872, member: 871"] Don't do that much setting-theft from other D&D campaign settings that much, anymore. However, I still borrow liberally from books & CRPGs, as well as various elements of my childhood. [B]Skara Brae:[/B] Of Bard's Tale & Ultima fame. Originally the capital of my homebrew setting, now a ruined, abandoned city full of wonders, oddities, and horrors. Even has the [I]White House[/I] of Zork fame. [B]The BBEG:[/B] Nice mix of Skeletor, Mumm-Ra, and Sauron. His phylactery is an magical adamantine ring. Based him off of Klaus's rendition of Skeletor (or Thorskel) on his site. [B]Demihuman Homelands:[/B] Influenced by the home "regions" mentioned in the old Might & Magic III game: desert-dwelling dwarves, arctic-dwelling gnomes, swamp-dwelling half-orcs, and (still) forest-dwelling elves. [B]Changelings:[/B] The most recent addition to my homebrew. Always liked the concept of them since they were introduced in Eberron, so I decided to bring them over. Not the only Eberron-influenced idea I've borrowed. [B]Pantheon Worship:[/B] Like the idea from Eberron where one can devote themselves to a pantheon/group of deities instead of a single deity. Mixed & merged this with the idea of philosophically-devout clerics from the PHB, & came up with the 4 major religions in my homebrew. [B]Nehwon Ghouls:[/B] The clear-fleshed living race of Ghouls from Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd & Grey Mouser stories. Always liked the look of this race, & thought it was a neat angle. They'll be a surprise encounter for the PCs (as well as a chance encounter with Ningauble and his reality-spanning labyrinthine caves). [B]Moongates:[/B] Another big element from the Ultima games. Thought they'd be a nice travle option for PCs (especially once the PCs figure out how they work), to allow for diminished travel time for world-spanning adventures. [B]Grues:[/B] The bane of adventures in the Zork games creep around the ruins of Skara Brae. Still trying to figure out how I'll stat them up. [B]Wild Mages:[/B] The prestige class in [I]Complete Arcane[/I] seemed open & generic enough to adapt to other settings (rather than having FR-specific mechanics tied to it). Now wild mages serve as the "priests" of a cult to adveturer from the past (and the only religion to exist that doesn't have or want any divinely-empowered adherants). Just a few of the things I've scavenged from other places. [/QUOTE]
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