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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 5507005" data-attributes="member: 7533">No, not really...  My plan was that the Wellsians didn't stick around.   They came, plundered Mars and Earth into wastelands to repair, refuel and restock their interstellar ship, and then left.To a large degree, that will inform many of the other "secrets" behind the setting...Why doesn't Earth look like Earth anymore?[sblock] The methods used to so thoroughly strip-mine the Earth of its mineral resources completely changed the landscape.[/sblock]If it's future Earth, why are there now two moons?[sblock]One of them is the immense "drydock" the Wellsians used to repair their starship.[/sblock]Where did all these strange non-human races and monsters come from?[sblock]Some were slaves brought to Earth from Barsoomian Mars.  Others are humans that were bred by the Wellsians for specialized labor.  And others are mutations inflicted by the Wellsian's chemical, biological and radioactive weaponry during the War of the Worlds.[/sblock]...and so on.I don't want an inter-dimensional war between aliens to overshadow the campaign...  I rather have it focus on the characters, Tyr and Athas and the goings-on there.  I'd also like to keep the Dark Sun "isolated world" trope alive.However, that doesn't mean I can't use other-worldly enemies.  Let's think about this:What if, on their way out, the Wellsian aliens marooned a whole bunch of war prisoners, criminals and dissidents on Earth?  What if these castaways are the true powers behind the Sorcerer-Kings?  Hrm...  I'm thinking Aboleths, Illithids and/or Beholders might work well in that role.  Aboleths seem to be closest to the original descriptions of Wellsian Martians.</blockquote>

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