New Bible Inspired Setting - Ath-Lahan

[Tonguez]

Genesis 6:1 -2 1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown

So taking these two passages and the whole Antediluvian World in which Noah lived, blended with some speculations, game ideas, StarGate and Gemmel.

I want to create a setting , using Psionics and somekind of Divine Magic in which Humans (Sethites and Cainites) dwell in a world in which these 'Half-Celestials' rule as 'Men of Renown'

As races I was thinking
Human
Giant (?type?)
Djinn (Homebrew Psychic Fiends)
Gnomes (I love gnomes)
Yuan-Ti - the spawn of Lilith

*others - other races might be explained as the results of Genetic Experiments by the 'Men of Renown' (PrC Genomancer - the Flesh Mage who experiemtns with living organisms and was responsible for creating the Owlbear amongst other things)

The World would be a wonderous place where Psionic Tech fulls the cities (allowing Flying Ships, Laser Wands and Teleport Devices *sort of like the Technology of Stargates Go'uld ) but also one in which the Genomancers failed experimence in 'creation' generate monsters

The game would be based in the city of Ath-Lahan (Atlantis) in the Land of Nod (the land East of Eden into which Cain was sent)

So anyone got ideas on how this would work?

Adventure seeds in such a world (remembering that this is before Noah but must still eventuate in the Flood Catastrophe)?

How to balance lowly Humans against the other 'races' (Djinn, Half-Celestials (who can be any alignment), Giants, Monster Race X)

 

[shivamuffin]

Weird, I can't PM you. Let's exchange notes...I'm very interested in your idea. No spam, just some enlightening conversation for a change.

shivamuffin@yahoo.com

 

[shivamuffin]

Still interested.

 

[Tonguez]

Hitya I sent you email - I wonder if it was recieved?

If not my mail is ngaiterangi@hotmail.com

 

[shivamuffin]

Yes! I've been busy. So where should we start?


I'm intrigued by the Nephilim use in your campaign. I'm also using the concept of a higher civilization that was ruined in the distant past. I mixed various ancient flood legends from around the world and some " Pole Shift " theories to account for the destruction.

I used the " Mankind was destructive and evil, therefore punished " concept, and threw in " prophets " to guide men back towards civilization.

Most of my campaigns historical material is in the History and gods section of my campaign site, but it is incomplete.

BTW, all the human gods of the Near East have four arms, like the Hindu gods. I don't know why yet, but they do. Only the Northern Worlds gods are depicted without the extra set of arms...Don't know why yet.