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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 527566" data-attributes="member: 6533">I really like the idea of the sun as a portal for the energies of the plane.If that's true then it needs to be worked into why the kingdom of paladins is recieving such an influx of positive energy.  This may not be strictly necessary, but the general impression is that Paladins are pretty rare or at least dispersed.  The presence of concentrated numbers would have to be a symptom of the general problem somehow.My idea on the Gaea figure inviting in the negative energy and the negative energy ecology ties into the mixed sun idea.Say the sun is an artifact related to Gaea as either her own creation or a modified part of herself.   Gaea originally creates the sun as a means to power herself and all life on the planet up through the influx of energies from the planes.  When the flow of positive energy gets messed up, Gaea has a choice......either unbalance the flows of energy and bring in the negative energy to fill the void and develop the new ecosystem, hoping that all goes well......severely weaken the power of the energies and life/death generally and leave herself open to whatever powers she originally put down by creating the sun and making the energies flow.Now for my tastes those original powers should not be the undead or the force that messed up the flow of positive energy.  Those original powers should be a threat to everyone that only Gaea and the very oldest and most enlightened druids and heroes can comprehend.If you really wanna go mad Cthulu crazy those forces could be manipulating both the paladins and the undead in an attempt to force Gaea to tone down the energy flooding in order to lessen the conflict.  But I think it's just as good to simple leave them watching and waiting.The druids generally, therefore, are very concerned about the influx of undead, which was an unintended and unlooked for consequence as far as Gaea was concerned and may muck up her plans, but are not willing to sponsor anything that will interfere with the plan to adjust the ecosystem.There should also be a group very concerned with figuring out what actually happened to the positive energy and who are thus very 'interested' in what is happening with the paladins.For me, the really interesting part of this equation is how the dragons work into it, and why big black was both prepared and able to survive without any special advantages relating to the energy problem.Maybe their sorcerous blood is indicative of something more than simple spontaneous casting.Also, the undead should be more than simply more powerful.As the ecology changes they should be changing too, and maybe in ways the high caste of undead doesn't appreciate or appreciates too much.What does it mean to a Vampire when the 'light' of the sun is suddenly sustaining or the organs of a zombie become so filled with negative energy that they actually begin to 'work'?How does the blood of a human who has feasted on the plants of the new ecology taste?A zombie who can breathe negative energy through his lungs might be far more powerful, but he is also suddenly vulnerable to critical hits and poison gas.What does it mean when a Zombie's synapses begin firing?</blockquote>

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