Reign of Discordia - A True20 Setting - Q&A
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Darrin Drader
Explorer
Wulf Ratbane said:Sure, I have a question.
Is it a coincidence that the illustration of the races appears to include an Elowan, a Thrynn, and a Veloxi?
Given the fact that I'm not familiar with those species names, I'd say it must be a coincidence. They are loosely based on real world species, so I'd have a hard time imagining that there have never been alien designs built around similar concepts.
Turanil
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-- How many pages will be that book?
-- Will it be available in PDF? Print? Both?
-- Release date?
-- Ratio of crunch (new rules) versus fluff (especially, setting description)? I must say I am interested in this setting and would most probably use it with True20 as it is intended. Nonetheless, I do have enough True20 rules as is, and would be glad if it was a book only about setting (as Green Ronin did for Freeport).
-- Will there be at least one or two planets more detailed (and with maps) than the others?
-- Hope the history section isn't too long.
-- What's the degree of hard sci-fi? I mean, FTL travel is okay with me, but car sized starships that cross the universe in a few hours*, or planets that resemble sunny California (with same air and gravity) don't make it for me.
(*: I always wondered about Luke Skywalker crossing the interstellar space in a vehicle that has no toilets. )
-- Will it be available in PDF? Print? Both?
-- Release date?
-- Ratio of crunch (new rules) versus fluff (especially, setting description)? I must say I am interested in this setting and would most probably use it with True20 as it is intended. Nonetheless, I do have enough True20 rules as is, and would be glad if it was a book only about setting (as Green Ronin did for Freeport).
-- Will there be at least one or two planets more detailed (and with maps) than the others?
-- Hope the history section isn't too long.
-- What's the degree of hard sci-fi? I mean, FTL travel is okay with me, but car sized starships that cross the universe in a few hours*, or planets that resemble sunny California (with same air and gravity) don't make it for me.
(*: I always wondered about Luke Skywalker crossing the interstellar space in a vehicle that has no toilets.
)The manuscript was upwards of 120 pages before the edit, but it hasn't gone to layout yet. The artwork will likely add to the page count (I doubt by much though).
It will be available in may, but I don't have an exact release date for you.
It will be a full-color PDf/Print book. The print version will be available for direct purchase at rpgobjects.com
There is a fair amount of crunch in the book, (starship combat rules, feats and such) but it's primarily a setting, so much fluff..
I'll leave the last question to darrin, as he knows the details regarding the logistics of Toilets in small spacecraft better than I do
It will be available in may, but I don't have an exact release date for you.
It will be a full-color PDf/Print book. The print version will be available for direct purchase at rpgobjects.com
There is a fair amount of crunch in the book, (starship combat rules, feats and such) but it's primarily a setting, so much fluff..
I'll leave the last question to darrin, as he knows the details regarding the logistics of Toilets in small spacecraft better than I do
Darrin Drader
Explorer
Turanil said:
Planets aren't given as much space as I would like. Basically I have enough space to give a quick look at the larger picture. We will be expanding upon the planets at a later point in time. Rather than focus on a planet, I did detail a space station that happens to be a haven for raiders (space pirates!) instead.
-- Hope the history section isn't too long.
There's a chapter on history, but it's basically only long enough to show how we got from the modern day to the 2600s.
I try to strike a balance. Planet listings give the size circumference and diameter of the planet, the length of their day and year. Most habitable planets have a size somewhat similar to Earth's so gravity will be in the same ballpark. There is gas mining that takes place in the upper atmospheres of many gas giants, so there are these massive enclosed platforms that are kept in place with anti-gravity fields.
There is most definitely FTL. I mined the History Channel's The Universe for ideas on how to explain it. I wanted it to be realistic rather than just handwave it away.
(*: I always wondered about Luke Skywalker crossing the interstellar space in a vehicle that has no toilets.
Most ships have FTL. Now that you mention it, I didn't specifically go into whether or not fighters have FTL, but it is conceivable. Most ships other than fighters have toilets, but even if the narrator does allow fighters to have FTL, the length of time it takes to get from one place to another via FTL makes a long distance flight without a toilet plausible (ships go really really fast most of the time when compared to most scifi).
Wulf Ratbane
Adventurer
tenkar said:
Aye, that's it.
Knightfall
World of Kulan DM
Or from before all that...Whisperfoot said:
This looks really interesting, Darrin. I love sci-fi stuff, and I really like old-style sci-fi. The imagery looks great. Especially that first image. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.
KF72
Knightfall
World of Kulan DM
As an aside, when I was younger I created a mock sci-fi universe that was mainly a labour of fun and silliness that I entitled Star Quest. I created tons of color-pencil-drawn 2D-planetary-systems and came up with some kooky alien races — I called one of them Roberians!
I don't have any of it anymore — at least, I don't think so — but reading about this new setting took me back to those drawings. Ah, simplier times . . .
I don't have any of it anymore — at least, I don't think so — but reading about this new setting took me back to those drawings. Ah, simplier times . . .
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Aus_Snow
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It looks and sounds great. 
How 'humanocentric' is it (or have I missed that memo, or something. . .) ?
Just curious, because I've had a pretty um, human-centric(?) campaign in mind, without a solid setting that's felt right. For a while now. Other races could feature, on the NPC - or more likely, opponent or curiosity - side of things, but I'd need them to be there, and stay there. Would that be at all difficult or time-consuming to arrange things that way? I mean, would it go against the content, or intent?
Also, is there one overriding or overruling organisation, or one that comes close to being so? By default, I mean.
Regardless, I have to check this one out.
How 'humanocentric' is it (or have I missed that memo, or something. . .) ?
Just curious, because I've had a pretty um, human-centric(?) campaign in mind, without a solid setting that's felt right. For a while now. Other races could feature, on the NPC - or more likely, opponent or curiosity - side of things, but I'd need them to be there, and stay there. Would that be at all difficult or time-consuming to arrange things that way? I mean, would it go against the content, or intent?
Also, is there one overriding or overruling organisation, or one that comes close to being so? By default, I mean.
Regardless, I have to check this one out.
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