Scarred Lands: Ask the Sage [New and Improved!]

[Taelorn76]

Nightfall,

You post in here more often than I so if you want to add the link the PrC page in your sig go right ahead. Hopefully that could spark up some more questions.

I am also working on fluffing it up somewhat.

 

[Trickstergod]

I think we need more lively discussions. Trickster, where are you?

Regards,
Ruemere

Heh. I thought this was a thread for those with Scarred Lands questions to Nightfall.

It's a rare thing that I have Scarred Lands questions.

I had vaguely considered putting up the Jandaveos story up in here, but felt it wasn't entirely kosher to the conversation, and that most who follow this thread, likely read the messageboards over at the S&SS homepage.

So I'm about, as usual. I just don't have anything to reply to - or didn't until now - and certainly have no questions for Nightfall.

And now...I'm off to steal candy from babies and Ghelspad hardcovers from store shelves.

 

[Nightfall]

Nightfall,

You post in here more often than I so if you want to add the link the PrC page in your sig go right ahead. Hopefully that could spark up some more questions.

I am also working on fluffing it up somewhat.

Mm might do that.

Trick,

Yeah but if there are NO discussions, I don't get any questions.

 

[Brennin Magalus]

Nightfall, if you ever want to archive your efforts I would be willing to host them.

 

[Nightfall]

Nightfall, if you ever want to archive your efforts I would be willing to host them.

Well the Pr-classes I've already done. Just the feats are taking longer than I thought. In any case I'll get them done and someone can archive them.

 

[Nightfall]

Bumping along...

 

[uzagi_akimbo]

Okies - one mostly general question - is there some form of list (beyond the Ghelspad Hardcover ) about climates and general weather conditions in certain areas of the continents ? As my group intends to go to and through the Bleak Savannah I was looking through its description in the hardcover and shook my head in disbelief - same geographical lattitude as Albadia, yet an apperantly moderate to warm climate ? I do undrestand about the plains of Lede having a warmer than usual climate, but this strikes me as very odd. A savannah (terrain type found almost exclusively in central Africa , especially one repleet with the lionine proud as a major group right next doorto a quasi-nordi cenvironment (albadia, also norther Kelders ) ?
Besides - any other information about those alleged cultures to be found there ?

Oh, and is there any hard fact information about the Titanhome Mountains beyond that in the "Ghelspad" hardvover ?

 

[Fevil]

First, you need to remember that the Divine War screwed with more than just peoples lives. Entire ecosystems changed over the course of the war and time itself warped. The fact that weather patterns are a bit strange is just par for the course in Scarn.

Wilderness and Wastelands would be your best bet for what you are looking for IMO, or perhaps even FFGs Legends and Lairs: Wildscape.

 

[uzagi_akimbo]

First, you need to remember that the Divine War screwed with more than just peoples lives. Entire ecosystems changed over the course of the war and time itself warped. The fact that weather patterns are a bit strange is just par for the course in Scarn.

Wilderness and Wastelands would be your best bet for what you are looking for IMO, or perhaps even FFGs Legends and Lairs: Wildscape.

I _know_ that the Divine War messed things up ( "lo and behold, the Ledean plains, home of the roaming toast-dragon"). But I was wondering if reliable fact existed or if I had to give my players at least a "folkloristic" explanation ( which then in all likelihood comes back to bite me ). And if there is a certain "microclimate" - does it have seasons, any special effects, because that is information I simply cannot "reestablish" with a new ingame "source".

As for the books mentioned Wilderness and Wastelands deals more/mostly with likely encounters and i haven's seen FFG "Wildscapes" anywhere yet (and no announcements of it either, to be honest ). But thanks for the recommendations.

 

[Nightfall]

Okies - one mostly general question - is there some form of list (beyond the Ghelspad Hardcover ) about climates and general weather conditions in certain areas of the continents ? As my group intends to go to and through the Bleak Savannah I was looking through its description in the hardcover and shook my head in disbelief - same geographical lattitude as Albadia, yet an apperantly moderate to warm climate ? I do undrestand about the plains of Lede having a warmer than usual climate, but this strikes me as very odd. A savannah (terrain type found almost exclusively in central Africa , especially one repleet with the lionine proud as a major group right next doorto a quasi-nordi cenvironment (albadia, also norther Kelders ) ?
Besides - any other information about those alleged cultures to be found there ?

Well the Bleak Savannah does have a small refuge of Assathi. That plus some small human settlements that war with them, the proud and even some ratmen colonies. There are of course some goblins as well, but most those three.

And really no one is quite sure other than the Divine War doing it why the Bleak Savannah is like that. There are some legends that ascribe Thulkus as being the reason, but then he moved off to do his number on the Ukrudan. Another option, and this one is up to you, is there was a rumor that it was the Assathi that did back in the day when they ruled a lot of the Scarred Lands. Or the Slacerians. The Savannah is more desert-like in places with some winter weather mixed in. Look at Kenya and Mt Kilomanjario(sp) as example of how one gets a savannah and yet has a cold place as well.

I do agree with Fevil that Wilderness and Wastelands is your best bet for describing the climate and also the occasional encounter.

Oh, and is there any hard fact information about the Titanhome Mountains beyond that in the "Ghelspad" hardvover ?

Not really, just that when in the Titanshome Mountains, expect to find the unexpected, both above and below.