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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nightfall" data-source="post: 393915" data-attributes="member: 374">That kind of stuff annoyed me too. The metagaming through novels. Fortunately while there ARE novels, you can always say as Dm/Gm for the Scarred Lands. "Well that's nice and all but not everyone see the Calastians as evil or cruel. The Lagenians for example, see them more as foppish and less caring about their religious duties." Etc.That's what I'm here for! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Well this is a yes and no answer. YES, Ghelspad is sort of the 'default' area of the world, in terms of THIS is where the gods and Titans clashed the most AND where the setting has it focus for now.  BUT being that's its an ENTIRE continent roughly half the size of Faerun itself, you can hardly say "eqivilant" There are plenty of deserts, badlands crawling with titanspawn and  monsters of all sorts. PLUS there are adventures to be had in the civilized lands as well. Again, a yes and no answer. See there are THREE subraces for dwarves as well as for elves. The "default dwarf" or mountain dwarf tend to be the most numerous. They are VERY much like the PHB dwarf BUT they have what's called a "runic" hertiage which grants them two spell like abilities useable one per day. "detect magic" and "arcane mark" PLUS they have fighter AND wizard as their favored class.  (You choose WHICH one when you make your character).  The other two are known but often not seen very much. The charduni are sort of the "favored" race of Chardun, the Slaver. They have less in common with their cousins BUT are still an orderly society AND do smithing as much as their cousins. Though they often use undead as their favored class is fighter AND cleric. The last are what known as forsaken dwarves. These are dwarves that are filled with hate towards everyone except their own race. Not a nice bunch. Wood elves, are more like the PHB elves, but they are less civilized than their cousin, the Forsaken elves which were originally HIGH elves corrupted by Chern's curse as well as the loss of their god TO Chern. (Chern is still a favorite of mine! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )Dark Elves are SIMILIAR to Drow, in skin tone, but temperment, they are MUCH different. They follow their own slightly dying god of their race, and are constantly warring with the mountain dwarves of Burok Torn.  There are no native populations of gnomes, but halfling, next to dwarf and human population, are VERY numerous, especially in the south. Half orcs are known but aren't especially common. Orcs and goblins DO exist on Ghelspad. Kobolds...well much like their draconic brethren, aren't very high numbers SINCE th other new and more powerful titanspawn races such as the Assathi, an intelligent and highly skilled race of Lizard men, the Slitheren/Ratmen, fecund and by far the most dangerous of all the titanspawn, and the High Gorgons, often control LARGE potions of the wilderness and surrounding areas. Gnolls have their own empire BUT it's off on Termana, along with the gnomes. Some are. Some aren't. The MM titans aren't in much use for obvious reasons. High and Low gorgons are kind the default versions of  gorgons. Harpies are now a more civilized race, though they are still evil and hold deeply to their creator, Belsameth, the Lady of Murder. Mantacores are now a race of catlike people that are devoted to Vangal, the Lord of Destruction and Bloodlust. They are also proud to say that one of their number ascended to be the Herald of Vangal. There's no mention or any hint of Beholders or Illithids, possible all killed or sent away when the Slacerians, a  powerful race that dwelt underground and maybe had psionic ability, were destroyed by the Titans. Dragons, at least the metallic and Chromatic kinds, are pratically unheard of BUT do have larger populations in Termana, Asherak and their own homeland, the Dragon Lands. It's a mixed bag there. The Calastian Hegemony is the largest of all the countries, being an empire and looking to expand. There's also the tribes of Albadia, which do work as a nation, but aren't what you'd call a cohesive unit JUST yet. They function best when the Helliann, their sorcererous women who basically run the show from behinds the scenes, work together. There are a number of city states BUT there are also other countries. You should pick up the SLCS:Ghelspad to understand that. I think so. There the Eight god that basically embody each of the 8 of the nine alignments. Then there are their children or those that come after them. 10 of them are more regional gods, but gods like Nemorga, the Grey King, is almost like Kelvemor only not as rigid about his dislike of undead. Drendari is a more whismical goddes of Shadow. Plus if you want to add more gods, you can but I'd recommend NOT making them on par with 8 Victors. THESE are the gods that fought the Titans, and survived. Not every god can make that claim. Well one COULD make the argument that the Druids of Denev, being the most neutral of them all, support both, even though they dislike their titan brethren for the simple fact they didn't seem to care about things like "balance" or "nature's cycle." But often it's not as SIMPLE distinctions to make about who is titanspawn and who isn't. Some times, those races, called the divine races, actually WORK to bring back the Titans. Some times even those created BY the titans, will turn to Gods. It's not a simple matter of black and white BUT there are some cultural rules that help keep MOST of this for being generally true. Example of the divine race going to titanspawn, the fearsome Druids of Khet. They are druids who venerate the Lady of Venom, Mormo and Garuak, the Glutton. They are cannabals and savages. But they don't see themselves as such though. But that's just ONE of many things that goes on in the Scarred Lands.Yep, especially if you get the SLCS:Ghelspad. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> That's all the cannon you really need.</blockquote>

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