The Iron Mark
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Sharpened oyster shells?! Ouch! Hehe, how about an Oil Dragon for an evil dragon beastie?
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The Iron Mark
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lol. How do the landlubbers survive on these tiny islands? What kind of islands are they? Volcanos or rolling hills or what? You need to come up with a material to make weapons out of in this world, because I don't think iron will be very easy to get. In fact, you would need a currency based off of something different, and probably not a metal of some sort, something that all the races think is valuable. Pearls, actually anything you can grown or milk or whatever, won't work because you can keep getting more. Whereas gold, once it's all mined, it's all mined. And what do you mean "that" type of oil wouldn't exist there?
Aeolius
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drowdude said:Ok. how about a Sticky-Crud-Dragon then
Ever seen a protein skimmer for a saltwater aquarium? They collect crud in vast quantities, in essence simulating the effect of waves on the water making sea foam, to remove toxins from the water. My PCs are about to find a big'un. And, what's better, the scum will be waiting for them. Remember the mud-men?
Aeolius
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The Iron Mark said:
a quote from the BPAA Background :
"Thousands of years have passed, since the skyland fell. In those years, the descendants of the Almati first degenerated into a savage people, then developed into a society of peaceful seafaring folk. Above the waters of the Dramidj Ocean, they lived upon the circular shelves of stone which rested between the regular series of steeply rising cliffs. The lower of these shelves are often cloaked in either a forest of conifers or a tangle of mangrove trees, depending on their proximity to the water's edge, while the upper reaches are home to countless sea birds and exotic flora. The highest ledges have often served as a haven for dragon-kind, aarakocra, and the legendary phoenix.
The descendants maintain several distinct settlements, travelling between the pillars upon massive flying insects. Their fear of the denizens which dwell in the depths prevents them from utilizing more conventional watercraft.
Over the years, a new society laid claim to the lower reaches of the pillars. The aquatic races, known collectively as Thal, discovered the spires, even as massive forests of coral encrusted the submerged stone. The lower reaches of the mangrove roots, immense forests of kelp, and lush fields of sea grass often shroud the shallows of the pillars, while drifting swamps of floatweed partially cloak regions in shimmering shadows. The Thal rarely travel above the surface of the Dramidj, for they hold the surface to be sacred, referring to it as Synsaal, the barrier between worlds. In the eyes of the Thal, the air-breathing descendants are spoken of as Those Above."
Mind you, the Background, now 13 pages or so, is due for a revision.
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