Knightfall
World of Kulan DM
Added a description for gnomes. Halflings are likely next followed by half-elves, half-orcs, and maybe dragonborn.
Our games have a similar setup on a little tiny demi-plane - it amounts pretty much to a small keep and about 30 square miles of partly-forested snow and ice. We usually just call it the Nexus.I expect that I'll only add to this setting as inspiration strikes me. I'm thinking of connecting it to another idea I have, a massive planar city called Bottleneck that exists on a demiplane.
In fact, Bottleneck will likely be a central nexus that leads to many of my settings (and cosmologies) such as Kulan.
Of course, that planar setting is only an idea at this point. Still, Bottleneck, like Tarras, will be systemless.
Yeah, Bottleneck is going to be my "nexus," sort of.Our games have a similar setup on a little tiny demi-plane - it amounts pretty much to a small keep and about 30 square miles of partly-forested snow and ice. We usually just call it the Nexus.
The keep has a series of inter-planar gates whose destinations change all the time and will eventually contact - among other places - every prime material world in existence (yes, yours too). The only individual in the universe who knows what gate will go to where when is the mostly-insane Gnome who runs the place. Also, this Gnome has enough powers to enforce peace between visitors no matter who they might be. (ever sat down to a friendly dinner with a bunch of Mind Flayers and a Frost Giant who happened to be passing through? It can happen here...)
It's not so much systemless as system-inclusive: if you somehow end up here you function just the same as you did back home - thus it's theoretically possible to have a 1e Fighter meet a 3e Wizard and a Basic Elf and sit down for tea with them.
Lanefan
This would be an extremely egalitarian society at 3 to 1. I think you are looking more for at minimum 100 to 1, for extreme 1,000 to 1 or more. Think about demographics. Which clearly you do, based on your rarity charts. If this city was 1,000,000, an enormous sprawling city that arguably could not exist in a medieval setting (but hey magic). With 3:1 that would be 750,000 have nots and 250,000 haves. That is a huge amount of haves. Even at 100:1 that is 10,000 haves, so that is 10,000 manors and mansions throughout the city? More than likely it is 1,000:1 which would be more in line with medieval economics which is even more extreme than that.It will be a city full of decadence and strife hidden behind a veil of civility. There will be "haves" and "have nots," and the "have nots" will out number the "haves" by at least 3 to 1.
Very cool. You don't mind if I steal from this, do you?Re negative ability modifiers for races. We too have always done this...and we still do in 5E.
Here is a link to our main Race Page, just in case you are interested to see how someone else has dealt with 'negative features'. Most refer you to the Flaws Page. We have a whole subsystem based upon drawbacks etc.
Link to Race Page: http://connorscampaigns.wikidot.com/d-d-races
Link to Flaws Page: http://connorscampaigns.wikidot.com/d-d-flaws
Cheers, and good luck with conversions to 5E.![]()
50 commoners to every lord. That is still very egalitarian and "fair". Who keeps the land barons, from making everyone destitute? Are there equality laws in the city? Who holds the keys to the judiciary? Is it corrupt? How do the various religions in the city vie for worshipers? Is it a high tax city with lots of services for its citizenry or is it a low tax city and let the people fend for themselves? What about immigration? are they trying to grow or are they overburdened and trying to grow less? All interesting questions in an egalitarian 1 have to every 50 have nots city.I think that 100 to 1 is too high for me. I'm likely to consider 10 to 1 or 20 to 1. At the highest, I'd go 50 to 1.
Yes, I noticed that as I looked through it more. Your rakasta may end up being very helpful for Kulan.'Steal' away [MENTION=2012]Knightfall[/MENTION].Of course, most of my ideas have come from somewhere/someone in the first place, so, you know, it is hardly stealing when I have already 'borrowed'.
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The truth is, I'm not there yet. I haven't begun to think much about how Tantus 'works' on a day to day basis. For now, there are haves and have nots.50 commoners to every lord. That is still very egalitarian and "fair". Who keeps the land barons, from making everyone destitute? Are there equality laws in the city? Who holds the keys to the judiciary? Is it corrupt? How do the various religions in the city vie for worshipers? Is it a high tax city with lots of services for its citizenry or is it a low tax city and let the people fend for themselves? What about immigration? are they trying to grow or are they overburdened and trying to grow less? All interesting questions in an egalitarian 1 have to every 50 have nots city.