Fantasy HERO Setting -- World of Generica

[Odraude]

Actually, I would consider it a favor if you were to jump on either Barbarica or Celtica first so we can concentrate our forces.

Gygaxica is next on my list to start pushing. I have a very vested and particular interest in Gygaxica, and I want to be in the drivers seat of the efforts on it.

I'll se what I can do, though I know very little about the Conan-esque setting.

[shadowcat1313]

I had a bit of a brainstorm, we'd been discussing on a couple of other boards about a generic Star Hero universe, would there be an objection to creating something similar to what were doing here, but with a science fiction bent?

I really like the wiki idea, it makes collaboration a lot easier, even if I can be an idiot using it.

[Curufea]

On Celtica - I was thinking of just having three major races - fairies, celts and britains (which covers Saxons through to late Normans and the King Arthur equivalents). Fairies would be "all magical sentient creatures, whether humanoid or not" including Elves, Dwarves, Pixies, Goblins and so on...
Each subrace of the faeries (or Tuatha De Danann) has its own court.

I was thinking that all magic should probably be fairy in origin as well. Human magic users learnt from the faeries. It also means magic has the same susceptibility to iron as the fairies themselves. This means non-magic users have some protection from magic.

[Killer Shrike]

On Celtica - I was thinking of just having three major races - fairies, celts and britains (which covers Saxons through to late Normans and the King Arthur equivalents). Fairies would be "all magical sentient creatures, whether humanoid or not" including Elves, Dwarves, Pixies, Goblins and so on...
Each subrace of the faeries (or Tuatha De Danann) has its own court.

I was thinking that all magic should probably be fairy in origin as well. Human magic users learnt from the faeries. It also means magic has the same susceptibility to iron as the fairies themselves. This means non-magic users have some protection from magic.

You're the subject matter expert, I know diddly about Celtica. That's why I cleverly sought you out

Maybe AmadanNaBriona can help?


My only high level guidance is to not overpack, so to speak.

[Curufea]

You're the subject matter expert, I know diddly about Celtica. That's why I cleverly sought you out

Maybe AmadanNaBriona can help?


My only high level guidance is to not overpack, so to speak.

It's mostly just turning the bestiary into playable races

No room for Elves though, they aren't such a major race in Celtic mythology, and generally they're about a foot tall. It was mostly Tolkien that hybridised them with non-UK mythology making them taller and more noble. As there is a Tolkien realm already - should Elves here revert to their roots?

On second thoughts, we're generally racist and xenophobic. When we came up with this mythology we tended to make the most human-like the most noble. Or perhaps it would be better to say, the most noble of the fairies we created were also the closest to humanoid size and shape. So possibly royalty of the various types may be close to D&D or Tolkien Elves.

[Killer Shrike]

I would say the goal of Celtica is to make a generic _playable_ Celtic-flavored RPG setting. So...err on the side of playability and genericness.

[Curufea]

I've a wider range of what I define as playable
However - the majority of PCs will be human or changelings. The more powerful magical beings would be NPCs.
I don't have a problem with playing races that are one to three feet tall, myself Especially after reading the Mouse Guard RPG.
I just think it would be nice to have Elves fit the genre rather than the other way around.
I don't want Celtica being just a green version of Tolkienica or Gygaxica with lower tech.

Actually, possibly a good compromise would be Elf-Blood. Humans with some fairy blood in them would still be as tall as other Humans, but would be systemically the same as generic fantasy RPG elves.

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Scratch that - I just rembered how cool the psuedo-celt Elves were in Hellboy 2. There needs to be human sized Elves

[ghostwolf]

I had a bit of a brainstorm, we'd been discussing on a couple of other boards about a generic Star Hero universe, would there be an objection to creating something similar to what were doing here, but with a science fiction bent?

I really like the wiki idea, it makes collaboration a lot easier, even if I can be an idiot using it.

I'd be willing to contribute to that project.

[shadowcat1313]

Another Country Idea for Tropizia

1. a deep jungle city of darkest sorcery, demons, human sacrifice etc, somebody whos pulling the strings behind the assorted savage tribes raiding. they are out to conquer everything they can, or at least make life miserable for everybody else besides themselves. the island in the jungle or the strange ruins could be part of their territory. also thinking steppe pyramids, sacrificial wells, really nice folks in other words

motto "Power Corrupts, but Absolute Power is Delightful"

[shadowcat1313]

I posted the first critter to the Generica Beastiary, a Fire Salamander, this being the komodo dragon on steroids and hot breath variety. other than using the enormous creature size template, its my own critter

[Killer Shrike]

Barbarica is nearing the mapping stage; just holding out for a few last nation write-ups.

If anyone has any nation ideas that they'd like to see in Barbarica, even if you arent participating in the effort at large you can make suggestions / present basic concepts here for possible inclusion.




Also of potential interest, a new magic system went up late last week...

Necromantism

[Killer Shrike]

Added a variant using the Necromantism model for Elementals:

Elementalism

[Hierax]

What about Elemental interactions like the energy interactions in the Ultimate Energy Projector book? (e.g., Fire vs. Water) Some elements are better or worse against others in a rock-paper-scissors kinda way, or do they just cancel out?

[Killer Shrike]

What about Elemental interactions like the energy interactions in the Ultimate Energy Projector book? (e.g., Fire vs. Water) Some elements are better or worse against others in a rock-paper-scissors kinda way, or do they just cancel out?

I'm not imposing anything, however all four classic elements are represented as SFX in the Ultimate EP and a GM could certainly use those rules in conjunction with this system.

[shadowcat1313]

I got bored silly at work this weekend, so been working on adding some stuff to some of the Tropizia nations. mostly bits of fluff, like common dress, and cultural bits and pieces. I am also working on adding the wytchkaens at least giving them names