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Post by Daos on Sept 7, 2011 0:03:45 GMT -8
I'm going to start with the very basics here, the world itself, its shape, size, etc.
No need to be fancy. The world of Amtar is round, 8,000 miles in diameter, and 70% water.
But, how about a moon? Should we go with one pale moon, like Cradle? Or keep the original two moons of Amtar, a red one called Ruse and a green one called Pyr? Or something else entirely?
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Post by Airellian on Sept 7, 2011 5:39:38 GMT -8
Let's moon the place up! One for each god. That would wreak havoc for any lycanthropes.
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Post by Daos on Sept 7, 2011 12:35:51 GMT -8
Kind of like Eberron?
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Post by Airellian on Sept 7, 2011 12:38:03 GMT -8
That setting has like 12 or 13 moons. If we're only going for five or six, that's only half as much.
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Post by Daos on Sept 7, 2011 20:25:56 GMT -8
Ha, true enough.
Well, it could work. I mean, if we're willing to ignore the tidal forces so many moons would cause. ;D
Perhaps the sun could represent one god, and the rest are represented by the moons. Maybe they even live there. That way they can easily look down on their creation whenever they want.
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Post by Airellian on Sept 8, 2011 1:48:24 GMT -8
Why ignore it? You rarely use weather phenomena or natural forces in the game. Perhaps this world could be more prone to storms and earthquakes and other natural disasters.
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Post by Airellian on Sept 8, 2011 2:04:27 GMT -8
Also, if we have one god represent the sun, and the other gods represent the moons, wouldn't that put the sun god in opposition to the other five gods? Also, not to mention that the waxing and waning of the moons would mean that their power also waxes and wanes during certain times of the year.
I mean, it doesn't have to be literal, but you have to admit, that it is metaphorical, even for our own Earth.
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Post by Daos on Sept 8, 2011 16:47:41 GMT -8
I like the idea that all of those things depend on the culture in question. Some may see the sun god as the leader or father of the moon gods. Others may think they are opposed to each other. Yet others may consider them all equal.
As for phases of the moons, we could set up a system similar to the one in Dragonlance, but for clerics instead of mages. When your god is in high sanction, you get a power boost, or a power loss when it is in low sanction. The sun god could work the same way, but the boost is during the day and the loss during the night.
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Post by Airellian on Sept 8, 2011 18:33:25 GMT -8
You didn't comment on my suggestion on storms, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.
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Post by Daos on Sept 8, 2011 19:39:50 GMT -8
Ah, double post. Didn't see it at first.
Well, scientifically speaking...if we really want to go the route of hard science, that is...I'm not sure what the full ramifications would be of an earth-sized planet with half a dozen moons would be. Likely sea travel would be impossible, so we would forever be forced to land only.
I imagine volcanic activity would be quite prevalent. In fact, likely, the whole world would be something of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Due to multiple apocalyptic events. If it was habitable at all, societies would be very small, primitive, and focused mostly on just surviving day to day. The air would be full of ash from the volcanoes and dust from the earthquakes. People would probably mostly be nomadic, since the land would be constantly changing.
Although interesting, and different, it'd be a very limited world (limited in the sense of what we could do with it, I mean).
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Post by Airellian on Sept 8, 2011 19:58:38 GMT -8
I think that's a bit extreme for a viable setting. There's a happy medium to be had, especially as both Amtar and Cradle was very little affected by such natural disasters.
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Post by Airellian on Sept 11, 2011 13:25:32 GMT -8
I'm hesitant to copy a mechanic from Dragonlance with regard to power fluctuations dependent on moon phases. It's a good mechanic, but it reeks of Dragonlance, and I think we should stay away from copying too much from other sources. Also, I don't think power should be tied to physical celestial bodies. The sun and moons may be their creations, they may live there, but when you look on the sun and moons, you aren't actually looking at them. At least, I think that's how it should be.
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Post by Daos on Sept 11, 2011 17:59:27 GMT -8
Well, none of this is set in stone as of yet. Just ideas.
But I'd rather the setting be fun than over worry who or what I'm copying. It's not like I ever intend to publish this setting or anything.
Now, let's discuss my idea to include magic-powered trains...
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Post by Airellian on Sept 11, 2011 18:19:25 GMT -8
I'm not worried about copyright infringement, I'm worried about "been there, done that".
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