dmgrendel
Squire
Posts: 42
Favorite D&D Class: Barbarian on the table, Cleric at heart
Favorite D&D Race: Orcs!
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Post by dmgrendel on Oct 5, 2015 12:18:59 GMT
I'm only a few minutes into this episode and I just want to say that I love you guys and I missed you a lot.
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Post by DM Mitch on Oct 5, 2015 12:45:47 GMT
Haha! We love all you guys too! You Blockheads are why we do what we do! Enjoy the rest of the episode! It's good to be back!
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dmgrendel
Squire
Posts: 42
Favorite D&D Class: Barbarian on the table, Cleric at heart
Favorite D&D Race: Orcs!
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Post by dmgrendel on Oct 5, 2015 19:44:26 GMT
The first time I wrote a World History (note- I'm a history major, so this is my favorite thing) I came up with this long series of wars and events and migrations way way back in time. Then we started playing it and I realized I'd stuck my players in the most boring part of the history. Ever since, I've tried to work them into big events.
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Post by joatmoniac on Oct 5, 2015 21:54:15 GMT
Really great content from this one. Patreon goal - buy a boat! Glad you guys got to get away, but even more glad you are back! Can't go wrong with more magicmark in an episode. How granular have people ( DM Mitch and DM Chris or anyone else) gotten with their timelines? Of course sweeping eras, and then how much is written about when the players are involved? LOVED story time as well, and can't wait for more info on the epilogue.
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Samuel Wise
Demigod
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Posts: 989
Favorite D&D Class: Warlock
Favorite D&D Race: Mousefolk
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Post by Samuel Wise on Oct 5, 2015 21:57:42 GMT
So far I am loving it! It is great to hear about a campaign finally drawing to a close. This is the first time I've heard someone cap off their campaign. A satisfying ending to a great story. Congratulations to all.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2015 0:28:18 GMT
One of the ideas that really stood out to me was around 55 minutes, about the god of life dying, and literally the only intelligent "life" remaining is undead. I think this would be a lot of fun for a one-shot. Rather bleak for a full campaign, but still viable.
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Samuel Wise
Demigod
Ready to Help...
Posts: 989
Favorite D&D Class: Warlock
Favorite D&D Race: Mousefolk
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Post by Samuel Wise on Oct 6, 2015 1:01:44 GMT
I love the idea of splitting the earth, it would make for some fun roleplaying (especially if different players are stuck on certain sides) What id you ran two campaings? One on each side of the world?...
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Post by DM Chris on Oct 6, 2015 18:16:53 GMT
The first time I wrote a World History (note- I'm a history major, so this is my favorite thing) I came up with this long series of wars and events and migrations way way back in time. Then we started playing it and I realized I'd stuck my players in the most boring part of the history. Ever since, I've tried to work them into big events. I like DMing around big events as well. I more like to have them flush out the outcomes of the events.
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Post by frohtastic on Oct 10, 2015 4:53:11 GMT
Listening to this episode and the previous underdark one left me with an idea for a major happening in a future timeline. Something that I think will be known as "the Draught" Basically the ceiling of a massive underdark system collapsed and large parts of the ocean got swallowed into it leaving the oceanlevel to be reduced enough for some landmasses to show. Bad thing with getting caught up with the episodes is the predicament of what to do at work now
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Post by Vulash on Oct 12, 2015 21:34:51 GMT
Hah! I'm a geologist that plays with other geologists - I don't think I'd get away with splitting the world in two. I have to suspend my disbelief by leaps and bounds as it is for the Underdark. Luckily, the first D&D novels I read were in the Underdark, so my love of the flavor there will not be denied by science!
I'm still in the process of building my world out, and this really helped me come up with a few ideas to cement together some parts that had been sticking with me. Also, it's inspired me to sit down and really hammer out at least a crude timeline to help with everything else. Great episode!
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Post by halfacreoffun on Jun 19, 2016 23:50:55 GMT
Listening to this episode and the previous underdark one left me with an idea for a major happening in a future timeline. Something that I think will be known as "the Draught" Basically the ceiling of a massive underdark system collapsed and large parts of the ocean got swallowed into it leaving the oceanlevel to be reduced enough for some landmasses to show. Ooh I like this idea. I was just thinking about starting to work on a "Water World" type era. I think I'll use this. And I think the end of my underdark type campaign will cause this era.
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Post by frohtastic on Jun 20, 2016 9:31:54 GMT
Listening to this episode and the previous underdark one left me with an idea for a major happening in a future timeline. Something that I think will be known as "the Draught" Basically the ceiling of a massive underdark system collapsed and large parts of the ocean got swallowed into it leaving the oceanlevel to be reduced enough for some landmasses to show. Ooh I like this idea. I was just thinking about starting to work on a "Water World" type era. I think I'll use this. And I think the end of my underdark type campaign will cause this era. Haha, nice to be of service in inciting creativity
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Post by meribson on Apr 17, 2017 20:09:20 GMT
I find myself curious, just how far back has anyone gone in your setting's timeline?
I designed a setting that had two major eras that I intended to run: during the equivalent of Sumer and Ur (IE: the first city-states), and analogous to 2.5-3 mya in the real world.
These two eras were called Dawn of Civilization and Dawn of Humanoids respectively. The earlier of the two eras had 5 playable races: Shanidar (common ancestor of orcs & hobgoblins), Ebu Gogo (common ancestor of dwarves, gnomes, halflings, goblins, etc.), Turkana (common ancestor of elves & humans), Ukulekha (common ancestor of gnolls), and the Karabo (the last of the australopiths, and a dying race).
Fighter, Paladin, Cleric, etc. were all banned and wizard was restricted to NPCs. You know those cave paintings, in this era they doubled as spellbooks.
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