Looking for some suggestions [Archive] - Wizards Community

Looking for some suggestions [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Lujayne34
03-01-07, 07:36 PM I have a basic idea that I want to share here and ask for input on how to bring it together.

The idea is to combine Native American (idealized not fully hitorical) culture and a roughly Celtic culture into a campaign world. The world would also have the traditional allies of humankind: elves, dwarves, gnomes, and halflings. I would also like to include monstrous humanoids like orcs, or goblinoids, giants, fey, and some other magical creatures etc. Any suggestions on how to put this together?
Domriso
03-01-07, 09:22 PM Now, i don't know a entirely great amount of information on either Native American or Celtic histories, but i have an idea.

i would say make the fey and make them similar to nature spirits that govern specific parts of nature. Take the idea of a spirit realm from the Manual of the Planes (page 206) and use that to explain the Native AMerican ideas.
Make the other humanoid races more enigmatic and aloof from the humans. I would also have many of the humans be kind of like druids or clerics, because of the celtic and Native American influences.

Those are my two cents. I hope they at least spark ideas.
taradusis
03-01-07, 09:28 PM Well,native american covers a lot of territory!!May I suggest downloading the maztica setting from the 2ED downloads?It's free and 300+pages,its 2ed but serves as good background for an aztec culture?I beleive the DMG has a section on stone age and bronze age weapons as well?RANDOM THOUGHTS
taradusis
03-05-07, 10:13 PM The vikings discovered the new world before columbus did?Suppose a celtic druid order led a migration to america to create a megalith like stonehenge,this might yield a cutural mix like you're looking for?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Lujayne34 03-01-07, 07:36 PM	I have a basic idea that I want to share here and ask for input on how to bring it together. The idea is to combine Native American (idealized not fully hitorical) culture and a roughly Celtic culture into a campaign world. The world would also have the traditional allies of humankind: elves, dwarves, gnomes, and halflings. I would also like to include monstrous humanoids like orcs, or goblinoids, giants, fey, and some other magical creatures etc. Any suggestions on how to put this together?
Domriso 03-01-07, 09:22 PM	Now, i don't know a entirely great amount of information on either Native American or Celtic histories, but i have an idea. i would say make the fey and make them similar to nature spirits that govern specific parts of nature. Take the idea of a spirit realm from the Manual of the Planes (page 206) and use that to explain the Native AMerican ideas. Make the other humanoid races more enigmatic and aloof from the humans. I would also have many of the humans be kind of like druids or clerics, because of the celtic and Native American influences. Those are my two cents. I hope they at least spark ideas.
taradusis 03-01-07, 09:28 PM	Well,native american covers a lot of territory!!May I suggest downloading the maztica setting from the 2ED downloads?It's free and 300+pages,its 2ed but serves as good background for an aztec culture?I beleive the DMG has a section on stone age and bronze age weapons as well?RANDOM THOUGHTS
taradusis 03-05-07, 10:13 PM	The vikings discovered the new world before columbus did?Suppose a celtic druid order led a migration to america to create a megalith like stonehenge,this might yield a cutural mix like you're looking for?