New campain setting!!!! [Archive] - Wizards Community

New campain setting!!!! [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Drizztrocks
10-12-07, 01:22 PM Xearic
A land where evil has rissen and fallen many times, a land where trusty heroes are hard to find, yet a place where heroes are needed the most.

This world is still in progress. I do want weapons and potions and that sort of thing posted on, that'd be cool. Also NPC's, new monsters and new area's. I just need help with it. :)
Drizztrocks
10-12-07, 01:29 PM I already have a few city idea's. This one can be used with the popular adventure The keep on the borderlands and Return to the keep on the border lands.

This city is huge and gleaming, where brave knights guard the walls and horsemen ride into battle. This is Ironfist. ironfist is a very large city of men and dwarves, led by there kind, Josug, and he favored guard captain, Calismij. Calismij leads the patrols and army into battle, while Josug keeps the politics strait. Ironfist is on the edge of civilization, up high north. It is sorounded by meadows, forests and mountains. Dwarves trade and sell here, and sometimes even settle down in this border city. The city is not well known, but those who do know of it know the honor its posseses.

The walls are constantly bombarded with attacking orcs and giants, and few caravans are sent out because of biting cold, searing heat and deadly thunderstorms, not to mention the raiding goblins.
Drizztrocks
10-12-07, 01:34 PM Ironfist is constantly at war with the orc leader, Thistlethorns. He is a half-orc, and the king of an army of orcs so huge, if it's full force was risked, it could trample down Ironfist. Calismij is the leader of many missions to go out and destroy Thistlethorns settlements, but sometimes the missions fail due to a large number of enemy troops. Thistlethorns orcs have the same stats as normal orcs, but witnh higher ranks having better abilities and weapons.
Drizztrocks
10-12-07, 01:40 PM Sea Port--A port village on the northern coast of the great Inner sea. It is a huge trading post, and a home for pirates and scoundrels. The docks are always mobbed by traders, pirates and seasman. If adventureres are looking for gear, supplies and boats here would be the place. It is a place of many races and cultures, making it a colorful place to live.
Drizztrocks
10-14-07, 02:50 PM Nobody's posting! Why! Why! Give me your opinion!
Drizztrocks
10-18-07, 03:48 PM People really need to star freaken posting.
Drizztrocks
10-18-07, 03:49 PM I'm serious. Just, at least give me your opinion, do you think it's good? Bad? Maybe even make up NPC's, but just atleast COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Sir_Wolfgar
10-18-07, 04:41 PM I'm just going to say, and I don't mean any offense, that I don't like any of the names you have picked. Xearic and Calismij seem to complicated, while Sea Port, Ironfist, and Thistlethorns are too simple. Josug is good, a happy medium between fanciful and pronounceable.

If you want a cool primitive sounding name for your Orc characters, try some New England Native American names. Magua is a name from the Last of the Mahicans (If i remember correctly), and I used it for a orc npc, and It was just exotic and scary enough for it to click with my players.
taradusis
10-21-07, 09:55 AM The Thistlethorn orcs sound a lot like SCRO from spelljammer.org.I think they should be less of a threat.A city needs to support itself through agriculture,peasents who can't work the land will leave if at all possible.Suppose seaport had an underwater district inhabited by a race of mermaids with the celestial template.Give them a two headed trident,can't be set to receive a charge but counts as a two headed weapon.My random aquatic notes thread discusses greater mermaids on page 8,feel free to borrow.You should use the demographic table from pg 138 of the DMG to figure out how many Paladins there are in Ironfist,this will help you to draw up a Holy Order?Radom Thoughts.
Drizztrocks
10-21-07, 10:51 PM Thanks, guys, and I take no offense in friendly comments, and will have to work on them. Sorry if my names sound like something from somewhere else, but I really thought of them originally.

As for names to complicated, not to be a jerk, but Menzoberranzan and Isengard cuaght on, why not Calismij? Just a thought. And I thought the name Xearic sounded kind oif cool and exotic, but i'm always open to friendly criticism. :) thanks for the comments!
fodigg
10-24-07, 06:06 PM The "j" at the end of Calismij would give me issues when trying to pronounce it out loud.

is it a "g" sound? an "h" sound?

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Also, a setting with "evil" and "heroes" is pretty general. What's the hook that makes your setting unique?
Elemental_Elf
10-24-07, 10:23 PM The "j" at the end of Calismij would give me issues when trying to pronounce it out loud.

is it a "g" sound? an "h" sound?

---

Also, a setting with "evil" and "heroes" is pretty general. What's the hook that makes your setting unique?

It could be a long 'e' sound, like Fjord :confused: KalisMEE? :confused:

~~~~~~~~~~

Ok, so you have a Big City protected by a massive wall. A horde of evil baddies for the PCs to wail on. And a port city where Pirates live on an inner sea.

Ok, here's a series of questions for ya:

1) How big is the inner sea? Are we talking the size of the Caspian Sea, or Lake Eerie or Lake Tahoe? Does the sea have access to a larger body of water? What's stopping other countries from just blasting the Port City into oblivion?

2) Is Ironfist a City state or is it the capital/major city in a larger Country? What about Sea Port?

3) Are there any other cities of comparable size to the above mentioned cities or is this more like 'Points of Light?'

4) Is there any distention with in Ironfist? Meaning are there those who want to see a full scale war with the Orcs and/or those who want to sue for peace (some how)?
taradusis
10-27-07, 09:20 PM Some thoughts on Ironfist.1)Rename it the Fortress of the Ironfists.2)Consider making the weather/climate a little more consistant,have forests and meadows or biting cold and sandstorms.3)Have the orcs attack every 8-14 years based on when a new generation of orc warriors reaches adulthood,this gives the city a chance to get in harvests.This also gives PCs a chance to participate in missions to stop the next war.4)Develope the reasons for Ironfist to exist,was it a fortress built by humans and dwarves while the orcs were away fighting a war they lost?Is there gold in them thar hills?5)Detail what types of giants are helping the orcs,some types of giants hate each other.6)Does Ironfist have access to a river or lake?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Drizztrocks 10-12-07, 01:22 PM	Xearic A land where evil has rissen and fallen many times, a land where trusty heroes are hard to find, yet a place where heroes are needed the most. This world is still in progress. I do want weapons and potions and that sort of thing posted on, that'd be cool. Also NPC's, new monsters and new area's. I just need help with it. :)
Drizztrocks 10-12-07, 01:29 PM	I already have a few city idea's. This one can be used with the popular adventure The keep on the borderlands and Return to the keep on the border lands. This city is huge and gleaming, where brave knights guard the walls and horsemen ride into battle. This is Ironfist. ironfist is a very large city of men and dwarves, led by there kind, Josug, and he favored guard captain, Calismij. Calismij leads the patrols and army into battle, while Josug keeps the politics strait. Ironfist is on the edge of civilization, up high north. It is sorounded by meadows, forests and mountains. Dwarves trade and sell here, and sometimes even settle down in this border city. The city is not well known, but those who do know of it know the honor its posseses. The walls are constantly bombarded with attacking orcs and giants, and few caravans are sent out because of biting cold, searing heat and deadly thunderstorms, not to mention the raiding goblins.
Drizztrocks 10-12-07, 01:34 PM	Ironfist is constantly at war with the orc leader, Thistlethorns. He is a half-orc, and the king of an army of orcs so huge, if it's full force was risked, it could trample down Ironfist. Calismij is the leader of many missions to go out and destroy Thistlethorns settlements, but sometimes the missions fail due to a large number of enemy troops. Thistlethorns orcs have the same stats as normal orcs, but witnh higher ranks having better abilities and weapons.
Drizztrocks 10-12-07, 01:40 PM	Sea Port--A port village on the northern coast of the great Inner sea. It is a huge trading post, and a home for pirates and scoundrels. The docks are always mobbed by traders, pirates and seasman. If adventureres are looking for gear, supplies and boats here would be the place. It is a place of many races and cultures, making it a colorful place to live.
Drizztrocks 10-14-07, 02:50 PM	Nobody's posting! Why! Why! Give me your opinion!
Drizztrocks 10-18-07, 03:48 PM	People really need to star freaken posting.
Drizztrocks 10-18-07, 03:49 PM	I'm serious. Just, at least give me your opinion, do you think it's good? Bad? Maybe even make up NPC's, but just atleast COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Sir_Wolfgar 10-18-07, 04:41 PM	I'm just going to say, and I don't mean any offense, that I don't like any of the names you have picked. Xearic and Calismij seem to complicated, while Sea Port, Ironfist, and Thistlethorns are too simple. Josug is good, a happy medium between fanciful and pronounceable. If you want a cool primitive sounding name for your Orc characters, try some New England Native American names. Magua is a name from the Last of the Mahicans (If i remember correctly), and I used it for a orc npc, and It was just exotic and scary enough for it to click with my players.
taradusis 10-21-07, 09:55 AM	The Thistlethorn orcs sound a lot like SCRO from spelljammer.org.I think they should be less of a threat.A city needs to support itself through agriculture,peasents who can't work the land will leave if at all possible.Suppose seaport had an underwater district inhabited by a race of mermaids with the celestial template.Give them a two headed trident,can't be set to receive a charge but counts as a two headed weapon.My random aquatic notes thread discusses greater mermaids on page 8,feel free to borrow.You should use the demographic table from pg 138 of the DMG to figure out how many Paladins there are in Ironfist,this will help you to draw up a Holy Order?Radom Thoughts.
Drizztrocks 10-21-07, 10:51 PM	Thanks, guys, and I take no offense in friendly comments, and will have to work on them. Sorry if my names sound like something from somewhere else, but I really thought of them originally. As for names to complicated, not to be a jerk, but Menzoberranzan and Isengard cuaght on, why not Calismij? Just a thought. And I thought the name Xearic sounded kind oif cool and exotic, but i'm always open to friendly criticism. :) thanks for the comments!
fodigg 10-24-07, 06:06 PM	The "j" at the end of Calismij would give me issues when trying to pronounce it out loud. is it a "g" sound? an "h" sound? --- Also, a setting with "evil" and "heroes" is pretty general. What's the hook that makes your setting unique?
Elemental_Elf 10-24-07, 10:23 PM	The "j" at the end of Calismij would give me issues when trying to pronounce it out loud. is it a "g" sound? an "h" sound? --- Also, a setting with "evil" and "heroes" is pretty general. What's the hook that makes your setting unique? It could be a long 'e' sound, like Fjord :confused: KalisMEE? :confused: ~~~~~~~~~~ Ok, so you have a Big City protected by a massive wall. A horde of evil baddies for the PCs to wail on. And a port city where Pirates live on an inner sea. Ok, here's a series of questions for ya: 1) How big is the inner sea? Are we talking the size of the Caspian Sea, or Lake Eerie or Lake Tahoe? Does the sea have access to a larger body of water? What's stopping other countries from just blasting the Port City into oblivion? 2) Is Ironfist a City state or is it the capital/major city in a larger Country? What about Sea Port? 3) Are there any other cities of comparable size to the above mentioned cities or is this more like 'Points of Light?' 4) Is there any distention with in Ironfist? Meaning are there those who want to see a full scale war with the Orcs and/or those who want to sue for peace (some how)?
taradusis 10-27-07, 09:20 PM	Some thoughts on Ironfist.1)Rename it the Fortress of the Ironfists.2)Consider making the weather/climate a little more consistant,have forests and meadows or biting cold and sandstorms.3)Have the orcs attack every 8-14 years based on when a new generation of orc warriors reaches adulthood,this gives the city a chance to get in harvests.This also gives PCs a chance to participate in missions to stop the next war.4)Develope the reasons for Ironfist to exist,was it a fortress built by humans and dwarves while the orcs were away fighting a war they lost?Is there gold in them thar hills?5)Detail what types of giants are helping the orcs,some types of giants hate each other.6)Does Ironfist have access to a river or lake?