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What sort of genre should the setting be?

Magitech
- 8 (27.6%)
Mythic Fantasy
- 7 (24.1%)
Post-Post-Apocalyptic
- 4 (13.8%)
Prehistoric Fantasy
- 3 (10.3%)
Steampunk
- 4 (13.8%)
Wuxia
- 3 (10.3%)

Total Members Voted: 29


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Rex Invictus

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Let's Create a Setting! - Voting Open! - VOTING FINISHED!
« on: February 15, 2015, 04:35:24 pm »
Title says it all. Let us, as a forum, collaboratively create a setting. I'm going to try and use this setting to set up a Pathfinder Society / West Marches style campaign where people can make drop in sessions for roleplaying and level up their characters along the way. We'll see how well that goes. ;)

First off...

What sort of genre should the setting be?
(ie. Wild West, High Fantasy, Steampunk)

If there's no clear consensus, I'll make a poll and we'll decide. Voting for this ends at midnight GMT tonight. Let's do this!

Quote from: Rex Invictus on February 15, 2015, 05:15:59 pm
Right, here's the plan.

Since we've got so many different ideas and so many mixed ideas, I will be putting up the poll tonight with all the suggestions gathered so far. If one comes out ahead, then we will go for that one full steam. Otherwise, we'll mix together all the main concepts.

Let's do this!
« Last Edit: February 16, 2015, 06:21:37 pm by Rex Invictus »
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Re: Let's Create a Setting!
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2015, 04:39:34 pm »
Magitech.
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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2015, 04:46:52 pm »
Steampunk Old-West.

Not just one crazy guy with a giant spider, but the entire setting being full of special clockwork pistols and weird stuff (but not replacing everything that actually existed). Maybe a normal wild west where steam and clockwork schizotech is just starting to become a fad?

EDIT: Well, real revolvers are already clockwork to a certain extent, I guess. How about actual clocks on the pistols? So you can tell time when you're shootin', or something... :P
« Last Edit: February 15, 2015, 04:51:06 pm by Sergius »
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Re: Let's Create a Setting!
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2015, 04:47:46 pm »
Post-post-apocalyptic with a dash of science fantasy!

Failing that, a New Old West a la Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia.
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« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2015, 04:48:55 pm »
Lovecraftian Horror.

You can never have enough Cthulhu.
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« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2015, 04:49:24 pm »
Could you add in a poll option of "You're not the boss of me now"?

And I'll probably be fine with anything (the suggestions before me are totally agreeable), but I want to put in a vote for Mythic Fantasy.
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« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2015, 04:52:12 pm »
How about a setting with non-linear time and causality? That might be sort of like Mythic Fantasy.
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« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2015, 04:57:29 pm »
A Victorian SteamPunk world powered by electricity, along with Gothic Lovecraft elements (Dracula and the Wolfman meet Cthulhu)
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« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2015, 04:59:52 pm »
What about a Post Lovecraft Horror Steam-Punk High and Low Fantasy World with a bit of Victorian and Gothic?
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« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2015, 05:05:22 pm »
I wasn't trying to mix a bunch of settings together, but
Quote from: Ama on February 15, 2015, 04:59:52 pm
What about a Post Lovecraft Horror Steam-Punk High and Low Fantasy World with a bit of Victorian and Gothic?
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Re: Let's Create a Setting!
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2015, 05:15:59 pm »
Right, here's the plan.

Since we've got so many different ideas and so many mixed ideas, I will be putting up the poll tonight with all the suggestions gathered so far. If one comes out ahead, then we will go for that one full steam. Otherwise, we'll mix together all the main concepts.

Let's do this!

Quote from: Kadzar on February 15, 2015, 04:49:24 pm
Could you add in a poll option of "You're not the boss of me now"?

And I'll probably be fine with anything (the suggestions before me are totally agreeable), but I want to put in a vote for Mythic Fantasy.

Sorry, changed the poll over. :p

What the hell is mythic fantasy?
« Last Edit: February 15, 2015, 05:17:43 pm by Rex Invictus »
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« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2015, 05:37:21 pm »
We need more genres!
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« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2015, 05:41:30 pm »
Alien Conspiracy Setting (UFOs, Lizard Men, and Massive Government Cover Ups)
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« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2015, 05:56:06 pm »
Voting is now open!
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« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2015, 06:09:55 pm »
Quote from: Rex Invictus on February 15, 2015, 05:15:59 pm
What the hell is mythic fantasy?
A term I picked up from the D&D 5E Dungeon Master's Guide. A world that is like that of myth and legend, where gods often take a very active part in the world and the acts of great heroes can change the landscape.

Alternatively, how about Pirate Fantasy?
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