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[lawastooshort]

Oh god monk12 run it NOW. I am IN.

[10ebbor10]

An army can even lose the war if they win enough Phyrrian victories. The succes of the individual battle might be great, but depending on the resources you had availble what looked like an amazing victory might be a great loss for the campaign.

I think you meant Pyrrhic, right?

Yeah.

[agentorangesoda]

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So, would anyone be interested in this (Mess of seemingly random thoughts )?

 An RTD that takes place in a world with automobiles, trains, firearms, semi-modern cities, airships, etc...
But also Gods, Magic, Dwarves, Elves, the Undead, Dragons and the like? I've been working on the setting for a while now, for a Freeroam forum RPG, but I'm considering doing a simpler, possibly cooperative adventure in RtD form as well.

 I find it kind of hard to explain the setting, especially as it's still a WIP, and there's just so much to it, but basically it's 'What if you took Medieval Fantasy, and then went forward in time until things were about WWII Era in terms of technology, with Magic and Mythical creatures still playing a large role.' that takes place in a world of small continents and islands spread amongst an infinite expanse of sea.

The current "Known" world is a little smaller than Europe, ignoring large bodies of water. And that world is filled with human towns and cities, (That happen to be a little on the generic side for the most part, but they're Humans, what do you expect? )

Expansive, industrial, Dwarvern cities within mountains, filled with networks of subway systems and factories.

The Elven cities, built within the trees of ancient forests. Although most Elves look down upon all the industrialism that the other races have turned to, and spend most of their time holed up in their forests. There are still an abundance of Elves that are a bit more lenient when it comes to that, and have integrated themselves into the societies of other races.

Then there are the 'Thelenawen' Elves, whom split up with the other Elves long ago, in favour of a more industrial, and warlike lifestyle themselves. However, they were driven away into a tiny corner of the known world by the Orcs during the 'Territory Wars'. (Which were basically battles over the continents and islands there were being newly discovered right after the invention of the Airship.)

Giant, Orcish Fortress-Cities, filled with Soldiers-in-training and factories pumping out weapons. Although they do sound like they'd be evil, they aren't really. Holding honor and such in high regards,
they just really love battle.

Goblin cities built into the cliffs and mountains of the dangerous, arid regions of the Northwest, using makeshift airships to travel from settlement to settlement to avoid the dangers that lie in the deserts below.

Ancient ruins of civilizations long forgotten, filled with undead and other dangers of course.

Magic, as I said, is still a common occurrence. Around 30% of the Human and Dwarvern Races are capable of using at least the simplest forms of magic. It's a bit more uncommon in Orcs and Goblins, but it's extremely common in Elven and Gnomish societies.

Gods are still worshiped, and from time to time choose to walk amongst the mortals.

Somewhat Castle in the Sky inspired, as far as airships go.




Firearms, for the most part, are somewhere around WWI-II level for the Humans, the Dwarves are a bit more advanced, and the Orcs make a lot of big, bulky weapons that can't really be described in our history's terms. The Elves still use Swords, Bows, and Magic, (While the Thelenawen use a combination of Melee Weapons, Magic, and Firearms), and the Goblins can use whatever they can. (Mostly small firearms, rifles, spears, and crossbows.)

I have enough to make a thousand RtDs in this setting, anything from soldiers, to adventurers, to criminals, to the crew of an airship, to explorers, to evil necromancers, to members of a rebel/freedom fighting group, to police officers...
 
But I'll only bother figuring out what the players will be doing, if they're actually interested in the first place.

ARCANUM!

[Tarran]

ARCANUM!

That link has two HTTPs in it, thus it is a broken link.

[Scelly9]

Roll to alter someones life has been rebooted!

[Dermonster]

And I signed up before you had the chance to post that!

Damn I'm good.

[agentorangesoda]

ARCANUM!

That link has two HTTPs in it, thus it is a broken link.

And then you deleted a few letters and/or clicked the link that your browser was surely suggesting you redirect to.

[Tarran]

ARCANUM!

That link has two HTTPs in it, thus it is a broken link.

And then you deleted a few letters and/or clicked the link that your browser was surely suggesting you redirect to.

Hey, I'm just saying, you may want to fix a broken link. No need to get defensive about it.

Oh, and my browser did not suggest a different link. And my browser is Firefox. Quite a lot of people use Firefox.

[Aninimouse]

ARCANUM!

Well, thanks for introducing me to that. Good thing it seesm to be only $6 on GoG, because now I'll probably have to get it. XD I'm really damned surprised I hadn't heard of it earlier though...


Well, everyone that has responded seems to think it'd be a fun idea, time to decide what the players would be doing. Regular Adventuring is always a good possibility, but do you guys have any other ideas? (Or questions regarding the setting.)

[Gatleos]

PS: If you're reading this in a mad voice, you fail. I am not mad.

I read everything you say in an angry voice, Tirrun. Even when you're not angry.

The players would be like hero caddies, carrying around the heroes' equipment and doing all the grunt work.

British Announcer: And here we are joining our heroes at the lair of Oddok Rapepillage the Carnal Flame the dragon, a most dangerous foe indeed, with seven thousand kills to his name.
Hero: Alright, caddie, what do you think? The pike this time?
Caddie: Nay, milord, for you would not be able to use a shield to block the fire- I suggest the longsword.
Hero: Sword and board, eh? Alright, how are you reading the break on that cave entrance? Looks pretty left to right to me.
Caddie: Indeed, milord, with perhaps a bit of a gully towards the aft end. The wind is blowing from the east, so take care your scent is not carried to the fell beast.
Hero: Naturally, caddie! Tally ho, what!
British Announcer: The hero is approaching the cave, a nice aggressive stance, and here he goes.... ooh, he's a bit high and to the right, yes, it looks as though he fell in the water hazard. That'll cost him a few sword-strokes.
Dragon: Rawr!
Caddie: Oh bother, I knew I should have signed with Tigerman Woods.

Yeah, kind of like that.

Mostly, I just like the concept of a heroic fantasy from a less glamorous perspective. And the idea of a boss fight being something like a cat wandering into camp, and the attempts to catch it lighting the whole place on fire somehow, appeals to me. But maybe I'm alone in my love for potential medieval slapstick shenanigans. Would anybody like to join a RtD like that?

[lawastooshort]

Mostly, I just like the concept of a heroic fantasy from a less glamorous perspective. And the idea of a boss fight being something like a cat wandering into camp, and the attempts to catch it lighting the whole place on fire somehow, appeals to me. But maybe I'm alone in my love for potential medieval slapstick shenanigans. Would anybody like to join a RtD like that?

I would join it in a flash, and I'm trying to have a joining-rtd diet right now. You are not alone.

[Dermonster]

I'd join anything you make.

[SeriousConcentrate]

I would join it too. I haven't been in an explicitly comedic RTD yet (other than la's Work at GenCorp, which didn't get too overt until I'd dropped out ^^^; ) and I think a change of pace from my usual preference would do me some good. ^^^

[Tarran]

PS: If you're reading this in a mad voice, you fail. I am not mad.

I read everything you say in an angry voice, Tirrun. Even when you're not angry.

What, is it the avatar? The lack of smiles? My name? My volcanoes?

[Skyrunner]

What, is it the avatar? The lack of smiles? My name? My volcanoes?

^^^ That does seem angry. ...Is it?


What about... (drum roll...) an rtd based on... the ILLIAD!