#New RPG setting

[zeemczed]

RANDOM WORLDBUILDING TIME GO

@ms-macintosh

AS YOU HAVE REQUESTED...

The Copper Coast is warm and temperate, a haven for those seeking their fortune. Hymon or Grend, Turungar or Hoeb, Yejae or Neth, all folk seem to have a place in the kingdoms of the Coast - though the positions of the countries there are always... volatile.

Consider Aaranan! A poor country. Goatherds and nomads, eternally struggling to work the mountainous terrain for enough to eat, their trade hampered by the fact that their only sea access is through TWO other nations. And yet, they have found rich deposits of tin in the mountains in the last decade, and now make their own fine bronze. Or Tomos! Eternally beset on all sides by those that would make their country part of another, the viziers of Tomos have had to be wily to pit their foes against each other while remaining nominally neutral. It is a dangerous game they play, and none know how long they can keep it up.

Rhoysh, of course, are rich as a neutral center-point of trade, the money-changers for all that pass through. It's said that any who live in that country speak a dozen tongues. It is only a slight exaggeration.

Obadat, of course, reaches down far, far to the south, the game-keepers more interested in their rich grasslands in the distance, but they keep a cool eye on their holdings on the coast - if only because they pass off some of their riches through petty warlords that have been given land that far north.

Tas Tamun once reached all the way to Rhoysh. The warlords of Obadat who were given the land on the coast took it from the grim ones. And the arrival of the Red Plague in their shores has done nothing to improve their lot.

By the same token, Gilop is a state in rebellion, with the Tamuni unable to fend it off; the slaves who have staged the revolt have set up their own kingdom, named for the one who incited it (may his spirit find godhood).

Garrumant, conversely, weathered their own uprising gracefully. The king was thrown down, the slaves freed and given land, the new high king denouncing the excesses of his uncle. To many, this is simply... talk. It is cheap. Time will tell if the high king speaks truth, or if he is buying time to save his skin before returning to what his dear, decapitated kin once did.

Ullar... mighty Ullar. The smallest of the countries (sans the slave kingdoms) and the most defiant. Swords of thunderbolt iron that can cleave bronze. Warriors mighty and skilled, who treat war as a craft, a science, instead of a passion or mere shows of politics. Do not tread on Ullar. And if a nation calls for Ullarite mercenaries, may the gods have mercy on your spirit.

And lastly, great Quirum. What needs to be said here? The city-builders. Vast and far-spread, the cities wealthy and educated, the provinces sparse and hardy and often cold-bit. An old, old, old country, and a place of relative stagnation on the coast of change. Perhaps over time even this will change, even as the granite that makes their walls will erode over time.

[asha-mage]

I feel profoundly bad for every rpg yet to come out this year that now has to compete with Metaphor: reFantazio.

[icewindandboringhorror]

I've referenced before how I have a big google document to keep track of every media I've ever seen in my entire life (just for reference because I like to track everything possible lol… I am the Data Collector), but recently as I was updating it, I thought of actually evaluating them to find out random percentages (like for example, out of Total Shows Watched, what percentage did I finish vs. stop watching, what percentage did I like or dislike, etc.)...

Evaluating these things is made easier by the fact that I already place everything on each subsection of the list into 6 broad ranking categories, so I don't have to go back and guess to figure out how I feel about them or anything. The categories are: Ranking 5 - overall best* (despite some criticisms of course because I'm too much of an Analyzer to ever find anything Perfect lol) Ranking 4 - more positive than neutral, but not good enough to be 5 Ranking 3 - either the good + bad negate each other, OR it's just not memorable/interesting in any way enough to be ranked higher or lower (this is the Default category ALL things are placed in if no other rank applies) Ranking 2 - maybe a few redeemable elements but largely more negatives than positives Ranking 1 - So bad that it circles around to being fascinating to observe in some way (not necessarily Funny, or Good, but just interesting somehow) Ranking 0 - Bad in a genuinely frustrating or obnoxious manner

*("best" primarily defined here as most interesting, rather than most good in a technical sense, or some other measure. I tend to value more highly whether there's something novel or thoughtful about the worldbuilding, tone, writing, base premise, etc - than about whether it's actually executed perfectly.)

And here's the amount of shows that have so far been placed into each category -

TV shows ~ Rank 5 (highest) - 20 shows ~ Rank 4 (mid-high) - 28 shows ~ Rank 3 (neutral/default/meh) - 114 shows ~ Rank 2 (mid low) -33 shows ~ Rank 1 (low low but intriguingly so) - 14 shows ~ Rank 0 (iredeemably low) - 2 shows

This would make for a total of 211 TV shows overall. However, there are 57 shows within these list marked as "didn't finish" (typically meaning I quit on the very first or second episode - but log them still to keep a record that I at least had a brief view of them).

So my total of genuinely fully watched shows would be more 154. 211 Total, but a More Accurate Total of 154.

Counting them all and using the Total Number Of The List (211) -- that means roughly 9.5% of all total shows I have ever watched (or at least attempted to watch) have been Mostly Good, 13% have been Moderately Okay, 54% have been either entirely Forgettable or some mix of good + bad that lands them right in the Neutral Middle, 15.6% have been Mostly Bad, 6.6% have been Bad (but in an interesting way), and 0.9% have been Terribly Bad.

Additionally, I didn't even get past the first two episodes of about 27% of the total.

Sooo, discounting ones I didn't finish, my total TV shows ever watched in my life would be about 154 (maybe give or take a few, assuming I might have forgotten some from very long ago).

But instead of entire life, let's just say this is the total for 'About 20 Years' (so, not counting very early childhood when I likely wouldn't remember things I saw/have no detailed recollection of them (like for example, I'm sure at some point when I was like 4yrs old I must have seen an episode of Spongebob or something, but I have zero distinct memories of it, can't quote anything of it, and barely recall the premise - so I don't count it on the list, etc.)).

In that case, 154 divided by 20 would be roughly 7.7 shows a year.

Which is actually surprisingly low considering that I often have stuff on in the background for hours whilst I make sculptures and do costumes and stuff (maybe I should have also marked some distinction between 'things I fully paid attention to' and 'things I kind of half listened to whilst sculpting', but that would further split the categories too much probably lol), but I guess a lot of that is youtube videos or random documentaries, so .. eh.. maybe I get it being lower.

Now, doing the same thing for movies-

Movies ~ Rank 5 (highest) - 4 movies (3.4% of total) ~ Rank 4 (mid-high) - 12 movies (10.3% of total) ~ Rank 3 (neutral/default/meh) - 91 movies (78.4% of total) ~ Rank 2 (mid low) - 8 movies (6.8% of total) ~ Rank 1 (low but interesting) - 1 movie (0.8% of total) ~ Rank 0 (irredeemably low) - none in this category (0%)

That makes 116 for a Total (Actually Remembered) Movies Watched In Lifetime (Or At Least In 20 Years).

116 divided by 20 is roughly 5 or 6 movies a year (I feel this has probably been skewed though by adding everything since like elementary school onwards, as I remember a lot more movies from child/teen years.. Whereas, the past 3 years I feel like I've barely seen maybe even 5 movies?? lol). I also have "Didn't Finish" marked on 18 of them. Which means I quit halfway through about 15% of the total movies.

So, a for broader summary stuff..

I seem to be less forgiving to movies than tv shows, by far. Which makes sense to me, I guess, because I love elaboration and details, so "short form" things that only last an hour or two are often lost on me a bit. My biggest complaint with movies is indeed usually walking away just wishing there had been more exposition, more scenes where characters are doing nothing, more "mindless bantering" conversations, more Quiet Downtime and Lore Elaboration and so on lol, so... of course most 1-2hr films end up feeling a bit Not Enough To Draw My Interest/Nothingy to me.

If you count 5 and 4 as "like" and rankings 2 to 0 as "dislike", then for TV shows I at least somewhat liked 48 of them, and at least somewhat disliked 47 of them.. So it's almost exactly the same lol. I'm just about equally as likely to find something bad as I am to find something redeeming about it. But overall, the largest chance is that I just won't really care much for it at all and it will be tossed into the 'neutral' pile, forgotten forever. Movies have a bit better of a balance, "liking" 16 of them, and "disliking" only 9 of them. So I'm slightly more likely to enjoy a movie than to find it annoying - though still VASTLY more likely to just not find it anything in particular, possibly not even finishing it.

ANYWAY.. this is vague and literally pointless, but like I said, I just really find information fun. Like my document where I've rated every apple flavor I've ever tried (like 40 of them now?), or reviewed every oreo flavor (32?), or ranking data from my entire 10 years of Trying To Make Friends process (out of 100 people, roughly 8% chance of a moderate compatibility, 3% chance of high), or etc. etc.. I love to have random pointless things to analyze I suppose lol.

I doubt anyone tracks things in their life in this same exact way, but I'd be interested in hearing any at least somewhat similar data !!! (like, how many TV shows you watch a year on average, and what percentage of those you like vs. dislike (if you keep track of that sort of thing), etc.)). I guess it might be easier with movies, since I think some people use those websites where you curate a list of movies you've seen and you can rate them or something, so maybe the numbers are already available on those places. :0

[msmc-796-official]

+ Good morning, Heaven's Fury!!

+ Pardon the brief radio silence, I was bogged down trying to pack, prepare, and decipher the tedious legal jargon around my 'transfer'; That, and I was not prepared for my Milkrun. Not sure what I was expecting, but I haven't been this tired in years. + Fantastic news, however! As of tonight, I am shipping out to join MSMC's 148th detachment, "Aftermarket Brokers"; I saddled up with a more R&D-centric detachment in an effort to make the most of my specializations. It should be a nice balance of ground deployment, prototype development, and study. Of course, there's still the brief training window before I can actually meet, let alone deploy with, my squadron- but my application was picked up by 148th almost immediately.

+ No more putting it off, I guess. Now's the time for that last, big step; Moving in. + Thank you all for your inspiration, and for the motivation to make this jump- I hope to make you proud.

+ (PS; I have a bottle of Kahlua to send to Slipshod, I think I owe them one, don't ask. Had to try and guess what they might like; I'll send that over once I'm settled.)

+ Thank you, again, -- "GRAY"

// Congratulations, Gray! The 148th are a very talented squadron when it comes to engineering, they're very lucky to have snagged you so quickly. I'll have your welcome gifts sent over to their hangar, so you can access them right away after you get moved in.

+ aw shit, you got me kahlua? man, I haven't had that since HORUS - I'll look forward to drinking that. (one of my old hacker buddies liked white russians a whole lot; we used to experiment with my vodka collection and see what we could come up with that didn't taste entirely awful.) oh, and you're very welcome for the help ;)

> Congratulations on joining MSMC officially, Gray. While I myself have not personally interacted with the members of MSMC-148, I have it on good authority that they're a very well put together team. I think you'll be a good fit with them - they wouldn't have picked up your application so quickly if they didn't think so, too.

+ yeah, congrats on getting in with the R&D squad - they're good pals of mine. rumor has it some of their older members were privy to our side of the zheng license back in the day - might wanna ask around and see if they still have any of the original blueprints. also, if you see him around, tell Tinkerbell (his actual callsign is Tinker, but I'm not gonna let him off that easy for beating me at poker) that it's his turn to host game night; drinks are on me since I lost last week

// You've really come into your own since we first met you, Gray; it's an honor to get to welcome both you and GRAE to the team. We're all incredibly proud of you, and look forward to piloting alongside you someday very soon. And hey, if you ever need guidance on where to go next, or just want to chat - our hangar doors (and our inbox) are always open. You know where to find us.

+ ditto that. you did good, kid - welcome aboard!

> Congratulations again, Gray. From all of us.

Yours among the stars, forever and always!

-- Angel, Slipshod, & Lockbreaker

[muzetrigger]

Daybreak: On Hydrangea and Sakura

Here: my thoughts on Hydrangeas, Hanami, MCR, Cloning, the Military-Industrial Complex, 2000's America nostalgia, how Japan ripped off China, why Chrysanthemums are gay, picnics, the origins of a double bell curve age demographic, and how my favorite character that I wrote is just a broken mess of girl.

All for the low low price of absolutely free!

I wish I had the time that all these notes on a finished campaign journal suggest that I had…

(I love these hydrangeas)

[intrigd-voyagr]

its not fairrrr i need more john doe content.... or at least more uncanny valley lore/worldbuilding that place is so damn cool.............

[steffchenrpgstuff]

[fiddleheadrp]

Fiddlehead, Oregon is a fictional mid-sized college town on the Oregon Coast about 2 hours away from Eugene, similar to Astoria or Newport, OR. It is a popular destination for day trips, featuring the Alder’s Garden historic district, the beautiful cliffside overlooks of Swallow Harbor and the Swallow Harbor Lighthouse, and the Collegiate Gothic Revival architecture of Ashleigh University.

For those who love to shop local, Bay Street is lined with clothing stores, art galleries, blown glass shops, and hobby shops with all the supplies one might need to enjoy the great outdoors. Nearby Heartwood National Park and Aiguille State Park draw nature enthusiasts and conservationists, while the many vineyards, orchards, ranches and farms on the outskirts draw those that love to work the land— or just enjoy the local fruit, cheese and wine.

Quick Overview: 

Est. 1811

Population: Approx 12,000 residents

Generally progressive

College town

Local businesses

Founding PAS community

Geotourism

Culture: 

Fiddlehead has the spirit of a small, active community. People are in each other's business here, for better or for worse. The locals believe in everything local as well. Other than a single Trader Joe's in Ashleigh Park, there is little in the way of major chains excepting perhaps a couple gas stations at the outskirts of town. Fiddleheaders need to drive to Eugene if they want to experience the fluorescents of Target –– and they're proud of it. Folks here are invested in their community; the local festivals are anticipated town-wide and the county fair competitions are approached with enthusiasm each season.

To learn more about Fiddlehead, you can read a deep-dive in our guidebook, and stay tuned for our neighborhood feature coming tomorrow!

[broodygaming]

Grab a friend you don't mind gaslighting and come play my game

So I binged sims players playing among us for like a month and wanted to make a two player game where you lie. Only one can win! who is gonna be, *drumrooollll* HEADS OR TAILS?

[ragnar0c]

I wish more RPGs/ fantasy games had more black people in them.

[phoenixdice]

NEW CREATURES JUST IN! Our wranglers have been busy! Meet the new Amarok, Manananggal, Kurage, and Lich along with refreshed and ready to roll Banshee, Grindylow, Gorgon, Thunderbird, and Hinkypunk at the shop today!

[daarka]

Black Friday / Cyber Monday Clearance!

Gearing up to have some new stuff plugged into the shop soon! Help me clear out some space?

Use link:  https://ko-fi.com/daarka/link/FUCKCOLUMBUS for 50% off all dice from now until the end of the day on Monday, November 27th (MST)!

There's still plenty of neat goodies lying around in stock! As of the time of me posting it, here's EXACTLY what's still left!

(Don't let those first two listing photos fool you; there's only ONE d20 left for both the "Lovely Latte" and "Jaska" collections!)

[kaiyakaiju]

Animal Crossing Dice Bags! Red and Gold version c:

♡ Main Store || Etsy ♡

[moodr1ng]

itd be so cool to be able to monetize worldbuilding but i think unless you have a very specific industry job in something like roleplaying game development or something thats not rly a thing.. but if i could i would definitely spend years creating a wholly detailed fantasy world with maps, climates, countries, governments, cities, religions, magic systems, political, philosophical and artistic movements, conlangs, trade routes, flora and fauna, etc etc etc and then essentially make it available to purchase as a premade setting to use for writers or artists. unfortunately this isnt a thing afaik and i couldnt justify spending the time to do it just to TRY (and fail) to make that a thing lol

[steffisgraphicworld]