This is a post apocalyptic fantasy setting that I made up while playing around with Animalball's Instant Game. It seems like it's worth more than just to sit around on my computer, but that's all I'm going to do with it. I'm never going to make a proper role playing game out of it, so anyone who wants it, can go ahead.

In case anyone is interested, I think what I rolled when this setting first occurred to me was Post Apocalyptic Swashbuckling, Time-Travel, Zombies, and Steampunk, which I quickly replaced in my imagination with Spring-Punk.

So the setting, before the apocalypse was your standard Arabian nights style setting, Haroon Ar-Rashid is the caliph in Baghdad, sort of thing.

Work in Progress

So I finally read The Postman and then the Author, David Brin's view on the movie which he love and I agree it kept a lot of the core idea and didn't really lose anything in the telling. But this isn't what the blog is about. In fact I have been obsessed with Post-Apoc since I played Fallout as a kid and read a book thats name I can't remember... Just know it had a iguana with wings on the cover in a desert and had Satanists, Mexicans, American Indians, and Big Foot all wrapped up into one. Since then I have explored steampunk and cyberpunk as well as the standard Science fiction and fantasy that we all know and love. Yeah I know kind of a vague memory of a book but hey it was like 15 years ago.

Just the start of some basic ideas for an RPG setting. Think "Super Hero Role-Playing in a World Gone Medieval" or something. Mostly for my own sake, but suggestions are very welcome.

Setting -

Taking a pretty standard Medieval European backdrop and extending the concept of Divine Right to Rule, we find that the nobility is truly descended from God, or at least some supernatural being, and have the power to prove it. The Nobility within the setting all have supernatural powers to some extent.

The degree of power within a bloodline is directly related to their station in the ruling class. You might find the offspring of those that have interbred with normal man, be it bastard children or simply marrying out of love, in a position as a knight, influential merchant, or esteemed clergymen. The highest seats of power are occupied by only the purest bred, the King himself being able to demonstrate his right to rule quite easily over others.

So my setting (Feorreard) is really coming along now, what does everyone think?

And what does everyone use for making nice looking PDFs? Lyx is (by it's nature) a bit awkward for any non-standard formatted text like side boxes.

In V0.5, i've significantly tweaked the layout and continued slowly adding random sections. I'm also posting it into "book pages" here, like it's meant to be used.

Still not sure about the names though.. help please?

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V0.6 is just some basic spelling and grammar improvements, still large empty gaps which need filling. I haven't worked on Feorreard in a while, this update is mostly just to show it's still ALIVE!!

I'm working on a fantasy setting to go with ModulaRPG at the moment, could be at it for a while. Anyone interested feel free to try ModulaRPG and do what you like with it in the meantime :)

So, right now I'm in the process of making my setting as vivid as I can possibly make it, almost to the point where you are stepping with your own two feet into this world. Along with the verisimilitudinous (yes, that's a word, you stupid spell check) and streamlined combat, I want to make this game an experience that engages a deep emotional connection; a world where your characters are truly an extension of yourself. This is a daunting undertaking. This is also, admittedly, a ton of hubris, which is why it is important for me to make the game's progress so transparent.

The Iron Element

What is Des Xi?
Des Xi is a group of 3 regions that are now individual nations. These nation/regions are Vanaq Ir, Ectanoc, and Dezonoc.

A Brief History of Des Xi
The original kingdom of Des Xi was taken over by the Outworlder tribes long ago. This occupation spread out over lifetimes, but much anti-Outworlder sentiment lingered.
Capitalizing on these tensions, The Urs Prime Empire offered its assistance in driving the Outworlders out. In exchange, Des Xi would be assimilated into the Empire, although its national individuality would be maintained with the installation of a native king; it would be a vassal state. As a result, Outworlder rule was removed, but many Outworlders had built their lives in Des Xi, so many stayed.

1. The dissolution of the separation between mind and matter, man and machine, and nature and artifice.
"Through meditation, I have learned to psychokinetically manipulate the little movers ((nanomachines)) to the extent that I no longer have need for weapons or medicine. The automatons cannot do this. The aliens do not know this. Pio Mon has shown us the Way, because the Outworlders have perennially defended their promises to the Ancestors; that we may responsibly utilize and master the sciences without compromising the natures from whence they came. The Sword of Beauty has the keenest edge, but even it cannot draw the blood of the faithful."

Who are the Outworlders?
The Outworlders are from the eastern continent, characterized by their bluish overtones. (Why are they blue? I have no idea; the only thing I can think of is mass colloidal silver poisoning!) The Outworlders love to fight - enjoying the greatest success in military history - and their perceptions of the world are viewed as bizarre.

The Outworlder Religion
Shior Ah and the Ancestors of Nature-
The Outworlders do not worship their God, Shior Ah, but demonstrate their piety through practicing his virtues. Shior Ah himself is said to have made the world, but remains an observer.