@Willy VerebProbably today, at worst tomorrow.OP would be almost the same as what you see here so you can just keep working on your profiles if there's anything left.
When can we expect an OCC?
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HG wells counts as steampunk right? can I play something akin to the martians from HG wells but a little less Conquest minded. Though they will also be a little less powerful in logistics, because of the difficulties of interplanetary transportation.I actually wanted to play as HG Wells Martians in a few steampunk games prior so this is an amazing twist of irony that I get to be on the GM side now.
Perhaps Wherever they come from has very little aetherium, and the group that is on this planet is some kind of mining operation, perhaps they have subjugated a primitive nation to mine for them.
Short answer, yes, you can.
Long answer is that you better be rather through with it so your Martians can fit into the game. I made multiple profiles for them so perhaps I can provide you with a few examples how.
I believe this was my Cs, still have some stuff to change, revamp the military and what not. Is the history okay?Lauder accepted your NS before so there's no reason I should reject it.
We may want to collab about elf relations but otherwise everything looks fine.
<Snipped quote by Willy Vereb>May work. Same with ancient powerful magical creatures from the old times (preferably before sentient humanoids came to be) can work as a late game plotline.
What about a cult spawned just from the believers of some very ancient sorcerer. Like back when magic was non-existent in some part of the country and suddenly this guy rolls in from a ship from far away and does this magical stuff. Many would start believing he's god sent. As time progresses his legends only get exaggerated and people invent new myths about him. Until: tada! You got a religion all about this one very powerful sorcerer. Now, one part of the magic would be that he consumes the life-power of people. So part of the religion is human sacrifice. In secret, he draws from this while in some sort of torpor. Getting ready to come back and rule supreme. Just a thought really, I'm not going to use this.
<Snipped quote by Willy Vereb>I am not sure involving demons and physical religions (gods are real and active) is good for the setting but exception makes the rule.
Of course I'll have to find one place in which my movement would start. As for my cult, I'm thinking either trying to bring back magic into power (with the secret motive to bring back an ancient lord) or something else still thinking on some details.
So long there won't be suddenly a paradigm shift towards people conjuring heavens and hell in an ultimate conflict I think it can still work.
Also if you are a cult supporting magic-based culture and perhaps even the old values, I guess you can find plenty supporters. And if your long term aim is to summon a powerful demon lord or something similar to dominate the world that can work, too. So long there isn't some mysterious prophecy about the chosen one or ancient sealing rituals and rather this demon lord would be an enemy which can be overcome with sheer strength if people work hard enough.
@Willy Vereb I understand what you mean for an organization to be backed by a nation however I'd think that a cult would be alone and instead gather support from a populace as for which I prefer I was thinking about making a cult just need to think what it'd do if you have suggestions I'm open.Perhaps then it's the best if you cooperate with another player and perhaps collab with others.
Still, I am a bit skeptical of the success of a pure "movement" or "conspiracy" type entity being a major factor compared to actual nations.
But we'll see. Come up with a solid concept and you're in.
Still, no matter how small it might be preferable if you have a base of operations which is under your explicit authority.
Think of the mages of Dalaran from Warcraft, for example.
Okay so I got this rather silly idea I adopted from a book: With gunpowder and all that, what if mages adapt themselves?Magic operates by spells, rituals and mystic procedures. Magic is something which requires the knowledge of supernatural and abusing this to your own devices. What you describe above is closer to people with superpowers and abusing that with their scientific knowledge.
I got this wicked idea of earth sorcerers now slowly learning concepts and ideas like magnetism and how to manipulate ores and such. Making them something I'd call Technomancers. Technomancers would be pilots of certain mecha's holding them together with the aid of magical crystals, magnetism but also tech like gears and such. (They'd also control steam to an extend)
Another idea I have as Gunpower mages. Basically fire mages that learned to draw power from gunpowder. Basic gunpowder mages could burn gunpowder to put force behind an object already propelled by gunpowder. AKA: they can make muskets more effective with far longer range. More advanced Gunpowder mages would be able to detonate gunpowder further away from them. Very good gunpowder mages would be able to control the trajectory of gunpowder fire objects using gunpowder (like changing the direction a little or putting more power behind it mid-flight). Still, with the obvious limits like: distance, force, personal ability and available gunpowder (For those who know, I got this idea from Promise of Blood).
Try to spice these up with some mysticism. Instead of detonating gunpowder with thought just let angry spirits haunt shells and instruct them to detonate when enemies are near. Instead of mages using muskets being far more effective combine ancient runes to direct the flame more efficiently to the forward direction. Mechs might work due to them effectively being golems which the mage pilots as its master. Also perhaps you can spice this up with creative drawbacks like fire spirits refusing to obey during the rain or that sun runes which direct exhaust gases won't work during the night or that golem-mechs run amok if they lost their maker.
In the end magic and equipment imbued by them is also pricey as hell. The reason magicians are on the decline is both because technology is way cheaper and because magic knowledge is passed on for many generations and most magic users can't just adopt to the changes. They represent traditions and old values which the new world is in process of throwing away. Your people apparently did adapt and that's fine for contrast with others. For example my nation have alchemy ruling over science with its unique ups and downs. I just ask you to both spice this up while making it balanced out then you'd be fine.
I can use my old nation right?Yup, there's no reason you can't just copy-paste it here.
Albeit some of the other nations may change so you need to adopt accordingly.
@NerevarineAre you going with a new nation, instead?
Alright, I think I'll also refine Yllendthyr a bit, likely cutting back on their territories further.
Alright, I think I'll also refine Yllendthyr a bit, likely cutting back on their territories further.
So I was wondering if rather then a nation could I be a cult/organization.It might work, especially if you behave nation-like by having borders or anything close to that.
I don't think this is the time where you can have decent influence without any kind of national power at least backing you.
Say, you are playing as a communist movement but without a nation actually sticking out for this ideal and providing an example for others you cannot hope to properly sway the rest.
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