Paul DryePaul Drye - LiveJournal.comJust a couple of things that occurred to me- June 10, 2008 1) I remembered a thing I was reading about the Amazonian Indians, how there are three circumstantial pieces of evidence that they are the descendants of a more formally civilized society. The first is an eyewitness account by the first expedition down the Amazon from Peru (these are discounted because the reported population densities are so high as to be on-the-face absurd in comparison to modern Amazonian societies). The second is the terra preta, which appears to be the product of some...http://pauldrye.livejournal.com/189582.html Again the brain is buzzing when I should be sleeping- June 10, 2008 Here, have another one at 1:22 AM:SarakriSarakri is the lesser of the two best-known subcontinents on Amunnar. To the south and a little east of Usteidunn (the main continent where most of history had taken place), it was first colonized somewhat fitfully by Deurrack. Going under the ocean rather than over it, the Shadow Kindom established a few halls and outposts in the great Vannlak Mountains of the southwest. A few of them are still inhabited in the modern day. Unlike the north, however, the.http://pauldrye.livejournal.com/189286.html Further to my last post- June 10, 2008 Tell me this isn't a piece of elven work:Of course, as you can tell from the title, it's Jomon, but you could absolutely use its description as a piece of treasure in a game and the players wouldn't blink.http://pauldrye.livejournal.com/188960.html Elves as Vikings! Elves as Indians!- June 9, 2008 Elves as Viking Indians! Well, not really, but I think you'll see where I'm going with this by the time I'm finished this entry.As you may have noticed in the last entry, I went out of my way to come up with a reason why elves hate dwarfs and vice versa. That idea is, of course, a commonplace since J.R.R. Tolkien introduced it and then role-playing games ripped off J.R.R. Tolkien. The first idea I had in the sequence that led to the front half of yesterday's entry was that the dwarfs had kept...http://pauldrye.livejournal.com/188894.html I accept your challenge- June 8, 2008 From the new Dungeon Master's Guide:"The World" in which the D&D game takes place doesn't have a map -- not until you create one. And you shouldn't feel in any great hurry to create one. A map is important only when the characters seek out the places shown on it.I consider the last statement dubious, to say the least. I suppose they're right about a formal map, but a rough layout of the world seems strictly necessary for many campaigns. Without an understanding of the wider world, how is anyone.http://pauldrye.livejournal.com/188537.html |