Vote Up A Campaign Setting: Discussion Thread III

[Hyozo]

*facepalm* and again I confuse the names.

[afroakuma]

*facepalm* and again I confuse the names.

Now this is a new method of squeezing extra answers out of me...

[Zeta Kai]

Siraaj isn't a hellhole everywhere, but the motes of civilization a relatively few & far between. The wilderness is extremely deadly, with harsh weather, sparse vegetation, & few oases. Oh yeah, & demonic beings roaming around, trying to consume flesh & soul alike. It has a rather "Points of Light" feel to it, which is one of the few things that actually facilitates compatibility across both editions.

Najmah is a place of wonders. The air is cleaner, the stars are brighter, the colors are more vibrant. It is a realm of dreams & wonders. The flowers bloom in the moonlight, & the plants can be any color of the rainbow. The seas sparkle like diamonds on a sheet of black velvet, reflecting the heavens above. In some places, even the barest pretense of reality fades away, leaving mutable realms where the ground has no hold & time flows like a gusty wind.

[paddyfool]

Najmah is a place of wonders. The air is cleaner, the stars are brighter, the colors are more vibrant. It is a realm of dreams & wonders. The flowers bloom in the moonlight, & the plants can be any color of the rainbow. The seas sparkle like diamonds on a sheet of black velvet, reflecting the heavens above. In some places, even the barest pretense of reality fades away, leaving mutable realms where the ground has no hold & time flows like a gusty wind.

Awesome.

[SwordGoddess]

Want...so much...to play...

[Zeta Kai]

Want...so much...to play...

Don't worry, you shall soon enjoy the fruits of our labor. I can honestly say that there hasn't been a day since this project was started that I didn't work on it. We're over 60% done now, & we're working constantly to complete the project to our mutual satisfaction. I eagerly anticipate its publication at least as much as you do.

[Lappy9000]

Now this is a new method of squeezing extra answers out of me...

That afro is like a sponge. Except instead of water, it releases knowledge!

[afroakuma]

That afro is like a sponge. Except instead of water, it releases knowledge!

Not according to most of my audience it doesn't.

[Lappy9000]

Not according to most of my audience it doesn't.

That's prolly 'cause they're squeezing rocks instead of oranges. "Ask the right questions"; IT'S METAPHORICAL!

[Mercenary Pen]

That afro is like a sponge. Except instead of water, it releases Awesome!

There, fixed for you.

[SwordGoddess]

Don't worry, you shall soon enjoy the fruits of our labor. I can honestly say that there hasn't been a day since this project was started that I didn't work on it. We're over 60% done now, & we're working constantly to complete the project to our mutual satisfaction. I eagerly anticipate its publication at least as much as you do.

I appreciate all this work you guys are doing, truly. Putting together an entirely new campaign setting is an enormous undertaking and I'm impressed by the amount of work and dedication you folks are putting into. I always see people start new settings but then abandon them, so this one has me especially excited because it looks like THIS time, it'll come to fruition.

[Juhn]

Not to mention they managed to turn a campaign setting built effectively by committee into something not only plausible, but rich and intriguing.

[Lappy9000]

Not to mention they managed to turn a campaign setting built effectively by committee into something not only plausible, but rich and intriguing.

Gotta applaud that, but you guys definitely started off well, with the dedicated build team instead of the whole community-built thing.

[afroakuma]

Not to mention they managed to turn a campaign setting built effectively by committee into something not only plausible, but rich and intriguing.

The intrigue is all my doing. I take all the credit.

[Alteran]

That afro is like a sponge. Except instead of water, it releases Awesome and Malice!

There, fixed for you.

Fixed again.

[LordZarth]

Fixed again.

Man, you guys can't get this right, can you?

That afro is like a sponge. Except instead of water, it releases POWER!!

[Alteran]

That's roughly what POWER!! is, actually. A mixture of awesome and malice.

[afroakuma]

Gotta applaud that, but you guys definitely started off well, with the dedicated build team instead of the whole community-built thing.

Oh, we're mad dedicated.

[Juhn]

Man, you guys can't get this right, can you?

Well, to be fair, it's been a while since the POWER has been mentioned.

[Lappy9000]

Well, to be fair, it's been a while since the POWER has been mentioned.

Well I didn't wanna be the one to say it...

[afroakuma]

Well I didn't wanna be the one to say it...

We'll do a silly demotivator contest at some point and then everyone will keep repeating it. It'll be fun.

[afroakuma]

The cookies have put me in a very good mood. Mmm, cookies.

I am authorizing one question, which I will answer to the best of my ability, without equivocation, obfuscation or omission. I will answer the next question posed on this thread in bold blue text.

Any sort of "stacked" or sequential question, or an attempt to hide one question within another in the hopes of getting multiple questions answered, will meet a similar fate. A question so broad as to effectively encompass upwards of five or six will not be answered, but I may allow you to narrow it; this means no "what are the population distributions for each major city" or anything of the sort.

A further warning: your question must be a question. "Tell us about" or "Explain" are requests. Trying to make a request into a question via "could you," "would you" or similar will get you a rather snarky "Yes, I could/would" and waste this valuable opportunity.

There is a catch: there is one question that, if posed, will waste this opportunity. I am not telling you what it is; however, I have edited it into a post I have previously made; the edit timestamp is 11:05 AM EST, September 12, 2009, so you know I'm not pulling any shenanigans.

Think hard about the merits of your question before you pose it... someone else may have a better one. Discuss if you like; I will take the first question posed in bold blue text.

[SlyGuyMcFly]

You are an evil, evil person Afro. But I'm sure that's hardly news to you.


Edit: You must be in a REALLY good mood, putting the banned question where you put it.

Anyways, I'd vote for asking the Afro about the ghuls' creation process/whatever it is. If we happened to be voting about it

[Lord_Gareth]

Alright folks - I've got my running shoes, my fake I.D's, my disguise kit, my mercy pistol...okay, I'm prepared for the lynch mob. FOR GLORY!

What are the 3.5 statistics for Ghuls?

[afroakuma]

Really? I offer you anything and you ask for another monster? What a waste.

3.5 Ghul statistics are not currently finalized. Did you want them anyway, or would you like to reconsider that waste of a question?

[Lord_Gareth]

I will retract my question; thank you for the opportunity to do so.

[afroakuma]

You're welcome.

For the record, if the question is unanswerable, you'll get another shot.

[Zeta Kai]

Alright folks - I've got my running shoes, my fake I.D's, my disguise kit, my mercy pistol...okay, I'm prepared for the lynch mob. FOR GLORY!

What are the 3.5 statistics for Ghuls?

You could've had the origins of Zihaja, or purpose of the Pit of Fate, or the reason that people speak Common. And all you want is a stat block. Afro's generosity is like rain in the desert. I hope that this quenches your thirst.

[afroakuma]

The rules again:

The cookies have put me in a very good mood. Mmm, cookies.

I am authorizing one question, which I will answer to the best of my ability, without equivocation, obfuscation or omission. I will answer the next question posed on this thread in bold blue text.

Any sort of "stacked" or sequential question, or an attempt to hide one question within another in the hopes of getting multiple questions answered, will meet a similar fate. A question so broad as to effectively encompass upwards of five or six will not be answered, but I may allow you to narrow it; this means no "what are the population distributions for each major city" or anything of the sort.

A further warning: your question must be a question. "Tell us about" or "Explain" are requests. Trying to make a request into a question via "could you," "would you" or similar will get you a rather snarky "Yes, I could/would" and waste this valuable opportunity.

There is a catch: there is one question that, if posed, will waste this opportunity. I am not telling you what it is; however, I have edited it into a post I have previously made; the edit timestamp is 11:05 AM EST, September 12, 2009, so you know I'm not pulling any shenanigans.

Think hard about the merits of your question before you pose it... someone else may have a better one. Discuss if you like; I will take the first question posed in bold blue text.

[Juhn]

...I figured Common was a derivative of Admajai, considering most people on that continent seem to share that origin.