SMARTAgentKC Posted September 26, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 26, 2023 This will be for active players to discuss the aspects of the game while not posting in the game itself. It will be used initially for brainstorming and later for Out of Character chatter, Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistledown Posted September 26, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) Hmm... feeling something. My character concept is moving towards a heist type of rogue (that is the archetype not the class). @Drakeburn what if your card sharp and my djinni team up for Ocean's 11 style shenanigans? Were you wanting an explicitly wild west setting? I'm wondering if there would be some way to meld the flavors of a wild west character and an arabian nights style character (Ocean's 11 had a very multicultural cast). @SMARTAgentKC (Hereafter abbreviated as SKC) might even consider incorporating some of the modules from Keys from the Golden Vault book (which I have in PDF format but have not so much as thumbed through). Could keep it set in FR, since Zakharra is built in, but could also see this being very fun with an Arcane/Eberron magicpunk type setting, since my Djinn is from the Elemental Planes either way... Thoughts? Edited September 26, 2023 by Thistledown (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Angel Haruki Posted September 26, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 26, 2023 @Thistledown @Drakeburn @SMARTAgentKC Sounds like we have an idea. A sorcerer and a warlock huh... As much as I would love to play my favorite Djinni Warlock again in an Arabian Nights setting, I think this calls for an expert in performing heists. Officially, I'm thinking of playing a Thief Rogue. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistledown Posted September 26, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 26, 2023 Well I am going Djinni Warlock. And it's possible to keep an Arabian Nights style setting with the Heist idea. I'm sure there's a way to fuse these disparate elements into an elegant whole. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Angel Haruki Posted September 26, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, Thistledown said: Well I am going Djinni Warlock. And it's possible to keep an Arabian Nights style setting with the Heist idea. I'm sure there's a way to fuse these disparate elements into an elegant whole. Right. I didn't want to step on toes either. ^^" Sorry if I sounded dismissive in my previous post. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistledown Posted September 26, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 26, 2023 Well it's nice to see the creative juices start to congeal into a rich pudding! Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTAgentKC Posted September 26, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted September 26, 2023 *hums Arabian Nights while packaging the brainstorm posts and dumps them into the brainstorm topic* Keys from the golden vault huh *checks network* ah the latest book don’t have that *shifty eyes* yet Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistledown Posted September 27, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 27, 2023 Are you super into the Arabian setting? I'm not married to it, if it would help open up the concept for our card sharp cowboy to be incorporated. I'm not sure *exactly* how to meld wild west with Arabian Nights, but I can't help but feel like there could be something there, especially since both tend to be desert based... The only reason I suggested Arabian to begin with is because my character is going to be the wayward son of a Dao Lord, so he brings some of that Middle Eastern flavor with him just from being a genasi/djinn. Though I'm still somewhat tempted to do the dragonborn variation. Will try to make a final decision by this weekend so I can get more thoughts and a build sketch on paper as it were... Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Angel Haruki Posted September 27, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 27, 2023 Maybe the area of the “Arabian Deserts” that the game takes place in is a new area that’s being explored and settled in? Like society is trying to expand in order to find more water and resources? We can work in the Wild West themes that way, I think. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistledown Posted September 27, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 27, 2023 Honestly...and I'm curious what @SMARTAgentKC thinks about this, but what if we went the opposite direction of making the game much more wild west/steampunk centered...in that way my character bringing the middle eastern mythology then becomes the exotic outsider? I think I might actually enjoy that even more... Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakeburn Posted September 27, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 27, 2023 @Thistledown I'm not married to the Arabian Nights setting. So I'm okay with playing in a wild west style game if you're okay with it. I've been thinking about the world of the setting, and here are a few ideas I've come up with: There was a continent that has a lot of fertile land and a prosperous civilization. Some ambitious magic user did something that angered the gods. The gods caused a disaster to destroy continent's civilization. The gods also cursed the continent so nothing can grow on it. Every living thing on the continent either died or left for greener pastures. After thousands of years, the curse expired, making some of the continent's lands fertile again. A while after settlers arrive on the continent. News of gold in the mountains and treasures sealed away in secret dungeons brings in an influx of settlers, miners, prospectors, treasure hunters, and adventurers to the continent. A corrupt organization (perhaps a guild) is formed to heavily tax the people of the gold they've mined and treasure that they found. Those are just some ideas I'm throwing out there. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Angel Haruki Posted September 28, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) @SMARTAgentKC Out of curiosity, would it be okay to post a character thread in this area to start brainstorming? Or should I wait a bit? Edited September 28, 2023 by Guardian Angel Haruki (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTAgentKC Posted September 28, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted September 28, 2023 Ah it's better here then somewhere else besides I can always move it to a proper folder if the character moves from this simulation. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Angel Haruki Posted September 28, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 28, 2023 33 minutes ago, SMARTAgentKC said: Ah it's better here then somewhere else besides I can always move it to a proper folder if the character moves from this simulation. Awesome. OK. I'll get to work on a desert thief then. ^_^ Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTAgentKC Posted September 28, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted September 28, 2023 Due to recent chatter some of the settings have been altered and for the moment the Tides of Sand title has been dropped. I was fond of the arabian nights theme but I can easily change the theme song from Arabian Nights to Wild Wild West. So whatever you all want to play is up to you Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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