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Apocalyptic Fantasy

My contribution to this thread on the pub: Things I think would be interesting. Messed up geographies. Not necessarily Skyrealms but I based the design of Viride on a diagram…
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Systems

A posting on RPGnet asks us to describe our homebrew systems. I ended up describing mine thusly. Maths-easy 2d6 comedy with either a manga/anime/mecha or zombie holocaust backdrop Qualitative success…
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Viride: The Shoals

The Shoals are small, rocky outcrops that lie far from the Citadels and other large rocks in the deserts of Viride. Among these smaller rocks and shallow sands are small…
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Viride: The Mercantile Tsaz

A thousand leagues to the south lies the Tsaz Citadel. The Tsaz live by a merchant code - they trade freely with anyone who wall accept their currency or barter…
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Viride: The Shifting Sands

The sands are fine and greyish in colour. Fine enough to seep between the fibres of all but the finest threats. A human who stands still enough will slowly begin…
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Powder Rods and Bayonets

Powder Rod The Powder Rod is the long range weapon of choice for the Arbiter. They are commonly made to order, personalised for the Arbiter and are usually the same…
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More about the Reeve

Some of the Reeve are administrators, involved in the movement and recording of infomation. Others sit in cloisters and debate the merits of the appeals presented to them. The majority…
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Viride: Outsider Castes

There are some who do not suit the untroubled life of the Artisan, the austere contemplation of the Reeve or the enduring clemency of the Consors. There are outsider castes…
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Viride: Old words…

The old ones talk The sun once set When the world turned dark When the wind brought wet Once was sand that held Once was trees that grew Now like…
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Artisans: engineers and crafters

The Artisans within the Citadel are skilled without compare. They create the greatest structures, like the vast cooling vanes in the heights and depths of the rock. These vanes make…
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Viride: be like the rock

[Zian continues] The Citadel can be seen for hundred and hundreds of miles I am told. I have never seen this for myself but it is immense and I have…
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Viride: First Steps.

Concept: I was struck by this image when I was looking at protein molecules floating in a lipid membrane. It gave me the idea for a world where civilisation lay…