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5 years ago ::
May 11, 2008 - 8:42AM
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Jan 22, 2008
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James - I pictured it as endless sky, and that their surfaces are all level with one another, though they are at different elevations. It might be neat to have a different arrangement though. I like the Philosopher idea, especially the neo-neo luddites. =)
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5 years ago ::
May 11, 2008 - 10:25AM
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Feb 14, 2008
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There was an anime called Sky Land that had something like this. My friend is also working on a campaign setting, but the "islands" are continent size and in a stable orbit in the upper atmosphere of a gas giant. Seems like it's become a real popular style of campaign setting recently. I've seen no less than four different backgrounds for them.
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5 years ago ::
May 11, 2008 - 1:45PM
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I love the idea for this setting. The art is really cool and I think gives you some of the flavor of the setting.
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5 years ago ::
May 11, 2008 - 3:56PM
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Mar 22, 2005
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For some weird reason, the physical details of the setting kind of remind me of the various Edge Chronicles books. Floating trees being built into flying ships, cities on floating boulders, a world of limited terrain and infinite sky, an academic/library-based ruling society... they may (or, more likely, may not) be worth a look for some more inspiration.
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5 years ago ::
May 11, 2008 - 6:31PM
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Apr 24, 2008
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I have a question about this setting because I might use the base of it and build on it to make it my own. The question is: How do the warlord and warlock work into the Librarian idea. I can see every other base class so far, even the fighter and ranger, except those two. Also when other classes come in any ideas on how to work them in? Because I was thinking another Island comes within plane (depending on traveling distance), or some mode of travel, that has a large quantity of that power source on it, whatever it might be.
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5 years ago ::
May 11, 2008 - 7:06PM
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Jan 22, 2008
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The_Fae - The way I imagine it, the Library hires people from all walks of life. Librarians do all sorts of things - searching through the Library itself for new card catalogues, tracking down people who haven't returned books, expanding the knowledge of the almanac. Librarians can be of any class - it's a job, and certain skills may make you better at parts of it. For example, a warlock may develop his skills independently, then become a Librarian, just as one would become an adventurer. Is that helpful?
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5 years ago ::
May 11, 2008 - 7:40PM
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Apr 24, 2008
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Yes that does, thank you. So a lot of the Islands' 'adventurers' would probably be traveling librarians I take it, or at least they might be handing information to the Library after the adventure is done. I think this might be the first setting where the adventurers, although heroic and powerful, are not the only ones doing a specific job. It sounds like there are lots of people who go out and look for new information for the Almanac, which is pretty cool because I don't particularly like the whole 'the players are the only people possible to explore outside of towns' idea.
For the junkfolk you could look at I think the 3.5 MM 4 for ideas on various warforged as well as Eberron to get a feel of what racial feats you might like to create. Or I think there is talk, rumours, of the Warforged coming on DDI after the 4th edition MM comes out. If you have a subscription you could wait for that and then expand on the feats they will almost certainly give there. Hopefully this is some useful advice to you.
Maybe if I come up with something original any time soon I'll post it up here, trade ideas with someone who is going to run the campaign. It would be cool if there were more people to trade ideas with.
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5 years ago ::
May 11, 2008 - 7:48PM
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Jan 22, 2008
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I think most would be Librarians. Though the pirates, mercenaries, traders, and wanderers might also fit the bill, Librarians are the only ones actively employed to explore the Islands.
The idea that the players are the center of the world is one I'd grown tired with, as nearly every fantasy setting seems to have them fulfilling some prophecy or other and saving the world/universe/multiverse from the cliched evil guy.
I think I'll do that for the Junkfolk. I just need to think up how they'd behave culturally now...
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5 years ago ::
May 11, 2008 - 8:50PM
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Feb 14, 2008
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Not all the pc's need to be Librarians. Some could be assistants or guards or captain of an airship or whatever they use to travel.
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5 years ago ::
May 12, 2008 - 11:52AM
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Apr 24, 2008
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I don't know if I would be giving my group an airship right away, even though I don't think that is what you meant, but I just like the idea of the characters having some common thread even if their reason for that thread is different. With that said there is nothing wrong the with librarians needing something of a 'sidekick' and a PC just so happens to fit the bill just nicely.
I think a majority of the junk-folk for me are going to be labours, working in the Labyrinth. With their dire insomnia they need something to do and the local government of Day set them to mapping out the Labyrinth, especially has new tunnels get dug up. Some of them though leave small alleys here and there off the maps and act as if they never saw the alley if anyone confronts them on it. Some people think that the junk-folk are making war-junks in the areas that are sectioned off while no one is around. Of course no one has tried asking on the Junkers that has left material off the maps or tried to knock down a newly built wall.
Not really a cultural thing but more of a rumour for you. The junkers won't 'rebel' until Eberron comes out so this is my explanation for them being in the background.
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