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3 years ago ::
Aug 30, 2010 - 2:02AM
#691
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But I really think we should start trying to think of a new name for the setting. Opinions?
Unfortunately I agree, and not just for the name of the setting. The Yebba Dim Day and the pyramids of Zhuangxi, among others, should probably get new names to avoid being too jarring for people familiar with the relevant works. I'll think of some random syllables and throw out some ideas soon.
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3 years ago ::
Aug 30, 2010 - 3:06AM
#692
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I've just been calling the main city "The Day," contrasting it with "The Night" as the undercity. That seems to work. Not sure about the pyramids and I have to admit that I've been bashing my head against the setting title for weeks now. It's gotta be just as perfect a name as Nifflas was.
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3 years ago ::
Aug 30, 2010 - 6:28AM
#693
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The pyramids could probably fit quite well as Qinshi (Pronounced Chin-shee), seems kinda fitting, and brings to mind the terracotta army to me, which seems like a story that might surface around a place with so many dead...
Annnnnd... As for the setting, Feris or Fellis, Or fouriss, Flouriss?
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3 years ago ::
Aug 30, 2010 - 12:08PM
#694
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"Nifflas" is reminiscent of Nifflheim, one of the nine realms from Norse mythology. I had been toying with the idea of taking a new name from one of the other realms, maybe Vanaheim, which was the home of the "other gods" that were opposed to or just different from Odin, Thor, etc. But I can't think of anything that sounds good.
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3 years ago ::
Oct 02, 2010 - 2:45PM
#695
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I've grown rather attached to the name, but considering we weren't even thinking of Nifflas Games when it was created, the only real reason to worry about stepping on his toes is if someone googles Nifflas and finds a discrepancy. So after wracking my brain for an hour, and finding that nothing quite captured that same magic, I figured...why not just warp its spelling and call it a day?
Nyfflas?
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3 years ago ::
Oct 02, 2010 - 11:37PM
#696
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All right! Sorry to have teased you guys last time, but I think I'm ready to repost the Player's Guide. Now with 33% less copyright infringement!
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3 years ago ::
Oct 03, 2010 - 1:56PM
#697
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I've grown rather attached to the name, but considering we weren't even thinking of Nifflas Games when it was created, the only real reason to worry about stepping on his toes is if someone googles Nifflas and finds a discrepancy. So after wracking my brain for an hour, and finding that nothing quite captured that same magic, I figured...why not just warp its spelling and call it a day?
Nyfflas?
yES, I vote for Nyfflas. You wouldn't want to get sued by Nifflas Games, even though it would make no sense for them to.
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3 years ago ::
Oct 04, 2010 - 2:42AM
#698
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All right! Sorry to have teased you guys last time, but I think I'm ready to repost the Player's Guide.
Now with 33% less copyright infringement!
Wow! ok when did this happen, I've been trying to keep an eye on this thread and I somehow missed the first post
Great work, I would love to help edit and flesh it out by with additional content
also does anyone know how to restablish contact with Daperez and the Nifflas game he had going on Myth weaver? the links no longer work.
Don't drink the holy-water; we don't like it when you drink the holy-water.
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3 years ago ::
Oct 04, 2010 - 12:12PM
#699
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Daperez was an old account I stopped using. I'm the same player, and the one who's attempted to run games on MW. Earlier this summer, I started putting together the player's guide, and attempted to get another MW game started, but I ended up ruffling some feathers due to concerns about credits for contributors and works used in the guide. I figured it wouldn't be a problem since this wasn't a money-making venture, but just to avoid extra drama, I figured I'd go back to the drawing board and wait to re-release when I had a document that was a bit more Copyright Cruelty Free. I ended up finishing it this weekend when a random wind of inspiration struck me.
Unfortunately, I'm now far too busy to start another Myth Weavers game, but it's possible I'll be using Nyfflas IRL relatively soon.
It is by no means a closed venture, and I welcome ANY fresh content you can provide. As you can probably tell, my guide begins to get a bit stale in the parts where I alone came up with ideas. I wanted to be comprehensive by including all the races, and to provide a more sensible world by outlining more power sources, but obviously, Nyfflas thrives when we have the input of many minds.
If you see a feature you'd like to expand on, please feel free to post it here. I still check this thread frequently, and would not take long at all to incorporate new input in another draft.
Things I need help with most:
Something on the Robins
More content for those races that are a bit lean. I'd like to have more than just OOC write-ups for each one.
Expansion on the idiosyncrasies of Gunk
Maybe one or two more blurbs about the inside of the library
The next chapter would be something on threats, potential enemies, deadly factions, and adventure hooks.
Another thing that would be very appreciated would be if someone decided to revisit that map that was created for the immediate surroundings of the Day. I think it was James_Gaines who did the first few drafts? Unfortunately, the font is far too small to read.
Who I would like to get back in contact with would be Mostly_Ghostly.
Although I'm slightly intimidated by the possibility that he'd think I butchered his baby, I'd be thrilled to have him see what the seed he planted has grown into.
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3 years ago ::
Oct 04, 2010 - 6:37PM
#700
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Daperez was an old account I stopped using.
Any chance you still have transcripts or documentation concerning the adventure? Seeing players interact with the setting was fantastic.
it's possible I'll be using Nyfflas IRL relatively soon.
Good to hear, I've been thinking the same thing lately, undead trees and escaped Bedlam prisoners.
Another thing that would be very appreciated would be if someone decided to revisit that map that was created for the immediate surroundings of the Day. I think it was James_Gaines who did the first few drafts? Unfortunately, the font is far too small to read.
I was thinking the same thing as I read the player guide, James did write the first draft, but I was considering drawing a new one. However as the nature of Nyfflas is so fluid I think it would be productive to produce 2 new maps with distinct purposes.
First the world map, it would include a few of the most well know skerries an a diagram of their approximate "orbits" and a compass rows demonstrating that Dayers use a polar coordinate system with respect to the day for navigation. While the map is not that useful for providing stable locations it does serve to show the most accessible/well known locations.
The second is a much more detailed map of the Day, with defined distances, and reasonable inclusion of interesting features (mills, main offices, major tram lines, etc.) Which would serve to help ground the setting a bit. Idealy a birds eye and "ground" level view.
I also happen to have some artwork I made for this setting if you would care to see it.
Speaking more broadly, to what extent do you feel OOC writing should play in this document?
Would a monster section be welcome?
I have many more questions and comments but I'm out of time and mental energy for now, I very happy to see all this finally coming together.
Don't drink the holy-water; we don't like it when you drink the holy-water.
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