The hamlet of to be named.

[DeWitt]

Non-Player Characters:



The Librarian Shh - A sage class character for the PCs to ask me questions through. He was a man or a woman who loved books. They claimed to have traveled the empire searching and dealing for rare books until one day after the war they discovered that they had metamorphosed into a book.

[captaincrumbcake]

Very cool. Keep it going.

[Admin Pete]

Let me know when you come up with a name for your campaign. Sounds interesting so please keep posting.

[Necromancer]

Hey, otto, this sounds really cool! I like it - this setting of yours sounds refreshing and inspirational. Keep it coming, I'd certainly like to read more! Also, very cool that you used that portrait for the librarian - I had a couple of Giuseppe Arcimboldo paintings as posters when I was a kid!

[DeWitt]

That’s wonderful, Necromancer. I like Acrimboldi’s ability to play with perspective. Whenever I am right, I try to remind myself of Acrimboldi and how a subject can be transformed through different angles.

Thanks for the kind words everybody. I wonder how other DMs set up their beginning sessions? My approach so far has been to think of a few necessary elements for the players the wander around in. Making it striking enough to draw them in to the exploration and the joys of poking around.

I’m impressed with the other threads. They are all so well organised and thought out. i need to up my game!

[Necromancer]

Thanks, DeWitt, I think the potential players in that setting of yours are in for a treat. I thought there was an almost poetic quality to the descriptions you posted, and I appreciated that. Really intriguing and evocative. And I have to repeat myself - I found the concept of the librarian really cool. Naming him/her Shh was just brilliant! I'm actually quite tempted to "borrow" the concept myself (in some form) if you wouldn't mind! 

Have an Exalt!

[Irish Warrior]

DeWitt, we want more, lets see a lot more from you in the New Year! You've made a great start! Have an Exalt!

[Admin Pete]

DeWitt, how is this campaign going, do you have an update for us. Hope that it is going well and that you have a lot to tell (and share).

[Admin Pete]

That is a great map! Looking forward to hearing more about your campaign. Do you have a name for it?


I love this!!

The land is haunted, subdued with fire and steel. First forest, then pasture, with small woods of Cherry and Tabeuia. The grass is flat, each blade a fallen solider. Irregular roads tear through the wilderness, connecting fragrances and love letters. The soil is clay and the towns are ramshackle, built like they might be gone in the morning.

West of home, cedar trees mass together in a dense spired forest, slowly separating, giving way to the mangroves and muddy banks of the swamps. A long ridge curls south-to-west on the southern boundary giving shelter to undisciplined wild-lands. Beyond the forest stands a castle, a desert borders it's northern ruins and beyond that are mountains that claw at the edge of the world as if to hang on to life itself.

[mormonyoyoman]

Frankly, I love the name as "the Hamlet of To Be Named." It speaks of the founders of the place being more involved in building than in naming, and of their descendents' faith in their yet-unwritten destiny. There's a lot of potential in a name which is still being earned.

[Admin Pete]

Sept 7, 2016 7:52:30 GMT -5 mormonyoyoman said:

Frankly, I love the name as "the Hamlet of To Be Named." It speaks of the founders of the place being more involved in building than in naming, and of their descendents' faith in their yet-unwritten destiny. There's a lot of potential in a name which is still being earned.

That is very astute! I love that thought!

[DeWitt]

Not sure on a name. We've been calling the aesthetic Wolf-headed Mysticism. So, I guess that's as good as any place name.

[Admin Pete]

Sept 8, 2016 2:01:32 GMT -5 DeWitt said:

Not sure on a name. We've been calling the aesthetic Wolf-headed Mysticism. So, I guess that's as good as any place name.

Sorry, I am not clear. Do you want to use "the Hamlet of To Be Named" or "Wolf-headed Mysticism?

[Admin Pete]

OK, that is great I will create the forum and you can always have me make a name change later.

[Admin Pete]

Otto, you can create as many threads in this space as you want and name them as you want. Need any help, just let me know.