No Cowboys here!

In an overwhelming, almost server-crashing response (ha!), there shan't be any Cowboys (nor Aliens!) on this shared world concept we are building. Thinking back on it, the weapons are what really killed the idea in the end. It would have upset the balance of any gameplay, and frankly, just didn't fit the 'theme' of this planet. Again, maybe the Cowboy idea can be re-visited with another planet concept...!

Thanks everyone!

Matt

Here be the Warp Dragons!

Warp Dragons are a very old, very powerful race of Dragons. Their powers seem to bend space & time around them. If you happened upon a Warp Dragon, and you fled down what you would think is a safe area, say, a long hallway, expecting to shake the beast off your tail because of the limited room - well, you would be wrong. A WD would, as it began approaching/entering the hall, exert its powers and warp the hallway out and away from its body, allowing access to come and kill you. As it walked down the hall warping it, any rooms on either side would be compressed, crushing anyone in the room. Upon passing/exiting the area, the walls would return to normal. as if nothing occurred. Any living person/thing trapped in the warp effect would be killed. Inanimate objects suffer no permanent effects, regardless of how long it is affected.

~Matt

New Idea...!

Quirksand! Yes, quirksand! A magical quicksand that has...issues, for lack of a better description. It can either drag you under, spit you out, or enchant you with great powers...or deficiencies. NOT something to mess around with!

~Matt

The "2-Mile Tower"

...or the "10,000ft Tower".  Anyway, it's a TALL tower! I did a preliminary sketch of the idea, and will be fleshing it out in the next few days.  Think Dwarves...and Minotaurs! Anyone who plays RPG's with me knows that I love alternate races as PC's, and Minotaurs are definitely an alternate race!

'The 2 Mile Tower is home to Dwarves that have abandoned the underground for a high-riding home. Perhaps driven out of the mountains by some menace that is long-forgotten, we shall never know, as the Dwarves go about their daily lives in this vertical fortress they apparently created from what appears to be a former mountain. The debris is piled around the base of the tower, with no effort made to move it. The base entrance is known only to the Dwarves in the tower, as well as the Minotaur who have taken refuge there as well.'


In the area that I will place this tower, the race of Minotaur are a beleaguered, beaten-down race. Slaves to the Elves, a group of them escaped after the Elf leader, Masairis, ordered the destruction of any youngling Minotaur children to ensure the race didn't overpopulate and run the city short of food. They found refuge with the Dwarves in the tower, who promised them equality in return for their participation in the upkeep of the tower, and help with day-to-day operations.

Many of the Minotaur there have pursued new and wondrous things like art, math, and religion, to name a few.

This is only the beginning...!

Forest Dwarf

As I am not feeling too good, there won't be any large posts today.  So, here is a quick drawing of a new race concept called 'Forest Dwarf'. Enjoy!

Shared World map revision

Okay, I revised the world a bit. Well, a lot, actually. Instead of presenting the whole world, I chose to present a "quarter" of it, keeping three-quarters of the planet a mystery for now. I will copy my cobbled-together effort here, and finish it in color completely. Enjoy...!