Public gates

[phiwum]

Originally Posted by hcobb

For a different buzz on the subject read A Temple of the Six Gates in Hexagram #4.

Dammit, don't tempt me. The missus is already noticing how many times I've made a small purchase at Warehouse 23. PDFs are insidious. No single $5 to $20 purchase is much, but after a while, the sum is more than I should be spending.

[zot]

Originally Posted by phiwum

Thanks, I had not seen that thread.

Did you ever run a campaign with such a guild? Might be fun, but for now I'm going for simpler fantasy, something a bit more relatable to the average player and to me. Buncha swords, some guys who cast spells and a bit of intrigue on a small scale appropriate for beginner characters.

There's no doubt that if gates are commonplace, everything is mighty different. That thread spins out some of the differences, a lot more than I had in mind when I posted. I was just puzzling over why my adventure had to do with carts taking items from one place to another if small villages have temporary gates around harvest time.

I have not but I think it's got some good potential. Gates are commonplace in JRPGs where magic and technology frequently mix. I think TFT could do well for science fantasy stories, like in Hawkmoon, some parts of Corum and Elric, certain Conan stories, and Spelljammer (as opposed to urban fantasy and technomancy).