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Originally Posted by combatmedic
If the several contributors ask for a central 'hook' I have several possiblities in mind:
- a great plague has come and gone, leaving the world diminished in population
- a great war was recently concluded
- the collapse of a mighty empire has ushered in an era of migrations and invasions
- the discovery of a new continent has opened a cycle of colonization and exploration- and conflicts/collaboration with the exotic natives
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Depending on how much history you want perhaps all of the above could occur.
Perhaps for instance, a great and mighty empire has collapsed following an epic war. The shattering of the empire weakened the infrastructure as a great plague swept the land unable to be checked by healing magic or what little medicine exists. As part of the conflict great navies were constructed and with the wars over sailors turn to navigate to new lands. Perhaps a new area such as the Americas are discovered along with exotic natives (that may replace elves, indians, or both depending on the parallels you want to draw).