Ideas for Yrth

[Astromancer]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf23k

So, something I thought about, was perhaps trying an "Yrth 2.0" thing, starting with a fresh, perhaps randomly generated worldmap, and redoing the Banestorm setting on it, with a "remix" of nations. Like, perhaps adding an independent Jewish kingdom here, a Chinese Empire there (giving this world's Megalos an equally powerful rival), and maybe a serpent-folk empire down in this southern continent.

I might try this in a new thread.

The idea of an independent Jewish kingdom was a trope in medieval literature, mainly in the Islamic lands and the Greek speaking lands. So it would fit well enough in Yttarria. I'd put it on an island off to the east of Meglos.

A Chinese, or because of the similarities between Samurai and knights, Japanese empire, on a new continent, would be cool too. Although I've long wanted the other Yrth continent to be Africa based, mainly because of the lack of quality role-playing supplements on Africa.

[LoneWolf23k]

Originally Posted by Astromancer

The idea of an independent Jewish kingdom was a trope in medieval literature, mainly in the Islamic lands and the Greek speaking lands. So it would fit well enough in Yttarria. I'd put it on an island off to the east of Meglos.

A Chinese, or because of the similarities between Samurai and knights, Japanese empire, on a new continent, would be cool too. Although I've long wanted the other Yrth continent to be Africa based, mainly because of the lack of quality role-playing supplements on Africa.

I've also considered expanding Yrth with at least two extra continents, with one being Africa-based, and the other being more Asia-based.

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf23k

So, something I thought about, was perhaps trying an "Yrth 2.0" thing, starting with a fresh, perhaps randomly generated worldmap, and redoing the Banestorm setting on it, with a "remix" of nations. Like, perhaps adding an independent Jewish kingdom here, a Chinese Empire there (giving this world's Megalos an equally powerful rival), and maybe a serpent-folk empire down in this southern continent.

I might try this in a new thread.

I suggest including a link in this thread when you create that one, please.

[Astromancer]

In the printed material we are told of outliers in the societies of Yttarria. Isolated communities that might speak German, or worship Vishnu, or the people might be of African origin. Each of these has possibilities.

If a small town of devout Hindus, worshiping Vishnu, existed on Yttarria anywhere outside of Cardiel or Sahud, there would be a constant fear of the inquisition. The struggle of the town to either stay below the radar or negotiate a reasonable level of security for themselves would be constant and dramatic.

[Rolando]

In megalos there is a city of undeads, Abydos.

I think there is a chance to have anything you want, you just have to make a bit of explaining why they are left alone.

[Willy]

Originally Posted by Astromancer

In the printed material we are told of outliers in the societies of Yttarria. Isolated communities that might speak German, or worship Vishnu, or the people might be of African origin. Each of these has possibilities.

If a small town of devout Hindus, worshiping Vishnu, existed on Yttarria anywhere outside of Cardiel or Sahud, there would be a constant fear of the inquisition. The struggle of the town to either stay below the radar or negotiate a reasonable level of security for themselves would be constant and dramatic.

I think it may be possible that this people didn´t even know about the current situation. If I´m right then there has been a small settlement in russia which was found after the fall of the sowjetunion. This people a dozen or so still believed that there was a war between the red and the white ! That happened when their ancestors went into hiding. In the europian medieval society, the common peasant knew next to nothing about the current events. He knew to which people he had to pay taxes and services but that was that. The local knight knew also only that what wandering bards and merchants told him, most off them wasn´t even literate. If one knew more, it was the village priest, but to a lesser extent. In Yrth there are more people literate, and there is magic communication, but I never have heard about a pony express or wells fargo theire. Considering how big Yrth is and how low the population density the may be unnoticed by world yet. in the Great Forest for example the only problems would be the elves and some of the bigger predators. The Another place is Al-Wazif, because it is not as dogmatic as Al - Haz, and historically muslim rulers could be grudgingly tolerant, if you paid your taxes and ket your head down. A place where they even can public display their believe, even if known to the others, would be on the surface of the dwarfen territoy, some of the kingdom allow to settle there, because they want food from the outside world, and I never read that dwarfs care about human religion to the point that they would take measures, at least as long if you bow to the dwarven king and don´t help invaders.

[Pragmatic]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf23k

an independent Jewish kingdom here

Keeping in mind, my knowledge is from a trilogy of novels where the Vikings created a book-based religion (resulting in a conflict between the various Christian kingdoms, the various pagan Norse kingdoms, and the independent Norse-of-the-book missionaries; "The Hammer and the Cross").

So I don't know if it's just for the book, or if it really existed. But there was apparently a Jewish kingdom in the mountains between Spain/France/Italy (northeast corner of Spain).

[Pragmatic]

Originally Posted by Astromancer

Although I've long wanted the other Yrth continent to be Africa based, mainly because of the lack of quality role-playing supplements on Africa.

The only one I know of is Nyambe, and I think (???) it's based on West African.

I know more about East African (such as it is, based on the Belasarius novels, re: time-traveling sentient crystals; the kingdom of Aksum).

And I don't know much of anything about the south African (prior to the introduction of crops and livestock that could survive down there).

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

The only one I know of is Nyambe, and I think (???) it's based on West African.

Largely on Great Zimbabwe, from what I remember of playing it.

[Haseri]

Spears of Dawn from Sine Nomine?

I don't know which region it's based on, however.