tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post2811866592497650704..comments2023-06-15T11:59:39.572-04:00Comments on DYVERS: Why I Stopped Exploring in Pseudo-European SettingsDyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-23078520424029356672014-09-24T08:16:14.205-04:002014-09-24T08:16:14.205-04:00I've been moving toward a more 18th-19th centu...I've been moving toward a more 18th-19th century American/Canadian/Mexican West sort of fantasy, at least for my own interests. Part of the idea, to me, is also to deliberately disconnect the fantasy from some of the more difficult aspects of our real history, in an attempt to bring some of the better parts of our modern views into the mix (much as fantasy is generally disconnected from many faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-23973807015395722962014-09-24T08:06:30.206-04:002014-09-24T08:06:30.206-04:00It's by Varg Vikernes. Those aren't dog wh...It's by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varg_Vikernes" rel="nofollow">Varg Vikernes</a>. Those aren't dog whistles so much as they are steam whistles. He's a convicted murderer, he has been convicted of "inciting racial hatred", and he's pretty much a douchenozzle.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-51111605526083659972014-09-23T19:28:14.401-04:002014-09-23T19:28:14.401-04:00That's an interesting way to describe it. I ki...That's an interesting way to describe it. I kind of dig it. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-31776585510267164702014-09-23T19:27:24.352-04:002014-09-23T19:27:24.352-04:00mO.Om
I'm in. Don't get creeped out as I... mO.Om <br /><br />I'm in. Don't get creeped out as I stay about exploring this stuff. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-33460615637616645102014-09-23T17:26:05.376-04:002014-09-23T17:26:05.376-04:00Here's a couple old blog posts on it if anyone...Here's a couple old blog posts on it if anyone wants a look:<br />http://aeonsnaugauries.blogspot.com/2011/10/months-of-adventure.html<br />http://aeonsnaugauries.blogspot.com/2011/08/map-of-new-lands.htmlJDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-10529386120974588822014-09-23T16:59:32.706-04:002014-09-23T16:59:32.706-04:00Sounds like fun.
"... religious intolerance ...Sounds like fun.<br /><br />"... religious intolerance wasn't ever confined to the Northeast."<br /><br />No, it wasn't. But New England was initially colonized by groups that wanted to <i>escape</i> the growing trend of <i>Tolerance</i> in England, and laws forbidding them from inflicting their special brand of crazy on themselves and their neighboring communities.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653459162258850269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-88269116040544956582014-09-23T15:50:05.231-04:002014-09-23T15:50:05.231-04:00"What is the approximate tech level?"
T..."What is the approximate tech level?"<br /><br />Typically just around the invention of the matchlock. Although we have used more modern weaponry.<br /><br />"Is it actually America, in that the European powers are still out there somewhere meddling either overtly or behind the scenes?"<br /><br />Yes, though I have run campaigns where the European powers keep to themselves Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-91188797910547173322014-09-23T15:03:02.990-04:002014-09-23T15:03:02.990-04:00Interesting. I am curious about some of the socio-...Interesting. I am curious about some of the socio-economic details. what is the approximate tech level? (gunpowder? steam engines now or in the foreseeable future? etc) Is it actually America, in that the European powers are still out there somewhere meddling either overtly or behind the scenes? About what year does it correspond to? or do keep that vague so anything between say Jamestown and thetomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653459162258850269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-10400947266805766162014-09-23T12:52:17.039-04:002014-09-23T12:52:17.039-04:00Great minds think alike (and I always know I'm...Great minds think alike (and I always know I'm on the right track when I'm on the same path as you are)!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-57703103399276350782014-09-23T11:48:34.714-04:002014-09-23T11:48:34.714-04:00A large chunk of my last campaign was adventures i...A large chunk of my last campaign was adventures in the new world that took the players from uptight pseduo-puritain eastern frontier, to searching for cities of gold in the far west, tramping through tropical jungles, and dealing with decadent doms in their haceandas and pirates.JDsivrajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674833512849495283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-4137865900692301062014-09-23T11:02:08.931-04:002014-09-23T11:02:08.931-04:00I had been figured out that Planet Psychon was inf...I had been figured out that Planet Psychon was informed by the real world but I could never figure out where it was using as its inspiration. Pretty cool, Holmes!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-16378780805979874682014-09-23T10:55:39.649-04:002014-09-23T10:55:39.649-04:00ive ununtentionaly done this except i dont feel en...ive ununtentionaly done this except i dont feel entitled to use australian mythos because it would offend some aboriginals i know - they expect me to not name enities or depict them without permission - planet psychon came from this and urge to mix gamma world and dnd with no traditional or cultural religion from history - as for my exile setting it is a colony still unexplored with hostile Konsumterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170560484656800416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-45435479007895427572014-09-23T10:41:04.663-04:002014-09-23T10:41:04.663-04:00"Is it a fantasy Colonial America we are talk..."Is it a fantasy Colonial America we are talking about here, or is that merely its feel?"<br /><br />That depends on the group exploring the world at the time. I usually switch things up based on how my players want to play. Usually though the game has the feel of Colonial America with heavy doses of the mysterious elements that have made up a large part of the tall tales that color ourDyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-3776228550477885962014-09-23T10:35:05.106-04:002014-09-23T10:35:05.106-04:00I use the wide variety or tall tales, imagination,...I use the wide variety or tall tales, imagination, and the twenty or so books I've read on the colonization of the Americas. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-47749208322760569062014-09-23T10:21:19.980-04:002014-09-23T10:21:19.980-04:00Very intriguing post. It begs several questions......Very intriguing post. It begs several questions...<br /><br />Is it a fantasy Colonial America we are talking about here, or is that merely its feel?<br /><br />My fantasy games are (in addition to rare) either set in an actual medieval place and time (Denmark, 1213 or Japan, 1114), or on my homebrew D&D world of Aerth. Aerth is a parallel Earth, with nations and people that correspond to allAdam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-34090750586854279812014-09-23T09:35:59.404-04:002014-09-23T09:35:59.404-04:00I have been working with one at the fringes of the...I have been working with one at the fringes of the Roman Republic. I find working with a campaign grounded in history has richer background material than any setting could privide. For your colonial American campaign, do you use Teddy Roosevelt's <a href="http://alesmiter.blogspot.com/2013/03/teddy-roosevelt-and-orcs.html" rel="nofollow">The Winning of the West</a> as source material? MuchRod Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824146866756155345noreply@blogger.com