Orc Knight
Auror
Alarming, innit?
Anyways, the focus of this particular thread is the attempt of possibly creating a world that really nothing short of an 80's and 90's Saturday morning cartoon. Something I've been playing with for a rewrite of a story (if it could be called that) created back when I was still a teen. Also the sort of probably power fantasy that you listen to the likes of Gloryhammer, Songhammer and various other metal songs of their like to really drive it home. Still being a fantasy sort of world, with very mixed tech, magic and the kitchen sink likely thrown in or being thrown at some baddie because it was available.
Things would obviously not be entirely what ends up listed as a standard fantasy world, possibly more science fantasy. Hence the title, one of the biggest things to stick out for me was what would make dwarves stick out? Give 'em tech magic and take the forging abilities to the limit in a fairly high magic world. Elves all but impossible to find, but having advanced city states surrounded by forests filled with incredibly deadly plants and animals. Humans in a variety sort of ecosystems supremely themed with elements and all that. Dinosaurs of the classic mold to really invoke the classics, with maybe some modern versions popping in and out. Mostly because I feel modern pterasaurs are far freakier then all but the oldest versions of them and others can get very weird. Alongside with the standard roster of monsters and the like.
Of course there are ancient things, dragons and Atlantis, really everything shows up it seems. Giant mecha? Why not? Triceratops with archers on top? Yes. Cyborg wizards with hit squads of raptors? Sure. Flying knights? Yup. It did basically start as a 'why not throw everything in' sort of world anyways. So thus, maybe trying to make it work is the other thing.
Then the Dark Lord and the usual suspects with him, along with the line up of lieutenants and commanders. Feasible? Possibly, but could take a lot of wrangling. Still sounds kind of fun as an idea, but maybe a little hard to build an actual story out of it. Especially given how wacky and insane cartoon plots of those times could go. Thoughts, general wtfery? Wondering what I've been drinking (Mostly Mountain Dew). Anyways, that's the long form.
Anyways, the focus of this particular thread is the attempt of possibly creating a world that really nothing short of an 80's and 90's Saturday morning cartoon. Something I've been playing with for a rewrite of a story (if it could be called that) created back when I was still a teen. Also the sort of probably power fantasy that you listen to the likes of Gloryhammer, Songhammer and various other metal songs of their like to really drive it home. Still being a fantasy sort of world, with very mixed tech, magic and the kitchen sink likely thrown in or being thrown at some baddie because it was available.
Things would obviously not be entirely what ends up listed as a standard fantasy world, possibly more science fantasy. Hence the title, one of the biggest things to stick out for me was what would make dwarves stick out? Give 'em tech magic and take the forging abilities to the limit in a fairly high magic world. Elves all but impossible to find, but having advanced city states surrounded by forests filled with incredibly deadly plants and animals. Humans in a variety sort of ecosystems supremely themed with elements and all that. Dinosaurs of the classic mold to really invoke the classics, with maybe some modern versions popping in and out. Mostly because I feel modern pterasaurs are far freakier then all but the oldest versions of them and others can get very weird. Alongside with the standard roster of monsters and the like.
Of course there are ancient things, dragons and Atlantis, really everything shows up it seems. Giant mecha? Why not? Triceratops with archers on top? Yes. Cyborg wizards with hit squads of raptors? Sure. Flying knights? Yup. It did basically start as a 'why not throw everything in' sort of world anyways. So thus, maybe trying to make it work is the other thing.
Then the Dark Lord and the usual suspects with him, along with the line up of lieutenants and commanders. Feasible? Possibly, but could take a lot of wrangling. Still sounds kind of fun as an idea, but maybe a little hard to build an actual story out of it. Especially given how wacky and insane cartoon plots of those times could go. Thoughts, general wtfery? Wondering what I've been drinking (Mostly Mountain Dew). Anyways, that's the long form.