Lord Ruler he/him Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 This sounds super fun! Can I join? I read the last conversation enough, but I still am kinda confused... Where are all the worlds written?
Mckeedee123 he/him Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 Do you mean where do we store our info? Here: http://diaemus.wikia.com/wiki/Diaemus_Wikia
Lord Ruler he/him Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 Cool, thanks! This seems really cool. Can anyone write stuff, or is it a selective sort of thing... I have some ideas I've been meaning to put to paper and this sounds like a good place to do it!
Mckeedee123 he/him Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 Well, don't edit anyone else's stuff without asking them, but you're free to make whatever you want. Just go the the "Diaemus- Maps" thread, claim a region, and get worldbuilding.
Datan Nomlibash Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 Sorry im taking longer than expected. I've just had other stuff thathas kept me busy so I will just post the basic idea and flesh it out latter. My idea for an aquatic race is basically sentient coral. Also, who do I ask for land space?
ChickenPlague he/him Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 You ask TheYoungBard on the maps and cartography thread.
Young Bard he/him Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Or you can say here. I do keep tsbs on it. The most up to date images are over there, though. (I'll link when I'm off mobile.)
Curious Anamaximder he/him Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Sorry guys. I haven't put anything up in a while, especially since Kobold left.
Kobold King he/him Posted January 14, 2016 Author Posted January 14, 2016 Sorry guys. I haven't put anything up in a while, especially since Kobold left. I'm still here. Just... sluggish. I'll try to expand the Ice Kin in a wiki article here soon.
Datan Nomlibash Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 I'm starting my write up, I just need a little help with nameing my civ. My idea is a spider civ that consists of small nomadic bands that ride on giant silk balloons (not like dirgibles, just something that uses ballon principals) Basically I'm really bad at coming up with fantasy names and I need help with naming my group. Act now and your name could grace my spider people!
Mckeedee123 he/him Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 Eh... Alright. Here. this might help. Oveyn, Dyaeva, Kazira, Baylay, Tryougol? More nonsense words, of German-y origin this time: Hwetay, Betsit, Gustig, Mehrer, Vertze? It's hard to go wrong with fantasy names, since they all sound ridiculous anyway. Just pick a language group that matches the kind of culture you're thinking of and go with it.
Stormgate he/him Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 You need names? I am good at making names based loosely on words. I think of a word, and start writing the letters that I think of Spider: Sylevien, Sreikien, Socraeneoth That's all I can think of for Spider right now. I can do more for other words, just let me know what word.
ChickenPlague he/him Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 You need names? I am good at making names based loosely on words. I think of a word, and start writing the letters that I think of Spider: Sylevien, Sreikien, Socraeneoth That's all I can think of for Spider right now. I can do more for other words, just let me know what word. Can you do "Blood" and "Sickness" for my cute, tiny dinosaurs?
Young Bard he/him Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Can you do "Blood" and "Sickness" for my cute, tiny dinosaurs? Blood... Sickness... Cute... Pick the odd word out, everyone...
Master Elodin Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 What is a great lumoule? What does it do?
Mckeedee123 he/him Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 What is a great lumoule? What does it do? Good question. We've only outlined it vaguely. First off, the inhabitants of Diaemus don't know what "The Beyond" really is, and for that matter, neither do we. It leaks out bits of magical energy semi-randomly, and there's lots of regional variation in the way it does this. In the current canon, Great Lumuoles are just normal lumuoles that are several thousand times as large (ping pong ball sized?) They appear rarely and randomly, and upon ingestion, they fuse the subject's soul to The Beyond. After the subject dies, they become a "god," able to reach through the fabric that separates Diaemus from the beyond. The power, consciousness, and vigilance of these gods varies wildly, but can usually only manipulate a single region. Why does this exist? Basically, we (or maybe it was just me ) wanted to make a magic system that was consistent, but also allowed for regional variation. "Great lumuoles" are sort of a dumb idea, but they allow people to fill in the cracks. If you want a region to have some sort of unique magical element, all you have to do is write that sometime in history some being ascended to godhood and did that (usually a human. It doesn't always work on Diaemus' natural inhabitants, since they're more naturally receptive to The Beyond and so the ingestion isn't as much of a shock to them.) It's not just for big changes though. There are opportunities for more mundane worldbuilding. A god in one of my regions altered the light that reflects off of a certain mountain so that it doesn't fade into blue as you get farther away. Anything you want. And finally, there are demigods. I don't think we ever 100% decided what these are, so we'll just leave it at regional variation. Basically, Diaemus' "natural" magic consists of organisms using biological stimuli to manipulate the bioluminescent bacteria that congregate around lumuoles to do certain things. Depending on what conditions cause lumuoles to appear in the region in question, the magic is basically renewable. Demigods, on the other hand, whether Human, Dromean, Rachnyx, or animal, actively consume lumuoles to perform magic, and it's usually a bit more spectacular. Pyromancy, telepathic water-freezing, animal control, etc. Entire tribes and races can be descended from a single god, and this allows for interesting possibilities. I'm fairly certain what we decided was that only children born of the god after they had ingested the lumuole were demigods, and that they didn't manifest their powers until after the god had died. The manner in which the powers are inherited can vary. We actually never did decide what would happen if bloodlines mixed, so let me posit that mixed bloodlines do contain the bloodlines of all of the gods, but that each person only manifests one powerset. I trust no one had problems with this explanation? If so, speak up.
Master Elodin Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Can purple lumuole demigods create illusions? Seems so, but I wanted to check.
Mckeedee123 he/him Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 That's conceivable. You can define a bloodline's powerset and inheritance however you want.
Master Elodin Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 ChickenPlague, would it be ok if the Vijen were afraid of Cronhil because of illusionists and fear magicians keeping the island safe?
ChickenPlague he/him Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Yeah! I needed a reason for them going to the shore that is farther away and this works.
Clockwork he/him Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 I was wondering if I could join... I was also wondering if I could have a magically-enhanced lodestone. say, about 2000-3000 miles in diameter at the largest point and 15 km above the ground? (I want to introduce a mostly semi-intelligent species there. By mostly, you will see when I post again.)
Master Elodin Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 A floating rock? Sounds cool to me. The idea has a sort of.. magnetism. 1
Mckeedee123 he/him Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 A floating rock? Sounds cool to me. The idea has a sort of.. magnetism. Ba-dum-ksh. I was wondering if I could join... I was also wondering if I could have a magically-enhanced lodestone. say, about 2000-3000 miles in diameter at the largest point and 15 km above the ground? (I want to introduce a mostly semi-intelligent species there. By mostly, you will see when I post again.) Neat. Where did you have in mind? Do you have any thoughts about the land underneath?
Clockwork he/him Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Neat. Where did you have in mind? Do you have any thoughts about the land underneath? 1. I don't really care, but I would prefer a place that has quite a few lightning storms, and quite humid as well. 2. Not really, the land underneath is up for grabs by anyone who wants it... and this question made me realize something: Area of the US: 3,790,000 sq miles Area of Russia: 6,600,000 sq miles Area of my over-sized lodestone: 9,000,000 sq miles This is way too big. I think 500 miles at widest point would do... New Area of my less over-sized lodestone: 250,000 sq miles
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