https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=User%3ABill%2FAbeil_Invasion 2026-05-16T21:56:00Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.0 https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=183035&oldid=prev 2011-06-12T05:27:16Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 05:27, 12 June 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l13">Line 13:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the abeil in many other settings. It shouldn&#039;t be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, for example, abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, I&#039;ll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the abeil in many other settings. It shouldn&#039;t be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, for example, abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, I&#039;ll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:D&amp;D 3.5]][[Category:Monsters]]</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

Bill https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=133382&oldid=prev 2009-12-22T00:45:59Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:45, 22 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Summary==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Summary==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Abeil</del>, see ''Monster Manual II'' for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Abeil </del>colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in ''MMII'' is very limited; describing the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Abeil </del>as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confronted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Abeil </del>are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">abeil</ins>, see ''Monster Manual II'' for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">abeil </ins>colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in ''MMII'' is very limited; describing the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">abeil </ins>as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confronted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">abeil </ins>are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Abeil </del>queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in canon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Abeil </del>colony appears at a time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">abeil </ins>queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in canon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">abeil </ins>colony appears at a time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see &#039;&#039;Stronghold Builder&#039;s Guide&#039;&#039;). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast &#039;&#039;Reverse Gravity&#039;&#039;. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see &#039;&#039;Stronghold Builder&#039;s Guide&#039;&#039;). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast &#039;&#039;Reverse Gravity&#039;&#039;. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The only thing that needs to be hand-waved to make the abiel the ultimate threat from the skies is the actual costs of launching an entire city into the air. According to the ''Stronghold Builder's Guidebook'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(a 3.0 supplement) </del>each area has a price of 15000GP per 20x20x10 for flight, by the 3.5 rules a caster can pay half the price if <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">thy </del>do the magic themselves. If the rules for crafting magical items holds at this scale, each area will also cost 600XP. It's an outdated sourcebook, but we're talking millions of gold pieces to get the city off the ground. I'll justify it by saying that the queen is the undisputed leader of her city with a dominant psychic link to her people. Her will is theirs, and if she says, "pony up the cash and experience points necessary to get this hive off the ground," they'll jump to it.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The only thing that needs to be hand-waved to make the abiel the ultimate threat from the skies is the actual costs of launching an entire city into the air. According to the ''Stronghold Builder's Guidebook'' each area has a price of 15000GP per 20x20x10 for flight, by the 3.5 rules a caster can pay half the price if <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">they </ins>do the magic themselves. If the rules for crafting magical items holds at this scale, each area will also cost 600XP. It's an outdated sourcebook, but we're talking millions of gold pieces <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and tens of thousands of experience </ins>to get the city off the ground. I'll justify it by saying that the queen is the undisputed leader of her city with a dominant psychic link to her people. Her will is theirs, and if she says, "pony up the cash and experience points necessary to get this hive off the ground," they'll jump to it.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the abeil.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the abeil.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Abeil </del>in many other settings. It shouldn't be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In ''Exalted'', for example, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Abeil </del>could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in ''Exalted'', I'll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">abeil </ins>in many other settings. It shouldn't be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In ''Exalted'', for example, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">abeil </ins>could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in ''Exalted'', I'll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td></tr> </table>

Bill https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=133381&oldid=prev 2009-12-22T00:39:27Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Other Notes</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:39, 22 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see ''Stronghold Builder's Guide''). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast ''Reverse Gravity''. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see ''Stronghold Builder's Guide''). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast ''Reverse Gravity''. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Abeil</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The only thing that needs to be hand-waved to make the abiel the ultimate threat from the skies is the actual costs of launching an entire city into the air. According to the ''Stronghold Builder's Guidebook'' (a 3.0 supplement) each area has a price of 15000GP per 20x20x10 for flight, by the 3.5 rules a caster can pay half the price if thy do the magic themselves. If the rules for crafting magical items holds at this scale, each area will also cost 600XP. It's an outdated sourcebook, but we're talking millions of gold pieces to get the city off the ground. I'll justify it by saying that the queen is the undisputed leader of her city with a dominant psychic link to her people. Her will is theirs, and if she says, "pony up the cash and experience points necessary to get this hive off the ground," they'll jump to it.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">abeil</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the Abeil in many other settings. It shouldn&#039;t be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, for example, Abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, I&#039;ll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the Abeil in many other settings. It shouldn&#039;t be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, for example, Abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, I&#039;ll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td></tr> </table>

Bill https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=133380&oldid=prev 2009-12-22T00:26:45Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Other Notes</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:26, 22 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see ''Stronghold Builder's Guide''). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast 'Reverse Gravity'. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see ''Stronghold Builder's Guide''). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>'Reverse Gravity<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>'. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the Abeil.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the Abeil.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the Abeil in many other settings. It shouldn&#039;t be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, for example, Abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, I&#039;ll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the Abeil in many other settings. It shouldn&#039;t be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, for example, Abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in &#039;&#039;Exalted&#039;&#039;, I&#039;ll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td></tr> </table>

Bill https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=133379&oldid=prev 2009-12-22T00:26:24Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Summary</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:26, 22 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see &#039;&#039;Monster Manual II&#039;&#039; for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in &#039;&#039;MMII&#039;&#039; is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confronted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see &#039;&#039;Monster Manual II&#039;&#039; for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in &#039;&#039;MMII&#039;&#039; is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confronted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">cannon</del>, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">canon</ins>, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td></tr> </table>

Bill https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=133378&oldid=prev 2009-12-22T00:25:00Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Summary</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:25, 22 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Summary==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Summary==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see ''Monster Manual II'' for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in 'MMII' is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confronted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see ''Monster Manual II'' for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>'MMII<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>' is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confronted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in cannon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in cannon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see &#039;&#039;Stronghold Builder&#039;s Guide&#039;&#039;). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast &#039;Reverse Gravity&#039;. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see &#039;&#039;Stronghold Builder&#039;s Guide&#039;&#039;). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast &#039;Reverse Gravity&#039;. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.</div></td></tr> </table>

Bill https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=132546&oldid=prev 2009-12-07T17:58:37Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Other Systems</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:58, 7 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l8">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the Abeil.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the Abeil.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the Abeil in many other settings. It shouldn't be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In ''Exalted'', for example, Abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in 'Exalted', I'll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the Abeil in many other settings. It shouldn't be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In ''Exalted'', for example, Abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>'Exalted<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>', I'll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td></tr> </table>

Bill https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=132545&oldid=prev 2009-12-07T17:58:14Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:58, 7 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Summary==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Summary==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see 'Monster Manual II' for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in 'MMII' is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confronted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>'Monster Manual II<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>' for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in 'MMII' is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confronted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in cannon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in cannon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Notes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see 'Stronghold Builder's Guide'). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast 'Reverse Gravity'. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>'Stronghold Builder's Guide<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>'). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast 'Reverse Gravity'. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the Abeil.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the Abeil.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Other Systems==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the Abeil in many other settings. It shouldn't be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In 'Exalted', for example, Abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in 'Exalted', I'll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the Abeil in many other settings. It shouldn't be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>'Exalted<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>', for example, Abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in 'Exalted', I'll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</div></td></tr> </table>

Bill https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=132543&oldid=prev 2009-12-07T17:54:19Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:54, 7 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see Monster Manual II for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in MMII is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">confonted </del>by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Summary==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>Monster Manual II<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">' </ins>for D&amp;D 3.5, are a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</ins>MMII<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">' </ins>is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">confronted </ins>by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in cannon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in cannon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Other Notes==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The queen needs to gain one level of druid to qualify as a 17th level caster, which is required to craft a flying structure (see 'Stronghold Builder's Guide'). Abeil queens are by default able to cast druid spells as a 16th level caster, automatically enabling them to cast 'Reverse Gravity'. As ECL 21 characters, queens have plenty of feats to burn and easily qualify for Craft Wondrous Item.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A couple areas that will need to be fleshed out if I use this idea for more than a few sessions would be how the flying cities relate to each other, what the normal altitude for each city is, and how do ground-dwellers react when one of these cities appear. D&amp;D has many other flying monsters, and some powerful enough to present a threat to a flying city, so it may be beneficial to consider how they would react to the existence of the Abeil.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Other Systems==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">While these notes are primarily of use for D&amp;D 3.5, I can see the value of an alien race like the Abeil in many other settings. It shouldn't be too challenging to reskin the idea for another game. In 'Exalted', for example, Abeil could be a breed of beastmen created by a Lunar in a bid to create a floating defense line against the Wyld. Or they could be a peculiar breed of hobgoblin and the queen a Raksha. Or they could be a stable, or semi-stable, form of wyld mutant. Any of these options could make for interesting story lines. If I use them in 'Exalted', I'll probably not disclose which background is accurate.</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

Bill https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=User:Bill/Abeil_Invasion&diff=132513&oldid=prev 2009-12-07T08:57:11Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:57, 7 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see Monster Manual II for D&amp;D 3.5, a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in MMII is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confonted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Abeil, see Monster Manual II for D&amp;D 3.5, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are </ins>a humanoid insect race similar to bees and elves. They are roughly described as a lawful and expansionist race dedicated solely to creating new Abeil colonies, making them an excellent non-evil antagonist race. The background presented in MMII is very limited; describing the Abeil as a hive mind dominated by a queen that is not interested in morality or worldly pleasures, but rather as a somewhat mindless machine that expands In all directions until confonted by sufficient resistance. This, in my opinion offers a lot of opportunity for stories. And not just for D&amp;D. To further complicate matters, the Abeil are not actually mindless. They, like bees, are divided into a rigid caste system of workers/drones, warriors, and queens. The queens especially are interesting because they are powerful spellcasters as well as supreme and undisputed rulers of their societies.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in cannon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After some significant investigation, I discovered that it is within the power of these Abeil queens to wrest their hive cities from the ground. They are actually capable, in cannon, of creating a flying city. I doubt that the original authors thought this idea through, but I think it makes for a wonderful opportunity to have a very powerful, temporary, menace in any D&amp;D campaign. And potentially for multiple conflicts to ensue if more than one floating Abeil colony appears at a time.</div></td></tr> </table>

Bill