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| − | The as-yet-unnamed world of this setting is a two-sided disc - planet-sized and circular, with a distinct 'top' and 'bottom' side. The 'bottom' side presumably has normal gravity, but is known to be much harsher and more inhospitable than the 'top' side. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19216996#post19216996] ) The identity of the two sides switches over with a periodicity measured in at least centuries; this appears to be a natural phenomenon whose nature is not well-understood. ( | + | The as-yet-unnamed world of this setting is a two-sided disc - planet-sized and circular, with a distinct 'top' and 'bottom' side. The 'bottom' side presumably has normal gravity, but is known to be much harsher and more inhospitable than the 'top' side. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19216996#post19216996] ) The identity of the two sides switches over with a periodicity measured in at least centuries; this appears to be a natural phenomenon whose nature is not well-understood. The last flip was some 700-1000 years ago, so that the earliest histories, the newest legends, and the faded memories of the oldest elves touch on it. (Decisions: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19226204#post19226204] [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19317929#post19317929]) There's at least one huge pit in the surface of the world which is reputed to be where the elders tried to dig right through it before the [[LetsBuild5e:Religion|races were sundered]]. The edge of the world is virtually unvisited, but is believed to be an endless impassable waterfall, punctuated only by rare mountain islets thrust out into space, as treacherous as they are striking. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19317929#post19317929]) |
| − | The | + | The starting region lies on the southern half of the disc, in a middle latitude. It has a warm summer continental climate ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification Köppen group Dsb]). (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19301424#post19301424]) There's a major mountain range nearby to the west, from which a warm, dry wind sometimes blows. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19311167#post19311167]) The starting nation itself is at a fairly high altitude; the ground slopes steadily down to the north, interrupted by ranges of hills cut by the gorges of plateau rivers which flow to a warm inland sea. To the south, the plateau reaches a high spot and then shelves away quite steeply to an expanse of broad, cold steppes, which are crossed by slow, lazy rivers flowing east to a distant ocean or south to meet proglacial lakes. (Decisions: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19313644#post19313644] [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19317929#post19317929]) |
[[LetsBuild5e:Demographics and Society|Demographics and Society]]<br /> | [[LetsBuild5e:Demographics and Society|Demographics and Society]]<br /> | ||
Revision as of 05:53, 24 August 2015
What's the world look like?
The as-yet-unnamed world of this setting is a two-sided disc - planet-sized and circular, with a distinct 'top' and 'bottom' side. The 'bottom' side presumably has normal gravity, but is known to be much harsher and more inhospitable than the 'top' side. (Decision: [1] ) The identity of the two sides switches over with a periodicity measured in at least centuries; this appears to be a natural phenomenon whose nature is not well-understood. The last flip was some 700-1000 years ago, so that the earliest histories, the newest legends, and the faded memories of the oldest elves touch on it. (Decisions: [2] [3]) There's at least one huge pit in the surface of the world which is reputed to be where the elders tried to dig right through it before the races were sundered. The edge of the world is virtually unvisited, but is believed to be an endless impassable waterfall, punctuated only by rare mountain islets thrust out into space, as treacherous as they are striking. (Decision: [4])
The starting region lies on the southern half of the disc, in a middle latitude. It has a warm summer continental climate (Köppen group Dsb). (Decision: [5]) There's a major mountain range nearby to the west, from which a warm, dry wind sometimes blows. (Decision: [6]) The starting nation itself is at a fairly high altitude; the ground slopes steadily down to the north, interrupted by ranges of hills cut by the gorges of plateau rivers which flow to a warm inland sea. To the south, the plateau reaches a high spot and then shelves away quite steeply to an expanse of broad, cold steppes, which are crossed by slow, lazy rivers flowing east to a distant ocean or south to meet proglacial lakes. (Decisions: [7] [8])
