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A disorganized mess that is now in reworking. The base concept is going to use a modified version of Cumberland Games' ''Uresia: Grave of Heaven'' setting. Variant lore will be gathered here. You will be able to bring things in from outside settings... Except deities, for obvious reasons. The players will form the crew of a caravel - a midsize ship of the land. Recommended books: * The ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth'' supplement, ''Uresia: Grave of Heaven''. (Which actually is pretty system-agnostic in practice.) Finding it is left to the reader. * The ''Uresia: Caravel'' book, available for purchase at http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/caravel.htm - although the DM will be referring to the extended second edition (which is currently not for sale). Keep in mind, this will ''not'' be the Uresia setting entirely straight. Monsters that don't exist in that setting may show up. Variant lore will be written and stored here. Three of the most important things to know, however: * Slimes are cute - even adorable. They're sentient. And they're some of the best craftsmen and cooks in the world. Without hands. * Exactly four gods - and they're not very important ones - exist. Every other one is now the God of Pushing Up Daisies as of 1300+ years ago. * Your explorations may take you outside of the Divides as levels get higher. Things will be a ''lot'' more open then. The setting is actively Anime Trope'd, but that can mean a lot of things - here, it means that the tone can range from quite dramatic to very, very silly. Keep that in mind with your characters. == Critical Rules == * Characters will be at least partially worked out ''in a group session'' - players should do absolutely '''no''' building before this session. Research is of course okay. * The DM's tolerance for advanced build manipulations will be proportionate to the difference between a player's build and the ''weakest'' build in the party... Unless the weakest build is attempting to troll the optimizers, in which case they can bite the DM. Players should expect to work together, and work with the DM, to find a happy medium. An entertaining and interesting character concept that provides the DM with plot hooks may get more wiggle room. ** If a player wants to run a scheme that is hard to run a good build with normally, custom buff content or adaptations may be brought into consideration. ** UA variants, Pathfinder variants, or other sources will be considered to help bring characters in line with each other, or make things more interesting. * Bonus Feats may be a thing based on the quests you undergo. Usually, these will be the entire party gaining the same feat. * Alignments have inertia in this game - that means that it isn't that easy to shift your character's mechanical alignment. In particular, given some of the material, at least some comedic sociopathy should be expected within the party. ''In particular'', a Paladin who analyzes a moral conundrum carefully is more likely to be rewarded than punished, even if they ultimately choose poorly. * Be warned: Cursed Items and Munchkin d20 are in play. Traps ''may'' be in play. Puzzles ''will'' be in play. The DM may use tricks and even Interface Screws. * Specific items may require some work - even some questing - to find. * The DM will do his best to not be a shit to you. ''Do not antagonize him if you want him to succeed.'' Most particularly, don't try to sneak shit past him. * Expect some opportunities to run roughshod over the setting. Also expect to be run over in turn by bigger fish if you're not careful. == Mechanics Basics == * System: 3.5 with some Pathfinder-based modifications. * Starting Level: 3rd. * Ending Level: Unknown. * Ability Score: 28 PB with potential for DM bonuses; these will be particularly awarded for taking efforts to keep the optimization cap down a bit for a DM's first attempt in years at a campaign, and for good fluffworking. * Special: Gestalt, ''limited'' low level Tristalt (see "Level Adjustment", below) else Gestalt, Two flaws and two traits (fluff and following required), choice Pathfinder swap-ins. * Action Points: Yes (to be refined later). ** All content where the 3.5 and Pathfinder versions of that content conflict will be settled on a case by case basis, favoring 3.5. ** Third-party content will be considered on a case by case basis. ** Setting-specific material will be considered on a case by case basis, probably with mods to suit the final setting. ** 3.0 and "3.25" content that has no direct 3.5 or Pathfinder analogue will be considered on a case by case basis. ** Un-compendium'd Dragon Magazine content will be considered on a case by case basis. ** Homebrew will be considered on a case by case basis, with favor brought for ''your own'' homebrew. * A high-detail sheet, including both fluff and crunch descriptions for ''all feats, special abilities, etc.'' (or at least working links for the crunch), will be required. ** If you haven't noticed, the DM likes his fluff. However, ''he is not a stickler for any specific fluff, as long as the end results are consistent.''
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