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If the Forgotten Realms is "Fantasy Canada"...

Started by RPGPundit, September 25, 2012, 07:39:38 PM

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Panjumanju

Quote from: Wolf, Richard;585621Is FR fantasy Canada?

I was talking with Ed Greenwood last week. It's certainly fantasy Canada. Unintentionally, perhaps, but that's what happens. I kind of see Waterdeep as Toronto.

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Sacrosanct

I live in Oregon, which is about 90% of fantasy maps out there anyway.


"Well, our landmass is about 300 miles by 300 miles, but we want a little of everything, so temperate forests over here, snow-capped mountains up there, an ocean coast here, a giant lake there, badlands over in that area, a desert over there, rainforest would fit nicely here, a swamp looks good there, etc"
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Quote from: Benoist;586029The Froglands.
The Slaadi outpost for conquering the world?  :)
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jhkim

Paizo's Northern Crown is fantasy colonial America.  

I prefer using the real-world setting with fantasy elements.  So, for example, I set a game in 1392 Vinland with fantasy elements.

The Butcher

Quote from: Sacrosanct;586783I live in Oregon, which is about 90% of fantasy maps out there anyway.


"Well, our landmass is about 300 miles by 300 miles, but we want a little of everything, so temperate forests over here, snow-capped mountains up there, an ocean coast here, a giant lake there, badlands over in that area, a desert over there, rainforest would fit nicely here, a swamp looks good there, etc"

Now I'm intrigued. OK, who wants to do a hex map of Oregon?

StormBringer

Quote from: The Butcher;586906Now I'm intrigued. OK, who wants to do a hex map of Oregon?
I'm in!  I need a good excuse to order the pro version of Hexographer anyway.
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Sacrosanct

I'll give you a head start.  I hope I didn't miss anything

D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

StormBringer

Quote from: Sacrosanct;586943I'll give you a head start.  I hope I didn't miss anything

I like where you are going with this, but I would propose that the "Big Ass River" be submitted for consideration of different nomenclature.  ;)
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jeff37923

Quote from: RPGPundit;585584...then what would your country look like if it was made into a Fantasy RPG Setting?

RPGPundit

I'm not sure about Fantasy RPG, but if it was Science Fiction RPG it would look like the Spinward Marches from Traveller.
"Meh."

StormBringer

I am still trying to puzzle this out.  Does this mean the three most powerful bards in all the planes, known collectively as "Rushe", are from the Forgotten Realms?
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RPGPundit

Quote from: StormBringer;586793The Slaadi outpost for conquering the world?  :)

He was referring to my Albion setting.

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Quote from: RPGPundit;587312He was referring to my Albion setting.

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Doctor Doom

Hi, I was just researching some information on my Fantasy Canadian section of my game world and came upon this post. :)

I'm from Ontario, California and the founders of this town (The Chaffey Brothers) originally came from Ontario Canada. I had made a halfling town based on Ontario California, and had said the halfling Chaffy Brothers came from Ontaroshire in a place called Cana-Nador. :)

I finally got around to running a game set in Cana-nador. I have it posted on my website, based on the Toronto area. I use a lot of weather reports to figure what the weather would be like in the game, based on the date.

Please feel free to make any suggestions, I would really like to flesh it out. Ive really don't know much about Canada, just what I wiki and have seen jokes on TV.

https://sites.google.com/site/worldofganna/the-continent-of-conford/cananador
David Austin
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