Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 8 May 2005 to 9 May 2005 (#2005-95) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 10/05/2005, 17:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There is one message totalling 57 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Ochalea ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/default.aspx To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 07:41:11 +0100 From: Jon Cole Subject: Re: Ochalea Try looking at the Sujenga class from Complete Arcane or 3.0 Oriental Adventures - fits very nicely to that general theme - although on Mystara the elements have different opposition/dominance to those in AD&D / 3rd ed Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Carter" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [MYSTARA] Ochalea The theme I am looking at is a conscious balance of earth, fire, water and air magics arrived at through mystical, religious contemplation and pious scholarly study. Also, a balance of nature versus civilization. Harmonious co-existence. But earth and water magic are both quite common and probably moreso than either air or fire. In this respect I can easily see the druid, shaman and a divine wizard existing as classes for Ochalea. Someday I'll get around to writing the modified classes. I think some Ochaleans are capable of arcane wizardry but they are hermits and generally automatically considered villains by the common people. Beitung might be a little more forgiving since it's the capital, probably sees a lot more foreigners and has to be more cosmopolitan in attitudes to conduct trade. I read your Old Alphatia article. When I read it a little while ago and wasn't sure if anyone, yourself included, had done anymore with it. It goes back a lot farther than I want to explore but it certainly meshes right now. On 5/3/05, Francesco Defferrari wrote: > Seems a very interesting story. Some time ago I wrote an history of Old > Alphatia, http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/html/oldalph.html, maybe the > alphatian Ochaleans could be from one of the Gaian kingdoms conquered by > Atlantia. So earth magic could be quite common in Ochalea ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/default.aspx To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 8 May 2005 to 9 May 2005 (#2005-95) *************************************************************