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#1 zombiegleemax Mar 09, 2006 12:34:07	So, may anyone tell me about this campaign setting? What I want to know is general information, it's theme, and power and magic tone(ex High-Powered Forgotten Realms, Low-Powered Eberron, High-Magic Eberron, Low-Magic Ravenloft). I would also like to know it's official products. ~Gwenfloor.
#2 silverfalcon Mar 09, 2006 16:27:53	The summarised version: 1) The original was written for AD&D. 2) A "sanctioned" 3.5 version has been written (and revised) by those at www.birthright.net 3) The world (Cerilia) has ordinary people and blooded people. Blooded people possess special abilities caused by the essence of the old gods being dispersed when they died during a big battle against the evil god Azrai. PCs can be blooded. 4) Some blooded individuals have supernatural links to the earth. This is related to the power or influence of their church, legal/security buildings, trade network or magical strongpoint. These people are called regents and their "holdings" provide them access to additional actions and magical capabilities in order to rule. PCs can be regents. 5) Bad guys can be standard monsters, monsters from the Shadow World (which is the main other plane used), or standard humanoids (blooded or unblooded) including regents. 6) Some people (like me) play BR just as a standard "tabletop" game. Some people play it just as a game of political intrigue between regents (including as Play-by-email = PBEM). Some people play it as a bit of both. As far as magic level goes, it is a low magic/medieval technology world with very little planar travel (except for travel to the Shadow World). There is no psionics. The magic is either Realm Magic (for Mage & Clerical regents), "standard" magic (for blooded people and elves) and "magicians" (specialised class that is much weaker). For further info (e.g. classes, races etc), I suggest you go to www.birthright.net. Sorontar.
#3 ozbirthrightfan Mar 09, 2006 20:53:19	You can also read a review of the Birthright campaign setting: http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12183 -BR