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Two Project Ideas: Who wants to jump on these grenades?

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#1
dawnstealer
May 03, 2005 12:39:53 I'm finally moved, but don't have an internet connection yet, which means I'm writing from work (a dangerous thing to do since our connections are sometimes monitored).

Anyways, I had two ideas for projects, but probably won't have time to pull them off myself (or maybe I will - no idea).

1) The Races of Athas. Along the lines of Elves of Athas and Thri-Kreen of Athas but not quite as involved. Maybe 10-15 pages per race that would fill out cultures, names, variation (t'kosa/jeral, etc), plenty of sketches. You get the idea.

2) The City-States of Athas. Along the lines of the mini-books in Ivory Triangle, this project would detail out each of the city-states. I was thinking of splitting it into two parts: pre-Tyr Freedom and post-Tyr freedom, since all the city-states changed significantly after the events of the Prism Pentad. Again, each chapter would be about 15-20 pages long and include maps, major characters, city life, appearances, customs, and so on.

Thoughts? Ideas? Volunteers?
#2
pringles
May 03, 2005 12:43:10 Count me in. For both.
#3
Grummore
May 03, 2005 18:14:29 I have my load of project right now, but I would be glad to help with something I am fast at doing: Putting things together. If you produce, I will do the document. Send stuff and Silly frog will glue these things together.
#4
pringles
May 03, 2005 18:19:02 I think I prefer working on the city-state project. I have some good idea.
#5
zombiegleemax
May 04, 2005 2:05:58 Good ideas, I'd like to get involved with art and writing. Particularly something specific on forest halflings or dray, be fun to flesh them out.

As well as the City States what about doing smaller projects (couple of pages) on the many small settlements and trade forts, a couple of pages with maps, affiliations and adventure hooks?
#6
murkaf
May 04, 2005 6:53:38 I'm VERY interested in both projects, but am lacking time at the moment... All I can offer is minimal participation.

1) The Races of Athas. Along the lines of Elves of Athas and Thri-Kreen of Athas but not quite as involved. Maybe 10-15 pages per race that would fill out cultures, names, variation (t'kosa/jeral, etc), plenty of sketches. You get the idea.

Would this be about core DS races, or about all PCable races?
#7
the_peacebringer
May 25, 2005 11:09:57
2) The City-States of Athas. Along the lines of the mini-books in Ivory Triangle, this project would detail out each of the city-states. I was thinking of splitting it into two parts: pre-Tyr Freedom and post-Tyr freedom, since all the city-states changed significantly after the events of the Prism Pentad. Again, each chapter would be about 15-20 pages long and include maps, major characters, city life, appearances, customs, and so on.

I'm currently working on fleshing out Gulg (even moreso then IT) and the Crescent Forest between school and work. I may be able to bring out some stuff shortly, though... that is, if anybody is interested in Gulg.

I'm working on flora and fauna, the Hunter Cult (hierarchy, rituals, etc.), the Peoples, the places of interest (like fleshing out the Arena, the many groves of the Oba, etc.) and a few PrCs.

So I guess I'm in, Dawn, wether you like Gulg or not :D .

PB
#8
zombiegleemax
May 25, 2005 15:53:28 I'll do the city-state maps!
#9
dawnstealer
May 25, 2005 16:55:04 As long as they're hand-drawn or appear that way; I'm not a big fan of the "Campaign Cartographer" style maps - they look too...clean? They have none of the soul or flavor of the originals. While photoshop maps look good (I've done a few myself), they don't quite do it, either. Don't get me wrong, going in and labling with photoshop (or whatever) is the only way to go, but the smooth colors and exacting lines of the computer programs don't seem quite as organic as the old DS maps.

I think the link for that Balic map I did is around somewhere - that's more the style I'm thinking of, which I'm sure you could pull off having seen some of your maps.
#10
korvar
May 25, 2005 18:22:05
As long as they're hand-drawn or appear that way; I'm not a big fan of the "Campaign Cartographer" style maps - they look too...clean?

Agreed. But I reckon you can do a good pass via Campaing Cartographer / AutoRealm, and then trace over that for a final hand-drawn look...
#11
dawnstealer
May 25, 2005 21:23:47 Good point. I knew there was a reason I liked Scotland.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 dawnstealer May 03, 2005 12:39:53	I'm finally moved, but don't have an internet connection yet, which means I'm writing from work (a dangerous thing to do since our connections are sometimes monitored). Anyways, I had two ideas for projects, but probably won't have time to pull them off myself (or maybe I will - no idea). 1) The Races of Athas. Along the lines of Elves of Athas and Thri-Kreen of Athas but not quite as involved. Maybe 10-15 pages per race that would fill out cultures, names, variation (t'kosa/jeral, etc), plenty of sketches. You get the idea. 2) The City-States of Athas. Along the lines of the mini-books in Ivory Triangle, this project would detail out each of the city-states. I was thinking of splitting it into two parts: pre-Tyr Freedom and post-Tyr freedom, since all the city-states changed significantly after the events of the Prism Pentad. Again, each chapter would be about 15-20 pages long and include maps, major characters, city life, appearances, customs, and so on. Thoughts? Ideas? Volunteers?
#2 pringles May 03, 2005 12:43:10	Count me in. For both.
#3 Grummore May 03, 2005 18:14:29	I have my load of project right now, but I would be glad to help with something I am fast at doing: Putting things together. If you produce, I will do the document. Send stuff and Silly frog will glue these things together.
#4 pringles May 03, 2005 18:19:02	I think I prefer working on the city-state project. I have some good idea.
#5 zombiegleemax May 04, 2005 2:05:58	Good ideas, I'd like to get involved with art and writing. Particularly something specific on forest halflings or dray, be fun to flesh them out. As well as the City States what about doing smaller projects (couple of pages) on the many small settlements and trade forts, a couple of pages with maps, affiliations and adventure hooks?
#6 murkaf May 04, 2005 6:53:38	I'm VERY interested in both projects, but am lacking time at the moment... All I can offer is minimal participation. 1) The Races of Athas. Along the lines of Elves of Athas and Thri-Kreen of Athas but not quite as involved. Maybe 10-15 pages per race that would fill out cultures, names, variation (t'kosa/jeral, etc), plenty of sketches. You get the idea. Would this be about core DS races, or about all PCable races?
#7 the_peacebringer May 25, 2005 11:09:57	2) The City-States of Athas. Along the lines of the mini-books in Ivory Triangle, this project would detail out each of the city-states. I was thinking of splitting it into two parts: pre-Tyr Freedom and post-Tyr freedom, since all the city-states changed significantly after the events of the Prism Pentad. Again, each chapter would be about 15-20 pages long and include maps, major characters, city life, appearances, customs, and so on. I'm currently working on fleshing out Gulg (even moreso then IT) and the Crescent Forest between school and work. I may be able to bring out some stuff shortly, though... that is, if anybody is interested in Gulg. I'm working on flora and fauna, the Hunter Cult (hierarchy, rituals, etc.), the Peoples, the places of interest (like fleshing out the Arena, the many groves of the Oba, etc.) and a few PrCs. So I guess I'm in, Dawn, wether you like Gulg or not :D . PB
#8 zombiegleemax May 25, 2005 15:53:28	I'll do the city-state maps!
#9 dawnstealer May 25, 2005 16:55:04	As long as they're hand-drawn or appear that way; I'm not a big fan of the "Campaign Cartographer" style maps - they look too...clean? They have none of the soul or flavor of the originals. While photoshop maps look good (I've done a few myself), they don't quite do it, either. Don't get me wrong, going in and labling with photoshop (or whatever) is the only way to go, but the smooth colors and exacting lines of the computer programs don't seem quite as organic as the old DS maps. I think the link for that Balic map I did is around somewhere - that's more the style I'm thinking of, which I'm sure you could pull off having seen some of your maps.
#10 korvar May 25, 2005 18:22:05	As long as they're hand-drawn or appear that way; I'm not a big fan of the "Campaign Cartographer" style maps - they look too...clean? Agreed. But I reckon you can do a good pass via Campaing Cartographer / AutoRealm, and then trace over that for a final hand-drawn look...
#11 dawnstealer May 25, 2005 21:23:47	Good point. I knew there was a reason I liked Scotland.