A Three Nation Setting (3.5e Other)
From D&D Wiki
|
This page was marked as abandoned on 10:09, 27 November 2012 (MDT) because: Incomplete and pretty unusable. Unworked since 2009. (discuss) If you think you can improve this page please bring the page up to the level of other pages of its type, then remove this template. If this page is completely unusable as is and can't be improved upon based on the information given so far then replace this template with a {{delete}} template. If this page is not brought to playability within one year it will be deleted. |
| This is a very minimal page, most likely a Stub. Please help expand this.
What are the rating guidelines in more detail? |
|
This page is incomplete and/or lacking flavor. Reason: Campaign seed, not enough to be playable.
You can help D&D Wiki by finishing and/or adding flavor to this page. When the flavor has been changed so that this template is no longer applicable please remove this template. If you do not understand the idea behind this page please leave comments on this page's talk page before making any edits. Edit this Page | All stubs |
Contents |
[edit] Introduction
Another abandoned setting, this one was meant to force the players to question their political values. On one hand, we have a highly religious human realm with much social stratification. On the other hand, we have a poor halfling region with more freedom with less organized religion but still has a set of social customs. Finally, we have an elven despotic kingdom with extreme gender equality and hedonism, but everyone is a slave to their desires and the government is a tyranny. The map below shows the basics, but it makes one question what they want in a country.
Elves: Hedonism and great individual wealth and physical beauty. They fight for their personal desires.
Humans: Justice, social order, and religion. They fight for God and country.
Halflings: Weak central government and very "folksy" (and socially conservative) environment. They fight for the people.
The three realms are divided by a river, as shown below.
[edit] Map
Note that since the setting was incomplete, the map is somewhat unfinished. It is still usable, though.
[edit] Central City
The three realms each occupy a part of the central city, which is a territory shared by the three and used as a neutral zone. The human third is well-built and ordered, with schools, churches, stores, workshops, and paved roads, but it is also very crowded. The elven third is full of parks and gardens, as well as a few craft shops of extremely high quality. The halfling third is badly built ( next to the other two sections) and is the poorest area of the city.
[edit] Positives and Negatives
No realm is perfect, but each one has its advantages and disadvantages.
Humans
Positive: Legal guarantee of due process, widespread education, moral and legal prohibitions against torture and cruelty, highly developed theological and philosophical institutions, good infrastructure, freedom of speech (within limits), freedom of assembly and petition, limits on government power, legal definition and popular belief in natural rights, great charity among church and state, best armor.
Negative: Restrictive church with near-monopoly on all religion, feudal system with needless complexities, inclination towards war-mongering, least gender equality of the three nations, occasional bouts of fanaticism.
Elves
Positive: Total (or near-total) gender equality (a plus?), almost 100% in harmony with nature, very well-developed dancing and acrobatics, most valuable coinage, highest quality crafts, very advanced medicine and healing magic, much religious tolerance (as long as central deities are worshiped in addition to any others), healthiest food, best archery.
Negative: Drive for total equality upsets consensus-building and compromise, absolute monarchy with no limits, cruel to enemies due to policies of emotion-driven revenge, lack of a sense of duty because of selfishness in the populace, polytheism causes multiple moral standards due to lack of consensus among the gods, hedonism hampers production of goods and services, occasional bouts of demon-worship (allowed under the polytheistic system) lead to infernal trouble, selfishness leads to lack of concern for neighbors.
Halflings
Positive: Lack of oppressive laws from a strong central government, peaceful attitude, highest rates of happiness, low crime due to close-knit families and stable village structures, little greed.
Negative: Worst infrastructure, least valuable coinage, high poverty, weakest military, occasional bouts of racism (speciesm ?) when things go wrong, henotheism (worship of just one god but belief in others) is under pressure from foreign monotheism and polytheism.
Back to Main Page → 3.5e Homebrew → Other
