Author Topic: Describe a NEW setting or story arc in ten words or less. (Read 7528 times)

Whisper · « **on:** March 05, 2012, 12:18:00 AM »

That's right, creativity exercise time.

Come up with a new idea for a campaign or whole setting, and describe it in ten words or less.

Anything posted is fair game for borrowing!

JohnnyMayHymn · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2012, 12:47:16 AM »

"Water is lighter than air, oceans float above the atmosphere"

"Eaten by a Greater Doppelganger, four victims fight for control"

"Planar Shepherd of the Outlands threatens to blow everyone's minds"

EDIT: "Absinthe Elemental takes up residence in the water supply"

dman11235 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2012, 12:55:20 AM »

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"Water is lighter than air, oceans float above the atmosphere"

Wait...how would that...would that even CHANGE anything?

ariasderros · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2012, 01:01:09 AM »

Breaking the rules, but (b/c) a picture is worth a thousand words.

dman11235 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2012, 01:16:06 AM »

So the answer is no, it woldn't really change anything. Unless they have access to space travel. And I suppose depending on the size of the shell, it might make it possible to spy on the other side of the planet. What you describe in the second post is still not "water lighter than air", but a different orientation for the gravity.

ariasderros · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2012, 01:26:56 AM »

@dman: Actually mine was a separate submission, not an answer to you. Different kind of Topsy-turvy.

"Illithids have successfully blocked out the sun. Life is withering."

JohnnyMayHymn · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2012, 08:15:58 AM »

Quote from: dman11235 on March 05, 2012, 12:55:20 AM

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"Water is lighter than air, oceans float above the atmosphere"

Wait...how would that...would that even CHANGE anything?

The world would be dark, on dry land anyway. Anything that cant fly or swim has to live off of the carrion that falls from the oceans above.

So you have a space bordering ocean environment, normal under water life (unless you swim too deep and fall), and a very bleak outlook for land bound humanoids. The underdark but freakier. I was thinking along the lines of an angler fish compared to an average fish, now apply that to humanoids.

Halinn · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2012, 09:15:54 AM »

Months ago, a wraith got free. The wraithocalypse has begun.

EjoThims · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2012, 11:32:09 AM »

Death good is good, god of life is chaotic evil.

sirpercival · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2012, 11:52:04 AM »

Expose and dethrone the Burning Hate.

Whisper · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2012, 04:24:59 PM »

Quote from: dman11235 on March 05, 2012, 12:55:20 AM

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"Water is lighter than air, oceans float above the atmosphere"

Wait...how would that...would that even CHANGE anything?

Think small-scale. Think economics. Sure, the arrangement of the world is different, but also... it never rains. Ever. And what about drinking glasses? What about the effective weight of a human body that's 80% water? What about scarcity, and the economy? What about crops and food supply?

Rejakor · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2012, 06:14:39 PM »

One day, all the children disappeared.

A mindwipe stymies avenging angels, but are you still you?

Under the hills, the Troll Succession Wars begin.

A man discovers magic, becomes a tyrant, and dies.

On a sunny april morning, Hell came to Kennewick Falls.

Four children ventured into the forest, and only one returned.

The towers and manses lie empty - all have ascended.

Inside the sap, sprites fight to save their home.

All that is left of the sky is shards.

In the 14th month of winter, the oceans froze.

caelic · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2012, 06:51:56 PM »

In a magic-dependent world, magic suddenly stops working.

Five intelligent magic items vie for control of one adventurer.

The world ends. Refugees portal-jump to an unknown world.

Halinn · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2012, 08:27:55 PM »

Basic setting: Meet in a tavern, ambushed by orcs. Roll for initiative.

SneeR · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2012, 08:47:52 PM »

Underworld is easy to reach; just go through that portal.

ariasderros · « **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2012, 08:51:19 PM »

Sigil has been having "earthquakes", WTF?

X-Codes · « **Reply #16 on:** March 05, 2012, 09:00:43 PM »

Post-Apocalyptic sanctuary in a fantasy video game/virtual world.

Cagemarrow · « **Reply #17 on:** March 05, 2012, 09:04:59 PM »

Aphrodisiac blood addiction curse causes goblins to breed like rabbits.

Dwarfi · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:22:17 AM »

A farmer enchants Dinosaurs to destroy his rivals' cattle stock.

The alchemist is wiling to pay for ogre fat.

Corruption in the city watch makes living expensiv and dangerous.

McBeardly · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2012, 10:43:12 PM »

The sun god has been cast down, couatl fall burning

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Author Topic: Describe a NEW setting or story arc in ten words or less. (Read 7528 times)