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Post by ragnorakk on Aug 6, 2009 19:35:18 GMT -5
DARK ISLES
Yrkae Reaver
The Yrkae were a culture whose home was wracked by cataclysm and collapsed into the sea. Some of those who did not escape were transformed by a strange underwater fungus, which grew over their brains and adapted their bodies for their own use.
The Reavers are battle-mad - their fungal brains driving them to raid and war incessantly.
Stinging Trap Ring
A large floating jelly-creature, sometimes growing to encompass 10 meters. Its edge floats, the semi-permeable body suspended below. When it senses prey within its ring, it slowly contracts, bringing poisonous stingers to bear upon its prey.
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Post by ProfGremlin on Aug 6, 2009 21:35:48 GMT -5
Hmmm.... sounds like someone's a Browncoat  I'm curious, do you see this relationship as parasitic or symbiotic? How long has this 'culture' existed this way? If it's been within a generation and considered a parasite rather than a symbiote it may be that the judicious application of 'Healing Feeling' could have an impact on individual Reavers, perhaps allowing them to return to who they were before the cataclysm. That could actually work as a single session story that could hook into a multiple session story arc as the PC's are drawn into rendering aid to the Yrkae. The goal could be to find an artifact at the center of the Yrkae domain that would broadcast a suitably powered up Healing Feeling across the whole population simultaneously. The return could be a fabled treasure, perhaps a legendary library/museum that sank in the cataclysm. Setup the need to find a specific piece of info/artifact/device in the museum and you have an extended campaign... So much here and so many directions.... |
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Post by ragnorakk on Aug 7, 2009 0:36:50 GMT -5
Hmmm.... sounds like someone's a Browncoat Uh oh - don't tell me that someone else did the Yrkae first and it sunk in to my subconscious to bubble out as plagiarism!  ugh. wouldn't be the first time... |
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Post by machfront on Aug 7, 2009 5:24:28 GMT -5
Uh oh - don't tell me that someone else did the Yrkae first and it sunk in to my subconscious to bubble out as plagiarism! ugh. wouldn't be the first time... Yes, but the first time was when you "authored" War & Peace. You really should have known better. |
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Post by apeloverage on Aug 7, 2009 8:15:15 GMT -5
Uh oh - don't tell me that someone else did the Yrkae first and it sunk in to my subconscious to bubble out as plagiarism! ugh. wouldn't be the first time... I think ProfGremlin is talking about the Reavers from Firefly/Serenity. |
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Post by feldrik on Aug 7, 2009 9:17:04 GMT -5
There are a lot of things that slip into a persons subconcious...like I predicted the end of the movie Titanic. I won't spoil it for you.
Seriously though, the way your Reavers come into being is different from Firefly, not a new idea but still a good one.
If you have not seen the TV series Firefly I recommend it. The movie Serenity is sort of a finally to the series. For greatest impact watch the series then the movie...we need Browncoats today more than ever.
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Post by Toad-Killer-Dog on Aug 7, 2009 9:44:49 GMT -5
Chemically or magically altered berserkers show up in bunches of places for a good reason, they are the tragic result of forces beyond their control, but at the same time a horrible threat and unstoppable menace.
As far as the term "Reaver" that originated as a way to refer to Irish raiders, the pre-Viking Vikings. They were famous for being able to carry whole herds of cattle across the sea in tiny round hide boats. Not to mention tons of Welsh & Saxons for slaves and anything of value not nailed down.
I have to watch myself when I write because I tend to reuse names worse than Robert E. Howard. It confused my players to no end when characters in four different games have similar or identical names.
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Post by Hogscape on Aug 7, 2009 10:23:25 GMT -5
Awesome ideas. I'm usin' 'em! But there's only so many Exalts to go around... Rag, it's yours!
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Post by ProfGremlin on Aug 7, 2009 10:33:12 GMT -5
Uh oh - don't tell me that someone else did the Yrkae first and it sunk in to my subconscious to bubble out as plagiarism! ugh. wouldn't be the first time... No, no, not at all... apeloverage is correct, I was referring to the Reavers from Firefly/Serenity. It was the transformation due to outside influence that sparked the connection for me, that's all. Otherwise, as far as I'm aware, there's no plagiarism. My apologies for unintentionally implying otherwise. I'll second feldrik's suggestion of seeing the series Firefly and then the movie Serenity. It's not a big investment of time as there are only 15 episodes and then the movie, so less than 20hrs of screen time. It was brought into existence by Joss Whedon creator of Buffy and Angel and now The Dollhouse. Firefly has some of the best dialogue and banter I've ever come across. Ok, now that I've totally derailed Ragnorakk's thread let's see if we can get it back on track - 1) Is the fungus parasitic or symbiotic? 2) Does it respond to the Healing Feeling spell at all? 3) Do the Yrkae Reavers use the Stinging Trap Ring for anything - food, poison for weapons, guards in lagoons or grottos? |
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Post by feldrik on Aug 7, 2009 11:25:56 GMT -5
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Post by ragnorakk on Aug 7, 2009 11:44:13 GMT -5
Uh oh - don't tell me that someone else did the Yrkae first and it sunk in to my subconscious to bubble out as plagiarism! ugh. wouldn't be the first time... No, no, not at all... apeloverage is correct, I was referring to the Reavers from Firefly/Serenity. It was the transformation due to outside influence that sparked the connection for me, that's all. Otherwise, as far as I'm aware, there's no plagiarism. My apologies for unintentionally implying otherwise. I'll second feldrik's suggestion of seeing the series Firefly and then the movie Serenity. It's not a big investment of time as there are only 15 episodes and then the movie, so less than 20hrs of screen time. It was brought into existence by Joss Whedon creator of Buffy and Angel and now The Dollhouse. Firefly has some of the best dialogue and banter I've ever come across. Ok, now that I've totally derailed Ragnorakk's thread let's see if we can get it back on track - 1) Is the fungus parasitic or symbiotic? 2) Does it respond to the Healing Feeling spell at all? 3) Do the Yrkae Reavers use the Stinging Trap Ring for anything - food, poison for weapons, guards in lagoons or grottos? Ah, ok...good! Haven't watched Firefly yet *sigh of reliefs* - but I am looking forward to watching it at some point - everything I've heard about it makes it sound really good. 1. Hadn't settled that one way or another. I hadn't even thought of the idea that they could be cured. I guess I'd viewed them as generally symbiotic - but the effect tends to make the host's lifespan far shorter due to being incited to regular violence. 2. I think that the Healing Feeling to re-humanify the Yrkae is pretty awesome. I used this culture and condition in a campaign a long time ago, and at that time, none of the players even brought up the idea, so I never really thought about it. I used the Reavers as grunt opponents - but there's some interesting stories in curing the afflicted. Certainly the scattered remnants of the culture would be interested in doing such were it possible. All of the ideas you had above are really cool! This culture was one of my favorite parts of the setting, but it never really got fleshed out in play at the time. 3. No - the Ring Trap and the Reavers are just two at-sea encounters cheers |
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Post by ragnorakk on Aug 7, 2009 11:45:42 GMT -5
Uh oh - don't tell me that someone else did the Yrkae first and it sunk in to my subconscious to bubble out as plagiarism! ugh. wouldn't be the first time... Yes, but the first time was when you "authored" War & Peace. You really should have known better. Surely you mean my rewrite of Don Quixote? |
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Post by ProfGremlin on Aug 7, 2009 13:48:31 GMT -5
Surely you mean my rewrite of Don Quixote? Yeah, but either way it was a fun video game... |
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ugh. wouldn't be the first time...
