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vbwyrde
Mar 21, 2009, 8:33:55 PM3/21/09
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Ok, here's mine... just came up with it for this exercise extrapolated
from a 1954 B movie I just watched on YouTube and fused it with a some
ideas from the Lensmen Series:
The World of Liria
-------------------------
Liria went through several major scientific revolutions before the
last of their great wars. Ultimately, though few could see it at the
time, the war was between the two sexes of the predominant race of the
planet, the Lirians. Originally, at the dawn of civilization, the
female race had realised the nature of propagation of life, and
cultivated gardens outside their primitive cave dwellings. Before
that time the race only ate what they could gather, and hunt. The
men, being stronger, dominated the females. However, the introduction
of gardens and the cultivation of plants gave the tribes better
ability to survive over time. For this reason the women, who knew the
secret of seeds which they did not share with the men, cultivated
their own religion based on the Earth Mother, leaving the men to
worship their wild Sky Father and animal spirits. There grew a tug of
war between the followers of the Sky Father and the followers of
Mother Earth. The men wished to follow the herds of wild beasts so
they could hunt them, but the women required staying in one place in
order to cultivate their gardens. This was the first great
revolution and there began the battle of the sexes.
Eventually, as the herds of wild beasts became scarce, and as a result
the cultivation of gardens began to gain favor among the tribal
elders, and after a great debate the first town was built, and hedged
in by a barrier of stones. Other tribes from the desert, discovering
the new town and it's supply of stored food and pottery goods, raided
it mercilessly. The nomads worshiped the Sky Father, and resented
the square walls of the stone village. Over the years they raided it
until finally the towns people built a gigantic wall, and armed it
with men who carried spears which they could rain down on the nomads,
thus defending the town. Other towns began to be built, and
eventually cities. During this period the women ruled, having the
religion of the secret of Life (farming) and the men accepted this
over time, eventually phasing out hunting as anything more than a
sport to be pursued at leisure, and for glory, but no longer for
survival.
As the cities grew and civilization expanded the men grew restless.
They no longer wished to be ruled over by the women, and being
stronger, and now understanding cultivation, seasons and farming by
having watched the process and participated over time, they felt the
religion of the Earth Mother was oppressive. The Lirian men began to
assert their former authority, claiming that the Sky Father was the
ruler of all the Gods, and that the women should be obedient to men,
and not the other way around, which is what the current culture
demanded. At the same time men, working with pottery and then metals,
began to forge bronze tools, and weapons.
This was the second revolution, and with it came the beginning of the
end of the Matriarchy. Once more the physical strength of men became
the deciding factor for domination of the society, and against this
the rulers of the Matriarchy devised various forms of oppression in
order to maintain their power and authority. However, it was not long
before the armies of the Sky Father overwhelmed the mostly defenseless
adherents to the Old Ways of the Earth Mother, and so the men once
again ruled civilization, overthrowing the women, and subjugating
them.
In the last, most recent phase, the women overcame their physical
limitations by the use of advanced technology. Their superior
intellect became the deciding factor, and in time they began to assert
their authority, claiming that women were the better rulers, and that
men were no longer necessary, and in fact a great danger to the world
because war itself, which they postulated was primarily propagated by
men, was too dangers to wage, given the new ultra destructive
capabilities of their awesome war machines.
There then came a great conflict the likes of which the world had
never seen, as the men and the women battled for supremacy using
devices and machines of such awesome power that most of the world, in
the end, was destroyed. The result of the war was that the women once
again gained dominance, and in order to maintain it, they hobbled the
men with an operation at birth. Some men were mentally enfeebled,
others were physically, while others still, the lowest class of slave,
were both.
However, in the end the men, having been thoroughly dominated, became
thoroughly enfeebled as well, and their virility was diminished to
such a degree that they could no longer procreated. And so the race
of Lirians began to perish.
It is during this period that our story picks up. Scientists of the
Higher Order of Superior Comprehension have discovered a planet in the
vicinity of Lira which is also populated by humans similar to those of
Lira, if not identical. Except these humans are far inferior
technologically. And so the Lirians have decided to send an
expedition to that world, which they named Boltar, to determine if men
of that world could possibly be used as breeding stock for the Lirian
women.
However, beneath the surface the men of Liria were not entirely
quelled, and of their virility they alleged complete ignorance, which
in fact they had not lost it, but instead were deliberately secreting
it into the deep recesses of their minds through a secret art of
hidden rituals. This had two effects. One the men's minds expanded
greatly. And two, they began to possess life force that was nearly
equal to that of the women, who had, from the dawn of time, always
possessed considerably more life force than the men, for by
procreation the men's life force would enter the women and be used for
the creation of each new generation. This life force, secretly
hidden within the minds of the men, gave them secret powers, which
they carefully hid from their female Overlords. And so a fourth
revolution is in the works.
That is the back story of Liria. The game takes place in the city of
Halacu'um, on the eastern coast of Lirinia, the small continent that
is still populated by humans. The other continents are either
radioactive or acidic wastes from the war, or teaming with mutations,
wild tribes of half-human beasts, and creatures that were biologically
crafted by one side or the other in the Great War. Halacu'um is a
silvery city of high polished towers, a smooth white wall, buildings
and wide avenues, surrounded by a verdant green jungle. It is one of
four major cities of the continent. Around the cities are small
colonies and villages. The technology is quite advanced, but the
numbers of surviving Lirians is quite small, totaling some 600,000,
and shrinking yearly.
Our protagonists play a group of either men or women who are either
working toward revolution or attempting to go on an expedition to the
world of Boltar. Another possible focus could be the the exploration
of the uninhabited continents. Or a game of political intrigue within
the Lirian Civilization. Conversely, the entire game can take place
among the Boltarians, who have a civilization that is like feudal
japan.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dunno if that all hung together, but there you have it.
-Mark
from a 1954 B movie I just watched on YouTube and fused it with a some
ideas from the Lensmen Series:
The World of Liria
-------------------------
Liria went through several major scientific revolutions before the
last of their great wars. Ultimately, though few could see it at the
time, the war was between the two sexes of the predominant race of the
planet, the Lirians. Originally, at the dawn of civilization, the
female race had realised the nature of propagation of life, and
cultivated gardens outside their primitive cave dwellings. Before
that time the race only ate what they could gather, and hunt. The
men, being stronger, dominated the females. However, the introduction
of gardens and the cultivation of plants gave the tribes better
ability to survive over time. For this reason the women, who knew the
secret of seeds which they did not share with the men, cultivated
their own religion based on the Earth Mother, leaving the men to
worship their wild Sky Father and animal spirits. There grew a tug of
war between the followers of the Sky Father and the followers of
Mother Earth. The men wished to follow the herds of wild beasts so
they could hunt them, but the women required staying in one place in
order to cultivate their gardens. This was the first great
revolution and there began the battle of the sexes.
Eventually, as the herds of wild beasts became scarce, and as a result
the cultivation of gardens began to gain favor among the tribal
elders, and after a great debate the first town was built, and hedged
in by a barrier of stones. Other tribes from the desert, discovering
the new town and it's supply of stored food and pottery goods, raided
it mercilessly. The nomads worshiped the Sky Father, and resented
the square walls of the stone village. Over the years they raided it
until finally the towns people built a gigantic wall, and armed it
with men who carried spears which they could rain down on the nomads,
thus defending the town. Other towns began to be built, and
eventually cities. During this period the women ruled, having the
religion of the secret of Life (farming) and the men accepted this
over time, eventually phasing out hunting as anything more than a
sport to be pursued at leisure, and for glory, but no longer for
survival.
As the cities grew and civilization expanded the men grew restless.
They no longer wished to be ruled over by the women, and being
stronger, and now understanding cultivation, seasons and farming by
having watched the process and participated over time, they felt the
religion of the Earth Mother was oppressive. The Lirian men began to
assert their former authority, claiming that the Sky Father was the
ruler of all the Gods, and that the women should be obedient to men,
and not the other way around, which is what the current culture
demanded. At the same time men, working with pottery and then metals,
began to forge bronze tools, and weapons.
This was the second revolution, and with it came the beginning of the
end of the Matriarchy. Once more the physical strength of men became
the deciding factor for domination of the society, and against this
the rulers of the Matriarchy devised various forms of oppression in
order to maintain their power and authority. However, it was not long
before the armies of the Sky Father overwhelmed the mostly defenseless
adherents to the Old Ways of the Earth Mother, and so the men once
again ruled civilization, overthrowing the women, and subjugating
them.
In the last, most recent phase, the women overcame their physical
limitations by the use of advanced technology. Their superior
intellect became the deciding factor, and in time they began to assert
their authority, claiming that women were the better rulers, and that
men were no longer necessary, and in fact a great danger to the world
because war itself, which they postulated was primarily propagated by
men, was too dangers to wage, given the new ultra destructive
capabilities of their awesome war machines.
There then came a great conflict the likes of which the world had
never seen, as the men and the women battled for supremacy using
devices and machines of such awesome power that most of the world, in
the end, was destroyed. The result of the war was that the women once
again gained dominance, and in order to maintain it, they hobbled the
men with an operation at birth. Some men were mentally enfeebled,
others were physically, while others still, the lowest class of slave,
were both.
However, in the end the men, having been thoroughly dominated, became
thoroughly enfeebled as well, and their virility was diminished to
such a degree that they could no longer procreated. And so the race
of Lirians began to perish.
It is during this period that our story picks up. Scientists of the
Higher Order of Superior Comprehension have discovered a planet in the
vicinity of Lira which is also populated by humans similar to those of
Lira, if not identical. Except these humans are far inferior
technologically. And so the Lirians have decided to send an
expedition to that world, which they named Boltar, to determine if men
of that world could possibly be used as breeding stock for the Lirian
women.
However, beneath the surface the men of Liria were not entirely
quelled, and of their virility they alleged complete ignorance, which
in fact they had not lost it, but instead were deliberately secreting
it into the deep recesses of their minds through a secret art of
hidden rituals. This had two effects. One the men's minds expanded
greatly. And two, they began to possess life force that was nearly
equal to that of the women, who had, from the dawn of time, always
possessed considerably more life force than the men, for by
procreation the men's life force would enter the women and be used for
the creation of each new generation. This life force, secretly
hidden within the minds of the men, gave them secret powers, which
they carefully hid from their female Overlords. And so a fourth
revolution is in the works.
That is the back story of Liria. The game takes place in the city of
Halacu'um, on the eastern coast of Lirinia, the small continent that
is still populated by humans. The other continents are either
radioactive or acidic wastes from the war, or teaming with mutations,
wild tribes of half-human beasts, and creatures that were biologically
crafted by one side or the other in the Great War. Halacu'um is a
silvery city of high polished towers, a smooth white wall, buildings
and wide avenues, surrounded by a verdant green jungle. It is one of
four major cities of the continent. Around the cities are small
colonies and villages. The technology is quite advanced, but the
numbers of surviving Lirians is quite small, totaling some 600,000,
and shrinking yearly.
Our protagonists play a group of either men or women who are either
working toward revolution or attempting to go on an expedition to the
world of Boltar. Another possible focus could be the the exploration
of the uninhabited continents. Or a game of political intrigue within
the Lirian Civilization. Conversely, the entire game can take place
among the Boltarians, who have a civilization that is like feudal
japan.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dunno if that all hung together, but there you have it.
-Mark
Bard Bloom
Mar 21, 2009, 8:52:09 PM3/21/09
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That's cool and detailed! I'm not sure that you want the rest of us mucking with it, though?
vbwyrde
Mar 22, 2009, 8:23:04 AM3/22/09
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It could certainly use more filling in naturally. What is the Capital
city like? What political factions within the Lirian society are
competing for power, and why. What is life like on the uninhabited
continents? What is Boltarian society like, and what politics reign
there? What other societies on Boltar exist? What monsters? What
dangers (many)? From these answers can come a plethora of campaigns I
should think.
So yes, feel free to muck away as you like.
:)
Mark
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city like? What political factions within the Lirian society are
competing for power, and why. What is life like on the uninhabited
continents? What is Boltarian society like, and what politics reign
there? What other societies on Boltar exist? What monsters? What
dangers (many)? From these answers can come a plethora of campaigns I
should think.
So yes, feel free to muck away as you like.
:)
Mark
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Bard Bloom
Mar 23, 2009, 2:59:07 PM3/23/09
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The continent off northwest of the inhabited one has not yet been discovered by intelligent life. However, its nonsentient population echoes the sex division of the sentients. Drones attempt to take control of beehives. Ewes defy their rams and form their own lesbian communes. Songbird couples make pairs of nests, and move their eggs back and forth.
There is a very high rate of species extinction.
There is a very high rate of species extinction.
vbwyrde
Mar 23, 2009, 4:34:15 PM3/23/09
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That continent is named Tergiveris. The upheavals that occur within
the species that live on Tergiveris are due to the horrendous
biological munitions that were deployed on this once thriving center
of the Old Civilization. Within the interior of the continent along
the rivers and on the edges of the mountain ranges still exist the
ruins of the ancient cities, now slag heaps of twisted wreckage in
which brutal nature has taken hold with a perverse vengeance. The
other effect of the biological weaponry on the mutation-ridden non-
sentient animals is that they will attack any sentient beings with
unbridled ferocity. For this reason no one has ventured to
Tergiveris and returned alive to tell the tale. What is not known is
that within the depths of one of the cities still exists a secret
underground vault in which are stored a treasure horde of gold and
silver, as well as a of high quality weapons and armors - enough to
outfit an army. The only clue to the existance of this treasure
exists in an old and partially destroyed document held in the Great
Library of Romantarius in Halacu'um. How the document survived and
how it was obtained was a matter of some speculation among the members
of the High Order of Superior Comprehension years ago, but after the
failure of any expedition to return the matter was slowly put to rest
and the fateful document remains in the archive gathering dust.
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the species that live on Tergiveris are due to the horrendous
biological munitions that were deployed on this once thriving center
of the Old Civilization. Within the interior of the continent along
the rivers and on the edges of the mountain ranges still exist the
ruins of the ancient cities, now slag heaps of twisted wreckage in
which brutal nature has taken hold with a perverse vengeance. The
other effect of the biological weaponry on the mutation-ridden non-
sentient animals is that they will attack any sentient beings with
unbridled ferocity. For this reason no one has ventured to
Tergiveris and returned alive to tell the tale. What is not known is
that within the depths of one of the cities still exists a secret
underground vault in which are stored a treasure horde of gold and
silver, as well as a of high quality weapons and armors - enough to
outfit an army. The only clue to the existance of this treasure
exists in an old and partially destroyed document held in the Great
Library of Romantarius in Halacu'um. How the document survived and
how it was obtained was a matter of some speculation among the members
of the High Order of Superior Comprehension years ago, but after the
failure of any expedition to return the matter was slowly put to rest
and the fateful document remains in the archive gathering dust.
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