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Changelog
02-16-2015, 03:19 PM
Hello to all.
As I read more of the literature regarding Thay from these forums and perhaps elsewhere I am drawing a few parallels with true historic societies. To my thinking Thay is similar to Ptolemaic Egypt in the later years of the Roman Empire. I am also getting some of the flavor of the Romano/Hellenist/diadochi kingdoms of the eastern empires, like the Seleucid etc.
To translate this into D&D early-mid Medieval tech levels I suppose the Late Byzantine Empire would be a decent model to pull from as well...even though of course Thay and Fearun are their own conceptions, along with Thayan's visions for the land. It simply is a help for me to be able to draw on some historic societies to better RP etc.
I am not greatly familiar with the Forgotten Realms setting as when I played PnP it was more Greyhawk based, Duchy of Karameikos style but this hasn't been too much of a hindrance for me gaming on NwN. I suppose becoming accustomed to the Gods/Lore is biggest concern but Thay has done a splendid job of incorporating the Gods into the Realms in an informative and 'felt' manner. Makes the learning fun!!!
These are just some random thoughts but I do enjoy the Thayan experience in that I am a bit of a Hellenistic/history buff, that along with it being a dark land, more true to historic societies is really cool. I like the low/ non-epic focus on scope. As player and DM I'd always felt levels 5-15 was the sweet spot for character development and survivability within the game mechanics. The easily available low level magical gear is a treat as it isn't the same ol same ol and obviously not over empowering. I can also tell the scripting here is top notch a lot of cool doodads that make the world breath...and the proselytizing is simply unique and hilarious.
At any Rate thanks to the staff for keeping this PW fresh and fun. I will be devoting more time to reading up on the lore of the realms so I will be more able to appreciate some of the finer points etc.
Thay, alongside only perhaps 2-3 others is tops among the PWs I have been involved with. After all these years it warms my heart (that is ten times too small) that there are still some strong NwN communities keeping the porch light on for we old timey gamers! :D
As I read more of the literature regarding Thay from these forums and perhaps elsewhere I am drawing a few parallels with true historic societies. To my thinking Thay is similar to Ptolemaic Egypt in the later years of the Roman Empire. I am also getting some of the flavor of the Romano/Hellenist/diadochi kingdoms of the eastern empires, like the Seleucid etc.
To translate this into D&D early-mid Medieval tech levels I suppose the Late Byzantine Empire would be a decent model to pull from as well...even though of course Thay and Fearun are their own conceptions, along with Thayan's visions for the land. It simply is a help for me to be able to draw on some historic societies to better RP etc.
I am not greatly familiar with the Forgotten Realms setting as when I played PnP it was more Greyhawk based, Duchy of Karameikos style but this hasn't been too much of a hindrance for me gaming on NwN. I suppose becoming accustomed to the Gods/Lore is biggest concern but Thay has done a splendid job of incorporating the Gods into the Realms in an informative and 'felt' manner. Makes the learning fun!!!
These are just some random thoughts but I do enjoy the Thayan experience in that I am a bit of a Hellenistic/history buff, that along with it being a dark land, more true to historic societies is really cool. I like the low/ non-epic focus on scope. As player and DM I'd always felt levels 5-15 was the sweet spot for character development and survivability within the game mechanics. The easily available low level magical gear is a treat as it isn't the same ol same ol and obviously not over empowering. I can also tell the scripting here is top notch a lot of cool doodads that make the world breath...and the proselytizing is simply unique and hilarious.
At any Rate thanks to the staff for keeping this PW fresh and fun. I will be devoting more time to reading up on the lore of the realms so I will be more able to appreciate some of the finer points etc.
Thay, alongside only perhaps 2-3 others is tops among the PWs I have been involved with. After all these years it warms my heart (that is ten times too small) that there are still some strong NwN communities keeping the porch light on for we old timey gamers! :D