I
spotted this on the Facebook Group Dungeons & Dragons B/X(Moldvay/Cook/Marsh), posted by a gentleman named Jarrod Crough. I am
posting it here lightly edited and with his permission.
A
world building questionnaire.
Are
the PC's:
Average
people rising up.
Exceptional
individuals destined to greatness.
The
cream of crop...natural leaders and legends yet unknown.
Other:
What
is the ratio of normal people to arcane users:
10:1
everyone knows a wizard.
100:1
there are a few in town.
1000:1
there are a few in the country.
10000:1
few and far between.
100000:1
rare and unusual.
Other:
How
many divine channelers (clerics) are there:
Those
who dedicate themselves to the divine reap the rewards.
Only
the pure and pious are touched by the divine.
Conduits
of the gods are rare and mysterious.
There
is no divine, white magic instead. AKA the Final Fantasy route.
Other:
The
PC races:
A.
Human, Elf, Dwarf, Halfling.
B.
A plus Gnome, Half Orc.
C.
A plus B plus Dragonborn, Tieflings.
D.
Anything goes.
E.
Just Human. Aka The Conan route.
F.
Other:
How
does a Wizard learn his craft:
Master
and apprentice.
Arcane
Schools.
Hard
work and experimentation.
Secret
societies and covens.
Other:
Race
as Class or choice:
Race
as Class.
Choice.
Both.
Other:
How
common are Dragons:
Common...seen
one fly over head yesterday.
I
hear that there is a dragon north of here...couple of weeks travel.
Legends
say that Treogg the Red lived in the mountains during my
grandfather's years.
You
are mistaken, dragons are myths, stories to frighten children.
Other:
What
is the greatest threat to the civilized peoples:
The
hordes of evil humanoids, Orcs, Goblins, and Giants.
The
old, evil powers in the beyond.
The
foreign power and their foreign ways.
Greed
and decadence of the "civilized" people.
Other:
Who
built these dungeons and ruins, enchanted these items:
The
ancient peoples, before the great dark times.
The
unknown precursors, be they evil or good.
We
are unsure, legends say…
Other:
Can
you buy magic items:
A.
Potions from an alchemist. Scrolls from the scribes. Expensive but
needed.
B.
A plus enchanters can make some of the weaker items.
C.
A plus B plus the great enchanters can make anything...at a cost.
D.
PC's can make them with the rare materials and time.
E.
No you can't.
F.
Other:
Honestly
I think this is a pretty cool little worksheet, and it asks mostly
different stuff then Jeff Rients' did.
Most Excellent. :)
ReplyDeleteVery good. I do this naturally when I build a setting for my OSR campaigns. But a checklist like this would be good.
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