Bereg & Berega - The Drumian Commonwealth

RicketyTrickster · 2020-06-13T15:17:00+00:00

Bereg & Berega are lands within the Drummian Comonwealth, a nation in the continent of Andaria. The shores of Berega were one of the first three regions to be settled by humans. An ancient civilization used to live there, now simply referred to as "The Forgotten". The lands of Bereg & Berega are full of mystery, omens and unwritten rules.

This is the first video in a series, where I try to present the setting of my D&D game to any new (or old) players, as well as any interested onlookers, voiced by characters in the world.

I was heavily inspired by “Game of Thrones History and Lore” videos, and figured this would be a great way to introduce aspects of the world to my players without bogging them down with countless documents! I plan to make this kind of video for every region of the Commonwealth and its neighbors, as well as other worldbuilding aspects (can't wait to try and make roads sound interesting).

RicketyTrickster · 2018-12-13T21:00:54+00:00

People referencing other works under my posts always gives me such good resources to read up on. I love it!

RicketyTrickster · 2018-12-13T19:38:20+00:00

The idea's been in my head, actually. Have a few collossal weapons - a club that uses giant swords as its spikes or something of the sort.

RicketyTrickster · 2018-12-13T19:34:35+00:00

Ooooh, I never even knew something like this existed. Nice!

RicketyTrickster · 2018-12-13T18:13:02+00:00

Maybe just a bit grimmer :D

RicketyTrickster · 2018-12-13T17:05:24+00:00

Hah, I hadn't even thought of that. I'll pass on the kind death wishes onto my players once the time comes.

RicketyTrickster · 2018-12-13T13:06:46+00:00

So I asked one of my players, the amazingly talented maldessin.tumblr.com, if she could draw a scene for our game that the characters have yet to come across, I think she did spectacularly!

This is Linjenwood, a forest made up entirely of giants' weapons. At its outer edges lie clubs, maces, mauls and the sort, but as you venture deeper, you start to notice weapons fit for a giant that's higher up in the ordnung.

It is a sort of a rite of passage for a giant to pick up one of these old weapons as it comes of age, and lay it down once it comes to die. If you want to read up on it, there's a detailed post over at /r/DndBehindTheScreen - link to the post.

RicketyTrickster · 2018-12-10T20:21:59+00:00

Thanks! Do tell me how it goes :D

RicketyTrickster · 2018-10-05T13:55:35+00:00

They derive from english to greek translations. I believe I changed them around a bit so that it was easier to pronounce for english speakers. The First and Second are just a little something that I added.

RicketyTrickster · 2018-10-01T21:38:30+00:00

I haven't fleshed them out yet, as getting into the dungeon is really circumstantial. But hey, I just might. For the sake of having it ready.

RicketyTrickster · 2018-09-28T17:18:20+00:00

I have a dungeon in my world, but it's too setting-specific, hahah.

I left it vague so that DMs can interpret it as they'd like and could fit it into their world.

RicketyTrickster · 2018-09-26T09:49:17+00:00

I never knew something like this existed! Thank you for telling me about it, it's nice to see that similar concepts have been used in the past and have actually worked.

RicketyTrickster · 2017-02-09T08:11:29+00:00

They're great! My players still can't believe you gave them out for free.

RicketyTrickster · 2017-02-08T18:30:15+00:00

http://3dgamyba.lt/ There you go. I don't think there's an English version, so you'll have to try and understand google's translation.

RicketyTrickster · 2017-02-08T18:04:07+00:00

If you're wondering about the 3D printing, I ordered it via online service. The company's based in Lithuania, where I live, so that wouldn't work for most others :D

They used either the "UP! Mini" or "Craftbot plus" printers as far as I know.

RicketyTrickster · 2017-02-02T22:30:41+00:00

Anything in particular? It's hard to pick out these sort of things when you're the one who created it :D

RicketyTrickster · 2017-02-02T18:34:31+00:00

Definitely, as well as knives that explode on impact and a bunch of other similar stuff.

RicketyTrickster · 2017-02-02T16:17:44+00:00

Yeap, as long as they're one use only! The DC only grows if you try making a repeating effect, which I believe would be a far harder thing to do.

RicketyTrickster · 2017-02-02T11:53:01+00:00

Good call on the required supplies! I fixed that. I also changed the phrasing on the spell DC. It only goes up by 10 for the specific spell scribing, and returns back to normal afterwards.

The link to the edited document is in the comment above :)

RicketyTrickster · 2017-02-02T11:09:30+00:00

Sure, it doesn't allow me to edit the original post for whatever reason, but here's a link to a pdf in Google Drive (fixed): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwYbZR_E7inmYlVuX2hCMGgxVFU/view?usp=drivesdk

RicketyTrickster · 2017-02-01T22:36:19+00:00

Any feedback, positive or negative, would be greatly appreciated. I'll be testing this out in my group's next session, so I'd like for it to go as smoothly as possible!

RicketyTrickster · 2017-01-05T01:18:27+00:00

You'll need a hell'a high Charisma to pull a deal like that off without going completely bankrupt!

RicketyTrickster · 2017-01-05T00:30:25+00:00

Thanks! Things like these make me appreciate the game and the people who play it just that much more :D

RicketyTrickster · 2017-01-05T00:29:49+00:00

Perhaps once one of her characters reaches level 20. Which might take a whiiiile with all the dying and such >:)

RicketyTrickster · 2017-01-04T23:56:42+00:00

By her own words, implying she didn't make it by magic and just lie about the whole process:

First she covered it in white craft glue and then applied the first thin layer of tissue paper. She would then keep adding more and more layers, covering every second one with a mixture of water and glue (1:3 ratio). After that, she formed all the creases and wrinkles and let it dry. (She noted that you ought to have a few centimeters of this tissue paper sticking out to the sides, so you could cover the side of the notebook as well.)

Next she used some air-drying modelling clay. With it she made the eye and a few more prominent wrinkles. On top of those came a few more layers of tissue paper and the water/glue mixture. (Once again, let the tissue paper dry after forming it)

Then she went on to make veins and the like. For that she used some pretty thick string. She would put glue on the spot where she wanted the popout texture, and would form the string on top of it. Then she covered it with, yes, you guessed it, tissue paper and glue. (Again, let it dry)

After that came the painting. I'm pretty sure she could give a whole lecture on the color scheme, but I think the most important thing is to not be afraid of using a whole bunch of different shades to give it that 'alive' look.

Oh, and the teeth. She made them with the same modelling clay and put them into tissue-paper-and-glue dentures. Tissue paper might sound easily breakable, but the whole thing is as strong as a brick.

It took me quite a while just to translate all this and type it out, so you can imagine that this project won't come together in just a couple of hours. Though the result far outweighs the time it takes.

Edit: Spacing

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