RPM:0 Worldbuilding and History
From Drinking and Dragons
Source: https://trello.com/b/Ic8j0wvm/royal-pride-of-musketeers
Before Recent History
There are many things that came before recent history. Most of this is lost to time.
The rise of mystical power to protect the realm (Light)
- Breaking of the Gates where many of the demi-planes burst into existence (Light)
- A famous explorer's guild troupe whose name is lost to time is hired to explore an open gate and they disappeared only to return again centuries later and they haven't aged a day. (Light)
- Clockwork technology stops working. (Dark)
Reign of the Dragon Lords (Light)
- The first Dragon Lords arrive from a dying plane. (Light)
- The eldest of the Dragons, Elikarzadun wants to assure his kind that they have found a new and lush world that will support them, and gives them a rousing speech in what might have been their darkest hour. (Light)
- Elikarzadun plants a tree to show peace between the dragons and the people of our world. This tree survives to this day. It is a site of pilgrimage. (Light).
- Dragon Lords change their form and commingled with cultures and ruled them democratically (Light)
- Strong demi-plane of Nature opens up in the country of Eben and it's wild magics influence the natural world, causing forests to grow and exaggerate and grow quickly and chaotically. They almost overrun civilization in the country. This outpouring causes the first Wildbloods to be born. (Light)
- The High Druid of Palimar begin the Zodiac War which leads to the demise of the modern gods in the war against civilization and the encroachment of the churches. (Dark)
- There is a great rise in the use of Magics over technology and societies and cultures rely heavily on magical prowess to do everyday tasks, construction, irrigation, travel, etc. (Light)
- Democracy slips. The dragon descendants (dragonkin) take power (Dark)
Guilds consolidate into the Sea Alliance (Light)
- Sorcier is founded on the continent Hallbeirge in the country of Arkstone. (Light)
- The Sorcier found the capital of Lisway (in Arkstone), this is their base of operations. This is a city into a mountain with a castle on top. Inside the mountain is their dragon. The castle is called Dorchem. (Light)
- The Library of Bignon is unburied and reintroduces Engineering knowledge to the world (Dark)
