The healing/merciful weapon has been done before, but this is a lovely twist on it that brings freshness to the idea.

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Steampunk mace! (Well, more complicated than that, but that's the image I get) I love it! Imaginative, well-written, well explained, great imagery. Overall an excellent job. Go to Comment

A simple, great idea. Go to Comment

I think I expected this to be made from an actual carapace. From reading the sub, I gather it's supposed to be nonmechanized armor in an era of mechanized armors? That makes it kind of neat, and the details work well. Go to Comment

Haven't seen a creation story/plane quite like this. Great atmosphere. Go to Comment

Seek not the Moadi indeed. Go to Comment

Very nicely done, a well-earned HoH.

On an unrelated note, the "Fate smiles at us; so smile back at fate" Mantra of the Mortuelians remind me of the hackers' motto of "For the lulz". Go to Comment

One of the most thorough of the 30s, for sure. I love the detail.

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Still working out the details here, but I wanted to get what I had out there for your perusal. Suggestions on spells, equipment, noted notables, and RP hooks are all welcome.

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Cool idea, added it.

In theory, any map created by a cartogramancer can be used for appropriate spells for as long as it lasts. Rather than time be the limitation on an instantly created map, I made it accuracy. Go to Comment

Great response, thanks for the suggestions axlerowes.

I wrote most of the spells as they came to me and organized them later. I think a number of them are essentially varities of one another. I'll consider reorganizing and/or synthesize some of the spells.

I'll see if I can flesh out and explain the Mountweazel more.

Hadn't thought about maps at that small a scale. I think I'm geared mostly toward the geographical sorts of maps, but that's an interesting idea to explore.

I considered the timeliness of maps. Like perhaps being able to see the movements of an event that happened a week or even a century before. As for time travel, I feel like it may be out of my intended scope. But then, historical maps are a pretty prominent portion of cartography... It's something I'll have to consider.

My tendency towards subs like these are to provide broad ideas. I'm terrible when it comes to mechanics. :P I saw someone out in the Interwebs created a D&D 3.5 Prestige Class cartogramancer with some mechanics, but they essentially limit the spells to what I called a casting map. If you have suggestions for mechanics, either system-specific or otherwise, I'd be curious.

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Okay, finally completed more or less. Thanks for the very helpful comments - I've added and modified what I could from your suggestions. Feel free to comment or add your own suggestions.

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Limitations would certainly need to be thoroughly defined for in-game use. I would guess an standard AoE spell like an Acid Spray or somesuch would have to have strict limitations for use on a casting map - perhaps the volume of acid would remain the same, so spread out over an area like a marketplace might only cause a rain of irritation on folks, clearing the streets but not doing any HP damage. Go to Comment

Awesomesauce. Makes me want to go back and reformat all my past subs to make them organized.

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Wow, complex. I'll need to take some time to read and think through this before I vote.

Might I suggest you combine this with the more "artisitc" Shattering sub? I feel like both are lacking something, and the something would seem to be each other. This is highly functional with little artistic flair, and the other is all style with little substance. Don't get me wrong, I think the ideas presented here are really interesting, but I think you leave something to be desired in terms of organization.

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I don't think this is the first army of unbodied armor, but it's surely the most well explained. It's interesting how directly involved the gods are in this one too, gives it a very mythological flavor. Well done!

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Very atospheric, you've done well in setting the stage. I look forward to more!

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Even so, I like the variety presented here. They work very well as color background, something to flavor the "The party finds themselves at an inn..." sort of events. The names alone are worth a vote for me - how could I not include a place called "The Mace and Whore" in a plot?

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Quite a torture device. Though I like it, I have to play devil's advocate and ask: why all the scary dreams? If you've already got someone caught in a metal box with multiple sets of claws, why bother with the added torture of nightmares?

I guess what I'm saying is, I like the concept, but I'd like to see a little more with the background.

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