tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post6784907312232735094..comments2024-03-26T22:17:42.458-04:00Comments on Semper Initiativus Unum: Historical versus Pseudo-Historical SettingsWayne Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11347401495298367324noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-51516989986564406262013-08-29T14:22:10.706-04:002013-08-29T14:22:10.706-04:00Alexandre Dumas described history as "merely ...Alexandre Dumas described history as "merely a peg to which he could hook his works on." That's my approach to historical RPG settings. If you set the campaign in Languedoc, that still leaves oceans of space to make stuff up. Matthew Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17343263539473683579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-55460215155660266472013-08-20T23:02:00.185-04:002013-08-20T23:02:00.185-04:00Set it close to Averoigne, then there is plenty of...Set it close to Averoigne, then there is plenty of awesome precedent and the opportunity to drift around<br /><br />Any way you play it, it sounds good.Noah S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00334330076709008756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-54877546879587999262013-08-19T18:00:52.003-04:002013-08-19T18:00:52.003-04:00Or use the real world and just change the names. ...Or use the real world and just change the names. Now it's alternate history!Sean Tait Bircherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439758029465341353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-44311734611895085252013-08-19T17:15:18.012-04:002013-08-19T17:15:18.012-04:00I think you're drawing an unnecessary distinct...I think you're drawing an unnecessary distinction. Set it in real-world Languedoc, and then make up whatever you want.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090296806321882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-87847518440792064882013-08-19T15:08:54.309-04:002013-08-19T15:08:54.309-04:00This sounds like it would make for an interesting ...This sounds like it would make for an interesting and fun setting for a 2e game. Something I definitely wouldn't mind sitting in on if I were able. <br /><br />I do prefer the idea of a pseudo-historical setting as it creates more options of putting it all together without being bogged down in accurate historical details, not to mention making it easier to keep in the details of D&D's classical fantasy concepts.The Azebronitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607320519752632328noreply@blogger.com