COMMUNITY WORLDBUILDING #2: THE MARSH

[thecrossingmods]

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COMMUNITY WORLDBUILDING

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We're back again! Welcome to the Marsh. Thank you all for your patience and kind words while we got things put together; we'll work on finding a way to ensure the setting changeovers go more smoothly in the future!

That said, as with the Desert before, there are opportunities for you to help put some finishing touches on!

There are two options for players to contribute to the setting: creatures, and locations. These can be something entirely new that you cook up yourselves, or it can be inspired (directly or indirectly) by a canon setting, be it yours, someone else's, or one not yet represented in the game.

While it is definitely not required that these contributions be inspired by a canon setting, we encourage it as a way for the setting to begin reflecting characters back to them!

Feel free also to use this post to brainstorm, discuss, or plot as is helpful for you!

CREATURES

Creatures may be anything you like, plant or animal, so long as it generally correlates with the theme of the setting (ie, a swamp biome). While there is no limit on including predatory creatures in the bestiary, keep in mind that characters can't be hurt by anything outside of a Crossing event, so no creature can be used as a material threat to characters... until The Crossing, of course.

To submit a creature, fill out this form and reply in a comment here.

<b>CREATURE NAME</b>: # What's the best thing to call this creature? # <b>CREATURE DESCRIPTION</b>: # What does it look like, what are its behavior patterns, etc. Feel free to link to pictures or videos as is helpful! # <b>CANON INSPIRED?</b> # If so, let us know which one(s)! #

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LOCATIONS

Locations should be small (in the sense that they could be easily explored/traversed by a single character), and like creatures generally be on-theme with the setting. They will be accessible to characters who choose to explore the Marsh via the available rowboats. In contrast to the Desert, it will be much easier to map things once they have been found.

To submit a location, fill out this form and reply in a comment here.

<b>LOCATION NAME</b>: # How should we refer to this location on the setting page? # <b>LOCATION DESCRIPTION</b>: # What is this location like, and what is there to see or find? Pictures or videos are welcome if you have them. # <b>CANON INSPIRED?</b> # If so, let us know which one(s)! #

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Comments

[hasapoint]

CREATURE NAME: Teeth of the valley
CREATURE DESCRIPTION: This is a plant similar to lily of the valley, but swamp-living, and the flowers, rather than sprays of little bell-shaped white blossoms, appear to be teeth. They don't move or bite, they're just... harmlessly creepy and have a faint halitosis (bad breath) odor if you lean in and sniff. Flies regularly crawl around on the teeth. Are they pollinating the plants somehow? close your mouth you don't want them on your teeth.
CANON INSPIRED? None, I just saw that tumblr image and was like this would be perfect.

CREATURE NAME: Dianoga!
CREATURE DESCRIPTION: Here's a pic from the Wildlife Guide to Star Wars. Dianoga are seven-armed alien cephalopods with a single large eye on a stalk, which lurk underwater where they're hard to detect.

As on the Death Star, they tend to pop their eye up above the surface of the water, stare for a while, and (if you don't back away) grab you with their tentacles and pull you under, where they may or may not try and bite. Either way, after a moment they let go and move on.

This is a good excuse to dunk characters who otherwise aren't likely to end up submerged in the River. I will say dianoga of a size big enough to pull people under are rare here, and smaller ones are just weird critters that stare at you and get places they shouldn't. I'm also gonna have them be fundamentally cautious and not hard to scare off.

CANON INSPIRED? Star Wars (again)