Sean Halloran |
Hey guys. Having just started reading all of the Kingmaker material, I was struck by how much Brevoy seems to be similar to the nation/continent of Westeros from GRRM's "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy series. Both kingdoms:
- Were multiple disparate nations before a single conquerer from outside the nations appeared and united them.
- Said conquerer used dragons to overwhelm the mundane armies of the other nations.
- The conquerer's descendants then ruled the nation for a time, but eventually are completely erased.
- The nation is made up of many competing noble houses who are constantly scheming and kept only in check by the ruling family.
- The noble houses all have catchphrases that represent their ambitions.
- A single noble house tries to step into the vacuum after the ruling family is gone, but is hated by half the other houses and constantly struggle against civil war.
It was the conquerer with dragons that first did it for me, but when I saw that the noble houses all have phrases that are so similar to the houses from Game of Thrones I basically decided that I had to point it out.
James Jacobs Creative Director |
angelroble |
Brevoy is very much inspired by George R. R. Martin's stories. Which is why we got Steve Kenson to write the Brevoy article—he also worked on Green Ronin's RPG version of Martin's stories. Of course, Brevoy is a LOT more magic than Westeros!
This is so great! I just bought the first PDF of the AP and have been thinking about adapting it to Westeros, as everyone in my group is a fan of Martin work. Now that Green Roning has released the Campaign book for its ASoFaI RPG, it seems I am doomed to do the adaptation. Maybe in a long past era, when magic was more common and the kingdoms were forming.
Andreas Skye |
The Kingmaker in Westeros sounds a bit fitting lol
I got that Westeros vibe when reading the Players' Guide (especially with a Noble House having their "capital" on a mountain peak and those House mottos), but I also detect a distinct "Slavic" feeling, some sort of Dark Ages fantasy Russia, Ukraine, Poland, etc... broken into small factions and local nobles, unstable attempts at centralization, hordes of nomads and barbarians, breaking from attempts of imperialism (Taldor = Byzantium) and great expanses of untamed wildlands (with very Slavic-myth creatures, like fey witches and swamp bogeys... I would not mind seeing the Vodyanoi!)
Lee Hanna |
I got that Westeros vibe when reading the Players' Guide (especially with a Noble House having their "capital" on a mountain peak and those House mottos), but I also detect a distinct "Slavic" feeling, some sort of Dark Ages fantasy Russia, Ukraine, Poland, etc... broken into small factions and local nobles, unstable attempts at centralization, hordes of nomads and barbarians, breaking from attempts of imperialism (Taldor = Byzantium) and great expanses of untamed wildlands (with very Slavic-myth creatures, like fey witches and swamp bogeys... I would not mind seeing the Vodyanoi!)
Now you definitely have my attention. I was thinking of Westeros, too, but I also have an affinity for Eastern European stuff. That may be an angle to play up when I tack this into whatever world I'm going to use. (Wanders off to pull out the d20 Game of Thrones book again...)
James Jacobs Creative Director |
PJ |
Does mean that the Numerian techno-barbarians stand in for the Dothraki?
And who wouldn't like to see your PCs (particulary the Iconic characters) tear up expies of Gregor Clegane, Ramsay Bolton, and the Lannisters? >:)
My pcs want to go to war. So, we'll see what happens. Other than their family and the Swordlords Brevoy will become a Duchy to their dream Empire. --We'll see.