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So im currently working on converting the old 3.5 Eberron Character Development page from the deluxe character sheets to Golarion
There is a section that is called attitudes it asks for what your character thinks about certain things it says
What does your character think of "blank"? (fill in the blank with a specific place, nationality, race, class, religion, organization, event philosophy, monster or anything else you can think of. Some eberron specific ideas are given below)
There are thirty six things listed from arcane and divine spell casters to all the main races and locations and major people and religions and all kinds of things.
What I want to know is what you guys thing would be good ideas for the specific ideas list in relation to Golarion?
Thanks in advance
An opinion on Cheliax, the death of Aroden, and the state of infernalism for a start. Their attitude on slavery, both legal and illegal, would probably be related.
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Agree with Freehold: nearly everyone in the Inner Sea region would have opinions on those things. Also: the revolutions in Andoren and Galt, is magic generally good or generally bad? Are elves sexy sword-wielding hippies or arrogant annoying knife-ears? Is Andoren stable or just on a slippery slope either back to feudal monarchy under a different name or to Galtian anarchy? Is the current state of Galt the inevitable result of popular revolts or an unfortunate result of specific circumstances involving a hidden conspiracy hijacking the revolution?
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Keep in mind that we're talking about a world that doesn't have the Internet, and how much time has elapsed since various events transpired. For someone in Brevoy, they are certainly going to have an opinion on the Mendevian Crusades against the Worldwound and probably on the revolution in Galt, but Cheliax is so distant that it might as well be another world, and anything heard about it is going to be tinted heavily by the filter of thousands of miles of distance. The death of Aroden was a big deal, but it was over one hundred years ago, which means it's about as recent to humans of Golarion as WWI is to us. In many parts of the world, Aroden was never heavily worshiped and so his absence was far less felt, especially in the northern nations, though certainly Sarkoris and Mendev felt the after-effects of his death quite keenly.
Consider how the most important issues for someone from Varisia would be completely different from someone from Alkenstar, and that those issues would change over time. In a Shattered Star campaign, intended to be set after the events of Rise of the Runelords and Curse of the Crimson Throne, it would be unthinkable for someone from Varisia to not have an opinion on those events, while someone from Taldor might not even have heard of any of those events, let alone formed an opinion yet.
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The death of Aroden was a big deal, but it was over one hundred years ago, which means it's about as recent to humans of Golarion as WWI is to us. In many parts of the world, Aroden was never heavily worshiped and so his absence was far less felt, especially in the northern nations, though certainly Sarkoris and Mendev felt the after-effects of his death quite keenly.
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But don't forget that there are long-living species in the world.
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But don't forget that there are long-living species in the world....
The death of Aroden was a big deal, but it was over one hundred years ago, which means it's about as recent to humans of Golarion as WWI is to us. In many parts of the world, Aroden was never heavily worshiped and so his absence was far less felt, especially in the northern nations, though certainly Sarkoris and Mendev felt the after-effects of his death quite keenly.
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I don't forget that, but Aroden was the god of humanity. The death of Haile Selassie was pretty darned important to Rastafarians and the people of Ethiopia, but beyond that demographic, barely a footnote in history.
They dont need to have an opinion on each item or any of the items they are just to help the character have direction on thoughts of things that are important to their character, and important on Golarion.
I don't forget that, but Aroden was the god of humanity. The death of Haile Selassie was pretty darned important to Rastafarians and the people of Ethiopia, but beyond that demographic, barely a footnote in history.But don't forget that there are long-living species in the world....
The death of Aroden was a big deal, but it was over one hundred years ago, which means it's about as recent to humans of Golarion as WWI is to us. In many parts of the world, Aroden was never heavily worshiped and so his absence was far less felt, especially in the northern nations, though certainly Sarkoris and Mendev felt the after-effects of his death quite keenly.
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nonsense. The ramifications of that death can still be seen, if not felt, today. A golarion butterfly is no less potent than a mundane one.
Opinions on the price of bread. Opinions on the weather.
Would probably be better to think of this region by region.
All this really is for is to help players build ideas about their characters and their characters views on things in the world.
(and some ideas to mine from the players to tie them in more to the campaign)
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Also: the revolutions in Andoren and Galt, is magic generally good or generally bad?
Yes.
Are elves sexy sword-wielding hippies or arrogant annoying knife-ears?
Yes.
Is Andoren stable or just on a slippery slope either back to feudal monarchy under a different name or to Galtian anarchy?
Yes.
Is the current state of Galt the inevitable result of popular revolts or an unfortunate result of specific circumstances involving a hidden conspiracy hijacking the revolution?
(Looks at current situations on EarthL Uh oh . . . .)