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Fall from Heaven is a fantasy mod for Civilization IV, that was based on the mod creator's D&D campaigns. I always thought it was a nifty campaign setting; I'm working on putting together a Pathfinder adaptation. I'll post what I have so far already, but first I have some questions.
From the Civilopedia:
“Based on a long running Dungeons & Dragons campaign, Fall from Heaven is set in the dark fantasy world of Erebus. This is a world where the themes of corruption and redemption are repeated and all the characters, even the gods themselves, are imperfect.
“Although the mod isn't a direct translation of any of the following, inspiration comes from Celtic and Norse mythology, Judeo-Christian mysticism, and the works of Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft.”
So, if you're familiar with it, I had some questions: Which adventure path would be easiest to translate over? I'm thinking maybe Carrion Crown, or maybe trying to convert the scenarios into something for a small group of PCs (although that might be a project beyond my abilities). They're a great story, but probably tricky to scale down, like you would expect from a game titled “Civilization.”
Any races or classes that are totally inappropriate? Any that need to be created? I'm pillaging from Midgard pretty heavily, because of the mythological themes. I'm also adapting Alex Augunas's Harrowed Character Building system, to encourage options more plausible to the setting, but have quite a ways to go.
I'm adding a “nation” system that would essentially add a second race to each character, upping the power level and making the characters a bit more distinct. Would you include some of the civilizations and races/classes added in the modmods? Some of them were pretty neat, and add some interesting player options (like more advanced guns from the Mechanos, or (Half-)Giants from the Jotnar), but that messes with the numerical symbolism of having 7 Good/Neutral/Evil civilizations, with an Angel and magic Sphere for each one.
And if you're a Civilization player who hasn't tried Fall from Heaven, you should really look into it. It's pretty much a whole new game.