https://forums.epidemicbooks.net/topic11-setting-influences-planescape.aspx Epidemic Books - Oathbound General - Setting Influences: Planescape? - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:57:18 GMT Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:57:18 GMT https://forums.epidemicbooks.net/topic11-.aspx Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:57:18 GMT https://forums.epidemicbooks.net/topic11-.aspx Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:42:47 GMT https://forums.epidemicbooks.net/topic11-.aspx
We know Collopitron, after he got free, left the Forge for an undetermined amount of time, likely millions of years. (Was he whole at the time or did he have to return to find his soul?) In planescape there's a figure of immense power who shows up out of no where, slays one of the more powerful gods and takes his realm, the most important realm in all the planes, as her own, and ensures that free will is maintained.

Yes, I'm saying Collopitron might be the Lady of Pain.]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:35:53 GMT https://forums.epidemicbooks.net/topic11-.aspx Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:25:37 GMT https://forums.epidemicbooks.net/topic11-.aspx
I can tell you that from my perspective as a writer/developer on Oathbound, Planescape was a HUGE influence. I really dig what I call "infinite settings" where you can play anything, be anything, do anything and go anywhere. Oathbound had this feel and this draw for me and it was what I considered one of its supreme strong points and one of the thing things that set it apart from everything else out there. It was one of the reasons I continued to work on it, actually.

So, at least for the stuff I did for Oathbound, Planescape had a mega impact. In fact, some of the races I created (like the Rockbiters, for instance) were first races in my home-brew Planescape game! ]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:23:21 GMT https://forums.epidemicbooks.net/topic11-.aspx Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:38:54 GMT https://forums.epidemicbooks.net/topic11-.aspx Tony DiTerlizzi made my heart jump. to this day i do not think there are many products that could match the visual opus that planescape reached.

there is no doubt that it is a heavy influence on are work though i think the pulling beings to the world came about as a way to free are selves from restricted races and also a mechanic to allow on going games to find there way to us.

i remember very vividly the first days of meetings about oathbound jim butler gave greg and i a list of ten very restrictive rules he wanted in a setting and we felt very fluster which in turn translated to the idea of a world in which god like creatures who should be free to do anything where bound to very tight rules much like greg and i. there is a great deal more to that story but if i wrote it all i would never get to those products you are all waiting for]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:14:30 GMT https://forums.epidemicbooks.net/topic11-.aspx Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:20:13 GMT