Aertica
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Low-Magic Dungeons and Dragons Edition 3.5 Campaign Setting. Aertica is my attempt to create a world with a great deal of historic realism while maintaining a subtle, but crucial fantasy element. Rather than a magic saturated world of wizards and dragons, I have chosen to craft a gritty world of action and conflict punctuated by interjections of the supernatural and the fantastic. I have tried to create a setting where you are confronted with horror and the darker side of fantasy. Aertica should never become comfortably fictional or politically correct, it should be a world that awes, shocks, horrifies and eventually endears players toward its violent tyrants and quiet farmers. I've spent the last few years deciphering all this from my daydreams, nightmares and delusions, so if it seemd slightly disjointed- it is, but you should be able to enjoy it anyway. -Furor
Introduction
Aertica is far from gods or demons, a brutal world of pain and suffering starved of the healing embrace of the divine or the majestic power of the arcane. It is a world of constant toil and strife, where power is determined with showerings of gold, or waves of steel. This war-torn world scratches vainly at vestiges of peace while mobilizing vast armies to crush all opposition. In the hunger and desperation of war, bands of marauders, defectors and the wretched poor wander the countryside and infest the alleys. There is no such thing as an "Adventurer" in the desperate lands of Aertica. No man would risk the road for sport or glory. To fight in Aertica is to fight for survival and the power to rise above the suffering masses.
Mechanics An overview of the system-specific rules modifications used to roleplay within Aertica
Races An overview of each race, the mechanics regarding character creation using that race, and the general cultural and anthropological information relevant to the race as a whole
History An overview of the major historical events that shaped Aertica as it is today
Culture An overview of cultural and linguistic groups that transcend national boundaries as distinct ethnicities
Geography A systematic political overview of Aertica
Ecology An overview of the unique flora and fauna of Aertica (e.g monsters and the like)
Economy An overview of the commercial relationships both internal and external of the nations and peoples of Aertica
Religion An overview of the unique pantheons and theisms present in Aertica
Organizations An overview of extranational groups and organizations prevalent in Aertica
Current Events A "newspaper" of sorts, outlining the most recent occurences of importance
Interesting Characters Profiles for the influential and original people and creatures that inhabit Aertica
