Thread: Massive Custom World

Originally Posted by King Waldo

He wanted to include the pyramids to have a minigame ready upon release, though they never made it into the world because we couldn't think of exactly where to put down those pyramids without either expanding the desert too much or having them awkwardly scattered around what's already there.

I'll get around to releasing all the pyramid maps and models as a complete set eventually!

Holy shit, this is insane! Good work, and thank you for the release!

Wow nice stuff Chris, a little sad in a way seeing you put it out there after seeing some if it come together slowly over the last year or so that we've been friends. But man what a cool release. Wish you the best of luck with your future endeavors. And would love to hear from you some time!!!

Originally Posted by King Waldo

You know it! It was generally vague in the hopes that a friend of mine with a knack for lore would get into it, but we never made it that far. Here's the backdrop:

• The kingdom of Wyncroft conquered Alderfeld a little over a century ago.
• Qadim has been a tributary state of Wyncroft for a few decades.
• Avalon is independent but economically reliant on the mainland.
• Llandail Forest is seen as unworthy of conquest. Tyllfaen's way of life was hurt by Wyncroft in their past attempts for conquest, but the great tree protected them.
• A lot of Wyncroft's aggression was the consequence of a past king's paranoia. At the time, it was comparable in size to Alderfeld. (The old town being denoted by the darker walls of the market.) The king saw Alderfeld as a threat, given that it was a rich port city that could make alliances that Wyncroft could not.
• After Wyncroft conquered Alderfeld, they shut down the ports for years, if not decades. It wanted to realign the entire region's economy to be reliant on them. Even Qadim, who would mostly trade with desert towns across the western mountains, was strong-armed into becoming a tributary state, with the promise of varied goods and enough independence for the royal family to remain rich and powerful.
• The thinking with the current king, the grandson of the paranoid conqueror, is that Wyncroft can look outward with caution. It was only a decade or two ago that they began selling lumber to Avalon, Alderfeld's traditional trade partner. This limited external trade explains why I didn't make any other islands. The world would have opened up as the king became more lenient, according to lore.

I could link you to the quest ideas if you're interested. Some of them are pretty cringe and full of inside jokes, so I'd have to run by them before uploading them anywhere lol

I like the fact that this map's lore appears to be more realistic than RuneScape. Like, for example, no gods running the land, just rulers. I would imagine the Magic and Prayer skills being a little disproportionate in this realm though, since they have an affinity to the gods.

And sure thing! It'd be fun (: If you want a Discord: Arham#0004, else Rune-Server PMs work fine too. (:

Also dude, cringe? Have you seen Cook's Assistant? Hahaha

Originally Posted by King Waldo

Yeah, I must be too much a product of the Enlightenment to want to create a world where people don't feel as if man controls its own destiny. The Witcher was a big inspiration for showing that you can create a vibrant fantasy world without the cop-out of "it's magical because the gods made it so". It would've been a good idea to look into Shinto for some inspiration on spiritualism and rituals, and how that can shape the role of magic and prayer.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]'s the link to the quests! I wrote a huge explanation of the references, but the fuckin' forum fucked some of the links to some YouTube videos and tried embedding them. When I removed the links and saved the edit, it erased everything written in the post... In short, the server was gonna be called Rune Saga because there'd be a few huge quest lines (sagas) in which you explore the lore of the land. The one island that's on the map now was much bigger at first, and some of the quests reflect that in how they play out. They can always be adapted and/or intertwined with the mainland. A lot of smaller quests were meant to elicit the silly humour you get in a number of RS' quests. If you dig any of them, but don't get the references, feel free to ask about them in this thread and I'll explain them! Otherwise, feel free to use any of them as a starting point for your own ideas!

As a lore geek you have no idea how disappointed I am that there wasn't and won't be a server fully dedicated to this.

Absolutely gorgeous, this is incredible man!

Absolutely gorgeous, this is incredible man!