There are two more languages in this setting: Serpentine, which was once used by the Serpentmen and now rare (uses pictographs); and Chaos-Tongue, which is used by various Beastmen & cultists (has no written equivalent).
This is probably redundant, and I really didn’t read every post fully, but I would definitely consider the following sources.
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The Isle of Dread. The Kopru even have the Cthuloid appearance, and much can be made of that in your cosmology.
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An excellent series of Dungeon Magazine articles circa 3E D&D, set around creating a new prehistoric setting. There are Elves and such in this setting, but you can easily concentrate on the velociraptor druids and such. In particular, there are no spells for creating or purifying food and water, since survival is a major aspect of the setting.
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Speaking of survival, the 4E Dark Sun setting is another harsh setting with some potentially quasi-prehistoric aspects.
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“Thrills and Chills,” an old article from Dragon #68. It’s really an ice age article, but it has some pointers, like Dwarves being the only race to work metal, and visions of cave halflings dancing in your head.
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Primal Codex. Well worth the price if you can still find it.
Thanks for the recommendations. the Kopru will definitely fit in.
Here is a list of the Chaotic/Chthonic Gods with all their names across cultures:
http://spacecockroach.blogspot.co.il/2013/07/gods-of-chaos.html
This campaign sounding sounds really great! We obviously drew from many of the same inspirations, although I think Auran Empire is set about 1,000 years after your own favored time frame.
Many thanks!
I think that growing up in what used to be Canaan (3,000 or so years ago) and studying the Old Testament (in its original Hebrew*) at school had a profound impact on my Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age preferences…
- Parts of the Old Testament, especially the Book of Judges and Samuel I and II, has a certain sword & sorcery feel to them… As do other pieces of Ancient Near East myth, such as Gilgamesh.
Unpointed Hebrew makes my eyes cross.
(As a theology major, I took both Greek and Hebrew, but can’t read either of them fluently now)
While me and my ex-fiancée have separated and gone each in his or her own way (in a friendly manner; things didn’t work out for us as a couple BUT we still see each other as good friends; she is now in London starting a Master’s Degree in Genetics in a few weeks), I am still interested in this setting.
Furthermore, people in my regular (D&D 3.5E) gaming group have expressed interest in playing ACKS once we finish our current campaign (in a few months), and in this setting. So I have to work on it more seriously now.
Here is a blog-post about time and the calendar in this world:
http://spacecockroach.blogspot.co.il/2013/10/calendar-and-time-in-barbarian.html
Slightly updated map:
http://spacecockroach.blogspot.co.il/2013/10/slightly-updated-barbarian-conqueror.html
Here is the Lizardman Gladiator class for this campaign - a modified version of the Thrassian Gladiator using my latest Lizardman racial template:
http://spacecockroach.blogspot.co.il/2013/10/acks-lizardman-gladiator.html
Here is my Lizardman Hunter class:
http://spacecockroach.blogspot.co.il/2013/10/updated-lizardman-hunter.html
Autarch has agreed to publish the Barbarian Conqueror King setting and rules (as well as the Sword & Sorcery Monsters) as a supplement to the Adventurer Conqueror King System (ACKS). We signed the agreement yesterday!
Time to start writing!
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Congratulations to you!
I’ve been following your writings and I’m looking forward to seeing the final product(s).
And great to see Autarch appreciating it’s fan base and supporting a good effort when they spot it.
Bad. Ass. I am totally jealous.
That is brilliant! Congratulations golan2072, and way to go Autarch! I am green with envy.
As said on your blog; congrats! I’m looking forward to seeing it.
Thanks to you all! Time to get to work! 