Eralou is a fantasy setting inspired by the culture and folklore of Louisiana, originally created by Simon Williamson for their custom Magic: the Gathering set of the same name. (You can view the in-progress re-imagining of set here, which is the version of the world this content will be based on. Some flavor divergences here and there, but the former gives a good idea of the setting.) This post — and likely quite a few future ones — is my attempt to transfer that setting to a TTRPG, specifically a variant of Arnold K.'s GLOG, with inspiration being drawn from a wide variety of different blogs and hacks.
One of the most important elements of the setting is the black lotus. These plants are imbued with great magic, and can be used for many purposes: making food taste better, bargaining with spirits, enhancing a musician’s abilities; the list goes on. They can be somewhat rare, and are often quite valued — many would do a lot to get their hands on one. Once each year, during the festival of Plume de Val, all of the plane's lotuses bloom — magic is in the air, the great Phoenix rises, and celebrations can go on for weeks.
Some things you can expect from the setting include...
- Sentient fungi and frogs and birdfolk, oh my!
- No fewer than eight classes, including three distinct types of magic user.
- A research organisation headed by an owl from another world.
- Far too many tables, for likely completely unnecessary things, including...
- 1d20 Lies the royal family will tell you about themselves
- 1d100 Mildly magic trinkets
- 1d20 Rumours heard muttered in the bar
- 1d66 Folk saints and their feast days
- 1d100 Meals you can find in a restaurant in New Alores (the largest city around)
- A church dedicated to a long-dead angel.
- All manner of odd creatures and encounters.
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| By Vyacheslav Safronov |
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