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Before there was the City, there was a village. They worshipped Aren, the God King, the Benevolent Master, the creator of Fire and Ice and everything in between. They would send him tribute, and in return he gave them protection and ensured their success.
Then the elves of the forges came to the city, bringing with [...]

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The Gods of the City are not constant. They are ever-changing, subject to the whims of those who dwell within. There are three ways they form and gain power:

Pure, unadulterated belief in their power.
Adherence to an ideal that the deity embodies.
A physical representation of the deity that has been blessed by a cleric.

Since the Shift, [...]

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Alright, next step: what are the roles of the races in the City? I knew from the start that I wanted to incorporate the whole Core Rulebook, but I didn’t want everything to be the same standard race they always were. So here’s what I came up with.
Humans are the oppressed majority in the City. [...]

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Recently, I had an idea for a Pathfinder steampunk fantasy setting. Not Eberron-style, though I really love Eberron. I was aiming for a grittier setting, almost cyberpunk but without the oppressive regime overtones (whether or not I’ve succeeded in getting rid of those, I’m not sure yet). It’s still in draft form, but I figured [...]

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