History TableTopGame / Talislanta

%%* GrimUpNorth: The frigid realm of Narandu, which spans much of the northern part of the continent.%%Is an example because...?
%%* HeroicRROD: Vajra "[[UnstoppableRage Dark Fire]]".

%%* KnightTemplar: Aaman, as a nation.

%%* MageKiller: The Xambrian Wizard Hunters.
%%* MagicallyIneptFighter: The Thralls.
%%* MagicKnight: Cymrillian Swordmages and Zandir Duelists.
%%* ManEatingPlant: Several, including the Mantrap and Stranglevine.

%%* MysticalHighCollar: Popular with Cymirllian wizards.
%%* MultiArmedAndDangerous: [[ProudWarriorRace Ahazu]] and Night Demons.
%%* MurderInc: The Arimite Revenant Cult and Rajan Torquar Assassins.
%%* NonActionGuy: Danuvian men, to the point that they are not included as a PC option in the standard rules.

%%* {{Pirate}}: Mangar Corsairs and Gao-Din Sea Rogues.
%%* PlanetOfHats: And how.

%%* PointyEars: Very common among the many races in this game.
%%* ProfessionalKiller: Arimite Revenants.
%%* ProudMerchantRace: Most notably, Farad and Kasmirans.
%%* ProudScholarRace: Sindarans are the stand-out example.
%%* ProudWarriorRace: Lots of 'em.

%%* Roguish Romani: The Sarista gypsies.
%%* SandIsWater: Dracartan Duneships glide across the red sands of Carantheum.
%%* SandWorm: Land Kra

%%* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Ariane.

%%* TheBeastmaster: Jaka Beastmasters and Kang Trackers.
%%* TheTheocracy: Aaman and Rajanistan.
%%* TrapMaster: Kasmiran Trapmages.
%%* UnstoppableRage: Several races have it as an option, but there's almost always a major catch.
%%* UpperClassTwit: This is the [[PlanetOfHats hat]] of the Hadjin.
%%* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The Axe-Head, Durge, Erd, Rictus, and Urthrax all have six legs.%%And are they vertebrates?
%%* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Manra achieve this through ingestion of the leaves of the jabutu plant.%%Achieve what?

%%* {{Whatevermancy}}: Aquamancy, Pyromancy, Cartomancy, Technomancy, and several others.
%%* WinterRoyalLady: The Snow Queen of L'Haan.

* OurElvesAreDifferent: [[TagLine What elves]]? However, our Ariane are more [[EnlightenedMysticRace enlightened and mystical]] than your elves could ever hope to be.

* OurOrcsAreDifferent: Although there are no races actually ''called'' "orcs," Kang are basically the Blizzard sort, only red. And [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs they ride dinosaurs]]. And then there are the Ur, who act more like the Tolkien variety, but look more like the Blizzard variety (aside from averaging about seven and a half feet tall).

Taking place on the titular continent, Talislanta turns players loose into a world inspired by (among other things) the Literature/DyingEarth series and H.P. Lovecraft's Literature/DreamquestOfUnknownKadath. Which means players and gamemasters ought to expect a suprise or two. Oh, and there's No Elves.

%%* KnifeNut: Arimite Knife-Fighters.

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%%* ApocalypseHow: The Great Disaster was Class 2: Planetary Scale, Societal Collapse. To be specific, too much magic being flung around by the ancient civilizations led to everything going to pot, setting the world back by quite a bit. It's been quite a few centuries since then, and civilization has built itself back up, but some worry that a second Great Disaster is on it's way...

%%* AlternativeCalendar: Justified, as Archaeus has seven moons.

%%* ApocalypseHow: The Great Disaster was Class 2: Planetary Scale, Societal Collapse.

* ShoutOut: Among others, to Creator/MarvelComics with the "Crimson Bands of Cyttorak" (and associated reference to the "[[Comicbook/DoctorStrange sorcerer supreme]]" who created the spell), and to StarWars with the "Tszarlak."

It's been called "the [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Rasputin]] of [[TabletopRPG RPGs]]."

Its tagline is "[[ScrewYouElves No Elves.]]"

* AllWebbedUp: The Crag Spider and the Vasp, both of which use webs to trap their prey.
* AlternativeCalendar: Justified, as Archaeus has seven moons.

* AmazonBrigade: Danuvians.
* ApocalypseHow: The Great Disaster was Class 2: Planetary Scale, Societal Collapse.
* ArmlessBiped: Lopers and Striders.
* BeastMan: Several, including the Jaka, the Gryphs, and the Beastmen.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Rankids, Crag Spiders, Manraks, Sea Scorpions, Vasps, and more.

* BornUnlucky: All of the Maruk people are this.
* ButtMonkey: Maruk, a whole city that functions as the setting's ButtMonkey.
* ChurchMilitant: The Aamanian church and the Nihilist Cult of Rajanistan.
* ClockworkCreature: The Parthenians.

* FeatheredFiend: The Stryx.
* FesteringFungus: Scarlet Sporozoids. When disturbed, they release a cloud of living spores which consume organic substances of any sort. Once the victim is dead, new scarlet sporozoids begin growing from the host's remains.
* GrimUpNorth: The frigid realm of Narandu, which spans much of the northern part of the continent.
* HeroicRROD: Vajra "[[UnstoppableRage Dark Fire]]."

* KnifeNut: Arimite Knife-Fighters.
* KnightTemplar: Aaman, as a nation.

* MageKiller: The Xambrian Wizard Hunters.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: The Thralls.
* MagicKnight: Cymrillian Swordmages and Zandir Duelists.
* ManEatingPlant: Several, including the Mantrap and Stranglevine.

* MysticalHighCollar: Popular with Cymirllian wizards.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Right off the bat? [[ProudWarriorRace Ahazu]] and Night Demons.
* MurderInc: The Arimite Revenant Cult and Rajan Torquar Assassins.
* NonActionGuy: Danuvian men, to the point that they are not included as a PC option in the standard rules.

* {{Pirate}}: Mangar Corsairs and Gao-Din Sea Rogues.
* PlanetOfHats: And how.
* PlantPerson: The Arborin are sentient plant creatures, and Mang are sentient trees. Both are native to the Aberrant Forest.
* PointyEars: Very common among the many races in this game.
* ProfessionalKiller: Arimite Revenants.
* ProudMerchantRace: Most notably, Farad and Kasmirans.
* ProudScholarRace: Sindarans are the stand-out example.
* ProudWarriorRace: Lots of 'em.

* Roguish Romani: The Sarista gypsies.
* SandIsWater: Dracartan Duneships glide across the red sands of Carantheum.
* SandWorm: Land Kra

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Ariane.

* TheBeastmaster: Jaka Beastmasters and Kang Trackers.
* TheTheocracy: Aaman and Rajanistan.
* TrapMaster: Kasmiran Trapmages.
* UnstoppableRage: Several races have it as an option, but there's almost always a major catch.
* UpperClassTwit: This is the [[PlanetOfHats hat]] of the Hadjin.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The Axe-Head, Durge, Erd, Rictus, and Urthrax all have six legs.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Manra achieve this through ingestion of the leaves of the jabutu plant.
* WeakWilled: Several races have below average willpower making them more susceptible to mundane temptation, bribery, torture, mind influencing magic and [[LoveIsInTheAir Batrean female pheromones]] (if male). The exact ''reasons'' for being weak willed vary considerably though - the Zandir are very romantic and hot blooded and find it difficult to control their passions, Ferran are cowardly kleptomaniacs and Danuvian men are pressured by their matriarchal warrioress dominated society to be docile and submissive.

* {{Whatevermancy}}: Aquamancy, Pyromancy, Cartomancy, Technomancy, and several others.
* WinterRoyalLady: The Snow Queen of L'Haan.

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* TheBeastmaster: Jaka Beastmasters and Kang Trackers.

* ChurchMilitant: The Aamanian church and the Black Mystic Cult of Rajanistan.

* ReligionOfEvil: The Black Mystic Cult of Rajanistan, which worships death, and "converts" outsiders by means of HumanSacrifice.

* ChurchMilitant: The Aamanian church and the Black Mystic Cult of Rajinnar.