History TabletopGame / ScarredLands

* NoodleIncident: The first god Vangal was created by the titans Chern, Lethene, and Thulkas. How they accomplished this is not explained, aside from a general YouDonNotWantToKnow

Most of the setting resolves around Ghelspad, the most civilized continent on Scarn. Later, the setting would begin to detail Termana, an untamed continent where civilization struggles to survive. The desert Asherak, the Dragon Lands and the icy Ferilik would also be mentioned.

* BaseOnWheels: The underground dark elf city Dire Drendal is periodically moved by a legion of golems, to keep their dwarven enemies from finding it.

* CameBackWrong: What Belsameth tried to do to [[spoiler: Jandaveos, the demi god of elves. Had she succeeded, he would've come back evil, and a powerful partner for her.]]

* EthicalSlut: Idra. Tanil may have been this, before her rape at the hands of her father and the scarring of the land.

* GenderBender: As the prime ChaoticNeutral deity, Enkili has two main forms. A female storm goddess, and a male trickster.

* TheGrimReaper: This is one interpretation of the god of death, Nemorga. It's not necessarily his true form, but it's how most normal citizens visualize him.

* KillOneOthersGetStronger: The demonic outsiders known as Ferals possess this trait.

* MagicKnight: The most prominent examples are the Calastia battle-mages. A few other prestige classes are this too. The Asaatthi are a whole race of these guys.
* MetaPlot: The "Dead God" trilogy of novels deals with the efforts of the high priest of the elven demigod's efforts to resurrect his deity. [[spoiler: He succeeds, and a follow up supplement details how his return has affected the elven kingdoms of Termana, and the rest of the world.]] However, the series always emphasized that the final decision on anything was up to the DM, and encouraged them to ignore whatever they didn't like. There were a few other alterations to the series as time went on.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Mesos, Titan of magic, had six arms and wasn't above using swords. The Spider-Eye goblins and Nazleth are monsters with multiple appendages.
* NayTheist: Due to the destruction that the Divine Wars caused, there're some people who feel that the world would be better off without gods or titans. The other variant is mentioned, people who acknowledge the gods' existence, but question by what standard they are "gods", a philosophy most people in the setting take a dim view of.

* RodentsOfUnusualSize: The Slitheren, rats who were mutated by the remains of the fallen titans. Some are just generic rat men, but there exist tribes who have powers based upon which titan influenced them.

* SnakePeople: The Asaatthi. They used to rule the world, and had unparalleled skill in magical and martial arts.
* SquishyWizard: Justified-magic causes the body to release ''extreme'' heat for the spellcasting [[spoiler:actually a side effect of the Titan Mesos attempting to put himself back together]], meaning that heavy armor becomes an oven to any mage stupid enough to wear it.

* WickedWitch: Belsamith has the general appearance in her favored form. Note the word "favored"-she's actually Madriel's [[EvilTwin identical twin]], and thus actually a HotWitch. She, however, hates her sister with a passion and only takes her true form if she thinks there's a large gain she can get from it.

* WorldHalfEmpty / WorldHalfFull: The setting is not strictly in either category. The world has been torn apart, the Titans' remains taint the world, there are thousands of monsters every where, the evil gods are as active in the world as the good gods, and the possibility remains that the titans could be resurrected. However, despite the dangers of the setting, it's rarely suggested that those dangers are insurmountable in the long run, and there are plenty of heroes and hope to be found.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Justified - using arcane magic releases heat within the spellcaster's body, explaining the core rule systems ban on wizards using armor while also giving the caster the buff protection from cold with the side effect of making any heavy clothing really uncomfortable to wear. Some cultures embrace the skimpy garb this situation tends to require.

A campaign setting for TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons 3.5, published by WhiteWolf under their Swords and Sorcery imprint. In 2013, Onyx Path Publishing and Nocturnal Media -- both run by White Wolf alumni -- bought the Scarred Lands rights, with plans to reimagine the setting and system.

* DracoInLeatherPants: In-universe, probably the reason the Titan [[EgomaniacHunter Hirinruuk]] has a cult, despite his abhorrent personality and habit of creating powerful monsters to hunt (he made the ''Tarrasque'' so he could have something to stop being bored after the excitement of the Divine War ended). He even looks the part, seeming for all the world like a normal, if {{Bishonen}}, man who is stated to be the most charismatic of the Titans. His lead cultist is implied to be an ex-girlfriend.

* MoralGuardians: Spoofed in the supplement ''Mithril: City of the Golem''. Coffee is a controversial subject, with some believing that it's a gift from Corean to keep the people awake and alert. Objecters claim that it's a curse sent by Vangal to disrupt the city.

* SuddenlySober: There's a low level spell that allows you to do this. Sometimes, young sorcerors will instinctivly cast it on a drunken parent.

A campaign setting for TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons 3.5, published by WhiteWolf under their Swords and Sorcery imprint.

In the end, the world (what was left of it) belonged to what has since then been known as The Nine Victors. This is now the ruling pantheon of the world, consisting of the eight main Gods and the only remaining Titan. This Titan is Denev The Earthmother, a CaptainErsatz for Gaia. Ever since the war she has been sleeping inside the earth, trying to heal the land from the damage caused by the war.

* Denev the Earth Mother TrueNeutral [[invoked]]

* HeteronormativeCrusader: The LawfulNeutral God Hedrada and LawfulEvil God Chardun are both merciless bastards with harsh and arbitrary laws condemning love, sexuality, and, well, positive emotions in general. Hedrada is the one most prone to discriminate against homosexuals and promiscuous people. The laws of Hedrada's holy city Hedrad have the death penalty for homosexual love and heterosexual promiscuity. It even has strict punishments for public hugging. Granted, this city also kills monogamous heterosexuals who enter relationships without getting the blessing of the church first. However, as a monogamous heterosexual, you CAN get the blessing of the church, while homosexuals and promiscuous people can not. Storytellingwise, the blatantly homophobic et cetera laws of Hedrad are used to highlight that the God Hedrada is in fact NOT a ''good'' God.
** It should also be noted that Hedrada is usually written as having good tendencies, it's mostly in Hedrada that his negative aspects are in full force.

A campaign setting for DungeonsAndDragons 3.5.

Scarred Lands takes place on the planet Scarn, 150 after the second great war. The world is still in ruins from the conflict and its aftermath.

* Corean, the Avenger LawfulGood [[invoked]] (son of Denev and Kadum)
* Madriel, the Redeemer NeutralGood [[invoked]] (daughter of Mormo and Mesos, twin of Belsameth)
* Tanil, the Huntress ChaoticGood [[invoked]] (daughter of Denev and Hrinruuk)
* Hedrada, the Lawgiver LawfulNeutral [[invoked]] (son of Denev and Golthain)
* Enkili, TheTrickster ChaoticNeutral [[invoked]] (son/daughter of Gulaben and Lethene)
* Chardun, the Slaver LawfulEvil [[invoked]] (son of Mormo and Gormoth)
* Belsameth, the Slayer NeutralEvil [[invoked]] (daughter of Mormo and Mesos, twin of Madriel)
* Vangal, the Reaver ChaoticEvil [[invoked]] (son of Lethene, Chern and Thulkas)

* Gormoth The Warper
* Gulaben Lady of the Winds

* Lethene Dame of Storms
* Mesos Sire of Sorcery
* Mormo Mother of Serpents

* AbusiveParents: Mormo and Gormoth to Chardun. Hrinruuk raped Tanil. And the Titans in general didn't care that their constant reshaping of the world on a whim was harming the Gods' followers and thus the Gods themselves.
* AbusivePrecursors: The Titans.
* AlternativeCalendar: Each year has 16 months, two for each god.
* AlienSky: Scarn has two moons. One is the home of Belsameth, and considered a bad omen.

* BadPowersBadPeople: Subverted by the necromantic magocracy of Hollowfaust. They're necromancers, but rule one of the safest cities on Ghelspad, and are interested more in knowledge than power. That said, most of them are of a neutral alignment and aren't nessicarily nice or fair. A few are even evil, but a restrained evil that the rest find tolerable.

* DreamLand: A plane called the Dreamlands, ruled by the demi-god of dreams Erias. The main location of his mortal worshippers, the Drifiting Isle is also influenced by dreams. [[spoiler: Blood Bayou is also revealed to be a dream land, which is why reality keeps shifting there.]]
* DracoInLeatherPants: In-universe, probably the reason the Titan [[EgomaniacHunter Hirinruuk]] has a cult, despite his abhorrent personality and habit of creating powerful monsters to hunt (he made the ''Tarrasque'' so he could have something to stop being bored after the excitement of the Divine War ended). He even looks the part, seeming for all the world like a normal, if {{Bishonen}} man who is stated to be the most charismatic of the Titans. His lead cultist is implied to be an ex-girlfriend.
* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Many followers of the LawfulEvil God Chardun are fighting to create a global PoliceState where everyone are under the feet of the hierarchy. Then again, they'd be free to be... [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder ambitious, and thus advance in the hierarchy]]. As an added bonus, they will all go to hell when they die, starting out at the bottom of it's food chain.

* ExperiencePoints: Actually given a justification. Every person has a thaumaturgic field, which grows as they gain power. This field is what lets wizards store their spells, and is also the source for the almost supernatural abilities that classes like rogues and monks gain. Whenever a character does something that costs XP, they're actually just bleeding off part of their field.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Gaurak the Glutton. He ate ''every living thing on the moon''. Also, his creations the fatlings and gauntlings, both of which are afflicted by supernatural hunger.

* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: The big difference between Gods and Titans. A main motivation for most of the major conflicts in the world, from the Titanswar itself to the powerhunger of the evil Gods: They need worship just as much as the good Gods do, but mortals are more inclined to worship the good Gods since these have more positive energy (healing, blessings et cetera) to offer.

* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: The Library of Lokil. It is the only remaining part of the city of Lokil, which was destroyed during the Divine War, and it's destruction may have been prevented by the god of knowledge Hedrada himself. They're very careful regarding visitors, and the sages constantly work to expand the knowledge held by the library.

* HeteronormativeCrusader: The LawfulNeutral God Hedrada and LawfulEvil God Chardun are both merciless bastards with harsh and arbitrary laws condemning love, sexuality, and, well positive emotions in general. Hedrada is the one most prone to discriminate against homosexuals and promiscuous people. The laws of Hedrada's holy city Hedrad have the death penalty for homosexual love and heterosexual promiscuity. It even has strict punishments for public hugging. Granted, this city also kills monogamous heterosexuals who enter relationships without getting the blessing of the church first. However, as a monogamous heterosexual, you CAN get the blessing of the church, while homosexuals and promiscuous people can not. Storytellingwise, the blatantly homophobic et cetera laws of Hedrad are used to highlight that the God Hedrada is in fact NOT a ''good'' God.

* LandOfOneCity: Due to the devestation of the Divine War, half of the countries on Ghelspad are city states.

* MetaPlot: The "Dead God" trilogy of novels deals with the effots of the high priest of the elven demigod's efforts to ressurect his deity. [[spoiler: He succeeds, and a follow up supplement details how his return has affected the elven kingdoms of Termana, and the rest of the world.]] However, the series always emphasized that the final decision on anything was up to the DM, and encouraged them to ignore whatever they didn't like. There were a few other alterations to the series as time went on.

* NayTheist: Due to the destruction that the Divine Wars caused, there're some people who feel that the world would be better off without gods or titans. The other variant is mentioned, people who acknowledge the god's existence, but question by what standard are they "gods", a philosophy most people in the setting take a dim view of.
* NeglectfulPrecursors: While the Titans can't be killed, the Gods were still pretty sloppy in disposing of their remains, which have tainted the land and it's creatures. However, the worst examples apply to Titans who were killed by the evil gods. One passage believed to be written by Chardun says that the aforementioned Blood Sea was the fault of Vangal, who decided to chuck Kadum into the ocean after they bound him.

* RodentsOfUnusualSize: The Slitheren, rats who were mutated by the remains of the fallen titans. Some are just generic rat man, but there exist tribes who have powers based upon which titan influenced them.
* TheGodsMustBeLazy: Usually averted with some attempt at justifying some more questionable examples. The Gods did free the world from the Titans, and have a close relationship with their followers. Because they can only manifest one avatar in the world at a time, they usually save them for truly important emergencies. They're also said to be busy with keeping the universe functioning, and sometimes can't take action unless a situation relates to their sphere of influence. But it's not satisfactorily explained why they don't take care of some of the bigger threats to save their followers the trouble.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: As grim has things may seem on the surface, the developers tended to emphasize the hope of the setting. The devastation of the land? Denev is slowly knitting the world back together, and her druids are hard at work as well. The millions of monsters running around? All of them can be killed, and there are many organizations devoted to doing just that. The seemingly unstoppable advance of the Calastian empire? The possibility that the tide could turn against them is brought up several times, and they have '''a lot''' of enemies. There's a lot of work to be done, but the ultimate fate of the world is in the players' hands.
* SnakePeople: The Asaatthi. They used to rule the world, and had unparalleled skill in magical and martial arts.

* WasOnceAMan: The power of the Titans tends to turn people into their idea of perfection-Fatlings are priests of Gaurak who ate a sacred melon that is only palatable to his chosen, and [[WickedWitch hags]] are women who desired dark magic, which gave them AgeWithoutYouth.
* WickedWitch: Belsamith has the general appearance in her favored form. Note the word "favored"-she's actually Madriel's [[EvilTwin identical twin]], and thus actually a HotWitch. She, however hates her sister with a passion and only takes her true form if she thinks there's a large gain she can get from it.

* WorldHalfEmpty / WorldHalfFull: The setting is neither strictly in either category. The world has been torn apart, the Titans' remains taint the world, there are thousands of monsters every where, the evil gods are as active in the world as the good gods, and the possibility remains that the titans could be ressurected. However, despite the dangers of the setting, it's rarely suggested that those dangers are insurmountable in the long run, and there is plenty of heroes and hope to be found.

* ExperiencePoints: Actually given a justification. Every person has a thaumatergic field, which grows as they gain power. This field is what lets wizards store their spells, and is also the source for the almost supernatural abilities that classes like rogues and monks gain. Whenever a character does something that costs XP, they're actually just bleeding off part of their field.

* AffablyEvil: Hirinruuk was the most charming of the Titan, and everyone who met him had a hard time not liking him. Even so, he only cared about himself, and would kill and rape at his pleasure, being so self-centered that he gave no thought to their pain.

* TheLibraryOfBabel: The Library of Lokil. It is the only remaining part of the city of Lokil, which was destroyed during the Divine War, and it's destruction may have been prevented by the god of knowledge Hedrada himself. They're very careful regarding visitors, and the sages constantly work to expand the knowledge held by the library.

* Denev, the Earth Mother TrueNeutral [[invoked]]

* Denev the Earth Mother

* Corean, LawfulGood [[invoked]] (son of Denev and Kadum)
* Madriel, NeutralGood [[invoked]] (daughter of Mormo and Mesos, twin of Belsameth)
* Tanil, ChaoticGood [[invoked]] (daughter of Denev and Hrinruuk)
* Hedrada, LawfulNeutral [[invoked]] (son of Denev and Golthain)
* Enkili, ChaoticNeutral [[invoked]] (son/daughter of Gulaben and Lethene)
* Chardun, LawfulEvil [[invoked]] (son of Mormo and Gormoth)
* Belsameth, NeutralEvil [[invoked]] (daughter of Mormo and Mesos, twin of Madriel)
* Vangal, ChaoticEvil [[invoked]] (son of Lethene, Chern and Thulkas)

Scarred Lands takes place on the planet Scarn, 150 after the second great war. The world is still in ruins from the conflict and it's aftermath.

* DracoInLeatherPants: [[in-universe]] Probably the reason the Titan [[EgomaniacHunter Hirinruuk]] has a cult, despite his abhorrent personality and habit of creating powerful monsters to hunt (he made the ''Tarrasque'' so he could have something to stop being bored after the excitement of the Divine War ended). He even looks the part, seeming for all the world like a normal, if {{Bishonen}} man who is stated to be the most charismatic of the Titans. His lead cultist is implied to be an ex-girlfriend.

* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: A main motivation for most of the major conflicts in the world, from the Titanswar itself to the powerhunger of the evil Gods: They need worship just as much as the good Gods do, but mortals are more inclined to worship the good Gods since these have more positive energy (healing, blessings et cetera) to offer.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Mesos, titan of magic, had six arms and wasn't above using swords. The Spider-Eye goblins and Nazleth are monsters with multiple appendages.

* PricelessPaperweight: The pantheon of Gods managed to slay the titan Kadum (aka The Mountainshaker). the mighty titan's source of power was his heart, so the goddess Belsameth (aka The Slayer) ripped it out... and has since used it as a footstool.

* WickedWitch: Belsamith has the general appearance in her favored form. [[spoiler:Note the word "favored"-she's actually Madriel's [[EvilTwin identical twin]], and thus actually a HotWitch. She, however hates her sister with a passion and only takes her true form if she thinks there's a large gain she can get from it.]]

* Hedreda, LawfulNeutral [[invoked]] (son of Denev and Golthain)

* HeteronormativeCrusader: The LawfulNeutral God Hedrara and LawfulEvil God Chardun are both merciless bastards with harsh and arbitrary laws condemning love, sexuality, and, well positive emotions in general. Hedrara is the one most prone to discriminate against homosexuals and promiscuous people. The laws of Hedrara's holy city Hedrad have the death penalty for homosexual love and heterosexual promiscuity. It even has strict punishments for public hugging. Granted, this city also kills monogamous heterosexuals who enter relationships without getting the blessing of the church first. However, as a monogamous heterosexual, you CAN get the blessing of the church, while homosexuals and promiscuous people can not. Storytellingwise, the blatantly homophobic et cetera laws of Hedrad are used to highlight that the God Hedrara is in fact NOT a ''good'' God.

* {{Unperson}}: You may be asking yourself why the setting doesn't technically have a god of neutrality. Well, it did. His name was Urkanthus, and he was the only god who objected to the Divine War, foreseeing the damage it would cause. While most of the gods were willing to continue the debate, the evil gods...weren't. After murdering him, they destroyed his writings, his temples and all memories of him. This was also the fate of Gulaben, because her pleasure inducing powers would've been too tempting for others to try to release her.

* Corean, LawfulGood [[invoked]]
* Madriel, NeutralGood [[invoked]]
* Tanil, ChaoticGood [[invoked]]
* Hedreda, LawfulNeutral [[invoked]]
* Enkili, ChaoticNeutral [[invoked]]
* Chardun, LawfulEvil [[invoked]]
* Belsameth, NeutralEvil [[invoked]]
* Vangal, ChaoticEvil [[invoked]]