![]() ![]() Mechanically, all humans in Terra gain the Arcane Background (Gifted) Edge for free, which gives them a single pulp-level super power of the player’s choice.ħ:43 PM +Jeremy: Terran-transported humans are like pulp-era superheroes–their powers are limited in scope, but still pretty incredible.ħ:45 PM ~Dan: Are these powers the only magic in the setting, or are there any kinds of spellcasting?ħ:47 PM +Jeremy: Terra is a world full of magic. For example, you can find “blocks full of coins” in Terra, but they’re ancient stockpiles of goods that were cached by previous kings and queens of the land asħ:41 PM ~Dan: What sorts of powers can people from Earth gain in Terra?ħ:43 PM +Jeremy: All kinds of things! The most common ones are super strength or speed, the ability to throw fireballs, and brief bursts of total invulnerability, but just about anything is possible. Terra is a “real” place, and all of the video game tropes are filtered through the idea that the stuff in a video game is representational rather than literal. The main focus is on humans from Earth who are magically transported to Terra, where they gain amazing magical powers, but you can also play native Terrans, including floral and fungalħ:37 PM +Jeremy: humanoids, humanoid dinosaurs, and weirder stuff.ħ:38 PM ~Dan: Thanks, Jeremy! The floor is open to questions!ħ:39 PM ~Dan: Does the world look like a video game in your mind?ħ:40 PM +Jeremy: Only in how colorful it is. The basic premise can be summed up as “John Carter of Mario World.”ħ:36 PM +Griffin_Games: Sounds very cool so far!ħ:37 PM +Jeremy: Terra is a brightly colored world of magic and mysteries, inspired by early era Nintendo games but meant to played as straight as the individual group wants. About a year or so later, I became a Savageħ:34 PM +Jeremy: Worlds licensee as well.ħ:35 PM +Jeremy: Heroes of Terra: The Mushroom War is a video-game inspired pulp sword and sorcery setting. ![]() I was the first person to get a third-party license for Cortex from Margaret Weis Productions. My company is Blackwing Productions, and I started my imprint originally to produce material for Cortex Plus. 7:34 PM +Jeremy: Hi! I’m Jeremy Puckett, the writer of Heroes of Terra: The Mushroom War for the Savage Worlds system. ![]()
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