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== Overview == | |||
'''The Ruin''' is the name given to our world, 10,000 years into the future. Your characters don't know this, and will find it out in bits and pieces, over the course of the game. The world has undergone tectonic shifts, several planet killer asteroid strikes, and has seen the rise and fall of several civilizations. It is a world inhabited by fantasy creatures, magic, and mystery. | '''The Ruin''' is the name given to our world, 10,000 years into the future. Your characters don't know this, and will find it out in bits and pieces, over the course of the game. The world has undergone tectonic shifts, several planet killer asteroid strikes, and has seen the rise and fall of several civilizations. It is a world inhabited by fantasy creatures, magic, and mystery. | ||
== A note on languages == | |||
The nano-plague might have rewritten DNA, but language isn't genetic, it's learned. So, when someone who speaks Japanese turns into some sort of mythical creature, that mythical creature still speaks Japanese. Of course, 10,000 years have passed and societies have moved around, so it's uncertain as to how close their descended Japanese will be to our modern Japanese ('''Hint:''' in the spirit of the books, it will be different, but generally understandable. Think back to reading the Canterbury Tales - it's English, just weird). | |||
Revision as of 23:08, 14 January 2025
Overview
The Ruin is the name given to our world, 10,000 years into the future. Your characters don't know this, and will find it out in bits and pieces, over the course of the game. The world has undergone tectonic shifts, several planet killer asteroid strikes, and has seen the rise and fall of several civilizations. It is a world inhabited by fantasy creatures, magic, and mystery.
A note on languages
The nano-plague might have rewritten DNA, but language isn't genetic, it's learned. So, when someone who speaks Japanese turns into some sort of mythical creature, that mythical creature still speaks Japanese. Of course, 10,000 years have passed and societies have moved around, so it's uncertain as to how close their descended Japanese will be to our modern Japanese (Hint: in the spirit of the books, it will be different, but generally understandable. Think back to reading the Canterbury Tales - it's English, just weird).
