Gondwana Puns

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I know Abelisaur and Megaraptors replaced the ecological niche of Carnosaur in Gondwana, I wonder which therapod group or any other predators filled the semi-aquatic niche that Spinosaur had?

Assumption and guess only please since there would be no direct answers.

So yes it's located on Dandwiki and I know that Dandwiki has had a nefarious history for unbalanced stuff. But it's also free and I have written a whole bunch of material on there.

(Forward) My family (who are Rwandan) got sick of the same old same old eurocentric setting so they wanted me to make something new. I personally felt Chult was kinda a lame expression of a People of color fantasy setting. I wanted to give a feel that was both immersive but neither negative or propaganda... meaning that the setting did have tribal people but it also had vast sophisticated cities on the coast and everything in between (So in many ways similar to what one would see in modern day Africa or Latin America). Many of the monsters are directly influenced by African mythology or are from mesoamerican mythology with a smattering of Dinosaurs to give a rich and exotic feel. The fantasy races are nearly all People of Color and they are all distantly related to each other and can sire offspring together but most of the racial mixing becomes humans.

Gondwana: Is a vast sub continent island (similar to Australia or even bigger in size). It is separated into regions like Njani and Walata which are two kingdoms in the North West currently in civil war between king Soumaro and Sunjiata (This is directly inspired by the Story of Sundiata, King of Ghana). In the Northern Center of Gondwana is Suqqatra which is inspired by Ptolmey Egypt and is currently in a state of upheaval when the last Pharoah of Osiris was slain by a Champion of Sutekh but it is prophesized that a champion of a new god will rise to bring order. (Again burrowed directly from the Story of Horus and Set). To the Far north East is the connected lands of the Quajjari Sultinate, a vast desert kingdom in a great fertile valley ruled by both a Sultan and his high magocrat viziers. To the South of Suqqatra are smaller kingdoms such as Axum, Abyssinia (aka Gwawanda) and Kush and they are ruled by a confederation of Human, Dwarven (Bandu) and Elven (Axumite) tribes and clans. Abyssinia is ruled by the giant King Ruganzu II while Axum is ruled over by the lovely Queen Sheeba. Kush is mostly a great savannah filled with nomadic tribes and great animals.(I will expand a bit more on the lore of Eastern Gondwana as I do more research on the Kings of Rwanda and Queen Sheeba of Ethiopia). Deep in the South is the vast rainforests of Gwongo, filled with all manner of fantastic beasts and dinosaurs as well as tribes of halfin

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Gondwana and Zolteca are fantasy analogues of Pre-Colonial Africa and Mesoamerica. The quests are filled with lore, mythology, legends and rituals honoring the ancestral gods. There are 4-5 character classes like the Jaguar Warrior, the Arch-Magi, the Ushtabi Guardian, the Medjey and the Voudun Preist. There are various monsters gleamed from African Folklore. The Quests are inspired by Arabian Nights, The Popol Vuhl, and Sunjiata the White Lion. The Link should be working.

https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Gondwana_and_Xolteca_(5e_Campaign_Setting)

Cleansing the Safari Ant Colonies of Gondwana (lvl 1 African fantasy quest)📷

https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Cleanse_the_Savannah_Ant_Colonies_(5e_Quest)

This quest was designed to use a terrifying type of ant from East Africa as the main ANTagonist as well as various unique cultural items (like traditional foods during short rests) and engaging in traditional dances for the celebration. These blind ants rise from the earth to strip villages barren of water and food. Hence adventurers are always being offered jobs to exterminate these warrior ants colonies. Villagers will offer a feast and celebration and engage in traditional dances that Heroes can participate in after the victory over the Hive. This quest is heavily influenced by Eastern African folklore.

https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Savannah_Ant_Drone_%22Saifu%22_(5e_Creature)

Hiya folks!

I'm quite keen to try get the live Polygondwanaland songs pressed — with the help of our trusty friends at Qrates, naturally.

There are two main medleys which will make up the track list:

[ Side A ] - 15:19

1. Crumbling Castle (live in Paris ’19)

2. The Fourth Colour (live in Paris ’19)

3. Deserted Dunes Welcome Weary Feet (live in Paris ’19)

4. The Castle In The Air (live in Paris ’19)

[ Side B ] - 10:33

5. Inner Cell (live in Adelaide ’19)

6. Loyalty (live in Adelaide ’19)

7. Horology (live in Adelaide ’19)

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I could also try add in London's Crumbling Castle, which is 10:22 long at the end of side B but I will have to double-check with Qrates as I don't know how anal they are about "20 minutes of music per side MAX". Splitting it over the two sides may also be an option but I will have to play around and see how that works out.

ALTERNATIVELY if you guys aren't that fussed about hearing Crumbling Castle twice, not having it will allow me to get the record pressed in 45 RPM which will *arguably* lead to a better listening experience. (Think of all the deluxe audiophile pressings you've seen that split a standard-length album over two LP's just so it's in 45 RPM.)

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Speaking of sound quality, and production quality in general, I'm definitely gonna go for the heavy weight option, Qrates doesn't specify but I assume (and hope!) that it'll be something in the region of 180 grams. The sleeve will also have a spine (!) and will be matt (which is surprisingly more expensive) instead of glossy, unless you guys want it the other way around. Let me know! This truly is a crowdfunded fan project!

The record itself will be made of clear blue and purple vinyl arranged in an A-side/B-side "galaxy swirl". I was also playing around with opaque neon purple and blue colours so let me know if you think it'll look better not see-through.

I'm paying for test pressings and Qrates in-house mastering just so it doesn't sound like shit :)

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I'm going to set the goal at 100 just because I highly doubt we'll make it to 200 because of how oversaturated the current mar

https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Cleanse_the_Savannah_Ant_Colonies_(5e_Quest)

I wanted this to have a very east African influence, scary huge swarms of blind ants, traditional dancing and food...etc.