Sword and (Hominid) Planet
No not those apes again. Not the chimpanzees and gorilla and chill bonobos who destroy humans with sticks. We have minions and tanks ffs. Not to mention nuclear subs that could resist for years, <End Rant.> I want a sword and planet setting. Unusual humanoids are required: Tharks, Yarkoon, and Red Martians are preferred. Orcs, dwarves and elves need not apply. To be brief I am stealing a page from MWM's Ancients, and Pournelle's Jannisaries. Aliens have visited Earth and took souvenirs in the form of ancient humanoids They set up a preserve (call it Succor) for them where they could escape whatever the hell killed them off (modern man in some cases). They even tweaked the rescued humanoids to level the field cognitively. Iron Age Neanderthals running down Homo Erectus with flint knives is just wrong. Our players (so far): The Ancients: Originally Homo Erectus, the Ancients are the oldest race and have a deep affinity to nature. They prefer grasslands with some woods. t...