The World of Tyrrell | Low Fantasy Setting

[@TemplinInstitute]

Welcome to the World of Tyrrell! A reminder that this video represents the beginning of our world, not the end. It is a rough roadmap that will inevitably be changed and be expanded over the course of this series. We got a long way to go, but if you want to follow our progress, check out the secondary channel where our world (whichever one wins) will be created. 🔸 Worldbuilding Project | Secondary Channel 🔸 kzbin.info/door/J4J_ClDpEKREfMIgnvU1rg

[@IsMagicMan]

How did we independently start working on WW1 erra fantasy project at the same time😂

[@Tapirs10]

This sounds cool as hell. Can't wait for scenes like human fighter pilots in planes made from little more than twigs managing to kill once-immortal dragonrider champions, or stuff that's equally as metal.

[@glaxysilver4389]

I clicked subscribe to the new channel but I didn't read the fine print. Did I just sell my soul to Weyland Yutani?

[@marcosmaximum9719]

Okay, not gonna lie after listening to this economy made me mad. I literally wrote a story quite similar to this about 3 years ago. Except to remove the magic and replace the World War 1 era with The mid 1970s. And there you go, you have Tales Stories and Noted Events now if only I could find the papers.

[@lek1223]

I'm.... gonna suggest you find another partner, I heard sketchy things about Weyland-Yutani

[@ananonymousnerd.2179]

"It was called the MG-12 Recoil-Operated Machine Gun." This just became a lot more realistic than I was expecting...

[@drxtale9446]

I find things like these quotes coming out of nowhere quite funny.

[@WellBattle6]

As part of world building at some point they would have to work out how the elves win despite the debut of the MG-12. They might have to knock it back a couple of generations to something like the Gatling or a Mitrailleuse if there’s no magic that proves to be superior than a MG.

[@StacheMan26]

Right up until that line I was thinking "a bunch of elves with nothing but swords, bows, and centuries of experience using them are gonna march right into a Napoleonic infantry line and get wrecked, aren't they?" But no, I wasn't thinking big enough. I thought they might have actually had a chance, however small, not that they were about to meet the 20th century's twin gods of war.

[@ThatsPrettyFunnyMan]

I wheezed when I heard it

[@Alexthealright]

@@WellBattle6 Machine guns are very dangerous but I think Magic definitely has some counters though it depends on the magic system In some settings a good wizard is compared favorably with a piece of artillery which is basically what this setting’s magic needs to go toe to toe with this tech level.

[@SpazzyMcGee1337]

Elf - "I'm behind 7 counter-spells and divine blessings. Good luck." Human - "G U N"

[@chimera9818]

Human: I will shoot you seven times in where divine blessing don’t go pointy hear

[@JohnnyElRed]

Elf: "I have 3 different types of antiarrow protections on me. What makes you think that a bullet will...?" *all 3 magic shields overload and break after the second 100 bullets barrage*

[@BilalAhmad-ff3xq]

Don't forget, humans have the God of war on their side. Artillery.

[@captainspacebones3795]

Dwarf: I'll get in close then cut you down in an instant Human loading trench gun: you're welcome to try

[@vanivanov9571]

If the magic is any good, I'd prefer the former to the latter. One of those counter-spells could be to reflect projectiles.

[@generalmccornflaxbo2547]

The WW1 meets fantasy vibe is really cool. I think this will be a way harder decision than I thought.

[@chimera9818]

There is anime called “saga of tanya the evil” that basically exist in similar situations of ww1 in world with magic

[@nyxknight7555]

@@chimera9818good anime setting

[@samminden1058]

The D&D setting Eberron is also based on this premise, though it is much more rooted in High Fantasy and based around the idea of "What if your typical High Fantasy world underwent an industrial revolution powered by magic and then collapsed into a version of WW1".

[@ethrsag735]

Not necessarily, the Hell's Gate series does this quite well with steam punk industrial revolution civilization with psykers vs a high fantasy civilization.

[@hylandhistories4140]

If any of you elves vote for another setting I'll make ya eat led

[@chasemcnab7610]

“Not a single human champion was named.” Maybe because the elder-kin would never bother writing them down. The start of this video feels like the history was written primarily by elder-kin saying humanity was nothing but savage brutes predisposed to making bargains with demons. But if they’re humans, like us, we know that’s not the whole truth. It’s a great demonstration of how perspective an bias changes over the course of history based on whose writing the history, humanity goes from overlooked and belittled to THE power in the world upending their arrogant overlords and pushing magic into a corner.

[@FonVegen]

I can't say I expected humans to rock up to the first major war they had any say in with full-on machine guns, but I like the theme this is going for. If only the opportunity cost of voting for this didn't sacrifice both the Taangali wastes and tomorrow's reveal. Good job at making picking the right choice for me harder.

[@gstellar96]

I feel more pressure choosing which of these to do more than choosing my future career

[@chrisbeer5685]

It makes some sense to me at least. Presumably they developed Muskets centuries before that, but the elvish archers probably took little note as they shot them from hundreds of yards away with bows they trained in for Millennia, or blasted them with magic as they watched all but a miniscule fraction of the shots fired at them pass by harmlessly. Man I love this setting already.

[@chimera9818]

He should stated that the Republic consolidated land of smaller human kingdoms faster and bloodier than expected

[@Alaerick1]

@@chrisbeer5685 many of the things that could make firearms effective enough to stand against elven magic might have required industrialization. Such as rifling and machining

[@chimera9818]

@@Alaerick1also probably they had more basic tech but machine gun been the first weapons to truly cause damage

[@74wf]

This is what happens when you forget to research in civ

[@ebrimajallow9631]

yep, i remember playing on settler., i have guns they have swords. XD

[@TheGonzanator96]

Wasn’t a fan at first, but the further fleshed out this got, the more interesting it became! Industrial fantasy. I like it!

[@solarsailor1534]

“Oh come on! Elves, Orks? This is just Lord of the Rings with weaker huma… wait is that a machine gun? OK, now you have my interest”.

[@Man_Aslume]

Too bad this lost to the all too common realistic sci fi setting Then again you can use the idea to make your own setting

[@holyelliw]

The artist Andrius Matijosius has a WW0 series on his artstation that I think matches absolutely beautifully with what this setting seem to be going for.

[@TemplinInstitute]

just gave him a follow, thanks for the heads up!

[@user-lp7tx1fe6t]

It fits so well

[@BovaBuilds]

This was my first thought too. So cool!

[@TrinityCore60]

Have you got a link?

[@alexm-e4910]

I LOVE THIS TYPE OF STORY! Especially the WW1 aesthetic I can just imagine that an elvish family is sitting at home, ready to eat their evening meal. Thunder rumbles in the distance. Thunder on a cloudless day. The youngest elf turns to their elder, a question on their lips, as the city’s warning bells begin to toll and a knock lands on the door, calling the warrior away to buy time for the civilians to run and hide because the slaves have broken free and have come to claim their new world

[@-seik-368]

"what sorcery Is this human?!" "A .50 Caliber one you pointy ear son of a b..."

[@zed12-ui4jy]

Look at those primitive humans with their thick spears and tiny bla- Why did they fit them with fire cra-

[@todd7383]

I can imagine humans in war with elves or dwarves yelling “REMEMBER VOSKARDIA” and proceeding to charge at elven archers with fixed bayonets and artillery cover, while zeppelins or biplanes bomb elderkin armies

[@Terran123rd]

Normally, I'm predisposed towards military sci-fi and space opera But unless the concept video tomorrow blows it out of the water, I'm going to have to give my vote to Tyrrell. Imdustrialized fantasy is something we see so rarely, and it's dark and gritty without, so far, devolving into grim-derp. The story of mankind persisting through thousands of years of oppression and genocide, slowly chipping away at the power imbalance until it not-so-slowly topples the old order in a global roaring rampage of revenge is especially compelling. I hope Tyrrell wins out. I NEED more.

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

Dieselpunk - Low Fantasy. Now that is an uncommon, and underrated, combination. And indeed, having industry be viewed in a more morally grey light compared to most fantasy is a good refresh. From mice in a world of magic, men arise triumphant as the titans in a world of industry. Plus, it'd be cool to have dragons v biplanes. An intriguing candidate, I'm curious to see the final one tomorrow.

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Let's get tyreal

[@devinranaldi1751]

r/angryupvote

[@L.J.Kommer]

"Wow. The human soldiers are really odd. They barely wear armor, and their spears are really short and heavy looking... ohmygods their spears shoot little lead balls at twice the speed of sound and all our mages were killed from half a kilometer away."

[@himynameisfelipe4042]

I love stories where fantasy fights magic. I always find it incredibly interesting and fun.

[@lordultimus559]

Think you mean "science vs magic".

[@chriscortez2036]

Tech vs magic, yeah. It’s almost like an inverse of Shadowrun, with dieselpunk instead of cyberpunk. Pretty unique. A dieselpunk low fantasy world.

[@Heisen2420]

The World of Tyrrell sounds like the perfect setting for a Wargame that could rival Game's Workshop Warhammer Franchise. Mortally Grey Factions who hate each other but also are up against Evil Demons, A Coming Apocapise that could determine the fate of the world, and of course So Many Glorious Wars, WW1 Style.

[@gstellar96]

Honestly you could probably make this setting with one page rules to act as a beta. Use a lot of WW1-ww2 minis paired with fantasy ones to test the waters. With the different human countries acting as noble houses and cities I think it could be a lot of fun

[@MatthewEaton]

This actually opens up more creativity than you might expect merely because of the inner conflict of all the players involved. Elder races dabbling in technology and being shunned by their kin, humans looking to stop the wars and offer peace at the cost of their station, the ability for eldritch horror to take a foothold a grow within the world... It can go many places, even if the setting right now is Birthright with guns. I dig it!

[@Hilianus]

Well I think I have my favorite now. I feel like this setting has a way stronger core idea. Less of a "all but the kitchen sink", and more of a clear vision one could pitch in under half a minute. Hell, it even sparked my own imagination for interesting scenarios in it already! - You mentioned "Colonial Involvement", which made me think of human civs trying to take control of a newly-discovered continent. One where the Elderkin weren't exhausted and ruined by decades if not centuries of fighting humanity, and where magic is still running strong. Machine Guns vs dragon riders and magical jungles that fight back! A lot of Lizardmen vs the Sigmarites vibes could be mined here. - It would be interesting to explore if the human tech itself uses magic or not. For instance, what if gunpowder actually requires small amounts of ground-up, common type of elemental crystal charged with fire magic? What if best steam engines require some rune engravings to withstand higher pressures? What if one city states employs snipers to take out generals of enemy human faction, but those snipers actually use rifles ENCHANTED by some elf artificer that's kept a secret else elves would assassinate the traitor of their ways? - It would be very, very interesting to actually start to see integration of elderkin into human society, and then see the elderkin dominate it from within. Schemes done with expertise of a millenium of experience, keeping all the top-paying jobs because no human candidates have even 1/4 of your 200 years of dwarven experience in clever bookkeeping, etc. Not to mention dragons running banks, of course! And as Shadowrun taught us, "Never trust a dragon" :)

[@KaiHung-wv3ul]

This is definitely my favorite so far as well.

[@AsmodeusInflect]

I mean you just *know* there's a whole bunch of mercenaries and bounty-hunters running around in this world who's whole thing is they've got a little bit of magic imbued into their weapons - or like to claim to. And the nation-states spend tons of time constantly worrying about someone building magically homing bullets or something. And then elite military units actually get issued with "special use" munitions in case they run into particular types of magic creatures. There are definitely people playing with things like Tesla coils and transformers, and a bunch of younger "renegade" elves start unpicking the basics of quantum physics/atomic theory believing it's magic.

[@muhammadedwards8425]

​@@AsmodeusInflectOr those young elves improve human tech with their magic. What would a elven nuke do? Maybe it would explode with the effects of radiation happening over days and not over centuries, and spreading over a wider area. Dwarvens with runic machine guns, or Rune tanks

[@Ignonym]

At first I thought the Taangali Wastes would blow the other two settings out of the water, but this is some surprisingly stiff competition. The mil-SF setting is going to have to put on a damn good showing if it wants to compete.

[@joshuamueller3206]

I like this one better, it is an inversion of Tolkein's world. Starts off like a nihilistic version of Middle Earth, then sucker punches you with WWI erupting out of no where, then goes to modern society trying to burn down ancient tenants letting in Demons.

[@chimera9818]

Way I see this is high fantasy world need to deal with industrialization that force it to become low fantasy

[@brianj.841]

Agreed. I can see the 'civilized' races seeing what comes forth and saying, "Uh, guys? "We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."." (Benjamin Franklin)

[@masterblaster7484]

It reminds of the Soviet bootleg version of Lord of the Rings where Sauron was a good guy.

[@joshuamueller3206]

@@masterblaster7484 🤦

[@brianj.841]

Figures. @@masterblaster7484

[@chaosfire321]

Super interested to see how this one turns out. Low and dark fantasy are some of my favorite genres. Might be interesting to explore a bit beyond the medieval Europe everyone else uses for inspiration.

[@flandomaltrizian4603]

The first thing I pictured was an Elven griffin rider in gleaming silver armor with a glowing sword, getting shot out of the sky by a biplane. I really like this idea. Tolkien has allusions to the idea of technology allowing the forces of evil to overcome the good and the beautiful, but in practice everyone is still just using swords. This takes it to the logical conclusion. I do hope they can keep the magic in it though; it's a fantasy setting, I don't want it to just be "WWI, but some people have pointy ears"

[@nathansmith5931]

And I hope the magic is prevalent and powerful enough to still be relevant in modern combat and in some cases superior to modern weapons or else this is just going to be world war one with no fantasy

[@KaiHung-wv3ul]

@@nathansmith5931 That's why I feel like rather than 20th century technology, something like 17th or 18th century warfare would be more suited in this case. Because small isolated human kingdoms doesn't lend itself well to modern industrial war, and honestly although it won't be as OP, drill and gunpowder will still make a lot of difference.

[@TrinityCore60]

That was actually touched on in a Tyrrell Discord I’m part of. Only it’s dragons instead of griffons.

[@gstellar96]

I love this as it very much feels as though Warhammer Fantasy if Chaos and the undead were not as prevalent and allowed the races of elves and dwarves etc to be much more uncaring for humans ie not teaching them magic or craftsmanship so they in essence become the Skaven which I have always seen as the human desire to win war through industrialism, assassination, bioweapons, treachery, etc. I would absolutely love to see this one win but honestly with how high quality this and the previous one were im fine with any

[@jeffyanke1550]

Elder Kin: will the little bog-squatter fancy us with a spell? Humanity: yes… I cast gun!

[@QuarkGamingLLC]

This is probably the only “humanity first” story where I feel like it’s justified and not boring. Plus the only fantasy setting I like

[@mharizsaifuddin7059]

You like that a fantasy world undergoes a industrial revolution, like the game Arcanum & that Orlando Bloom series with the same setting ? Cuz that's also my favorite thing

[@antoniodelaugger9236]

humanity first is always justified

[@anarchosnowflakist786]

tbh the setting sounds awesome way beyond "indomitable human spirit" stuff and I hope it does not dwell too much on the "humanity first" part

[@chrismath149]

The humans in 40k do have kind of a point (they are still massive idiots and, unrelated, I kinda hate that faction or that they are the only human faction - I would love to watch them getting their ass kicked by another human faction that wasn't completely crazy). The Orks want to fight them, the Tyranids want to eat them, the Aeldari (soime of them anyway) want to torture them, the Necrons want them to get off their lawn (after the humans have been there for thousands of years but that still only amounts to seconds compared to the length the Necrons have been there).

[@amitkenan3878]

Mankind do not buckle or yield when faced with the cruelty of this world!

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

Templin Institute just dropped the best Humanity F Yeah setting.

[@Solidgamer456]

You can’t have a line that goes as hard as 9:34 and not expect this to be my favorite. I’ve always loved 19th and 20th century technology vs magic and I think it’s a shame that there isn’t more of it.

[@Jaydee8652]

“Humans rarely live long enough to see the consequences of their mistakes. And, therefore, humans, when confronted with any situation, see it through the veil of their own mortality. Achieve, advance, perform... humans are constantly driven by the shadow of their own death. This fear, unfortunately, clouds their judgement, deadens their sense of right and wrong. Humans act first, think later, and feel last of all”

[@Joel-qo6gt]

*Elvish text: Lessons learnt from the opening of the New Age. (Translated into the human language)* As lesser as humanity was, they possessed one characteristic natural to only them, one that neither the high and subtle movements of Elves nor the frank and honorable clans of Dwarfs came easy to: they deceive and are deceived all too easily. Lies are disseminated as a fundamental portion of their culture, as a method to ease their way through the world that acted so harshly against them. When the smokestacks went up, nobody bothered to check in, which was the last opening needed for the human ingenuity to dart through. And then they called themselves sorcerers until they revealed their [transliterated as "sling of thunderous noise", referring to the MG-12 and later guns. _guns_ will be used henceforth.]. Once that lie was lost, their men marched forth with their _guns_ and [ _"gun_ of sun-fire", referring to _artillery_ .]. Where they marched and murdered, the land was left scarred by channels and holes where their spades had dug and their _artillery_ had struck. What can we learn? Trust is not something to be given to the word of a human, for their species has ["given death of lead", or _shot_ , particularly by guns] to many of the Elderkin. Remember the dwarven holds near these upstarts that become mine-shafts for their coal and iron. Despite this, the lies of the humans are strong, especially when used against their own troops. Remembering the murdering of [name removed before translation], all humans who _shot_ the King in broad daylight were killed, tortured to death for their heresy, and yet each confessed they were told they would be extracted from the scene. Such lies from their highest command to their lowest soldier are despicable, but these false pretenses drive these mere humans to fanaticism. Beware then, for the human lie is crafted to delude the foe and [no equivalent word exists, "strengthen by treachery" is the closest phrase] their friends. *Human text: My experience on the First Front. Written by [name redacted on request].* The fools were expecting some great sorcery, I expect. That meant that they brought hand shields, thinking not to fortify their position against arrows. I suppose they thought the great workings of their mages would be enough against any arrows that dare loose towards their _glorious_ swordsmen. They crossed without us firing, and the leader, his name hated and yet unpronounceable, thrice-damned killer of generations, walked up to our commander. I was in earshot. He said to us in a sweet voice, "What sorcery is this? You have brought nothing more than iron rods and expect to defeat us? No working of your own magicians can best our techniques." Our commander didn't even flinch, which must've unnerved the fool a bit. The response was short and sweet: "These aren't just metal rods. This is an MG-12 recoil-operated machine gun. You don't know that word, but you will." Clearly Whatever-His-Name-Is was taken aback by such bravado, though he didn't have any time to say anything posh before the commander brought his gun up with the rest of the army, and said, "Counterspell _this_ , you posh bastard." Then he riddled the poor idiot with lead. Naturally, we followed suit with the rest of their army. No honor, just killing. Cathartic in one way, but unsatisfying under that. We just killed an army of Elves in less than ten minutes. Where was the glory? Where was the confrontation of many years of being looked down upon as less than equal? _Why didn't it feel good to be the end of our downtrodden nature?_ I don't know. You might have figured it out. Maybe we're still lying to ourselves.

[@Joel-qo6gt]

Context: This marks the second of three pieces I'm writing for each of the worlds. I've already written one for Taangali, which was reasonably fun. The only reason I'm writing these is to maybe give an example of a story that might be told. If this influences your thoughts on the matter, perhaps let me know? This one was a little harder for me. I'm not as good at writing the harder stories, the ones covering harsh topics, because I'm working more to cliche, which I don't like doing as much. Hopefully I'll have an easier time with No.3. I went for two different texts to demo two different ways of looking at this situation. I rather like the translation notes I put in for the Elvish text, perhaps making it more... true-to-life? Not sure about that though. The human text, I just went for the most generic action novel I could muster, mostly because I thought of "Counterspell _this_ " and immediately had to include it somewhere.

[@PHneverwhere]

Plot of these is like me playing Total War Hammer as German Imperial army and become a end-game crisis myself by ending other end-game crisis and races

[@lucaballarati9694]

You know what I like most about this setting? It provides an excellent reason for why the rulers of this world would not listen to warnings about the coming threat: Most who know would be Elderkin, and after the way their species was treated in the second age, no human ruler would trust them. Or tolerate them to breathe, for that matter. And even if they did believe them, they'd trust their armies and war machines to beat back the coming invasion just as well.

[@Metal_Maoist]

Something that is mostly overlooked about the orks in Lord of the Rings is that they are really industrialist. You mentioned WW1 being a big inspiration for how Mordor looks. What about an alliance between orks and humans? Both were looked down upon as "lesser races" by the elderkin, and both fit the whole vibe of industrialization going on.

[@EFoxx25]

Can't go wrong with more dakka!

[@metaltornado3457]

Orks are probably too cannibalistic and violent. If they figured out how guns worked, they would just kill and eat everyone else.

[@theomnissiah-9120]

My brain immediately proved the image of Urak Hai Stormtroopers. Thank you

[@DefrostedChicken]

Alright, unless the military sci-fi one is the best setting idea I've ever seen, I officially want this one to win

[@Ian501st]

agreed

[@Alaerick1]

The wastelands were too generic, it didn't have anything that make it pop to me, this one I truly want to hear more of

[@LuckyLinc]

I remember having an idea for a setting a while back in a similar WWI vein. The idea is our world was suddenly linked/merged with a fantasy one around the 1870's. The Great War still happens, just with spells clearing entire trenchlines and arrogant elves learning the hard way what devastation a rolling artillery barrage can unleash.

[@TrinityCore60]

If they thought the “Great War” was bad, they’re going to _hate_ what came 20 years later.

[@anderssn]

Not what I was expecting but a pretty cool setting, the modern twist on fantasy is definitely interesting. Props to the presentation of this setting, much more clear and structured than the previous one. Also where can we find the art you mentioned?

[@HiltonOldMate]

I absolutely LOVED the reveal of the machine gun. Oh boy, so well done. I need to win the lottery so I can back you guys to develop every single one of these settings. This WW1 dipped Low Fantasy setting has me hooked! Love it!!

[@JohnnyElRed]

I find interesting you mention "Sky Captain" as an inspiration. Mainly because that movie paid homage to the original pulp science fiction magazines of the first half of the 20th century, and those generally used to have a much more optimistic outlook on technology and progress. And maybe that could also be made a point of interest if this setting gets finally chosen. Contrasting the archetypes of classic fantasy heroes, with those of now almost forgotten pulp classics like Doc Savage and the Phantom. The hero guided and helped by the ancient magics of good of the world, knighted by kings and chosen by prophecies, versus the modern adventurer. Whose ingenuity and hunger for knowledge leads him to uncover some of the most ancient and dark secrets of the past, often destroying them or hiding them again because of their danger, and often at odds with the powers of authority of their society.

[@briantarigan7685]

tit looks like they use Warhammer fantasy and Song of Ice and Fire as their main inspiration

[@claasmachens3858]

There is an interesting question wether the view is all that negative. Technology might also be what freed humanity from opression.

[@HollowFall21-we8tz]

I wish this one won, it has a more personal scale than the current project. Reminds me of Warhammer Fantasy

[@hesthatguy]

It feels like you're building a bridge between Warhammer fantasy and 40K. I'm digging it.

[@jeremyl862]

I watched this through twice and it still gives me goosebumps. This has epic written all over it.

[@ebrimajallow9631]

my fourth time, i just love it. But it not going to win sadly

[@Spaceplayzsfs]

I've loved the concept of a fantasy world entering the modern age,you guys did a good way to represent it.

[@umad42]

You may have swung my vote, this is NOT what I expected low fantasy option to be and I am HERE for it, I love it

[@AlexanderosD]

This one sort of goes right in the middle for me. I really like the WW1 inspiration though! And it's interesting to see humanity in the position of a lesser and looked down upon race, compared to the usual fantasy where humanity is always the top dog.

[@nathansmith5931]

This one is definitely top-tier, even though I still really liked the previous world building idea - The thing is that I’ve literally never heard of a fantasy and industrial revolution mash up, especially not with humans being at the absolute bottom and forced to crawl its way up - I’ve seen plenty of sci-fi and wasteland type genres (like fallout), but never an industrial fantasy type story

[@lukasprazak7362]

@@nathansmith5931 Have a look at Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura.

[@omegaaesir9447]

Definitely a cool take on fantasy. I was never a fan of adding elves, dwarves, and whatnot into it just because everyone does it. But this setting uses it to tell a power struggle story where you can't help but root for humanity in the earlier stages. I think I like option more at the moment, but I wouldn't mind if this one won either.

[@Vanq22114]

I gotta be honest, I was only mildly interested, but when I heard "MG12 recoil operated machine gun" my eyes went WIDE. Great job as always!

[@sintanan469]

Listening to the descriptions of this world, I envision playing a campaign in it. Some eccentric on the edge of a city carving out a plot of land in an area borderline unusable to ensure he is left alone in his endeavors. Here he builds: one part memorial, one part museum, and one part tomb. Collecting what remnants of the old world he can before they are lost forever because humanity needs an anchor to their past to not lose sight of their future. The party would be mercenaries hired by this man to chase down leads, acquire items, and deal with those that stand in the way while war rages around them and things best left unsaid claw from the darkness...

[@flyingfortress15]

another day, another banger world by the Templin Institute

[@corruptg5914]

Honestly great idea and concept 100% would vote for this in the polls. So many comics, shows, and literary works nowadays set within a fantasy and or medieval setting just feel so static since they don't display the technological, social, religious and cultural changes within that setting itself, especially since some of these settings don't take topics during those time periods like "slavery" seriously and or with the depths and nuances those topics truly deserve, so seeing Tyrell fully display these changes is honestly refreshing.

[@nomorechess]

I hope premises like this gets picked up after Dawn of Victory. It's just so full of potential and unique in a way that it subverts our expectations of a classic fantasy with GUNS and INDUSTRY. Wished I was there when it was happening, would've definitely voted for this.

[@Antonio-xq2hg]

This is a great idea. I feel like it would be a good love death and robots short

[@alexm-e4910]

I am insanely excited to see what the Institute creates when the choice is made! I think deciding between the three is going to be ridiculously difficult

[@dillosauras7718]

kinda reminds me of arcanum of steamwork and magick obscura, i really love this setting tho ive always loved to imagine how a fantasy world would evolve with technology and how thatd impact it

[@N8ThaGr8r]

I like this setting, you could explore the tension between the rual folk who may still use magic and deal with spirits vs the more industrial scientific urban folk

[@avsbes98]

I didn't expect to be a fan of the Fantasy Setting, but you've really surprised me here. Pairing a traditional Fantasy Setting with the Reality of 19th century Industrialized Warfare is such an interesting combination that i'm surprised that there isn't a significant setting out there already that dose this. The closest i could think about are some things from the SCP Wiki and while the SCP Wiki is certainly significant, one of its many subcanons is certainly not relevant enough to be called mainstream. No matter if this is the setting that gets picked or not - i hope that someone out there picks this idea up.

[@Faryonderer]

Delving into industrial/retro fantasy myself, (and observing works like AOT or even Arcane,) one of the biggest challenges I’ve found for these settings is that the world can change a little TOO fast due to technology, making solid world building difficult.

[@emmawrites4533]

I legitimately just fell to my knees and almost prayed before this video. I know what I'm voting for!

[@SwyndolVA]

Fingers crossed that if this one is picked, Some love is thrown to the Orcs and Goblins

[@chimera9818]

I feel like they will be given more depth (maybe they have more potential but didn’t get time to shine and don’t have some aspect of humanity that made them still tribal’s society only change in the time line of the story)

[@chrisbeer5685]

If this is realistic... the humans will probably do to them what Europeans did to the less technologically advanced Africans. Though I understand if they don't want to go there.

[@Stukov961]

The warhammer fantasy inspiration shines bright for me here. It feels a lot like a what if scenario where the empire of man is allowed to advance while the rest of the setting remain stagnant. But also at the same time severing the existing alliances and juggling some species identies around.

[@gstellar96]

It feels like the enemies of the ordertide have been cut back so chaos undead and greenskins are either non-existent or dialed back so it really takes a look at what elves humans and dwarves would do if there's no great enemy to unify them and it's not all sunshine and rainbows after that.

[@kappakiev9672]

Having listened along since the rise of the Greater Terran Union, watching another possible scenario with humans ascending from underdogs to world powers will be fun

[@alderinjan]

Initially gives me eberron vibes but then it explodes into mechanized lord of the rings affair that really tingled my fancy. Personally, I prefer the political stage before world war one. The complicated web of relationships between nations and factions and the evermounting tension builds up a powder keg that blows up into the great war is peak tragedy that I really love but the JRPG/anime vibes this one has is still top tier. Cheers

[@triplebog]

I actually really love the idea that you kind of touch on at the start of a universe where humans actually are so much less developed, intelligent, and advanced as the dwarves and elves Since they just live so much longer than man

[@johngraczkowski9986]

Seeing y'all do Dieselpunk and weird war arcanotech would be a lot of fun. I'm basically trying to do something like this for my latest OSR game, so this video by itself is already super useful as inspiration.

[@badmoth242xl3]

Elderkin: There is no way the humans will ever match us! Some human named John Moses Browning:

[@jiasheng]

started off slow but grew to love this idea, the mixing of modern firearms as new sorcery from elves is a great touch, and the worldbuilding and buildup worked great in the end. cool world.

[@ethannehring3355]

I kind of wish this one was picked

[@briansmith5579]

Given that I am a HFY kinda of guy, I'm so looking forward to this story. Human innovation overcoming elven magic and overall physical superiority, exactly what I like, especially as an engineer

[@matthewneuendorf5763]

It's going to require some truly brilliant potential for the space opera option to compete with this incredible setting.

[@The-Ink-Dragon97]

"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow"? I haven't heard that movie in years.

[@justevil100]

I laughed when they whooped out the LMG. This gets my vote.

[@tyseng97]

This is such a unique concept, there's not enough dieselpunk fantasy mashups. Can't wait to see the space opera introduction!

[@disconnected7737]

Can't wait to see #3 because this one is currently winning. It's got a little bit of a Blades in the Dark feel to it, but like before the calamity and more technologically advanced.

[@michaelfarley1784]

Thanks!

[@TemplinInstitute]

No problem! Thank you!

[@ImperialKnight770]

So in this world, humans push back their oppressive elven and dwarven overlords using their wits and ingenuity. pretty awesome.

[@blockyuniverseproductions]

Ok, this one is my favorite so far, and I can't wait to witness dieselpunk fantasy.

[@someaussieguy140]

The low fantasy was the option I was least enthusiastic about, but damn this sounds good. It felt like Elder Scrolls meets 40k meets WW1. Very intriguing. I can't wait to hear the space opera, that's the pitch I'm most excited for.

[@terrorcop101]

This one is right up my alley. For the record, this kind of world could easily be categorized as diesalpunk fantasy.

[@scootersachs9999]

Really cool concepts! I kinda wish that there were some more unique fantasy races instead of Elves, Dwarves, and Orcs but I'd like to see where y'all go with this (if this is chosen)

[@GmodPlusWoW]

At first I thought that the "low fantasy" setting would be the least interesting to me, but then they brought out the machine-gun and the steam engine, and I realized that this was kind of a dieselpunk version of Arcanum. What else can I say but YES. I can only imagine the wild twists that are gonna be applied to the upcoming space opera proposal.

[@rudinipl4012]

I think that it would be a great idea to collaborate with monster garden on this world, he has great ideas and art, he may be a prised addition to the institute's staff. Even if the projects stayed seprate I think you could share many great ideas and make your worlds better!

[@michaeladu6120]

Hold on, this isn't as low magic as I thought. I LOVE IT!!

[@Man_Aslume]

🤠👍

[@Kitsula]

Ohhh really like this one. I love the rare setting where a fantasy world goes through an industrial revolution or technological change.

[@bottasheimfe5750]

oh man I love this idea. there are not enough fantasy settings where the downfall of Elder Races like Elves and Dwarves comes at the hands of Humans and their advancing technology.

[@TrinityCore60]

It makes sense, too. Magic and fantasy is always interesting, to be sure. But especially in more recent centuries, it feels… restricted in a sense. Unchanging. Static. In many settings, hundreds of years of society recognizable in a similar form are common. But as anyone who knows a lot about recent history will tell you that human civilizations (the ones who had the technology, at least) were anything but static. Over the course of less than 3 centuries, the landscape of production and warfare alike has become unrecognizable time and time again, constantly shifting and changing under the relentless, unceasing tide of Human industrialization. For a lot of history, I can see magic dominating any human resistance. But the closer you edge to the turn of the 20th century and beyond, it becomes less and less of a favorable match. By the height of WWII, humanity already collectively had powerful, accurate weapons that can pierce armor from hundreds or even thousands of yards away in the hands of every conscript, rapid-fire models of the prior weapon that can slaughter entire companies at once if given the opportunity, armored vehicles with powerful armaments that can pierce heavy armor and blast apart soldiers, agile aircraft that can move at an excess of 200MPH at the slowest and could be easily armed with all manner of weaponry, destructive, long ranged cannons that can cripple or kill soldiers or vehicles from miles away, and massive armored boats massive cannons that could stay at sea for months at a time, and that’s just the things used for direct fighting. When was the last time you’ve seen a setting truly touch on that? It’s an extremely interesting concept I kinda wish more things would explore.

[@bottasheimfe5750]

@@TrinityCore60 the only one I know of that comes close is Warhammer Fantasy with the Empire of Man’s burgeoning industrial sector and the Skaven’s slapdash magitech.

[@Ankit-vl8hb]

​@@bottasheimfe5750Warhammer is probably the most metal fantasy for this. In a world full of daemons, immortal elves, massive ork wagghs and other horrors humanity holds the line not through magic or a chosen one but by the power of faith, steel and gunpowder

[@bottasheimfe5750]

@@Ankit-vl8hb oh I know. and I LOVE Warhammer fantasy. but Warhammer Fantasy died a while ago, and it's replacement, Age of Sigmar isn't quite the same. it's still good, but it's closer to High Fantasy I think than the original Warhammer Fantasy was

[@adammcclelland5746]

Wow! What a cool, original fantasy setting with themes that speak conflicts that are taking place in real life. You've got this mix of modern technology with ancient magic and... I'm still voting Taangali wastes. This got close to changing my vote; I'm not gonna lie.

[@nathansmith5931]

Come on, the sci-fi genre is absolutely over bloated, when was the last time you saw a fantasy world taking place during the industrial revolution? - This idea has my vote all the way because I’ve never seen any other story try to do this.

[@Alaerick1]

The Taangali wastes is too generic for me, nothing to differentiate it from any other wasteland setting, this one is truly unique

[@adammcclelland5746]

Then by all means, vote Tyrrell.@@nathansmith5931

[@adammcclelland5746]

How about this. If Tyrrell can give us a race of tribal dog people than maybe I'll vote for them.@@Alaerick1

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

Allright its between the space opera and the Taangali wastes

[@reanschwarzer-dk8fv]

Im just getting to these. It's my first one. No shot the other two are better lmao. This is fantastic. But I'll find out soon!

[@bwminich]

If you look closely at the Third Age of Middle-Earth, one of the themes is clearly “what industrialization is destroying”, which is probably why that theme comes up a lot. In fact, Tolkien was a WWI veteran, who lost most of the friends he’d made in that conflict. A lot of that experience works it’s way into Lord of the Rings (The descriptions of the Dead Marshes are known to be drawn from what the aftermath of a battle looked like, with the swampiness and the bloated corpses in pools of water), so it is totally appropriate to have fantastical worlds threatened BY World War I.

[@valthalin7613]

100% thought this was going to turn into a full on hive city vibe. Great video.

[@zenkomenhi]

"It was called the MG-12 Recoil-Operated Machine Gun." Oh it's so over for the elderkin

[@CatastrophicDisease]

You got pumped hearing about how we used our innovation to kick the asses of our elven and dwarven oppressors.

[@georgevelez6388]

This is Warhammer Fantasy + Industrial Revolution, and I am all for it. So many stories to tell, and adventures to be had. A solid second choice for me, only beaten by the creative madness of the Wastes.

[@blackdragon6]

13:56 looking at this makes me nervous, cause some of this is ideas i have for my fictional world too. It's not 1 to 1 but it's close enough 😭😭😭😭😭. On the other hand, great minds thinks a like i guess 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@alexandrub8786]

Well,this scenario lost sadly.

[@Zer0C0re]

I'm wondering if the Templin Institute plans on using this theme/setting for anything in the future. If not, I'd really still like to make some fan-content for this. If they are, may I develop my own storyline and setting around a similar thing/concept? The whole notion of a magic-powered first and second world war is a rather interesting one that I'd like to possibly mess around with.

[@ace_the_race9340]

"There is no peace in these stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods."

[@Aiasmor]

Man I really, really like this. LOTS of potential for a good urban fantasy story, which frankly is rare. And it could spiral into something far, far bigger, which is always awesome.

[@talos2384]

If the gate from GATE opened on the french Belgium border in 1917.

[@badbagel4202]

When I first heard of these projects, I by far expected the fantasy setting to be the least interesting, mostly for the reasons described by the Templin Institute themselves. After this video, I can safely say without a shadow of a doubt this is one of the most unique ideas I have ever seen for a fantasy setting. I think we would all be remiss if we did not encourage them to nurture such a unique idea in to a full setting. Vote for this.

[@ultimor1183]

10:46 “…And on the banks of the river voske, the first of them would be revealed.” Me: “Oh is it like a steam golem or something?!” Narrator: “It was a fucking gun!” Me: 😱

[@chimera9818]

Honestly he could still bring some steampunk elements but I feel steam golems will fit dwarves better

[@NP3GA]

I thought we will muskets or some weird steampunk one shot rifle, nope a whole ass machine gun.

[@lukaz_evengard5562]

This is beautiful... this language does not have words to say what I'm feeling