Fogcall Coast
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Raincall
World · A round world
Raincall
A well-rung bell can turn the season, but someone must choose who gets to ring it.
Overview
Raincall is a round world where sound carries power. A village bell can guide rain, steady a bridge, or warn a harbor, and everyday magic depends on the public towers that carry its notes along roads and rivers. Those towers are old, unevenly maintained, and increasingly controlled by competing councils and guilds. People argue over who gets to ring them, because a missed note can mean a failed crop or a dangerous journey.
The world
ShapeA round world
What it is likeRaincall is an ordinary spherical planet with broad oceans, settled continents, and familiar horizons.
How people travelTravel by road, river, and sea; soundways help travelers find routes, but mountains, storms, and quiet zones can break their guidance.
Themes
Heroic fantasy, Shared responsibility, Civic tension, Wondrous everyday magic
Laws of the world
The rules
MagicMagic is common and taught in households, guilds, and temples; spoken words shape it, while bells and sung notes carry stronger effects along ancient soundways.
TechnologyMedieval tools, ships, mills, and arms are widespread; enchanted bells and practical charms supplement rather than replace skilled labor.
Death and soulsThe dead pass beyond hearing, though a final spoken message may linger in a place for a few days; resurrection is possible but rare and never restores lost memories intact.
Special rules
A spell cannot cross a soundless barrier unless its caster can see the target.
A cracked public bell can twist nearby magic until it is repaired or silenced.
The skies
SkiesClear skies carry bells and spoken spells for miles, while storm clouds muffle sound and make magic unreliable.
Moons and stars
The sun, The moon
SeasonsA year has four familiar seasons, but the first seasonal bell marks each change; local calendars follow its ringing rather than a fixed date.
Ages
3 agesA succession of failed harvests and broken towers left distant communities isolated and made control of the soundways a fierce political issue.
Powers
3 powers · 2 conflictsPowers
- The BellwardensCivic orderReach: A loose order with keepers at major towers across the settled lands.Keep the tower network working and prevent untrained people from altering its notes.
- The Road LeaguesTrade leagueReach: Merchant and craft associations linking market towns and ports.Secure reliable access to roads, river crossings, and the bells that protect their trade.
- The Grain HousesRural coalitionReach: A coalition of inland farming communities and their elected councils.Make seasonal bell schedules serve local farms before distant markets.
Conflicts
- The Quiet Road DisputeSidesThe Bellwardens want to restrict use of damaged soundways, while the leagues insist that closing them will starve remote towns.
The Bellwardens, The Road Leagues
- The Late RainsSidesBoth sides claim the right to retune the seasonal bells, risking a longer drought for everyone if they get it wrong.
The Coast Councils, The Inland Grain Houses
Atlas
8 regionsSecrets
Secret 1 · GM only
Secret 2 · GM only
Secret 3 · GM only
Plot hooks
4 hooks- 1The Silent TowerInvestigationA tower that has rung reliably for generations falls silent, and nearby farms begin receiving rain in the wrong season.
- 2The Bell on the RoadEscortA traveling crew must carry a replacement bell across raider-held highlands before the planting season turns.
- 3Wrong NotesIntrigueA town council hires the party to prove that a rival has been changing the notes that guide its river traffic.
- 4Voices in the FogRescueA storm has trapped a fishing fleet beyond the reach of its harbor bell, and something in the fog is answering their calls.
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