# \#background **URL:** https://forum.menagerie.team/tag/background/40.md [Latest](https://forum.menagerie.team/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.menagerie.team/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.menagerie.team/tags.md) --- ## [Goofy Ritual Theorizin’ Thread](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/goofy-ritual-theorizin-thread/1385)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/goofy-ritual-theorizin-thread/1385 "2026-09-18T04:17:01Z")
Some stuff for our casters to think about! Rituals table: Third party PDF: https://rollforthings.itch.io/rosalinds-guide --- ## [Feeding a Tree](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/feeding-a-tree/1399)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/feeding-a-tree/1399 "2026-09-13T21:49:04Z")
We’re gonna feed a tree! What do trees grow on? In the real world, we’d care about nitrogen and phosphorus and whatnot, and maybe there’s a degree of that in Fabula Ultima worlds, but in the aetherological sense, we … --- ## [Faces of the Gallimaufry](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/faces-of-the-gallimaufry/1397)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/faces-of-the-gallimaufry/1397 "2026-09-04T08:07:16Z")
Let’s start by defining the Gallimaufry itself, then see who we’ll find there. The Floating Library The Gallimaufry is a floating city-state built atop an enormous whale-turtle-thing. The purpose of the Gallimaufry is t… --- ## [Questions for the Archmagus](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/questions-for-the-archmagus/1394)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/questions-for-the-archmagus/1394 "2026-09-01T16:11:31Z")
Mizzle has some questions for our Very Own Owyn, but also wants to facilitate some questions to see if it gets Surdak talking: Can you describe the process of placing a portion of your soul into a sigil like this? Is i… --- ## [Questions For Surdak](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/questions-for-surdak/1392)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/questions-for-surdak/1392 "2026-08-14T04:08:37Z")
Mizzle has some questions for Surdak! Right now the evil wizard is stuck in a natural relic, and might not be inclined to talk. Mizzle’s strategy is to point out, “this is your last chance to influence the world and sha… --- ## [Mutants and How Not to Pronounce All Those Weird Names](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/mutants-and-how-not-to-pronounce-all-those-weird-names/1388)
**Author:** [@insomn14](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/insomn14)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/mutants-and-how-not-to-pronounce-all-those-weird-names/1388 "2026-08-01T01:27:34Z")
So we’ve talked a few times about how Fabula Ultima expects its classes to be reskinned to fit the theme of the character, to the point that all classes come with suggested alternate names and some of the sample characte… --- ## [Powerful Projects and How to Build Them](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/powerful-projects-and-how-to-build-them/1386)
**Author:** [@insomn14](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/insomn14)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/powerful-projects-and-how-to-build-them/1386 "2026-07-30T23:46:09Z")
Since Dave as been trying to figure out things to do with Projects, I figured I’d take a swing at some of the Quick and Slow Projects found in the latest playtest packet for the upcoming Strategy Guide book for Fabula Ul… --- ## [Tales of the Treasure](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/tales-of-the-treasure/1382)
**Author:** [@Dave](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/Dave)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/tales-of-the-treasure/1382 "2026-07-24T03:36:24Z")
As Mike is now asking us some questions about the swag we pick up … here’s a place to record the answers. Spellshot A discarded firearm, of the type used in the initial conquest of the Archmagus. What foes was this… --- ## [Hero of Myths and Legend and Fur](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/hero-of-myths-and-legend-and-fur/1381)
**Author:** [@Dave](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/Dave)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/hero-of-myths-and-legend-and-fur/1381 "2026-07-17T00:20:16Z")
A camp question Mizzle may seriously put to the Warriors Three: Shiny is definitely the charismatic Dashing Fandrel. Tiny’s dedication to his work makes him Grim Hogun. Whiney complains about how hard he’s being made… --- ## [The Wisdom of the Druids](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-wisdom-of-the-druids/1376)
**Author:** [@insomn14](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/insomn14)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-wisdom-of-the-druids/1376 "2026-06-29T06:13:02Z")
Last time we left off with Mizzle and the rest of the party swearing an oath not to misuse the secrets of the Druids that Clove would share with them. Let’s dig into some of that. Here’s some of the most obvious questio… --- ## ["Elves, Mister Frodo!"](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/elves-mister-frodo/1372)
**Author:** [@Dave](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/Dave)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/elves-mister-frodo/1372 "2026-05-01T05:06:53Z")
So insert obligatory (for me) caveats of everything here being just notional and not meant to dictate any plotline, let alone stomp over other’s ideas. When writing my Donal story (Easing Back in for Session 28 - #3 by D… --- ## [Easing Back in for Session 28](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/easing-back-in-for-session-28/1371)
**Author:** [@insomn14](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/insomn14)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/easing-back-in-for-session-28/1371 "2026-04-30T23:02:26Z")
Since it’s been a couple of weeks since our last game, I wanted to ease us back in with some interesting questions about our main character’s backgrounds. Looking forward to what you folks come up with. :slight\_smile: M… --- ## [Phase 3 Vignettes](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/phase-3-vignettes/1336)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/phase-3-vignettes/1336 "2025-12-09T23:04:04Z")
These are all canonical, like side scenes that would be cut for time in a regular work. The timing on all of these is intentionally nebulous. The MIA team, clad warmly except for the android John Black and the pyrokin… --- ## [A Guide to the Trimaldi Bros](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/a-guide-to-the-trimaldi-bros/1348)
**Author:** [@Dave](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/Dave)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/a-guide-to-the-trimaldi-bros/1348 "2025-12-05T18:35:08Z")
As an in-game reference. To be expanded as needed. For most folk outside of raccoon-kin (even among many beast-kin), the Trimaldi Bros. are fairly indistinguishable and/or confusing as to which is which. They are brot… --- ## [The World Map and details](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-world-map-and-details/1326)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-world-map-and-details/1326 "2025-07-19T02:50:44Z")
--- ## [The Wrong Book](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-wrong-book/1321)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-wrong-book/1321 "2025-06-03T14:03:47Z")
This follows Mizzle's Misadventure Life on the road is hard. People don’t just make food that you can eat. Drinking water isn’t processed in a communal cistern. There’s no room set aside for him to go and sleep. Sur… --- ## [Mizzle's Misadventure](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/mizzles-misadventure/1319)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/mizzles-misadventure/1319 "2025-05-16T05:11:04Z")
Mizzle has never known a time when he wasn’t near water. The older librarians hated the sea - “Salt! Air! Moisture!” they’d cry, as though naming the demons which tormented them - but Miz loved it. Out there, across t… --- ## [Rivet (Jun Kasui) goofy background thread](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/rivet-jun-kasui-goofy-background-thread/1287)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/rivet-jun-kasui-goofy-background-thread/1287 "2024-10-29T10:56:38Z")
It’s everyone’s favorite adorable murder machine! Wait, this kid was a supervillain? “Yep! Technically I still am according to several law enforcement organizations!” Did you learn it yourself or did someone tra… --- ## [Gogo (Robin Rhodes) goofy background thread](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/gogo-robin-rhodes-goofy-background-thread/1284)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/gogo-robin-rhodes-goofy-background-thread/1284 "2024-10-11T13:57:15Z")
Some assorted images! Robin can shift between human and a hybrid human-galago form. What do galagos look like? Galagos have amazing jumping ability. --- ## [Could they wield it…?](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/could-they-wield-it/1241)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/could-they-wield-it/1241 "2024-01-31T18:26:15Z")
There’s quite a few external power sources in the game. If someone was presented with the opportunity to use one they aren’t using now, how would it work out? A fun goofy thread while I let some fiction percolate. --- ## [The Annular Eclipse](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-annular-eclipse/1243)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-annular-eclipse/1243 "2024-01-20T22:20:37Z")
“Do you resign as a human being?” That was Nacht’s first question to me, when I went to him for training. I didn’t understand what he was asking, and I said so. He just shrugged, like it didn’t matter, and we got star… --- ## [Atlantean Architecture](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/atlantean-architecture/1221)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/atlantean-architecture/1221 "2023-07-08T22:10:48Z")
Background: The Atlanteans benefited from the baffling and enigmatic technology of the people called the Stone Builders - the same people who built the city in the Antarctic where Pyrrhus built his base T… --- ## [The Story So Far (Phase 3)](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-story-so-far-phase-3/1213)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-story-so-far-phase-3/1213 "2023-05-29T09:34:03Z")
These stories follow the events of Phase 2, which included: Alycia Chin forming a team made of Nono Rodriguez (Leo Snow’s high school lab partner), Emma Agney aka Hot Mess (a supervillain and Nono’s girlfriend), Alex… --- ## [The Story So Far (Phase 2)](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-story-so-far-phase-2/1212)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-story-so-far-phase-2/1212 "2023-05-29T09:27:10Z")
Menagerie Phase 2 continues the story told in the game, and in comics: https://forum.menagerie.team/tags/c/general/roll20/13/recap A teenage superhero team forms, and calls itself the Menagerie. The members are: Ja… --- ## [Getting the Governor](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/getting-the-governor/1168)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/getting-the-governor/1168 "2023-01-20T05:09:48Z")
Cid’s first big objective is: humiliate the Governor. This will help break the mystique the Eyrie cultivates. Specifically, pluck his feathers and exhibit him at the theater, in front of everyone. Then let word spread to… --- ## [What Really Happened in Allaburrow?](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/what-really-happened-in-allaburrow/1182)
**Author:** [@Dave](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/Dave)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/what-really-happened-in-allaburrow/1182 "2023-01-19T08:31:17Z")
“Hey,” Alvin called out as he arrived home. It was late, and even if the fam preferred night time hours, it was close enough to dawn that he didn’t expect any answer. He dropped his pack on the kitchen table. Bits of fo… --- ## [Phase 3 visual references](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/phase-3-visual-references/1165)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/phase-3-visual-references/1165 "2022-12-27T13:41:23Z")
This thread is here to answer “what do these characters look like?” --- ## [Prime Shards of the Concordance](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/prime-shards-of-the-concordance/1113)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/prime-shards-of-the-concordance/1113 "2022-12-04T03:23:45Z")
The Concordance theoretically recognizes several Virtues: Honesty, Compassion, Valor, Honor, Justice, and Sacrifice. To assist Agents in performing their duties, they are equipped with “Shards”. These are artificial con… --- ## [Phase Two Concept Art](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/phase-two-concept-art/1044)
**Author:** [@insomn14](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/insomn14)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/phase-two-concept-art/1044 "2022-12-03T18:01:51Z")
You knew this was going to happen. Figured I would make an attempt at organizing this thread this time. We’ll see how long that lasts. 1337 / Alex Shelby: initial concept art The Blot: initial concept art SNOWMAN / Jo… --- ## [What is a connectome?](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/what-is-a-connectome/1135)
**Author:** [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/what-is-a-connectome/1135 "2022-12-03T07:06:07Z")
Here’s what Leo is up against https://thehighestofthemountains.com/images/bigmap400.jpg?fbclid=IwAR2yCtgdAMOSXSUU432iA3wUu4Qvk\_4qOhVOaW--iDhc\_OZJvEhT-ylebQo(image larger than 4 MB) [Next page](https://forum.menagerie.team/tag/background/40.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=background)