No light,
but rather darkness visible
Milton, Paradise Lost
but rather darkness visible
Milton, Paradise Lost
He stood on the balcony of the Imperial Apartments, watching through the shimmering veil of energy shields as his capital burned.
Though noon, it was dark here, the sky blackened by a pall of smoke and ash. Firestorms born of the Pretender's orbital bombardment swept through the Financial District, turning skyscrapers into pillars of crimson flame. Advertisements and loyalist propaganda still scrolled, absurdly, in neon rivers down the sides of buildings still untouched by the fires.
The crack of lasfire and the scream of missiles echoed through the stately avenues of the Palace Outworks as the enemy took street after street from the crumbling loyalist defense, slowly closing the noose around him.
As though he would run. As though there was anywhere left to go.
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Hello!
My idea is for a character-driven NRP set in a far-future, low fantasy 'fall of Rome' type scenario, in which a powerful galactic empire is crumbling under the pressure of civil war and perhaps external invasion. The tone would be that of a gothic space opera, borrowing more from Dune, 40K, the good star wars films, and cyberpunk than from say, Star Trek or hard SF.
My hope is that since players will be rping as factions of a crumbling empire, or former rivals or subjects to that empire, a major focus of the RP will be building a shared setting and history.
Any takers?
OOC: roleplayerguild.com/topics/89797-advan..
