Out of those two, I like the island one the most.
I'll throw in something totally different: "The Ancient Seals have broken; the world slips into darkness..."
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I think that could easily be slipped into most of the stuff pitched so far, really. XD
@RhymerThinking about it, I am kind of bad at that. XD
Is it too late to jump/join into this. I love building XD
(I do see the status is jump in but better check and safe XP)
I like science so my pitch/premise is:
"Only by discovering the fifth force (a.k.a. Magic) was it possible to create a unifying theory of everything, which allowed humanity to reach new highs in everything..."
fancy tech that makes you a wizard?