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Once upon a time the world was a fair place full of magic and wonder. Sorcerers pondered the mysteries of mana in their high towers while alchemists unraveled the secrets of science in underground laboratories. Artisans crafted masterpieces which would last throughout the ages and people rejoiced in the freedom and cultural diversity of their societies. It was an age of discovery and unprecedented prosperity, whose marvels we shall never see the likes of again.

Because the world has moved on.

The only things that remain of that world are ruins and broken baubles, glimpses of what once was and could still have been, had it not been for the disaster. We don’t know much about what actually happened, but what we do know is that it wiped out our glorious ancestors and their civilization in an instant. One moment they were there, and the next they were gone.

Without the might and order imposed by the ancients, barbarian warlords and raiders began seeping into the once civilized lands from the wilderness surrounding them. The world was plunged into chaos as warring tribes struggled for dominance in the ruins of the past. Horrors long forgotten crept out of the dark places of the world, spreading terror in their wake. The once peaceful land became untamed and unforgiving.

This is the reality of things, a thousand years after the apocalypse. It is an age of blood and strife, and age of fire and smoke. This is the Age of Iron.


So this here is a sandbox game in a post-apocalyptic, steam-punky fantasy setting. Think Morrowind meets Conan the Barbarian meets Mad Max: Fury Road. We'll play a bunch of heroes trying to survive in the barren wilderness, while trying to complete some quest (or several) and developing our characters and their goals and stories. It will be gritty and dark, but also comical and lighthearted at times. There's room for creativity here, too. You can make up places, races and snippets of history as you create your character. Overall, we can have a lot of fun together.

What I'm looking for isn't great walls of text or the detailed thoughts of your character written i six paragraphs. I'm looking for action, adventure and a style of writing that makes you feel like you're watching an actor on a screen rather than living inside someones mind. When slicing an orc in half, don't describe how it feels; tell us what it looks like, what it smells like, what it tastes like. This will also be an adult game with blood, sweat, tears and other bodily fluids splashing about. It's not for kids or the faint of heart.

So come and play with me if this sounds as fun to you as it does to me.

Comments, questions and applications of interest below.

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Looks like a great place to end 12+ months of RPG silence. Keep me posted.
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Looks like a great place to end 12+ months of RPG silence. Keep me posted.


Sweet! It's nice to have you :)
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Think Morrowind meets Conan the Barbarian meets Mad Max: Fury Road.


You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.

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You're both welcome aboard!
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I don't know If I'm going to join or not, but you have my interest. I'll subscribe and see where it goes and if I think I'll have fun Rp'ing with you guys, then I'll commit.
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Is magic a thing? Is it really magic or old technology that seems magical to us as children of the apocalypse? If it is magic how does it work?
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I don't know If I'm going to join or not, but you have my interest. I'll subscribe and see where it goes and if I think I'll have fun Rp'ing with you guys, then I'll commit.


Works for me, welcome to the thread!

Is magic a thing? Is it really magic or old technology that seems magical to us as children of the apocalypse? If it is magic how does it work?


Magic is a thing. It originates from a kind of mystical energy known commonly as mana. A sorcerer can use this mana as a powersource for casting spells. The ancients had awesome magicians capable of amazing feats, like calling down thunderbolts from the sky or levitating. They were in control of the magical forces. Magi in the post apocalypse can be just as potent, only... they're more unstable. Advanced attempts end in the mage going *BOOM* more often than not. I'm picturing magic as something extremely dangerous that warps reality in disturbing ways when unchecked. Harnessing it promises great rewards, sure... but it's very risky and the cost can be terrible.

That's my idea anyway. What would you want it to be like?
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The alchemy, describe what you have in mind there
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I'll toss my interest in!
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Works for me, welcome to the thread!

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Magic is a thing. It originates from a kind of mystical energy known commonly as mana. A sorcerer can use this mana as a powersource for casting spells. The ancients had awesome magicians capable of amazing feats, like calling down thunderbolts from the sky or levitating. They were in control of the magical forces. Magi in the post apocalypse can be just as potent, only... they're more unstable. Advanced attempts end in the mage going *BOOM* more often than not. I'm picturing magic as something extremely dangerous that warps reality in disturbing ways when unchecked. Harnessing it promises great rewards, sure... but it's very risky and the cost can be terrible.

That's my idea anyway. What would you want it to be like?


That's a perfect. I guess my only question is what is in the realm of possibility for magic starting out and how commonly known is it in the world? In the Conan stories he hated magic, even feared it. Would that be a recurring theme for sorcerers? Barbarians?
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I'll toss my interest in!


Cool! Welcome!

The alchemy, describe what you have in mind there


If you're aquainted with the Dwemer of Morrowind, you know what I'm talking about. If not, it's basically a more steampunkish form of science. Big brass pipes and automatons, crossbow rifles, wierd minerals and all that jazz. It was all probably functional in the time of the ancients, but a thousans years of decay has left everything a bit rusted and odd.

That's a perfect. I guess my only question is what is in the realm of possibility for magic starting out and how commonly known is it in the world? In the Conan stories he hated magic, even feared it. Would that be a recurring theme for sorcerers? Barbarians?


I'm thinking that most, if not all, people are wary of magic. It's very dangerous and unstable, and usually does more harm than good. Still - there will always be people who dare the risks in search of power or because of madness.
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Potential interest.

What say you about vehicles, since you mention Mad Max?
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I'll be keeping an eye on this.
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I'll be keeping an eye on this.


Nice!

Potential interest.

What say you about vehicles, since you mention Mad Max?


I've been thinking about that. What I've been thinking is that maybe there aren't vehicles like we're used to - trucks and bikes and cars - but rather a more fantasy-steampunk kind of vehicle. Things that might not have been intended as vehicles in the first place. Automaton animals and the like.

What do you have to say about vehicles yourself? :)
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A demented mechanical plowhorse that seems to think on its own and takes pleasure in jumping in mud puddles?

An old fruit cart that appears to think itself a stallion, rearing and neighing whenever someone gets on/in it?
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A demented mechanical plowhorse that seems to think on its own and takes pleasure in jumping in mud puddles?

An old fruit cart that appears to think itself a stallion, rearing and neighing whenever someone gets on/in it?


Maybe not quite that silly, but halfway there? :P
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Consider me very interested!
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Just the plowhorse then.
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