Acera is a planet on the brink of chaos.
For what seems like centuries, the nations of Acera have been toiling in the mud and dirt as death rained down from above. Some believe the world is near breaking point and the cause of that breaking point is the mineral known as etherium.
More valuable than oil and gasoline, gold or silk. A mineral that could generate so much power and wondrous results with little tampering. A mineral that some called magical when it was discovered close to forty years ago. It changed gunsmithing and blacksmithing alike in an instant. For bullets and pellets made of etherium could cause chemical reactions and devastating damage with little effort. When the Grand Dominion of Lagrande fired an artillery shell made out of etherium into the heart of the Vannetais Republic the city was destroyed. One shot. Mass destruction beyond the imagination. Genocide of a well-educated populace. Erasure of cultural monuments. The Republic conceded to Lagrande and became no more. In many minds it was the shot that was heard around the world. For the last twenty years, a war of dangerous lengths has pushed into a rigorous stalemate.
In the Kingdom of Volkovia, a push to liberate Vannetais from its Lagrandian Occupation has persisted. Though not many remain so hopeful. When does the next artillery shell drop? How many does Lagrande have of that magnitude? And what lengths will Lagrande go to have every piece of it in all of Acera? Word has come across the ranks about a laboratory in the mines in the northern mountains. Something strange happened and it has caught Lagrande’s attention. But it’s not important. Soldiers stay behind the trenches, fighting charge-to-charge as they have done so for two decades. However, maybe it’s not so unimportant to you.
You’re an outsider. In your world you were a nobody, somebody unimportant. But something that happened between Earth and Acera has made things odd. Confusing. This isn’t a normal Isekai story. You don’t remember much—things are fuzzy. When you come to you’re in somebody else’s body with gun or pike in hand. Your head is a mess, but all you know is you have to react. As far as you can tell you do not have magical powers. Perhaps you think it’s a dream. It doesn’t matter. You’re being charged by a soldier as gunfire rains down around you. Your instincts are someone else’s but you are in control. All you know is you have to survive.
Can You?
This Concept is:
If this sounds like something you'd be into or want to ask about, let me know. Still in the brainstorming stages, but I've wanted to do this for a few months.
For what seems like centuries, the nations of Acera have been toiling in the mud and dirt as death rained down from above. Some believe the world is near breaking point and the cause of that breaking point is the mineral known as etherium.
More valuable than oil and gasoline, gold or silk. A mineral that could generate so much power and wondrous results with little tampering. A mineral that some called magical when it was discovered close to forty years ago. It changed gunsmithing and blacksmithing alike in an instant. For bullets and pellets made of etherium could cause chemical reactions and devastating damage with little effort. When the Grand Dominion of Lagrande fired an artillery shell made out of etherium into the heart of the Vannetais Republic the city was destroyed. One shot. Mass destruction beyond the imagination. Genocide of a well-educated populace. Erasure of cultural monuments. The Republic conceded to Lagrande and became no more. In many minds it was the shot that was heard around the world. For the last twenty years, a war of dangerous lengths has pushed into a rigorous stalemate.
In the Kingdom of Volkovia, a push to liberate Vannetais from its Lagrandian Occupation has persisted. Though not many remain so hopeful. When does the next artillery shell drop? How many does Lagrande have of that magnitude? And what lengths will Lagrande go to have every piece of it in all of Acera? Word has come across the ranks about a laboratory in the mines in the northern mountains. Something strange happened and it has caught Lagrande’s attention. But it’s not important. Soldiers stay behind the trenches, fighting charge-to-charge as they have done so for two decades. However, maybe it’s not so unimportant to you.
You’re an outsider. In your world you were a nobody, somebody unimportant. But something that happened between Earth and Acera has made things odd. Confusing. This isn’t a normal Isekai story. You don’t remember much—things are fuzzy. When you come to you’re in somebody else’s body with gun or pike in hand. Your head is a mess, but all you know is you have to react. As far as you can tell you do not have magical powers. Perhaps you think it’s a dream. It doesn’t matter. You’re being charged by a soldier as gunfire rains down around you. Your instincts are someone else’s but you are in control. All you know is you have to survive.
Can You?
This Concept is:
- An isekai with a twist!
- A touch-and-go isekai story with dashes of Valkyria Chronicles and other influences.
- A small-to-medium group concept. Beyond the Isekai characters, normal characters would be allowed.
- Loosely generated to allow player cooperative development.
If this sounds like something you'd be into or want to ask about, let me know. Still in the brainstorming stages, but I've wanted to do this for a few months.
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