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So, I don’t have a cool introductory pitch-paragraph at the moment, I’m mainly looking to gauge interest before I devote myself to creating an entire fantasy world (and ideally I’d like to get some input from the players regarding the setting anyway) but I’m gonna set the scene a little:

In a derelict set of ruins that used to be a town, a family of 5 huddle silently, praying that they are not found. The father’s elven ears are more sensitive than his human wife’s or their half-elf children, all of whom are staring at him with looks of fear and hope. He hears one of the raiders, a Human, order 3 of his men to check the bank, and sends their biggest man, an Orc by the name of “Gut-Chewer”, to check the pharmacy. The father cannot hide his panic, in seconds the Orc will find him and his children, and without weapons they don’t stand a chance. So he does what he knew he would always need to do, hands his wife his wand and kisses her goodbye, before surrendering himself. His head decorated the hood of Gut-Chewer’s car the next morning, but the lynching is long enough for his family to flee.

Elsewhere, a Dragonborn rides a motorcycle down a dusty desert road, sawn-off shotgun strapped to his back and an egg in the sidecar. To his knowledge he’s the last of his kind, and his life’s mission has become the protection of this rare egg. He senses something wrong, and slows the bike to a stop. The Egg is cold, despite his best efforts the chill of the desert at night cannot be dismissed by a few blankets. He stops for the night and sets a campfire, knowing the risk of attracting raiders all too well, but life has become a constant state of risks for him, The Last Dragonborn.

In the distance we see an old fortress, a castle still standing after all this time. Inside, a vibrant community of Gnomes sleeps soundly, knowing their clockwork traps and automata will keep them safe from outsiders. Children are soothed by the sounds of grinding gears and the occasional explosion as a mine is tripped outside, yet despite all of their traps and robotic patrols, we see one lone figure, a woman with grey skin and ram’s horns, silently scales the castle walls. She knows these gnomes have an abundance of resources stockpiled, enough to feed her and her companions for months, but she isn’t there to steal all that they have. Instead she creeps silently to the storeroom, disarms the traps on the door and disables the automaton guard with a swift dagger to his power supply. In 30 seconds the backup power supply will engage and the guard will reawaken, so she throws handfuls of packaged meats and a few canned vegetables into a backpack and flees. The gnomes won’t notice the missing supplies for weeks, but this rogue and her friends will be well-fed in the meantime.

A goblin woman sits on a rooftop with a scimitar, a pistol and 3 bullets left. Down below, a horde of insane mutants pound against the front door, desperate to get inside and consume anyone within. Her 3 companions have already wasted half her ammo on blowing their own brains out, so the choice is left to her. Kill herself or wait for a miracle. Then a thought hits her brain, and she chucks her former companions' corpses over the edge of the building. The mutants immediately jump to devour them, but she isn’t going to waste her only opportunity by grieving. She sticks the revolver in its holster and then pulls up her hood, leaping into the fray of mutants squabbling for a snack. She lands on top of one and leaps to the next, using her small size to nimbly avoid falling into their grasp. By the time she reaches the end, many have started to chase her, but she’s nothing if not quick.

The basic idea for this rp is that it takes place in a fantasy world where all of human history took place up to and including the creation of the atomic bomb (though with a lot more magic thrown in, so it’s like an 80% atomic and 20% Arcane bomb) and then we nuked ourselves to hell and back. Now the survivors of an irradiated world of magic and monsters have to struggle to survive with limited resources and under the constant fear of raiders and mutants. We'll each play a survivor in a little community (typical Walking Dead style group of survivors who each have their own drama going on as well as constantly fighting for their lives), we wander the wastelands in search of supplies, battle monsters and men alike, cast spells and blast shotguns at fools, all that good stuff.
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This is actually a a really cool idea. The descriptions of different scenarios really gets a cool overall concept across. Color me intrigued.
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Nifty, I like it. The vignettes were a cool way to present the setting and I think magic adds an interesting element to the usual Mad Max/Walking Dead setup.

Can I write the tiefling rogue in the third vignette? :D
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@Hour ErrorFeel free! I was basically just combining things from D&D with things from various post-apocalyptic media. I haven’t called dibs on any character concepts it’s free reign out here.
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I caught on to the fantasy standards, but I am not very knowledgeable about DnD. Like I know the basics, but I was reminded of the Shannara Chronicles, Shadowrun (which I barely remember from over a decade ago), and the movie Bright more than anything else. Can we take inspiration from other fantasy settings? Or will this be strictly DnD based?
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@In Crypt Dead oh for sure we can take inspiration from other settings. I only based these concept scenarios on D&D because that’s the fantasy I’m most used to. But this is a unique setting, so it can include all sorts. Fairies? Done. Ogres? Why not? Hobbits? There has to be hobbits. (Though I might refer to them as Halflings because D&D has conditioned me not to infringe on copyright)
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Alright, looks like we've got a decent number of takers. I'll throw together an rp thread and we can start planning out setting/character stuff!
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Got the first post up, feel free to give it a look and let me know if it's alright
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I exist, and I think this roleplay sounds pretty amazing. For one on a dystopian future, it's actually really good and seems very unique as opposed to the ones I've seen before. Shall I be a participant if possible?
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Spaces are still open, I’ve been unable to get online the last few days but I’ll be posting my own character tomorrow, hopefully, and tonight I’ll be giving approvals to characters that are already posted (once I’ve caught up on them all)
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First IC post is up, folks. Anybody who’s still interested feel free to have a look.
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