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Just some idea I am polishing still. Feel free to comment or show interest.

Greetings, Citizen.

Today, XX, XX, of the year 2XXX, you have been transferred to the Global Response Against Magic office.
Please see the attached documentation for the more technical details on Operation Cold Iron.
As of today, your family has VIP status and may apply for enhanced rations.

You have been selected from a wide array of prospective candidates to do all but one thing.
Fight. Fight for every stone, for ever patch of grass, for every trinket out there. Much has been lost, yet we endure.
You will be our hammer, the last torch. The last offense and defense against the great Enemy.
You are GRAM, and you will be bane of Witches.






In the year 20XX, the civilization that man has once known has been brought to heel due to an unknown, mysterious power which resembles the magic of legends. On year 20XX, the world awoke to an event known as the Walpurgisnacht- the Witches' Night. Seemingly out of nowhere and overnight, one in ten thousand women (and a much lesser proprortion of men) suddenly awoke powers that defied reality or comprehension. We call this phenomenon now Magic. The distribution of these powers was evenly spread, and much unrest happened in the weeks to follow. Spurred by the turmoil of change, governments fell, and those in poverty rose against in arms to loot the rich as one by one, the governments of the world fell into anarchy.

The apocalypse was certainly underway. The remnants of the most influential nations pooled their resources together to preserve what was assumed to be a critical decay of the current civilization and knowledge level, who would usher a new era of Dark Ages. All armies were mobilized, all stockpiles were used. Defeat after defeat, it seemed that these Witches and Warlocks were too unpredictable to rely on any kind of known tactic, and the surgence of supernals - magical beasts of old long thought to be myths- crippled these armies even further, by causing widespread supply destruction and disruption of travel. The nuclear option was in particular disabled by a being people now call the King of Monsters, and whose name is not known, but his appearance is. The One Eyed Wyrm.

Four great bloody champions of the Witches arose in this era, who would later be known as West, East, North and South.

And then the Battle of a Hundred Fronts happened. It is hauled as the single turning point of this war of attrition and decay, where the forces of the old world managed a decisive victory and secured a few strongholds, but at great cost. It was then when the Allied nations command shifted from defensive warfare to evacuation, and Operation Iron Wall was issued. A massive evacuation effort, where what was left of the armies was burn through so the remaining people could flee towards these last shelters.

Operation Iron Wall depleted half of the then remaining resources, but it had a resounding success. It also brought forth the first use of Magic in warfare against Witches, led by the loyalist witch Morgan, who displayed a prowess similar to the Great Four.

Much was lost then, but we yet endure. Sydney, Nevada, Rome and Lhasa are the last strongholds of our world's inheritage and story. Stepping forth from this point is venturing a land of survival of the fittest, of barbarism and decaying technology. Thirty years have passed since, and we have been unable to move forward past the foundation of the Global Response Anti Magic forces, or GRAM for short. While we were able to retain our technology, we live tightly packed and under a near-perpetual martial law.

The retaliation will commence now. Operation Cold Iron has just started.















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Not gonna lie, this sounds really fucking dope. Color me interested.
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This sounds super cool I'm in :)
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I am definitely interested in this!
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I find this setting quite intriguing.
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@AtomicNut I do have a question real quick though, so guns are still around correct ?
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I'm in.
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@AtomicNut I do have a question real quick though, so guns are still around correct ?


Yes, otherwise there would not be much of a fighting chance.
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I have a decent idea for a supernal character if you're willing to hear it out. A sort of half-giant, a human hybrid, who more or less resembles a massive man, but is possessed of terrible strength and hardiness.
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@AtomicNut alrighty looking forward to this rp :)
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I have a decent idea for a supernal character if you're willing to hear it out. A sort of half-giant, a human hybrid, who more or less resembles a massive man, but is possessed of terrible strength and hardiness.


Well I guess they can use a meatshield take pity on the poor monstrosity before dissecting it for science. Do tell.
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Well my thought was that he fled the giantkin due to poor treatment as the runt in the litter, and while he absolutely still is a magical creature, he can fully pass as just an enormous human, which makes him sympathetic enough to not garner outright hostility. I'm really just imagining a brutish eight-foot-tall man, sort of like if you scaled Andre the Giant up another 10%.
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>well thought out lore

>compelling story

>edgy loner characters aren't allowed

>grimdark without being boring and predictable

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@AtomicNut Question, do witches have access to guns and if they do do they use them often? What about melee weapons like swords and spears?

Also I'd be more than willing to help with anything related to guns. I'm a bit of a gun nut if I'm being honest.
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@AtomicNut I also have one last question I was thinking my character could take the role of a combat medic would they have different uniforms from the troopers or do the sorcerers take the role of a medic?
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@AtomicNut I have a question about if there are witches that have defected over to the Old world order side. Are there some that were born outside the strongholds that fight for GRAM so that they can live in the stronghold?
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@MonkeyBusiness Good question. I'd imagine there'd be at least some witches and warlocks who'd prefer the security within the Strongholds
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@Jarl Coolgruuf

My idea is to keep it rather easy on the eyes of non-gun nuts like myself (some coaching will be welcome). But to answer your first question is: yes, a lot of witches would use guns if they could, they are just power drunk, not stupid. That being said, there are not that many due to how they went overboard with the destruction (remember, power drunk) and lost the means to acquire weapons (with the notable exception of South Africa)

Also the rule of thumb for enchanted weapons (that is, MUW), is that the more complex the weapon, the more difficult the enchantment, so yeah magical shivs and pointy sticks are the most common. (They also can be made with pre-industrial revolution methods).

@Jasper19Troopers can be medics but probably they can only afford customized uniforms if they are from Sydney. Magical healing is definitely possible (and sorceresses are encouraged to learn it) but it remains a critical asset (like yhe rest of GRAM sanctioned magic) and won't be used willy-nilly.

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The choice is possible. But they would be criminally accountable (if applicable), have a killswitch implanted (like the rest of sorceresses) and shunned by most of their peers (for the same reason). Whether canned food, hot water and toilet paper (along all modern commodities) are a fair price for the loss of freedom is up to the individual.
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@AtomicNutok thank you :)
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@AtomicNut Alright, I may have an idea that you might like or not like. Can I PM you the idea. If it doesn’t work out I do have another character in mind too.
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