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"Did you ever think the end of the world would be so...weird?"

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A tape starts to play in the corner of the room you're squatting in. There's the distant sound of something growling, and a man's voice can be heard.

The year is two thousand and nineteen, the month, January, day, Tuesday the first. Happy New Year, hope you enjoyed the fireworks. 

I can't say whether or not people saw it coming. We've lived our lives with magic, from its discovery in Ancient Sumeria all the way here, in the great United States of America. Yeah people had their doubts about it, fought against it, but it always turned out to be for the good of everyone. Now...it's all gone wrong…

I still remember the image of Nashville getting sucked into a screaming void of nothing, the sounds, the smells. The cities were hit hardest out of them all. Chicago is a frozen wasteland, New York is filled to the brim with floating bodies, D.C. is...I can't even describe what happened to D.C. just...just don't go near the place. After that, the cities were decimated though, the rest of us got hit with magically charged dust carried by the wind. It affected everything differently, but what was for certain was that the more charged up you got, the greater you risked turning into one of the Hungry, and that's a fate worse than death. 

If you've ever seen one, you'll never forget it. Skin flaking off, revealing blackened bone and blue energy coursing through them. There's nothing left behind those eyes, nothing but the desire to rip you apart and chew on your heart, hoping to get a piece of their magic. 

Maybe you got a Sorcerer's Spark in you, maybe you found an Entity still intact enough to strike a bargain with, maybe you're just pissed off and want to kick some ass. Whatever the case, I wanna help you as much as I can, because there has to be some way of undoing all of this, to put things back to normal and undo all the damage that's been done. 

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This role play is to be considered mature due to violence of a graphic nature, harsh language, adult themes, use of drugs, tobacco and alcohol, and unsettling subject matters. 

I am looking for anyone wishing to take part in an adventure through a devastated United States in order to uncover the secrets of why everything is so drastically different, and what can be done to fix it. To accomplish this, we must first have an explanation of the terms and phrases you may not be familiar with when you read the Recorded Message. 

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Magic: Magic has been around since the ancient times, with some believing it goes all the way back to the times of cavemen. It is colorless, odorless, and holds no weight. It's primary characteristic is bending the laws of reality. Places with high concentrations of magic are often reported on as being unsettling, with characteristics that defy the firmly held rules of reality. These areas never lasts for long, dissipating and moving to a new area. 

Magic in its raw, unrefined state can either completely reverse the laws of nature, take them to extremes, or something completely random altogether. So far there is no way to know which of these three states magic is in and there is no way to change its state. 

Through a process of using special lode stones, a mineral able to collect magic passively so it can be channeled into a specially made chamber. This chamber, of varying geometric shapes depending on the manufacturer, is always made of wrought iron, with special runes carved into it to serve as enchantments that protect it from operational wear. When it is finished processing the raw magic, a pulsating crystal of changing colors will drop from the machine, activating the pressure lock and depositing it upon the ground. This crystal is roughly the same size and dimensions of the machine, though poorly constructed ones will generally create crystals with defects or misshapen properties. Those with the Sorcerer's Spark are able to draw power from these crystals, able to perform more powerful spells of greater complexity than they would be able to do without them. Entities of Unknown Origin also seem to prefer such materials as offerings towards maintaining a healthy contract. Due to heavy regulations, the days of Earth shaking magical spells have been long since passed, with few individuals holding the knowledge necessary to use the crystals for anything more than powering machinery or power plants. 

Sorcerer's Spark: This is a genetic mutation within human DNA allowing them to interact and shape magic around them. People with the Sorcerer's Spark usually have some kind of additional physical abnormality, such as an extra finger, toe, different colored eyes or skin etc etc. Experiments have determined that removal of the physical genetic mutation does not stop one from being able to manipulate magic. 

Entities of Unknown Origin: Little is known about these strange beings, few have corporeal forms, and the ones that do don't seem to make any sense to modern day biologists. What's more, interrogation has yielded little results, as each individual entity has a tendency to contradict one another, offering what must be considered wild hyperbole for things such as the birth of the universe, of the human race, and all manner of different things that defy normal rationalization of our understanding of the universe. What can be universally agreed upon is that each entity has a fondness and craving for magical crystals. 

Each Entity is known to take their own unique form, suggesting that the various gods of ancient past and present must be an Entity. One or more people may strike a contract with an Entity, providing them with some form of payment, usually any amount of magical crystals, but it has been known to vary. In return for this payment, the Entities imbue the mortal with some form of power, ranging from enhanced physical prowess to the mystical variety of seamlessly be able to use magic without the need for incantations. Before the apocalypse, there was heavy regulations towards who can strike a contract with an entity, and which entity may draw up a contract. Since the end of the world, it is believed that many of these Entities are dead, dying, or severely crippled. They are hard pressed these days to enter into a contract, with some being openly hostile towards mortals. 
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With that explained, you are ready to join in the fun! Put your interest here and then submit your character for approval. Once I feel we are ready I shall begin the adventure.

Remember to have fun, don't be afraid to ask me any questions and be sure to be kind and courteous to each other.