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Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. And the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

-Genesis 6:5-6




Twenty-six centuries have passed since Adam and his wife Eve committed the first sin and ate the forbidden fruit of knowledge. From the very beginning, the Lord's favorite creation proved disobedient and faithless. In the centuries that followed, Man only honed his depravity. Adam's son Cain slew his brother Abel in a jealous rage, and in doing so became the first murderer. From there, Man's evil only increased in its frequency and severity. Bribery, cheating, torture, slavery, and rape became common among the teeming multitudes of Adam's progeny. The Lord became ashamed of the humans he had created and turned his back on creation out of disgust and guilt.

In the Lord's absence, the wickedness of man goes unchecked. In God's absence, men have taken his place, ruling over the multitudes with absolute authority. These masters among humanity have taken the title of 'Lord' for themselves, and with their authority over their peers, institute their own laws and make their own orders. They wage war with their neighbors to secure livestock, land, slaves, and women. Their cities are rife with all manner of debauched activities and vices designed to keep the populace sedate and pliable while the Lords seek to emulate God in his absence.

In spite of the widespread evil that prevails over the world, not all of humanity is lost to wickedness. Righteous men, though few and far between, adhere to God's will even though he has abandoned the world. Some men still treat their neighbors with dignity and mercy, despite the fact that their prayers have gone unanswered for millennia. They yearn for the day that the Lord God returns to cleanse the evil from the Earth.

The world itself is full of perils. In the cities, there are dangers aplenty. Slavers steal men from their homes or the streets and impress them into labor on the opium farms of the lords. Rapists, murderers, and common thieves are common throughout the rabble of the cities, and so no one is ever truly safe. Even the nobles in their guarded palaces cannot rest easy, for assassins sent by rival lords could be lurking in the shadows at any given moment. But for all the perils of the city, the countryside is no safer. Outside of the cities and hamlets, strange beasts haunt the wildernesses, necessitating walls and fences for all populated places. Roving warbands and marauders wander the wilderness too, seeking out easy prey caught beyond the protection of the walls and their guards. Fallen angels too occupy the Earth. Banished from the heavens, they tend to live in isolation away from humanity, though some have ventured into the cities to live with Man. Their great stature makes the Nephilim powerful adversaries, and those that venture into the cities can find gainful employment in the service of the local Lord or wealthy merchant.

2,600 years after the Fall of Man, you find yourself in a world ruled not by God, but by sin. Be you a lord, commoner, righteous man, Nephilim, prostitute, bandit, slaver, or otherwise, you must make your make your way as best you can in a world devoid of God's love and rife with Man's wickedness.






Welcome to the Wickedness of Man; an advanced, literate roleplay set in the Antediluvian World - the world prior to the Biblical flood. God, ashamed by how evil mankind has become, has decided to ignore Earth and leave men to their fate without any intervention. War and murder are constants in this world, and good people are few and far between. In this roleplay, the players may explore this grim and distant past either as a noble lord with hundreds of warriors and servants at their command, the head of a household with only a few characters under their control, or a solitary individual.

As an advanced and literate roleplay, the aim is not to "win", but to build a great story in a malleable setting with plenty of room for creative license. Extremely little is known about the Antediluvian world, so players are encouraged to use their imagination to fill in the gaps where the few historical sources are silent. Players are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the book of Genesis, the Antiquities of the Jews, and other sources, to understand the basics of this setting, but I will summarize very briefly here:

- The world is only 2,600 years old, and has not yet experienced the Great Flood of Genesis. Fantastic animals that never made it onto Noah's Ark to survive into modern times inhabit this world. Some of these lost beasts may have been used as draft animals or livestock. Others are apex predators. And others still serve no purpose but to inhabit the world and give it flavor.
- God had not yet limited the lifespan of Man, and so men sometimes live to be hundreds of years old. This is fairly rare and commoners tend to live hard, violent lives. They rarely live to be older than 60.
- The Tower of Babel has not yet been built, and so the humans of this world speak a single tongue known as Adamic. There may be different cultures extant throughout the world, but all men can speak freely to one another.
- Angels exist in this world, and there are several types of them. The Nephilim - the fallen angels banished from the Heavens - are by far the most common. Cherubim are God's messengers, and have not been seen in the world for thousands of years. Legend holds that six-winged Seraphim guard the land of Eden from humans attempting to re-enter.
- The City of Enoch, founded by Cain following the murder of Abel, is a great and populous city, but it is not the only city in the world. Other cities and locales exist and may be invented and ruled by the players.





At this point, I am just testing the waters to see if there is any interest in such a Roleplay. If interested, just let me know in this or one of the other interest checks. If there is sufficient interest, I will post an OOC thread with a map, character sheet template, and wait for 3-4 players to join before starting IC.

Thanks!
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This sounds pretty cool. I'm interested.
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Definitely interested. But what's the story - like the overarching narrative?
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Good stuff! I'm interested, but requesting additional flavor images/videos/music for maximum erectile longevity. All of the Antediluvian media I'm coming up with is schizophrenic postulation about aryan atlantean superscience.

EDIT: How do you feel about aryan atlantean superscience?
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Definitely interested. But what's the story - like the overarching narrative?


I have a plotline in mind if one does not develop organically. To me, the best plots are the ones that occur on their own, so I'm going to let the characters do their expositionary posts for a while and then start nudging everybody onto the plot arc if one doesn't manifest. Not going to say what it is though - that would spoil it!

This sounds pretty cool. I'm interested.


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Good stuff! I'm interested, but requesting additional flavor images/videos/music for maximum erectile longevity. All of the Antediluvian media I'm coming up with is schizophrenic postulation about aryan atlantean superscience.

EDIT: How do you feel about aryan atlantean superscience?




As for aryan atlantean superscience... wat.
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>Scarlet King

I, too, read SCP.

I think our erstwhile GM is banned?
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@Starboard Watch Can't say I have. Crimson King felt too Prog-Rock/Dark Tower and Red King was a big lizard that fought Godzilla. Vermillion King would have made the cut if the word "vermillion" didn't stick out in the setting like a sore thumb.

Anyway, googer seems to have eaten a ban. Knowing our benevolent mod team only uses bans as a last resort, I am sure he was both targeting users for harassment, posting pornographic material, and inciting hate speech. Good thing Roleplayerguild.com has plenty of original, thought-provoking roleplays to pick from!
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Give it 48 hours.
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Bronze age biblical roleplay? count me in!
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Hi! I'm interested but I am slightly confused. The Nephilim were the offspring of fallen angels and humans, they weren't exactly angels themselves. Are you taking creative liberty with them here? It's fine if you are I'm just checking to make sure I got mythos correct
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Hi! I'm interested but I am slightly confused. The Nephilim were the offspring of fallen angels and humans, they weren't exactly angels themselves. Are you taking creative liberty with them here? It's fine if you are I'm just checking to make sure I got mythos correct


No you've got it straight - the Nephilim are not quite angels themselves. You are 100% correct. Technically it was the Watchers that were the true angels, but rather than muddy the waters and confuse people I am omitting them and calling the Nephilim fallen angels as a simplification/creative liberty. I thought it would offer some interesting storytelling opportunities to have the perspective of fallen angels intermingling with the human majority. What might they think of human society? Perhaps some Nephilim want to elevate humanity from their baser desires? Perhaps some have given into their human peers and have fallen to hedonism like their fellow man? Human-angel interactions are something that I am going to explore in depth in my plotlines.

Also, rumors of my death are highly exaggerated. I still plan on going forward with this so stay tuned.
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Lamech, Son of Methushael


Lamech, the Great Great Great Grandson of Cain, rules over the city Enoch, founded by Cain over two thousand years ago. Situated in the desolate wilderness of Nod, Enoch rises from the scrubby wilderness as a chaotic skyline of plaster towers and mud brick walls fashioned from the muddy ground on which the city was built. The waters of the abyss seep up to the surface as muddy oases, providing the nomad Cain both arable land and drinking water that prompted him to settle down at last.

The City of Enoch is now the world's most populous city. A great majority of Enoch's denizens are starving paupers living in squalor and misery while their Lord's entourage and courtiers lead decadent lives under the lapis lazuli dome of the Palace of Mehujael. Constant discontent simmers among the masses, and must be kept in check using both brutal enforcement of Lamech's laws and tolerance of vices outlawed in other parts of the world. Brothels, opium dens, taverns, and other unsavory enterprises are permitted within Enoch's walls so long as Lamech's tax collectors get their cut. Criminals are executed violently to keep their peers in line, often in bloody public spectacles hosted in the Pit of Enoch - a great stadium where bloodsports are held to pacify the mobs.

It isn't just his unruly populace that Lamech must contend with, but rival city-states with smaller, more-manageable populations. Eruthros of Sudara poses the greatest threat, as only he can match Lamech's avarice. For now a tenuous detente holds between Enoch and Sudara as Lamech and Eruthros currently seem more interested in domestic affairs. Nevertheless, spies and assassins of both lords are present in either city, and major rows could develop easily at a moment's notice.
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@Moth there's plenty of inspiration, There is Atlantis itself, but also the Hyperboreans, the Assyrians, Gilgamesh's city-state of Ur and the "Centaurs" who were the people of the steppes who first mastered mounted combat.
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Good to have you, sir.

Full disclosure, you’ns: ya boy googer is not going to have any free time whatsoever this weekend. Feel free to post an application. Nothing fancy; there’s no official format. Just a brief outline of your character/nation so I know your concept is in line with the theme.
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What ya think, chief @gorgenmast
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