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Deadwood, the greatest tragedy the world has ever seen... no one remembers what the land used to be called. It was once a lush paradise of endless potential, and endless possibilities... all gone in an instant. No one knows what transpired, it happened so long ago that the people who experienced it are long dead and all that remains are just rumors and theories.
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This event was known as the Cataclysm, and it wiped the slate clean. Some say the arrogance of man caused the world to end. Others say the Gods got bored of all the prospering and wiped the slate clean... I just say we just got what was coming to us. Turning a paradise into an endless desert far as the eye can see... there is only death, pain, and struggling, as everyone tries to pick up the pieces centuries later. All the while idiots wage war for what's left. Monsters roam the land, killing everyone they encounter. Bandits and other thieves pluck what they can from who they can. Tyrants hold supreme power and horde what they can. Deadwood is a lawless hostile land where everyone's fighting day by day to survive, but there is hope. As hard as it is... It can get better, we can fight for order.

We can help this land will find its true name.


Welcome to Deadwood: Hope, Death, & Misery. A roleplay that I've had in mind for years now, one that constantly changed and shifted in my head. The basic idea of Deadwood was that it was a post-post-apocalyptic high fantasy RP about a land that was once beautiful now ruined by a mysterious disaster. My intention is for this roleplay to have a heavy emphasis on tone and atmosphere, I guess the best way to describe this RP would be Melancholic Dark Fantasy. What I mean by that is that the RP will have a very somber, gritty, and dark tone, empathizing how harsh, brutal, and desperate the land of Deadwood really is. I want the action to be few and in between but very brutal and impactful when it does appear (so no scenes of the main characters cleaving their way through hordes of mooks) and nobody will have plot armor. So in any encounter, there's a chance for death.

The general plot is that several explorers, mercenaries, and other adventurers come together at the behest of the Queen of Exusia. Exusia is one of the few thriving communities in Deadwood that is a floating city that hovers above the horrors of Deadwood. Nobody can get up there unless Exusia allows them access to the Kingdom. They've gotten so powerful by hoarding resources and by utilizing magic, however, many would dream of accessing this utopia. The Queen has put out a mission that only the most desperate adventurers would take: figure out what exactly happened in the Cataclysm and they can have a horde of wealth or live comfortably in Exusia for the rest of their lives. Many called it foolish, but one group has decided to take the Queen up for her offer... and they will be lead on a journey that will change the face of Deadwood.
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The land of Hope, Death, and Misery has many different names. Tyros, The Harshlands, the Dead Expanse, but one name is used by a majority of the land: Deadwood. The land gets its name from the seemingly endless forests full of dead and rotting trees. It is a massive and shattered island in the middle of a harsh sea that's four-hundred thousand square miles, it takes months to travel from one end to the other. Such a feat is incredibly difficult given the layout and the constant dangers that plague the land. Deadwood is a ruined place, one thousand years ago the Cataclysm struck the land and left only the whispers of the life's that gone. The Cataclysm occurred so long ago that there are only faint rumors and theories left of what exactly happened. Not a clue remains of what exactly happened, and all that remains are the ruins of cities that litter the land. Inside these cities remain vital resources and even the hints of what Deadwood once was.

Thousands of years later, the various races of Deadwood desperately attempt to pick up the pieces, but it is difficult. The land of Deadwood is littered with monsters and resources are sparse - not to mention that Deadwood is a barren land that's hard to sustain life on. It's easier to take from who have it than to make your own, and thus there are many warlords and bandit groups in the land of Deadwood. There have been attempts at uniting Deadwood, but however, they're only through war and conflict it seems as all Deadwood seems to know is violence, slavery, pain, struggling, and anarchy. There are major settlements throughout Deadwood (Dakora, New Kaimeria, and Exusia are the most prosperous it seems), however, there are many independent nations and villages in between them. There are many unmarked communities on the map, but they are few and far between and they are often destroyed or abandoned before they get on the map.
Information in Deadwood is often inconsistent and unreliable, and it's tough for news and other knowledge to get spread across the land. The majority of information in Deadwood is inconsistent and changes from place to place, person to person. Even the map above isn't actually an accurate representation of Deadwood but it's, at the very least, the closet. The land of Deadwood is ironically dying out, as the last vestiges of civilization are either wiped out or they die out with the lack of resources at their disposal. At this rate, in another few centuries, all civilization will be gone and Deadwood will be nothing but monsters and the faintest traces of civilization. That is if another war or apocalyptic event does not occur.

The last major conflict was the Kaimerian Uprising. The Kaimerians inhabited the caves beneath Deadwood, amassing power until they burst out from the ground and waged war against all of Deadwood. They countered the southernmost part of Deadwood, running the races that inhabited that area out and establishing New Kaimeria. The nations and settlements of Deadwood banded together to halt the Kaimerian advance, however, the Kaimerians are content with what they have. They occasionally venture out to harass any nearby settlements but all of Deadwood lives in fear of another Kaimerian uprising. Only the most foolish go near New Kaimeria out of fear of death or triggering another war.

There have been attempts to venture out of Deadwood, however every attempt to venture past the sea has ended in failure. The waters around Deadwood are harsh, chaotic and sailors, report being attacked by a strange, serpent-like beast. It's unknown if anyone who has ever ventured past the sea has made it or was destroyed, however, Deadwood's beaches are littered with shipwrecks.


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Deadwood is home - or the closest one can call it - to a number of sapient, intelligent races. Humans, of course, being the most populous - though others survive, even thrive in this final corner of the world, though little is known of how the various disparate races came to bed. It is thought that some may have emerged from the land while others perhaps originate from corners of the world which no longer exist - making them the last survivors of the Cataclysm.


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What say you, oh Allen-san?
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Hello. I am Dog. I will see that I have a CS sometime this week.
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What say you, oh Allen-san?


god damn it steve i wake up and you made your race of featheries

also only you would manage to fuck up the coding
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So despite introducing the totally-not-kenku, I will not be playing a totally-not-kenku. I'll have the race up tonight and the sheet up...sometime later.
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So despite introducing the totally-not-kenku, I will not be playing a totally-not-kenku. I'll have the race up tonight and the sheet up...sometime later.


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@The Man Emperor So me and Zomb were talking about it for a few days and we've decided to decline this race. Zomb's primary problem was that they seem to be "human-lite" - basically humans but with a magic ability - and he doesn't want to set a precedent. They aren't really what we are looking for in terms of races, tbh. My issue is that magic is a strictly learned ability. I don't want to complicate things by adding nineteen different magic systems.

Look at races like the ones Maxx submitted to get a better idea of what we want.
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@The Man Emperor So me and Zomb were talking about it for a few days and we've decided to decline this race. Zomb's primary problem was that they seem to be "human-lite" - basically humans but with a magic ability - and he doesn't want to set a precedent. They aren't really what we are looking for in terms of races, tbh. My issue is that magic is a strictly learned ability. I don't want to complicate things by adding nineteen different magic systems.

Look at races like the ones Maxx submitted to get a better idea of what we want.

I'll convert them to lizardmen then

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Here is bug race posted in thread for the people, hello I am Utrax.

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Karlezek

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LIFESPAN: ~250 years |
HEIGHT: 4'6" - 5'1" |
WEIGHT: ~110 lbs
FREQUENCY: Uncommon |
MAIN SETTLEMENT: The mountain range west of Dakora and the Shattered Isles |
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Deep within the mountains of the world are ancient dungeons and halls, most of which are empty and devoid of life. These lands, however, used to be part of a greater realm, an empire that once called itself the lords of the mountains. This empire is now fallen, a shadow of its former self.

These are, of course, the Karlezek; a technologically advanced race of humanoids that once prided themselves as owners of a vast empire. Often known as Dwarves by the other races due to their short stature, the Karzelek nonetheless possess greater strength. They are skillful artisans and blacksmiths, making some of the best armor and weapons in the whole of Deadwood. When exposed to sunlight, their naturally light purple skin becomes pale. They do not seem to become darker with continual solar exposure, and don't get sunburned.

Perhaps the most well known and feared part of the Karlezek arsenal are their machines; or rather, the empty metal shells animated by sigils of magic written unto each of their joints and cogs. Like the kisha of the Augury, these silent guardians act as protectors, and in those strongholds where the Karlezek had either fled or died, some of these watchful sentinels remain, guarding the treasures of their deceased masters. These machines have become rarer these days due to the fear of magic that has spread all over Deadwood and even into the realm of the Karlezek, who had a long, varied magical tradition before and after the Cataclysm. Few are those that still possess the knowledge to create them, and fewer still are those that are willing to inherit these feared arts.

A few Karlezek have resided in Exusia since before the fall.




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Here. Take a human.

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