Mal Otome
Mal Otome is a planned fantasy roleplaying game centered around the following premises:
- The game will be run on [MapTool|http://www.rptools.net/]. The game is provisionally awaiting (in addition to a viable timeslot) the full release of v1.3.
- Losing any member of the party results in the ‘’whole’’ party bouncing from the dungeon.
- Pink FBH Expanse is in effect - everyone in the universe is a girl.
Background
Amidst the freezing cold and terrifying monsters of the Abyss, the village of Potos and some miles of the surrounding hinterland are an island of green in which a handful of humans can eke out a spare existence. Monsters are still dangerous and resources are scarce but at least your people can survive.
Places
Abyss - The great expanse of ice that surrounds Potos. It is dark, lethally cold and also where the deadliest of monsters lurk. Occasionally, people wander into it. Most are depressed, simply suicidal; others genuinely expect to find some hope. None have ever returned.
Altar of Dragons - No one likes this place. It's where every month on the new moon, the dragons come to claim their human sacrifice.
Borders - The borders of the world are as follows.
- Border of Life and Death - This is the edge of the Abyss. Inside this border, the sun shines and there is some life.
- Border of Light and Dark - The snow line. Inside the border, snow melts during the summer. The area inside is relatively safe and also small - only two hour's walk away. Lina claims it shrinks slowly, year by year.
- Border of Tame and Wild is the wall of Potos. About two thirds of its circumference is a ridgetop very close to the border of the spring. The rest is ancient, moss-covered stonework, stakes, and palisade. Monsters mostly don't come in. Mostly.
- Border of Sacred and Profane bounds the holy ground of Gaia's Spring from the rest of the village.
Fallen Star - A star that fell out of the sky long ago and crashed into the earth half a day's travel outside the village.
'Gaia's Spring - The sacred spring of Potos which warms the frigid land. It is also where babies come from. Every full moon, an egg will be found in the spring from which a baby hatches. Some say it bursts out of the holy waters. Others say it drops from the sky with a flash of silent lightning. Still others believe everyone's wrong since anyone who really knows or guesses right would be struck dead instantly.
Classes
The Amazon defends Potos from the many monsters of the Abyss that are dangerous enough to be dangerous but not so dangerous that they cannot be fought at all.
The Huntress is a quick and canny girl who provides Potos with a source of food and materials from the hinterlands.
The Shamaness practices the sacred religious rituals that guide and protect Potos. The teachings are passed down orally from generation to generation and includes dances, rituals, and healing.
The Witch provides the vital service of magic to the village, harnessing the forces of nature through the written word.