Difference between revisions of "The Dragon Against the Storm"
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The day. You remember it. Everyone remembers it. | The day. You remember it. Everyone remembers it. | ||
| − | "Where were you on the Day?" "What were you doing on the day?" Indelible. | + | "Where were you on the Day?" "What were you doing on the day?" Indelible. Flashbulb. You were in class. You were in the woods. You were with your parents. Someone came. You saw a news update on your overlay. You saw the first weapons coming down. |
| − | Tempest, proud old Tempest. | + | Tempest, proud old Tempest. Its resistance was no longer or more glorious than any other world. The exo-orbital battle was lost in minutes. The battle of the surface lasted only hours. Orbital drop knights devastating most military bases and assembly areas before the defence force could even mobilize. Surrender votes, the last votes, unconditional as demanded, hit the networks almost before the mobilization orders did. |
No more votes. No more leaderlessness. Tempest is a colony of the Noonsphere now. It obeys orders. The Imperial garrison and the rebuilt Tempest military and government see to that. The old ways are dead so they say. | No more votes. No more leaderlessness. Tempest is a colony of the Noonsphere now. It obeys orders. The Imperial garrison and the rebuilt Tempest military and government see to that. The old ways are dead so they say. | ||
| − | Some though, might think differently. | + | Some though, might think differently. |
=Character Archetypes= | =Character Archetypes= | ||
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From another planet, you came here as a refugee, only to find there is no refugee. | From another planet, you came here as a refugee, only to find there is no refugee. | ||
:+Connections +exotic | :+Connections +exotic | ||
| + | ::No More than -2 the number of Tempesti or 1, whichever is higher. | ||
==The Islanders== | ==The Islanders== | ||
A native of Tempest's islands, you are the proud representative of a centuries old culture, one of the oldest outside of Earth itself. Now you see that culture under threat. | A native of Tempest's islands, you are the proud representative of a centuries old culture, one of the oldest outside of Earth itself. Now you see that culture under threat. | ||
:++ power -metabolism | :++ power -metabolism | ||
| + | ::Any Number | ||
==The Continentals== | ==The Continentals== | ||
Inhabitants of Tempest's vast forests and interior. You have recently found themselves servants of a vast empire, and are not happy. | Inhabitants of Tempest's vast forests and interior. You have recently found themselves servants of a vast empire, and are not happy. | ||
:+Endurance | :+Endurance | ||
| + | ::Any Number | ||
==The Renegade== | ==The Renegade== | ||
Someone important from the Noonsphere who has somehow gone over to the rebel cause. | Someone important from the Noonsphere who has somehow gone over to the rebel cause. | ||
:++ Dark backstory - Dark Backstory | :++ Dark backstory - Dark Backstory | ||
| + | :No More than One | ||
Latest revision as of 17:19, 5 August 2014
How can a man gain immortality?
The struggle of men against men
The struggle of legion against legion
The struggle of worlds against worlds
In the Noosphere are the victories recorded
Only through conflict may men win glory
Only through glory may a man be remembered
- the Thalattan catechism
Tempest: The day ten years after
The day. You remember it. Everyone remembers it.
"Where were you on the Day?" "What were you doing on the day?" Indelible. Flashbulb. You were in class. You were in the woods. You were with your parents. Someone came. You saw a news update on your overlay. You saw the first weapons coming down.
Tempest, proud old Tempest. Its resistance was no longer or more glorious than any other world. The exo-orbital battle was lost in minutes. The battle of the surface lasted only hours. Orbital drop knights devastating most military bases and assembly areas before the defence force could even mobilize. Surrender votes, the last votes, unconditional as demanded, hit the networks almost before the mobilization orders did.
No more votes. No more leaderlessness. Tempest is a colony of the Noonsphere now. It obeys orders. The Imperial garrison and the rebuilt Tempest military and government see to that. The old ways are dead so they say.
Some though, might think differently.
Character Archetypes
The Incomer
From another planet, you came here as a refugee, only to find there is no refugee.
- +Connections +exotic
- No More than -2 the number of Tempesti or 1, whichever is higher.
The Islanders
A native of Tempest's islands, you are the proud representative of a centuries old culture, one of the oldest outside of Earth itself. Now you see that culture under threat.
- ++ power -metabolism
- Any Number
The Continentals
Inhabitants of Tempest's vast forests and interior. You have recently found themselves servants of a vast empire, and are not happy.
- +Endurance
- Any Number
The Renegade
Someone important from the Noonsphere who has somehow gone over to the rebel cause.
- ++ Dark backstory - Dark Backstory
- No More than One