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The year is 2020, Scientific progress has proven facts and logic behind every myth, explaining away every long lost story. They think this proves that they don't exist, In Fact quite the opposite, all the myths are true. And tonight, the stars align. old gods rise, forgotten temples erupt from under the ocean floor, Dark things shamble from the forest. Everything goes wrong for humanity, The armies of the world try to fight back, but what good are bullets against evils older than time itself? Bows and arrows against the lightning. Every story that gave you nightmares, every evil tale now walks the earth hunting humans. And you have not only some how managed to survive but find a book that was part of these tales, some kind of ancient grimoire that grants you powers to defend yourself with, but at what cost......
A little more Explanation: The character will be of pretty much free choice, with a few exceptions, I would like to avoid tropes, cliches and the like. So if you want to play the ex spec-ops super ultra warrior with a shady backstory who's dead gruff and super serious Then, sorry. The characters would have some knowledge of what the hell is going on (possibly religious and think it is the end times, maybe studied ancient history), And will each have a Grimoire. They will begin together, The reason for this is that, one of the final acts of the 'old world' was to gather as meany people as they could find who had the best chance of surviving this apocalypse together, and dumping them in one place, with survival supplies.
The 'Myths'
A few absolute no's
The Books!
The Where:
Character Skeleton
A little more Explanation: The character will be of pretty much free choice, with a few exceptions, I would like to avoid tropes, cliches and the like. So if you want to play the ex spec-ops super ultra warrior with a shady backstory who's dead gruff and super serious Then, sorry. The characters would have some knowledge of what the hell is going on (possibly religious and think it is the end times, maybe studied ancient history), And will each have a Grimoire. They will begin together, The reason for this is that, one of the final acts of the 'old world' was to gather as meany people as they could find who had the best chance of surviving this apocalypse together, and dumping them in one place, with survival supplies.
The 'Myths'
So, to save some time, I am going to list the myths that will be true:
Anything pre-Graeco-Roman, or Graeco-Roman.
Lovecraft mythos (specifically from lovecraft himself, modernized lovecraftian is not ok)
Ancient english (merlin ect)
Aztec, Byzantine ect.
Ancient china and Japan.
Norse/nordic mythos.
Judo-christian (partly, God does not exist, but the angels and devils do)
Any outside this, Please PM me about
Anything pre-Graeco-Roman, or Graeco-Roman.
Lovecraft mythos (specifically from lovecraft himself, modernized lovecraftian is not ok)
Ancient english (merlin ect)
Aztec, Byzantine ect.
Ancient china and Japan.
Norse/nordic mythos.
Judo-christian (partly, God does not exist, but the angels and devils do)
Any outside this, Please PM me about
A few absolute no's
Zombies, Just nope. Well, in the typical sense, no shambling armies of the undead, There may be a few corpses re-animated by evil powers, but nothing like the living dead.
Player fantasy races, yes, there may be elves somewhere, or possibly dwarfs. But no one has found any, so no one is playing one.
Modern Myth, This is anything that is 'recent' in the sense that I consider 1940 'recent' So, xenomorphs, cloverfield monster ect.
Don't reserve a book, then change your mind after doing research. If you reserve a book, I expect you to use that book.
More will be added if required
Player fantasy races, yes, there may be elves somewhere, or possibly dwarfs. But no one has found any, so no one is playing one.
Modern Myth, This is anything that is 'recent' in the sense that I consider 1940 'recent' So, xenomorphs, cloverfield monster ect.
Don't reserve a book, then change your mind after doing research. If you reserve a book, I expect you to use that book.
More will be added if required
The Books!
The Grimoire each character carries are, almost, characters unto themselves. Each Grimoire grants the holder unique powers, but also carries terrible costs. A example of this would be the Necronomicon, Not the evil dead version but the dark and ancient tome written by "Mad Arab" Abdul Alhazred. forbidden and burnt by churches This dread book carries with it immense power, the power to summon and banish creatures from far beyond this realm, Monsters whose mere existence is a affront to all nature's laws and the very laws of physics themselves. A powerful book to be sure, But what of the cost? Madness, a dark, creeping insanity that slowly consumes all who use its power or even dare read it.
You get the idea, Most any grimoire is permissible, as is goetias
There will be some powers attached to the books that don't incur the cost. Please be aware that made up books (EG Bibbles's book of bubonic plagues) Or books from modern games/literature (EG Liber Demonica or Grimoire Purgatus ) will not be allowed, Wikipedia is your friend here.
You get the idea, Most any grimoire is permissible, as is goetias
There will be some powers attached to the books that don't incur the cost. Please be aware that made up books (EG Bibbles's book of bubonic plagues) Or books from modern games/literature (EG Liber Demonica or Grimoire Purgatus ) will not be allowed, Wikipedia is your friend here.
The Where:
This will be starting in London, Mostly because England is more compact than most locations on the globe, but it also has access to continental europe should the group decide to go that way, The time of year will be Late spring early summer, so expect rain.
Character Skeleton
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
History Before Being picked up:
Source of Knowledge about mythology:
Personality:
Grimoire/Goetia
Name:(Original, or as close to as possible)
Common Name: (Whatever your character calls it)
Appearance: (It must look like a book of some kind)
Description: (what does the book pertain to, what language is it written in, does it have any unique features, how does your character carry it)
Weak Powers: (These are the powers that the character may invoke without activating the cost, You may have up to 5 some examples are listed below)
Major Powers: (You can list as meany as you like but the stronger they are, the harder the curse will bite)
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
History Before Being picked up:
Source of Knowledge about mythology:
Personality:
Grimoire/Goetia
Name:(Original, or as close to as possible)
Common Name: (Whatever your character calls it)
Appearance: (It must look like a book of some kind)
Description: (what does the book pertain to, what language is it written in, does it have any unique features, how does your character carry it)
Weak Powers: (These are the powers that the character may invoke without activating the cost, You may have up to 5 some examples are listed below)
- Minor Telekinesis: Items up to 25kg can be moved
- Minor Creation: Can make up to 20cm cubed of any solid material in your hand, disappears after 1hour
- Minor Light: Creates a glowing orb of light that floats by your shoulder
- Minor Magical Strike: A magical attack of low power pertaining to your grimoire.
- Familiar: A capricious companion summoned from your Goetia, may not always be helpful
Major Powers: (You can list as meany as you like but the stronger they are, the harder the curse will bite)
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