[PBEM News] Frontiers of New Aerth -- d20/homebrew - rifle & steam e

From: ribbonofshadows@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (RibbonOfShadows)

Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:00:35 +0000

Frontiers of New Aerth is a game set on the northern border of an
expanding, young nation called the Democratic Republic of Arocco.
Technology is at an 18th-century level. It is a world of cannons,
mortars and steam engines. Magic is a powerful force in the world,
but finite in extent, as magic reaches only where ley-lines flow
beneath the ground.

The rules are a homebrew variant of the d20 system. Characters are
built and advanced using character points, not classes.

We will play three Chapters, each covering about 3 levels of character
advancement. In two Interludes between the three chapters, we will
skip ahead 15 years (and 4-5 levels). Player-characters will start as
humble pioneers and settlers in Chapter One, be leaders and regional
champions in Chapter Two, and heroes of the age in the concluding
Chapter Three.

Player-character races are: human, feralkin (bestial humanoids),
tinkers (a goblin-like race, mechanically inclined), halflings
(intelligent animals halfway between man and chimpanzees), lorings (a
self-perpetuating race of artistically-minded constructs), and
lanternfolk (disembodied souls who possess the bodies of halflings,
animals, or even ... the dead).

Arocco is blessed with vigorous young colonists, liberal and
progressive laws, and blessings from On High. Gracious Providence has
granted Arocco victory in a Revolutionary War two generations ago,
salvation from the Angedi Invasion last generation, and supremacy in
the Giant Wars of the last few years.

The advance of civilization remains threatened by aboriginal tribes,
barbaric colonial nations to the east and west, and the ancient
native Powers inhabiting the volcanos and cays of the New Aerth.
Come join the glorious northward march of civilization, the stalwart
tread of pioneers' feet, brave and true!

- The name of the campaign or story arc: Frontiers of New Aerth

- The game system used :
D&D d20 with homebrew character-point based character creation

- Suggested minimum age for players :
16. Post about 4-5 times per week. Enjoy storytelling; write well
enough to entertain me and your peers. Be willing to get in to a
novel environment, where nothing matches vanilla D&D.

- A detailed description of the genre and premise of the game
Above

- Instructions for requesting to join the game (who to contact,
writing samples, character write-ups, etc.)

Step 1) Read about the game here:
http://www.roleplaymarket.com/board.aspx?topicID=11464

Step 2) Create a user account and register here:
http://roleplaymarket.com

Step 3) Read the game recruitment page, and post your character idea
here: http://roleplaymarket.com/recruit.aspx?gameID=182

Please post on the game's board. Don't reply to me here.

- URL for the game, if it has one (it should have one, even if it's
just a YahooGroup page)

http://www.roleplaymarket.com/board.aspx?topicID=11464
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