New: Mahabharata RPG (free, open-ended, email, human, modern, abstract)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 19:13:05 +0000

Name:		Mahabharata RPG
Costs:		Free
URL:		http://www32.brinkster.com/mahabharatarpg/
Frequency:		NA
Email:		Bry_Zee86@yahoo.com
Type:		PBEM, SM based
Last-Update:		2003Jun29
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, modern, abstract

Description:

In the year 1050AD a civilization full of zest and culture was forming.
This was the culture of Hindi, in the land that we now call India and it
had the makings of a great and powerful civilization � until the Triad
fought over who would control the twelve Badaa Charhaawe items.  The triad
unleashed a great battle over the items � at least two of them did.
Brahma and Shima both wanted the Badaa Charhaawe items for sheer power.
Both wanted to control the world � though Brahma�s cause was for peace and
birth and Shima�s was for death and destruction both were committing
terrible acts to get all of the items.	They both formed an elite team of
soldiers � Brahma�s was larger, but Shima�s was a bit stronger.
Eventually Vishnu � The preserver of all � destroyed both Brahma and
Shima�s armies and sent them to the future in hopes that they would forget
the Badaa Charhaawe items.  He then created twelve special soldiers �
three for each element of the earth � in hopes to hide the items.  When
the items were hidden in all the corners of the earth he sent his soldiers
� the deities � to the future, with the gift of memory, to keep the items
safe and he also cast a spell on the items so that they would change with
the times.  Vishnu and his brothers Brahma and Shiva have waited almost an
entire Millennium for their soldiers to awaken � and finally the star
seeds of the special warriors are noticeable to the Triad once more.  The
Triad has taken on the appearances of three older teenaged males.  Brahma
and Shima both brought with four special soldiers disguised as animals to
help their soldiers remember their pasts in India.  The battle will
commence once more � who will be the victor?  Will it be Brahma�s soldiers
� the Veda senshi?  Shiva�s soldiers � the Graha senshi? Or will it be
Vishnu�s soldiers � the deities?  Only time will tell�

The Veda Senshi was assembled by the Lord Brahma.  They were created in
representation of the Hindu Gods that often brought good fortune to
others.  They are not the great Gods and Goddesses themselves - only
representations.  They are reincarnations of the original warriors;
however, almost all of their past memories have been erased.  They do have
the ability to slowly remember the past.   They are fighting for a "good"
cause and are often seen as the good guys.  They are both males and
females.

The Graha Senshi was assembled by the Lord Shiva.  They were created in
representation of the Hindu Gods that often brought bad fortune to others.
 They are not the Powerful Gods and Goddesses themselves - only
representations.  They are reincarnations of the original warriors;
however, almost all of their past memories have been erased.  They do have
the ability to slowly remember the past.  They are fighting towards greed
and self-cause and are often seen as the bad guys.  They are both males
and females.

The Deities are an elite warrior team assembled by the Lord Vishnu.  They
were created in representation of Hindu astrology.  They work in teams of
three - each team representing an element of the planet.  Each team can
control this element when assembled together.  They also have minor
control of the element when alone.  They are reincarnations of the
original warriors with full memory of the past - the only thing unknown to
them is where the items got moved too.	They are seen as neutrals for they
will fight to get the items, but they only do so to save the earth from
the Vedas and Grahas.  They are both males and females.

The Triad is the group of the three lords, Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu.
They were the most powerful Gods in Hindu mythology.  Vishnu - The
Preserver -  was the "leader" of the group and has come to overpower the
others so that they cannot use the powers of the items for their own
selfish desires.  Brahma - The Creator - wants to control the world.
Though he wants to do so to bring world peace his greater goal is to be
acknowledged and he will go to any length to complete his task.  Shiva -
The Destroyer - wants to be a cruel and unfair dictator, he wants the
world in his hands and will stop at no length to get his way.  All three
of the Triad members must be played by male characters.

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