New: Grelth (free, closed-ended, email, computer, fantasy) From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 19:14:17 +0000 Name: Grelth Costs: free URL: http://grelth.army-of-darkness.it/ Frequency: one per week Email: grelth-owner@army-of-darkness.it Type: fantasy, semi-close ended Last-Update: 2002Sep14 Keywords: free, closed-ended, email, computer, fantasy Description: Atlantis based game. In the beginning were the Two Hundred Elder Gods. They ruled the cosmos and the world of Grelth with an iron grip, subjugating man and animal alike to their whims. Some of the men were given powers making them like gods themselves. The sorcerors, the necromancers, the wizards and the priests. Mages of all ilk were the favored of the gods, since they had the powers to drain power from their fellow beings and channel that energy to their patron. In the Year of Redemption, one Mage, Alterion The Just, threw off the yoke of his patron and with the help of the Council of Twenty cast the Elder Gods into the Abyss. Much time has passed since the Year of Redemption, and much of the old knowledge has been lost. Long lost scrolls fortold the return of the Elder Gods, but these prophecies had been forgotton in the annals of history save by a select few. The time of prophecy has come. The initial signs of the return of the Elder Gods have appeared. First came the famine that raged through the world and killed off most of the population. Then came the pestilence. And finally, the Blood Moon. Now warlords and mages have arisen to try to give some semblance of order to the chaotic world. You are one of these new leaders, cast adrift in a hostile world. Will you work to keep the elder gods contained by finding and slaying their earthly avatars and guarding the Black Keep which is spoken of in the ancient scrolls? Or will you return to the worship of the Elder Gods of your ancestors and seek to protect them and slay those who would banish them? Will you ignore the entire struggle in favor of your own personal pursuit of knowledge, power or glory. The choice is yours. This instance of Atlantis is a semi-open-ended computer moderated fantasy game for any number of players. Players may attempt to carve out huge empires, become master magicians, intrepid explorers, rich traders or any other career that comes to mind. Should any player find the Black Keep, slay all of the avatars of the Elder Gods, and guard the hex containing the keep, that faction will be declared the winner and cause the ending of the game (While only one faction may actually claim the title of 'winner', it is expected that the defeat of the avatars of the Elder Gods will require the effort of an alliance of factions). However, each player can set their own objectives and it is truly up to the player if they wish to help, hinder, or ignore the struggle to contain the Elder Gods. Players may (of course) join at any time. [ This is a new entry for the PBM List. You can find the list itself, and instructions for adding games or comments, at http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/ -- greg ] Up