Mortal Combat in the City of Serpents: Primeval Thule!

Nasdaq · Jan 12 '19, 5:36pm

Question, per Ranger, is the Revised version acceptable?

Master_of_Thule · Jan 12 '19, 5:49pm

Yes

Master_of_Thule · 10:44am

For anyone that might have missed our the Game Planning thread (Gladiators of Ikath / Primeval Thule), this is a Sword & Sorcery game based on the extraordinary and fantastic Primeval Thule setting by R Baker, S Schubert, and D Noonan.

The players characters will begin enslaved in the gladiatorial arena of Ikath, the notorious City of Serpents. Player characters may escape slavery in the fighting-pits to become conquerors or mighty figures of destiny and legend, or if luck is not with them, die in a gruesome but memorable or meaningful way.

If our campaign proves to be successful over the long term, then the player characters should continue to adventure far and wide through exotic locations, from untamed jungles across hurricane seas to fuming volcanic islands and onward to the lands of the mammoth and the mastodon, palaces of raksashas and efreet and ogre magi, and even to drowned Atlantis and strange outer dimensions. The realm of Primeval Thule is vast, but no matter where you wander, the world will grow even more dangerous: city-states will fall, and powerful magic-users and otherworldly horrors shall arise. Player characters might eventually be able to seize thrones for themselves by becoming the saviors of ancient civilizations, and/or unite the hordes to pillage rich and decadent cities.

The published campaign book is rich in colorful details, but there is no need or expectation for players to purchase any supplementary materials: I have done my best to provide all the most pertinent information on my Myth-Weavers role-play forum, including many of my own personal tweaks, reinterpretations, idiosyncrasies and additions. I am happy to expand my outline if anyone wishes for more on a particular faction, region, etc. or to clarify anything that is confusing in any way. I also wish to encourage potential players to feel free to create their own lost tribes, remote isles, secret organizations, etc to incorporate into their character backgrounds, although I reluctantly must reserve the right to veto anything that I feel is inappropriate or problematic. Players also get extra bonuses or abilities for choosing Narratives, and may opt to write their own original Narrative, like the Crusader, Hex-Bound Harbinger, Hypaspist, Tomb Raider, or the Xuthal Forsaken.

* Civilization is in decline, and much is already in ruins: outside the walls of the last city-states, barbarism reigns. The elder races mostly are resigned to their ultimate extinction. Signs and prophecies predict the malevolent glacier Kang, the Pale Death, will continue to spread and that Thule and the isles shall be buried under ice for a hundred thousand years.

* Hedonism and barbarism contrast with the squalor of the slaves in the city-states, ruled by tyrants.

* Magic is mysterious, and Atlantean science is almost forgotten. Arcane spells are usually the work of wicked elves, or pitiless Wizards of the Black Circle. Finding magical treasures is difficult and always dangerous. Clerics and druids are divided into dozens of cults and sects, for the gods are silent, though many would claim to speak for them.

* No place is safe. Inhuman evils wear eldritch masks and weave magic spells to control the young race of humanity. Vicious Neanderthals raise flint-knapped spearheads and flaming brands against villages and forts. Monsters of the sea do battle with oared galleys and longboats, while saber-tooth cats and cave-bears hunt man and beast alike. Strange creatures lurk in ruins of lost civilizations and the dungeons of aristocrats and high priests: aberrations, dire apes, dragons, fiends, golems, bound elementals, forgotten races, carnivorous plants, hellish fungi, oozes and slimes, enormous serpents, star-things, false gods, or accursed undead.

* Time is out of joint. Dinosaurs should have gone extinct millions of years ago, yet the colossal reptiles can still be found in isolated valleys and on uncharted isles, the last of their kind perhaps. After surviving many exploits, player characters could acquire at least one dinosaur. Other options may be to ride chariots, or to seek a woolly mammoth, wyvern, kirin, great elk of Hurgan, dire hyena, or another appropriately exotic steed.

* Abundant treasure is yours for the taking: prized jewels, weapons of steel, golden idols, ivory and myrrh, dark-wood and pearls, and more, much more! Coinage is not unknown, but barter with jewelry, gemstones, or trade goods like silk or fur is somewhat more conventional.
(Experience points awarded for finding or winning riches, 1 g.p. = 1 exp.)

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Originally Posted by "Primeval Thule in 7 Sentences" by Baker, Schubert & Noonan
1. Thule Is Barbaric
2. The Wilderness Is Savage and Spectacular
3. Cities Are Wicked Places
4. The World Is Mysterious
5. Magic Is a Secret Man Was Not Meant to Know
6. Ancient Evils Threaten to Destroy Humankind
7. Thule Is a World of Adventurers, Not Heroes

We already have a lot of great players interested (too many in fact!), and I will absolutely stop accepting any more new potential players in just a few short days.

So what are you waiting for?

Trantor · Jan 15 '19, 1:12pm

I think I'm going to try and get an app in for this before the deadline. I'm not familiar with Swords & Sorcery nor the Thule Setting, but those books are going on my to read list whether I get in the game or not. Very cool looking.

Trantor · Jan 15 '19, 10:16pm

I just noticed you got Holy Diver for your Epic Music Video. I like your style.

Master_of_Thule · 7:47am

Thanks! If you read the official material, you may notice that I have changed a few names and altered or expanded upon a few details. There is a short Primeval Thule Traveler's Guide booklet that is available as a FREE download from several legitimate sources, should you prefer not to spend money on a purchase.

This game has been very successful in attracting player interest and I am eager to start playing. I will close this advertisement in two more days, and I cannot accept any more new player character submissions for very long afterward. I will allow just a few short days after that for players to complete character sheets they have already started. Then on to the adventure!

Master_of_Thule · Jan 18 '19, 3:29am

I feel very fortunate to have drawn the interest of so many potential players inspired to create excellent characters.
This advertisement is now closed. Please no more submissions from new players at this time. I will allow a little longer to finish or change characters that are still incomplete, and then make my final decisions regarding the player party soon, thank you all.