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| You have received a letter addressed to you by name. The paper is thick and expensive, the writing in a clean and elegant hand, and the seal of the Standard Oil Company adorns the envelope. | You have received a letter addressed to you by name. The paper is thick and expensive, the writing in a clean and elegant hand, and the seal of the Standard Oil Company adorns the envelope. | ||
| - | |Dear Sir or Madam: \\ \\ You are likely wondering who I am, and how I came to send you this missive. I won't waste your time: my name is Rockefeller, | + | |Dear Sir or Madam: \\ \\ You are likely wondering who I am, and how I came to send you this missive. I won't waste your time: my name is Rockefeller, |
| ====== The Players ====== | ====== The Players ====== | ||
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| Pick one of the backgrounds below and fill in or alter biographical details as you please. Name, sex, ethnicity, etc are all left intentionally up to you- some backgrounds suggest certain such details but none absolutely require any. | Pick one of the backgrounds below and fill in or alter biographical details as you please. Name, sex, ethnicity, etc are all left intentionally up to you- some backgrounds suggest certain such details but none absolutely require any. | ||
| - | You're an accomplished sort, and start at level 7 instead of level 5. You have at least one level in each of the three classes | + | You're an accomplished sort, and start at level 7 instead of level 5. You have at least one level in each of the three archetypes |
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| - | |1 ^The Awakened |You were perfectly content to be a useless layabout, comfortable in your family' | + | |
| - | |2 ^The Doomspeaker |The world is doomed in any of a thousand different forms, and you've been cursed with the ability to see them all before they happen. Avert one and another springs up to take its place; your work is never done and your face is never smiling. You've tried to warn them, those fools, but it turns out that wearing a signboard with "THE END IS NIGH" written on it isn't very effective. It's time to be more proactive about heading off catastrophe. \\ \\ **Classes: | + | |
| - | |3 ^The Earthmover |Over a decade ago you found steady work punching through the unforgiving Sierra Nevada mountains as part of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. Your skilled understanding of dynamite and natural ability to shout commands contributed to your quick rise to crew foreman, but in the end you were the only member of your team to survive the experience. Nobody believes that kobolds are real, much less that they caused the accident- but you know what you saw that night and you still have the shovel they left behind. \\ \\ **Classes: | + | |
| - | |4 ^The Firebrand |In ancient times the earth held the race of djinn, mighty beings neither good nor evil created of smokeless fire. One was magically bound to serve as guardian of Assholetep' | + | |
| - | |5 ^The Monarch |Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, died in your hometown of San Francisco in January. Most people didn't take him very seriously, but you did- maybe that's why he selected you as his successor and heir, and gave you all that he had to give. Rockefeller didn't ask you to come and isn't quite sure how you got your hands on one of his invitations, | + | |
| - | |6 ^The Neo-Witch |You used to sell rare books, until one came into your hands that was definitely rarer than all the rest. Was it desperation or mere academic interest that led you to read that rough leather-bound grimoire? You learned such horrible, beautiful, useful things from it. Some say you're damned now, a dabbler in things man was not meant to know. They don't understand the truth, but you do. That's why you know more than anyone that Assholetep must be destroyed. \\ \\ **Classes: | + | |
| - | |7 ^The Phantom |You are the ghost of an 17th-century aristocrat. Since your death you've witnessed the collapse of many of the feudal systems you took for granted while alive and the birth of multiple new nations among what you still think of as "the New World" | + | |
| - | |8 ^The Pinkerton |These are rowdy, lawless times and like many others with a talent for deduction and violence you've gained employment with the Pinkerton Private Detective Agency. Or at least, you did until you were bitten one night by what you (at the time) thought was a stray dog. Now you've been infected with lycanthropy and live outside the cities, fearful of what might come to pass should you stay. \\ \\ **Classes: | + | |
| - | |9 ^The Shapeless |You remember delving in a cave as a youth and coming into contact with a strange slimy substance, warm to the touch, that rapidly engulfed you before you even had a chance to scream. That was when you died, but also when you were born. Your memories are human, but your body is that of the slime that absorbed them wrapped around your (mostly) intact skeleton. You can change your face as much as you need to if you want to look different, but your appetite is as strong as it ever was. \\ \\ **Classes: | + | |
| - | |10 ^The Slayer |You come from an ancient tradition of monster-hunters, | + | |
| - | |11 ^The Voice |On the frontier, social structures are looser and anybody can achieve a leadership position, even someone like you. That's what the people who disapprove of your mayorhood tell themselves, though the truth behind your success at politics is stranger still. Speak softly, and your words are nearly-supernaturally beguiling. Speak loudly, and they can shatter bones. This is because you've learned three of the one hundred and twenty-seven letters in the Divine Alphabet that was used to create the world. What could you do with more? You hunger greatly to find out, and Rockefeller' | + | |
| - | |12 ^The Wielder |An enormous sword was made centuries ago by a smith across the sea somewhere. Too large to wield, it was hung on a wall as a decorative piece and a showcase of the smith' | + | |
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| + | |1 ^The Awakened |You were perfectly content to be a useless layabout, comfortable in your family' | ||
| + | |2 ^The Doomspeaker |The world is doomed in any of a thousand different forms, and you've been cursed with the ability to see them all before they happen. Avert one and another springs up to take its place; your work is never done and your face is never smiling. You've tried to warn them, those fools, but it turns out that wearing a signboard with "THE END IS NIGH" written on it isn't very effective. It's time to be more proactive about heading off catastrophe. \\ \\ **Archetypes: | ||
| + | |3 ^The Earthmover |Over a decade ago you found steady work punching through the unforgiving Sierra Nevada mountains as part of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. Your skilled understanding of dynamite and natural ability to shout commands contributed to your quick rise to crew foreman, but in the end you were the only member of your team to survive the experience. Nobody believes that kobolds are real, much less that they caused the accident- but you know what you saw that night and you still have the magical digging iron they left behind. \\ \\ **Archetypes: | ||
| + | |4 ^The Firebrand |In ancient times the earth held the race of djinn, mighty beings neither good nor evil created of smokeless fire. One was magically bound to serve as guardian of Assholetep' | ||
| + | |5 ^The Monarch |Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, died in your hometown of San Francisco in January. Most people didn't take him very seriously, but you did- maybe that's why he selected you as his successor and heir, and gave you all that he had to give. Rockefeller didn't ask you to come and isn't quite sure how you got your hands on one of his invitations, | ||
| + | |6 ^The Neo-Witch |You used to sell rare books, until one came into your hands that was definitely rarer than all the rest. Was it desperation or mere academic interest that led you to read that rough leather-bound grimoire? You learned such horrible, beautiful, useful things from it. Some say you're damned now, a dabbler in things man was not meant to know. They don't understand the truth, but you do- that the forces Assholetep wields will someday poison the earth and change the face of the world entirely. That's why you know more than anyone that he must be destroyed. \\ \\ **Archetypes: | ||
| + | |7 ^The Phantom |You are the ghost of a 17th-century aristocrat. Since your death you've witnessed the collapse of many of the feudal systems you took for granted while alive and the birth of multiple new nations among what you still think of as "the New World" | ||
| + | |8 ^The Pinkerton |These are rowdy, lawless times and like many others with a talent for deduction and violence you've gained employment with the Pinkerton Private Detective Agency. Or at least, you did until you were bitten one night by what you (at the time) thought was a stray dog. Now you've been infected with lycanthropy and live outside the cities, fearful of what might come to pass should you stay. \\ \\ **Archetypes: | ||
| + | |9 ^The Shapeless |You remember delving in a cave as a youth and coming into contact with a strange slimy substance, warm to the touch, that rapidly engulfed you before you even had a chance to scream. That was when you died, but also when you were born. Your memories are human, but your body is that of the slime that absorbed them wrapped around your (mostly) intact skeleton. You can change your face as much as you need to if you want to look different, but your appetite is as strong as it ever was. \\ \\ **Archetypes: | ||
| + | |10 ^The Slayer |You come from an ancient tradition of monster-hunters, | ||
| + | |11 ^The Voice |On the frontier, social structures are looser and anybody can achieve a leadership position, even someone like you. That's what the people who disapprove of your mayorhood tell themselves, though the truth behind your success at politics is stranger still. Speak softly, and your words are nearly-supernaturally beguiling. Speak loudly, and they can shatter bones. This is because you've learned three of the one hundred and twenty-seven letters in the Divine Alphabet that was used to create the world. What could you do with more? You hunger greatly to find out, and Rockefeller' | ||
| + | |12 ^The Wielder |An enormous sword was made centuries ago by a smith across the sea somewhere. Too large to wield, it was hung on a wall as a decorative piece and a showcase of the smith' | ||
| ====== The Rules ====== | ====== The Rules ====== | ||
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| * Show up. | * Show up. | ||
| - | You can play more than once if you want. Some things might change between sessions, so don't rely too much on past metagame knowledge. | + | You can play more than once if you want, and even freely use all the metagame knowledge |
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| + | [[Assholetep Bestiary]]- spoilers! | ||
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