Red Flower

It’s bright and sunny 2010 and New York has turned into a real shit hole. Crime has gotten really out of hand, and it’s affecting a lot of people. You might have the desire to do something about it; unfortunately, you’re not the best equipped to do so. There were a few people once with incredible abilities that transcended natural law that used their powers to help people, but they’re not here anymore, and you’re not exactly super yourself. However, you’re quite young (maybe not even a full adult), and as you’ve just found out, anyone can become super, with the right knowledge and training you can become a living weapon and unlock within yourself the abilities to fend off the forces of evil, through science and even magical techniques. You’ve just met two interesting and mysterious figures. One of whom is a former superhero (although he hates that word), who seems insistent that you shouldn’t be doing or wanting this; a kid like you shouldn’t be putting themselves in danger or trying to fix the world themselves. However, the other, an even more mysterious old man, seems very eager to train you to fight, claiming he needs “soldiers” for “the big war”, although he’s not too keen on elaborating when you ask him about that. It seems clear that one of these two figures can give you the keys to eventually fight back and stop the scum of New York from swallowing up the city that you call home. Even if it means putting yourself at risk, you have to try. Based on the old man’s implications, it seems like organized crime is going to look like a summer picnic compared to what’s on the way, and the secret puppet masters pulling the strings on all of it are spreading their grip by the second, unless somebody does something about it.

The worldbuilding is mostly based on Stellaris (a toolboxy 4X video game), but I have zoomed into the gritty aftermath of the galaxy where every endgame crisis has already happened and the political structure has collapsed. The Stormtossed Commune At the start of the campaign, players will belong to the Stormtossed Commune. We are fanatic egalitarian and xenophile space pirates operating with the "shared burdens" civic. The Commune was founded 100 years ago by pirates who rebelled against a slaver megacorp called Minamar Specialized Industries. It is currently led by our First Speaker, Nightshade, a non-binary punk rocker who, in addition to governing, takes on a lot of odd jobs around the commune, from veterinary medicine to spaceship maintenance (and always seems to know exactly what they are doing). The Setting & The Threat The Stormtossed founded their commune in a remote location on the planet Breakwater. It sits on the edge of The Indigo, a storm of unnavigable psionic chaos that destroyed a star-faring civilization of space elves called the Isilfar Republic. Now, The Indigo has cleared, revealing the ruins of that society and its incredibly valuable "pre-tech" technology from before the collapse that current manufacturing infrastructure can no longer produce. A megacorp alliance called the Prosperity Axis (including Minamar, Harmonium, and Providence) is looking to exploit the newly opened Isilfar Spinward Frontier. The Stormtossed are in their way, sitting on a planet that would make a highly valuable beachhead. Your Mission Nightshade has gathered a crew of adventurous experts to go into the frontier and find lost technology that could help the Stormtossed resist and disrupt the megacorps and their exploitation. Captain Bax will be leading them as captain of The Vanguard.

A ragtag band of locals find themselves embroiled in a strange adventure involving an unhinged warforged, a psychotic docent, and a plot seemingly involving a nefarious branch of House Cannith. One of those you've been roped in with attached the docent to himself and now hears voices, but has started displaying extra abilities. Your mentor, the unhinged warforged named Trace 7, has disappeared, but she left you with a mission to find a way into a secret facility in the underbelly of Sharn to discover the secrets of this organization. Can you find your way in and discover what House Cannith is up to? This game uses the Pathfinder for Savage Worlds Ruleset and Kristian Serrano's Eberron for Savage Worlds adaptation hosted on the Fantasy Grounds VTT, which is now free to play. All resources will be supplied upon acceptance. This is an ongoing campaign with five players currently. I'll accept up to one more. We play on the last Sunday of the month at 18:00 Eastern Time (Currently UTC-4).