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==Strange Horizon== | ==Strange Horizon== | ||
==The World== | |||
Our apocalypse is a global dust bowl, with storms that gradually beat down humanity. Scarcities of food, of shelter. The storms are the physical manifestation of the Maelstrom - here called just the Storm - the remaining network of satellites creating a disturbing infosphere of cut-up TV and radio transmissions. | |||
- the Storm´s heaviness is associated directly with the number of satellites overhead | |||
- it represents a storm of cultural debris to match the physical dust storm | |||
- when the storm is near, tvs turn on and radios speak in dead tongues | |||
==The characters== | ==The characters== | ||
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| +1 | | +1 | ||
| 0 | | 0 | ||
| +1 | | <span style="color: red;">'''+1'''</span> | ||
| <span style="color: red;">'''+ | | +3 | ||
| <span style="color: red;">'''+1'''</span> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Dakota]] | |[[Dakota]] | ||
|Driver | |Driver | ||
| | | +3 | ||
| 0 | | 0 | ||
| <span style="color: red;">'''+1 | | +2 | ||
| | | <span style="color: red;">'''+1</span> | ||
| <span style="color: red;">'''-1'''</span> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Mr Static]] | |[[Mr Static]] | ||
|Faceless | |Faceless | ||
| +1 | | <span style="color: red;">'''+1'''</span> | ||
| <span style="color: red;">'''+ | | <span style="color: red;">'''+3'''</span> | ||
| | | -1 | ||
| 0 | | 0 | ||
| | | +2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Lord B4]] | |[[Lord B4]] | ||
|Brainer | |Brainer | ||
| +1 | | +1 | ||
| +1 | |||
| -2 | |||
| <span style="color: red;">'''+1'''</span> | | <span style="color: red;">'''+1'''</span> | ||
| <span style="color: red;">'''+3'''</span> | |||
| <span style="color: red;">'''+ | |||
|} | |} | ||
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|...on Sioux | |...on Sioux | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
| +2 | | +2 | ||
| +2 | |||
| +3 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|...on Dakota | |...on Dakota | ||
| + | | +1 | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
| +1 | |||
| +3 | | +3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|...on Lord B4 | |...on Lord B4 | ||
| +2 | | +2 | ||
| +3 | |||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
| + | | +1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|...on Mr Static | |...on Mr Static | ||
| + | | +3 | ||
| +0 | |||
| +1 | | +1 | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
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== | ==GROUPS AND PLACES== | ||
[[ | [[The Chapel|'''THE CHAPEL''']] | ||
'''August''' - Runs [[The Chapel]]. Hasn´t been seen for a while. | |||
* | [[Edith]] | ||
* The spokesperson for [[The Chapel]] sent to Dakota´s peace meeting. It is unclear why August abstained. | |||
'''Sapper''' - One of the fighters of [[The Chapel]]. Bodyguards [[Edith]] when needed. Bearded. Owns a prized flannel shirt. | |||
[[Emberville|'''EMBERVILLE''']] | |||
[[The Knight Watch|THE KNIGHT WATCH]] - [[Mr Static]]´s gang of self-proclaimed knights. | |||
'''Curly Q''' - Bloody-handed brawler from [[Dog]]´s regime who didn´t make it as a Knight under [[Mr Static]]. Resentful. | '''Curly Q''' - Bloody-handed brawler from [[Dog]]´s regime who didn´t make it as a Knight under [[Mr Static]]. Resentful. | ||
[[Dog]] | [[Dog]] | ||
[[Dustwitch]] | [[Dustwitch]] | ||
[[Exit]] | [[Exit]] | ||
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'''Friendly''' - Joygirl working at [[Tip]]´s place in [[Emberville]]. Long blond hair, 20ish, pretty. Likes shawls. | '''Friendly''' - Joygirl working at [[Tip]]´s place in [[Emberville]]. Long blond hair, 20ish, pretty. Likes shawls. | ||
'''Gorgeous''' - "restaurant" owner in [[Emberville]]. | '''Gorgeous''' - Guesthouse/"restaurant" owner in [[Emberville]]. | ||
'''Grome (RIP)''' - a guard from the market, blooded and hurt by [[The Russian]] because of a gambling "incident". Came into [[Sioux]]´s ´Firm with a gun to try to steal [[Mercy]]. He got shot by Sioux, then stabbed to death by his intended prize. | '''Grome (RIP)''' - a guard from the market, blooded and hurt by [[The Russian]] because of a gambling "incident". Came into [[Sioux]]´s ´Firm with a gun to try to steal [[Mercy]]. He got shot by Sioux, then stabbed to death by his intended prize. | ||
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'''Hatchet (RIP)''' - One of the blackfingers working under [[Ambergrease]] in [[The Garage]]. Had a fight in the underground market with [[Lord B4]] about a lost shipment of stimulants. Died fighting beside him in a fight in Emberville´s Market. | '''Hatchet (RIP)''' - One of the blackfingers working under [[Ambergrease]] in [[The Garage]]. Had a fight in the underground market with [[Lord B4]] about a lost shipment of stimulants. Died fighting beside him in a fight in Emberville´s Market. | ||
'''Hawthorne''' - A day-laborer in Emberville who broke his leg clearing a roof. | '''Hawthorne''' - A day-laborer in Emberville who broke his leg clearing a roof. Recuperated thanks to [[Sioux]]. | ||
'''Jay''' - One of [[Roark]]'s crew, bodyguard/assistant. | '''Jay (RIP)''' - One of [[Roark]]'s crew, bodyguard/assistant. Got shot in the face by raiders and died on [[Sioux]]´s operating table. | ||
'''Jo''' - a pleasure boy/bartender working at [[Tip]]´s establishment. | '''Jo''' - a pleasure boy/bartender working at [[Tip]]´s establishment. | ||
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* The maelstrom has told Mr Static that he is a harbinger of destruction, decay and barbarism - he will bring ruin. (Nothing tried to deescalate and explain himself; Static wanted none of it but didn´t hurt him as he haven´t yet commited a crime.) | * The maelstrom has told Mr Static that he is a harbinger of destruction, decay and barbarism - he will bring ruin. (Nothing tried to deescalate and explain himself; Static wanted none of it but didn´t hurt him as he haven´t yet commited a crime.) | ||
* He explained his visions to [[Mr Static]] and [[Rum]], both who did change their minds and followed him on a vision-quest out in the [[Changing Lands]] to search for the elusive [[Solace]]. Instead, [[Mr Static]] was possessed by an entity of the Storm and bit out [[Nothing]]´s eye before they were all caught by soldiers of [[The Cold House]]. | |||
''' | * After he got back to [[Emberville]], Nothing is weakened and speaks less often. | ||
'''Post-it''' - a camp follower. Used to drive his crappy car between [[Emberville], [[The Garage]] and [[The Chapel]] before he lost it in the [[Market]] massacre. | |||
[[Rum]] - One of [[Roark]]´s men who had a strange change of heart after a chat with [[Nothing]] and [[Mr. Static]]. Now one of the most trusted members of [[The Knight Watch|THE KNIGHT WATCH]]. | |||
[[Roark]] | [[Roark]] | ||
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* [[Dakota]] often helps them get where they need to go | * [[Dakota]] often helps them get where they need to go | ||
'''Shepsi''' - a wandering beggar, rumor-seller and mendicant serving as informant to [[Lord B4]] and others. Older woman dressed in rags and smelling of alcohol. | |||
''' | '''Snuffy''' - one of [[Mr Static]]´s knight and a constant Doubting Thomas. | ||
''' | [[Tip]] - owner of "Tip´s" ,the best bar/pleasure establishment in [[Emberville]]. | ||
[[Evermore|'''EVERMORE''']] | |||
'''Prime''' - [[Thrice]]´s second-in-command. Veteran fighter and leader. Theater fiend. | |||
[[Russian]] '''RIP''' | [[Russian]] '''RIP''' | ||
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* Poisoned by [[Dakota]] who then covered it up as the result of a firefight. | * Poisoned by [[Dakota]] who then covered it up as the result of a firefight. | ||
''' | [[Sunset]] - A beautiful guitar player and singer who was saved from bandits by [[Dakota]]. Now a treasured artist in [[Evermore]]. | ||
[[Thrice]] - "Emperex" Thrice, the warlord who controls and demands tribute from the Holds in the region. Burned, wearing full-covering clothing and a gas mask. | |||
[[The Garage|'''THE GARAGE''']] | |||
[[Ambergrease]] | |||
[[Prim]] - an Enginer, a senior mechanic, in [[The Garage]]. Tasked by [[Ambergrease]] to fix [[Dakota]]´s truck. Pointed out to Lord B4 by '''Schepsi''' as a collaborator with [[Dustwitch]] against the wizard. | |||
[[South Bend|'''SOUTH BEND''']] | |||
'''Rolfball''' - A powerful drug dealer from [[South Bend]], who sent spies to [[Emberville]] to evaluate it as a possible market. | |||
'''Junior''' - Young girl, lietunant under Rolfball, most think she´s his daughter. Violent and unpredictable. | |||
''' | '''Navarre''' - Armored violence-woman with a grenade launcher. Professional acquintance to [[Wolf]]. Unpredictable. | ||
''' | '''Qwerty''' - Market merchant who sells a lot of chems and meds. Usually sells to Noname. | ||
'''Noname''' - Rolfball´s chemicker. | |||
==Notable places== | ==Notable places== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:00, 24 June 2024
Strange Horizon is a PbP of Apocalypse World Second Edition, run on a dedicated Discord server. This wiki serves to collect and update information.
Strange Horizon[edit]
The World[edit]
Our apocalypse is a global dust bowl, with storms that gradually beat down humanity. Scarcities of food, of shelter. The storms are the physical manifestation of the Maelstrom - here called just the Storm - the remaining network of satellites creating a disturbing infosphere of cut-up TV and radio transmissions.
- the Storm´s heaviness is associated directly with the number of satellites overhead - it represents a storm of cultural debris to match the physical dust storm - when the storm is near, tvs turn on and radios speak in dead tongues
The characters[edit]
Stats[edit]
Highlighted stats are bold/red.
| Name | Playbook | Cool | Hard | Hot | Sharp | Weird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux | Angel | +1 | 0 | +1 | +3 | +1 |
| Dakota | Driver | +3 | 0 | +2 | +1 | -1 |
| Mr Static | Faceless | +1 | +3 | -1 | 0 | +2 |
| Lord B4 | Brainer | +1 | +1 | -2 | +1 | +3 |
Hx[edit]
Column has Hx on Row, as listed
| Sioux has... | Dakota has... | Lord B4 has... | Mr Static has... | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ...on Sioux | N/A | +2 | +2 | +3 |
| ...on Dakota | +1 | N/A | +1 | +3 |
| ...on Lord B4 | +2 | +3 | N/A | +1 |
| ...on Mr Static | +3 | +0 | +1 | N/A |
GROUPS AND PLACES[edit]
August - Runs The Chapel. Hasn´t been seen for a while.
- The spokesperson for The Chapel sent to Dakota´s peace meeting. It is unclear why August abstained.
Sapper - One of the fighters of The Chapel. Bodyguards Edith when needed. Bearded. Owns a prized flannel shirt.
THE KNIGHT WATCH - Mr Static´s gang of self-proclaimed knights.
Curly Q - Bloody-handed brawler from Dog´s regime who didn´t make it as a Knight under Mr Static. Resentful.
- An operator in Emberville, handling work contracts, messengers and other unstated business. Indeterminately gendered and dressed in covering clothing.
Fleece - Muscle, sometimes working for Roark. Woman, well-maintained haircut and a leather duster.
Friendly - Joygirl working at Tip´s place in Emberville. Long blond hair, 20ish, pretty. Likes shawls.
Gorgeous - Guesthouse/"restaurant" owner in Emberville.
Grome (RIP) - a guard from the market, blooded and hurt by The Russian because of a gambling "incident". Came into Sioux´s ´Firm with a gun to try to steal Mercy. He got shot by Sioux, then stabbed to death by his intended prize.
Hatchet (RIP) - One of the blackfingers working under Ambergrease in The Garage. Had a fight in the underground market with Lord B4 about a lost shipment of stimulants. Died fighting beside him in a fight in Emberville´s Market.
Hawthorne - A day-laborer in Emberville who broke his leg clearing a roof. Recuperated thanks to Sioux.
Jay (RIP) - One of Roark's crew, bodyguard/assistant. Got shot in the face by raiders and died on Sioux´s operating table.
Jo - a pleasure boy/bartender working at Tip´s establishment.
- Needs Sioux´s care and attention on a regular basis. (He ventures out into the storms to seek visions and more, and goes out of his way to help people even if he suffers from it.)
- The maelstrom has told Mr Static that he is a harbinger of destruction, decay and barbarism - he will bring ruin. (Nothing tried to deescalate and explain himself; Static wanted none of it but didn´t hurt him as he haven´t yet commited a crime.)
- He explained his visions to Mr Static and Rum, both who did change their minds and followed him on a vision-quest out in the Changing Lands to search for the elusive Solace. Instead, Mr Static was possessed by an entity of the Storm and bit out Nothing´s eye before they were all caught by soldiers of The Cold House.
- After he got back to Emberville, Nothing is weakened and speaks less often.
Post-it - a camp follower. Used to drive his crappy car between [[Emberville], The Garage and The Chapel before he lost it in the Market massacre.
Rum - One of Roark´s men who had a strange change of heart after a chat with Nothing and Mr. Static. Now one of the most trusted members of THE KNIGHT WATCH.
- A scavenger leading her team out into the wastes.
- Has access to medical supplies that Sioux needs
- Dakota often helps them get where they need to go
Shepsi - a wandering beggar, rumor-seller and mendicant serving as informant to Lord B4 and others. Older woman dressed in rags and smelling of alcohol.
Snuffy - one of Mr Static´s knight and a constant Doubting Thomas.
Tip - owner of "Tip´s" ,the best bar/pleasure establishment in Emberville.
Prime - Thrice´s second-in-command. Veteran fighter and leader. Theater fiend.
Russian RIP
- A warrior, muscle and go-between/collector for Thrice the Warlord. Enjoys his job way too much.
- Pushing Ambergrease to bend the knee and swear fealty, regardless of the foreman´s feelings on leadership.
- Poisoned by Dakota who then covered it up as the result of a firefight.
Sunset - A beautiful guitar player and singer who was saved from bandits by Dakota. Now a treasured artist in Evermore.
Thrice - "Emperex" Thrice, the warlord who controls and demands tribute from the Holds in the region. Burned, wearing full-covering clothing and a gas mask.
Prim - an Enginer, a senior mechanic, in The Garage. Tasked by Ambergrease to fix Dakota´s truck. Pointed out to Lord B4 by Schepsi as a collaborator with Dustwitch against the wizard.
Rolfball - A powerful drug dealer from South Bend, who sent spies to Emberville to evaluate it as a possible market.
Junior - Young girl, lietunant under Rolfball, most think she´s his daughter. Violent and unpredictable.
Navarre - Armored violence-woman with a grenade launcher. Professional acquintance to Wolf. Unpredictable.
Qwerty - Market merchant who sells a lot of chems and meds. Usually sells to Noname.
Noname - Rolfball´s chemicker.
Notable places[edit]
Emberville One of the larger holds, having subsumed The Garage
Evermore The fortress-hold of Thrice, whom Emberville - in theory - pays tribute to.
The Garage A repair- and chop shop with the finest blackfingers in the region. Ambergrease is the elder.
Kilead A hold knows for its´ breweries.
South Bend A place that has "bullet farmers", some of which trade with the Market (and Exit).
The Chapel - A place some distance outside Emberville, mentioned by Dakota.
Gangs and other factions[edit]
Toll Killektors - a gang/militia "Protecting" the highways west. Models themselves cargo cult-style after old highway patrols of old.