Strange Horizon
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
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
Stats
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
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
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.
Notable places
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
Toll Killektors - a gang/militia "Protecting" the highways west. Models themselves cargo cult-style after old highway patrols of old.