Cordwood
A FantasyCraft Play-By-Post Game
Player Characters
- Mongoose (whutaguy) Ruthless Fighter, Soldier
- Marli Meacher (Mandacaru) Charismatic Rogue, Assassin
Campaign Qualities
Deadly Combat: Threat Ranges go up by 2.
Dominant Heroes: Heroes/Special NPCs automatically score critical hits with threats.
Dramatic Pacing: Durations and time restrictions are reduced/simplified.
Hewn Limbs: Critical injuries on 16-25 damage; Massive damage on 26+ damage.
Rampant Corruption: Incentives give more bonuses.
Rare Magic Items: Fewer magic items in general.
About the Game
Premise: In Eschaton, the Vergent City, the Triumverate rules over the last remnant of humanity without question. Once the heroic saviors of the city from the existential threat of the Deadborn, they are now powerful but corrupt tyrants. As time runs out for this dark refuge, a stranger comes to town seeking mercenaries and cutthroats to bring an end to the Triumvirs and those who support them...
Cordwood is a dark apocalyptic fantasy set in Eschaton, the only surviving fragment of the World That Was. Floating adrift in the black void of the Big Empty, left in the wake of the Deadborn's mass destruction, it is home to many thousands of men, women and children. Some are native to the city-state, some are refugees who escaped the World That Was, but all serve the curel whims of the Triumvirate and their corrupt hirelings. Protected by steampunk machinery and the powers of the Triumvirs, it is a grim and foreboding place. Inspired by 19th century literature, Victorian London, and existential horror stories, its a gloomy tale of murder, revenge, and the last gasp of mankind.
