Hmm.
My humble suggestions.
Race: Hardy Humans. They are just humans. But then hardy.
Backstory:Once upon a time, humanity lived happily in their little cities. They coexisted with other races in harmony. Naturally there were some small wars, but nothing major.
Then there was the disaster.
Everything was destroyed. Millions died. The disaster was followed up by smaller disasters; earthquakes, volcanoes, giant storms, planar rips, and many more.
And from the smoking wreckage of the world emerged the survivors. The world then was still suffering; minor disasters happened constantly, and otherworldly beings ran rampant. The survivors banded together into small tribes, who fled around, slowly regaining the skills they had lost.
Eventually, the world began to calm down. The otherworldly beings returned to their homes, died naturally, or killed each other with infighting. The disasters became less frequent, with some volcanoes not erupting for years on end. And so the tribes people began to settle. They cleared away the ashes from the fields and planted crops. They cut down long dead trees and built houses and workshops. They mined stone and built walls to protect from the remaining beasts. And as they did, life returned to the world. Ash was washed into the soil, and the provided fertility led to a booming in plantlife. Animals on the brink of extinction multiplied wildly with the new food sources.
And the new, tougher humanity stood ready to rebuild.
Bonuses:+Hardy Workers. 1 point. +25% labour (so 4000 dudes produce 5 labour)
Humans in the new world are stronger, faster, and more determined than their ancestors. Every man has to and wants to work hard to survive. So they get up earlier and go to bed later, and work harder in between.
+Proudly Independent. 1 point (2?). -25% food required (so 4000 dudes require 3 food)
The survivors have always had to be careful with food. The next meal could not be for days, so their bodies adapted, to turn digested food into fat first, and only once the body had a fat reserve did it start to take energy from food. They also learned how to find food anywhere, and to how to disguise the taste and sight of 'anywhere food'. And they are proud of it, and just because food is usually available now does not mean they will waste their skills.
+Fast Adaptors. 2 points. Higher research speed when facing problems (example: There is starvation. Research into food-related technology is faster)
When the disaster happened, those who could not adapt died. Since the disaster humanity has had to face constantly changing environments and many new threats. Those who survive are adapt at facing problems and coming up with solutions to them.
City: New HopeNew Hope is the aptly named site of the rebuild of humanity. It was founded, allegedly, by Sam the first. Sam was wandering through the wilderness, lost, starving, thirsty, and injured, when a light shone upon him, and guided him to the shores of a small lake. Sam jumped into the lake, drank, washed, and caught fish. When he was fed and rested, he realised what had happened, and looked round to thank the light. The light was nowhere to be seen, but as Sam looked round he realised what a paradise he had stumbled upon. The lake he stood by was surrounded by rich, green forests. On the western bank was a large clearing, where wild animals grazed at the long grass. A stream fed the lake from the north, snaking through hills, down from the mountains further up.
Sam ran home to his tribe, and led them to the lakeside. The tribes people agreed that the site was amazing, and they set to work building a settlement on the western shore. Many tribes joined them and Sam declared himself King Sam the First of New Hope, the name given to the swiftly growing city.
As the city grew, lost skills and technologies were remembered; boat building, farming, the wheel, bow and arrows, animal taming. At the time of play, metal working, using sample ores gathered from the northern mountains, is on the point of being discovered.
Biome:I have made a handy image!
Key: Blue= body of water. Blue line= river
Dark green= forest. Green= scrubland. Light Green=Grassland.
Red= city. The city is built on grassland (should that ever be interesting)
Brown= Hills. Light grey= Low mountains. Darker grey= High mountains.
The city is the epitome of what what overpowered because who cares if our neighbours are balanced to us until we expand?
Indeed, I suggest having ore in the high mountains, marble in the low mountains, and a herd of horsies running about the shrubland.
We want action fast. We don't want to have to send out expeditions to get a little metal, or catch us some pack animals. Huzzah!
Other stuff: Government: Monarch in charge of a still basically tribal society.
Neighbours: Some tribal people still about. Maybe some other human settlements.
Possible dangers: Other races come raiding. Some monster comes killing. Another human settlement becomes powerful and goes to war with us.
Tech level: Just got metal working.
My role: I'll wait until we pick a race and city.
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Topic: Restoration of Ages, an AoR Variant. (1 City Going, Still Accepting Players) (Read 11515 times)