<div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Twilight Exodus, OOC</span></strong></div><br/>Threads:<br/>Chapter One - Oasis (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283311.0)<br/>Recruitment Thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=282647.0)<br/><br/>Characters:<br/>Chase (NPC) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283139.msg13929269#msg13929269)<br/>Rachel Davenport (Arcanist) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283139.msg13929526#msg13929526)<br/>Barik (Thorne) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283139.msg13929702#msg13929702)<br/>Tel Blackforge (Hexed) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283139.msg13929999#msg13929999)<br/>Kargus Brightband (Bibliophilia) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283139.msg13930387#msg13930387)<br/>Nale the Golden (LtFox) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283139.msg13931727#msg13931727)<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">World Background</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center">(https://img00.deviantart.net/f58c/i/2008/218/e/7/genetic_knight_by_vilk42.jpg)</div><br/><em>The World Before was a place of magic and wonder, where technology brought man and elf and dwarf to reach for the stars.  It ended badly.  Greed; war; waste; the impact of irresponsible progress tore apart both land and society, until order slipped into irresistible collapse.  Nuclear holocaust, biological pandemic and megamagical rifts led to revolution and environmental annihilation.  Few pockets of civilization survived, and none prospered, although other things grew from the radiation, plague and mage storms like the spawn of nightmares.  <br/><br/>The small settlement of Twilight was a backwater town at the edge of nowhere Before; subsistence farming and poor mining held little value.  After, things didn't change so much; except the same hardscrabble chance to survive was priceless.  Twilight has survived the last century as a haven for scraps of civilization, accepting any race or culture that would work hard and obey the simple laws of mutual survival.  <br/><br/>All things end.  <br/><br/>The droughts are harder each year; the lands less fertile and resources more scarce.  For two decades the inhabitants of Twilight have known things were ending, but that time is suddenly near.  The planting has gone badly.  A year, the wise estimate.  Maybe two, before the Starving will begin.  <br/><br/>Factions have emerged.  The Forefathers, original human landholders and citizens from Before, have begun forming a conservative bloc.  They wield a powerful argument that even loved guests shouldn't remain so long they starve their hosts; although the new-come Blooded are quick to point out the sacrifices in labor, lives and ingenuity they've contributed to make Twilight survive this long.  The Wanderers, on the other hand, are believers in the New Lands, rumors and stories of prosperity as distant lands heal into lush gardens of paradise; they don't want to leave anyone behind.  And then there're the Hands; a mysterious group blamed for murders and destruction, dark-robed figures in the night wielding torches and violence to rid Twilight of any souls, human or otherwise, not deemed worth their rations.  They're reviled, but every murder means a better chance at life for those left.  <br/><br/>Town council meetings are marked by shouting and fistfights, but one thing is agreed upon: somebody will need to go, or a lot of people are going to die.  If there's any hope for the Exodus to have a chance, it needs supplies: the first of which is vehicles.  A few exist in town, and a small reserve of priceless fuel, but not enough.  A nomadic merchant, however, has promised to lead a small band to a promising vehicle depot beyond Twilight's territory.  <br/><br/>The small group chosen have proven themselves capable in one way or another; and just maybe expendable enough to risk.  </em></div></div><br/><br/><strong>I expect two posts per week.</strong>Please post even if your character isn't taking an action.  I'd prefer a couple paragraphs, but just a simple "Chase continues to stare off into the red sky, unaware of the bloody skirmish occurring silently behind her" means that other players can post, or I can update, without fear of skipping you.<br/><br/>Please limit sex to 2-3 posts.  I'm fine with smut, but I want the plot to progress.  If you want more, by all means create your own thread for it but let the game continue.<br/><br/>I am not here to prod you constantly.  If you don't post, I will skip you after a reasonable delay; this might mean your character does nothing or is NPC'd.  A significant delay will result in dropping you, with a potentially sticky end.<br/><br/>I will give some warning before moving on to a new chapter.  When I do, please bring things to a resolution.<br/><br/>No PVP without the other player's consent.  No god moding.  No violating others' O/O's.  Be respectful.  Generally, just be awesome to one another.<br/><br/><strong>I consider plot more important than rules.</strong>I will sometimes streamline, hand wave, and so on.  Accept that it will all be in the interest of getting on to better and funner stuff.  I'm open to feedback or help pointing out a rule, but do it politely.<br/><br/>All player dice rolls should be done on E's dicebot.  I will roll initiative.<br/><br/>Please use this header format!  I encourage bold or colored text for speech; 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