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by rydi
Sun Sep 11, 2016 7:48 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Exalted - Heaven's Reach - Story Summary
Replies: 2
Views: 3949

Re: Story Summary

INTERLUDE Ten years passed quickly for the former crew of the Wanderer. While their lives were inextricably intertwined with one another, the majority of their time was spent on individual goals, or in some cases, obsessions. Far Horizon Guardian, seeing his eminent death looming, devoted himself e...
by rydi
Sun Sep 11, 2016 4:20 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Exalted - Heaven's Reach - Story Summary
Replies: 2
Views: 3949

Re: Story Summary

ACT II Several productive years pass for the crew of the Wanderer. The crew accepts numerous contracts over the years, mostly lucrative deals involving passenger transport or delivery of goods, while avoiding less reputable mercenary work. Downtime is spent exploring uncharted space, and applying t...
by rydi
Sun Aug 14, 2016 5:20 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Plot Threads to Pull On
Replies: 0
Views: 9359

Plot Threads to Pull On

Afterlife and the Deathlords The discovery of not one, but multiple forms of existence post-death, is an important and troubling discovery. Everyone will die eventually, and it likely behooves powerful entities to arrange for a more desirable afterlife, and/or determine the exact nature of the &quo...
by rydi
Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Discoveries and Realizations
Replies: 0
Views: 9476

Discoveries and Realizations

History Sapient Life Claims of an ancient race calling itself the Eldar, and much circumstantial biological evidence (genetic similarities, thought patterns, etc.), indicate that the majority of sapient life in the galaxy was "seeded" by a proto race of powerful noetic entities. Further c...
by rydi
Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:21 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Act II - Job Options
Replies: 1
Views: 3333

Re: Act II - Job Options

Loose threads:

Artifacts
Souls of the dead
Dead moon
by rydi
Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:11 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Act II - Job Options
Replies: 1
Views: 3333

Act II - Job Options

Exodus (Time Sensitive) Location: Edge of Yozi space (north) Job: Request to help ferry passengers off all populated worlds in a Rim system (Tunnis, 2nd and 3rd moons of Angst, Peridot) Rewards: Scavenging rights, Cash Contacts: Varies by world Weapons Transport (Time Sensitive) Location: Edge of I...
by rydi
Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:05 am
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Heading into Act II,,,
Replies: 0
Views: 9322

Heading into Act II,,,

As we transition to Act II of our story, I thought it might be helpful to discuss a few things. First , Act II will start 2 years from the end of the last session. This gives time for the characters to evolve a bit, both as individuals as a group. This is a good time to take stock of the characters ...
by rydi
Thu Jul 14, 2016 1:23 am
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Exalted - Heaven's Reach - Story Summary
Replies: 2
Views: 3949

Exalted - Heaven's Reach - Story Summary

ACT I The crew, having recently lost several members in a disastrous trade negotiation, stopped at Nexus to regroup. The crew took on several new members, offloaded their illicit goods to a dependable but unfriendly saurian trader, and took on a few passengers that included a lawman transporting a ...
by rydi
Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:50 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Ship Information
Replies: 1
Views: 3422

Ship Information

Story: [omitted data] Since then the ship has wandered the galaxy, often without any passengers, sometimes with assorted crews. It has collected a wide assortment of piecemeal modifications and stores of equipment over the millennia, slowly changing from a graceful blend of biotech and advanced har...
by rydi
Fri Jun 17, 2016 12:38 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Poll 1
Replies: 0
Views: 9242

Poll 1

There are many different directions to move with the story, given the size of the setting and the additional content incorporated into it. I would like to get some feedback on what themes you are hoping to focus on, what portions of the game you have enjoyed most, and what types of interactions you ...
by rydi
Fri May 20, 2016 3:52 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Characters
Replies: 9
Views: 8800

Characters

Please post characters here . Post your role on the ship first, followed by backstory, then character stats you don't mind sharing (it makes a nice backup character sheet. Players should have two characters , a high powered character, and a low powered character. Make a separate entry for each char...
by rydi
Fri May 20, 2016 3:46 pm
Forum: Heaven's Reach
Topic: Setting and Intro
Replies: 0
Views: 9497

Setting and Intro

INTRO Against the backdrop of a tyrannical emperor attempting to hold a crumbling empire together and the dangers of the untamed frontier of space, a small crew of misfits attempt to survive by running whatever missions will allow them to make a living and stay out of the imperial view. They travel...
by rydi
Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:38 pm
Forum: New Dawn
Topic: OOC
Replies: 22
Views: 16916

Re: OOC

That was the implication I was going for. This is a part of the DoL continuity. That said, odds are they won't be built, but rather found. If such a thing were to occur, that is.
by rydi
Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:16 pm
Forum: New Dawn
Topic: OOC
Replies: 22
Views: 16916

Re: OOC

Just because it doesn't belong, doesn't mean it won't happen...
by rydi
Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:10 pm
Forum: New Dawn
Topic: Stories from Los Angeles
Replies: 2
Views: 4323

Stories from Los Angeles

This thread is intended as a communal location for telling stories in the Los Angeles area following the events of DoL 1. For those that do not remember, a recap of those events may be in order: A greater earthbound set events in motion to obtain world-ending supernatural power by enacting a ritual ...