EUROPA: THE WARRING STATES
The decadent Sun King has lost the Mandate of Heaven and infernal powers fan the flames of bloody revolution. Now, a new tyrant is on the march to unite all of Europa under his Enlightened boot. Celestial knight-errants emerge from the secret lands of forests and mountains to champion those who are forgotten in the clash of great powers.
Genre: Wainscot Fantasy
Style: Swashbuckling / Wuxia
Theme: Enlightenment and the retreat of the Secret WorldInspiration: Sleepy Hollow, Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Castle Falkenstein, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Master and Commander, His Majesty's Dragon
Risus Cliches
- Celestial Knight-Errant (Fighting with sword and fist; defying gravity; obtaining hospitality in the secret courts of Europa)
- Dashing Naval Lieutenant (Seamanship; swimming; fighting with sword and pistol; dueling; surviving calamities to win promotion; being charming, handsome and bit naive)
- Enigmatic Magician (Casting battlefield magic; having a vast library of occult lore; speaking in riddles; bargaining with fairies and celestial agents)
- Imperious Cavalry Officer (Riding; fighting with saber and pistol; looking good in uniform; charging recklessly across a battlefield)
- Fearless Monster Hunter (Speaking with an accent; knowing all sorts of occult lore; finding monsters; holding them at bay with holy symbols and rituals; fighting with sword, crossbow, and stakes)
- Warrior-Nun (Being beautiful and virginal; kicking ass with whatever weapon is at hand; turning undead; having her prayers answered; tending the wounded)
- Femme Fatale (Being gorgeous; being well-dressed; obtaining the favors of rich men on any side of a conflict; selling secrets; stabbing people in the back; concealing weapons and other items; social combat)
7 comments:
The thought of heavily-armoured knights floating gracefully around each other in duels brings tears of joy to my eyes.
Nice-- I like the concept of the mixing and the concept you present.
Very cool. I would play!
A fun little exercise and one that I'll probably repeat in the future. And yes, I'd play/run this one as well. I love the Napoleonic era and the idea of a secret/magical Europe tucked into the remote corners is very appealing to me. Sort of like all those fictional Germanic/Alpine countries that op up in stories every now and then.
Did you choose your three books randomly (as the title of the experiment suggests) or were they deliberate choices?
@mondbuchstaben: It was, in fact, random. I did an InspirationPad script a while back that gave me random books that I could use when I wanted some random bit of inspiration. Alas, I haven't updated it in a few months.
I'd play that game.
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