ADarkAndStormyNight
Official Coolguy
Guns. Machines. Money. Land.
These four things control all of life in the land of Columbia. Steam power and Magic have advanced technology significantly, beginning to connect settlements and camps together, to form the smallest inklings of a real, proper country. Train lines across the country have made a sustainable country within reason, though much of the land remains undeveloped and uninhabited. However, men in Columbia sought after the four things all men seek, and became a threat to powerful to take down. The average man, left to his own devices in a weakening and collapsing government, has no protection against these lawless individuals. Small businesses became victim to harassment, and ordained lawmen were either too corrupted or to ill-prepared to handle such a threat. That's when Bounty Hunters, calling themselves Riders, came along.
For a fee, these Riders could bring you anyone you wanted- killers, thieves, petty criminals. The whole set. And thus, the people of Columbia, fearful and endangered, turned to them. More and more people became Riders, leaving their old lives behind- it didn't matter if you were a farmer, a miner, an engineer- nothing. Even as Government Rangers sought to wane them out, they realized they were ill-fit to handle the Riders.
These Riders realized that job assurance was better in groups, and thus, travelling wagon parties of Riders started to form, workers/killers for hire. These wagons were better compared to massive ships, removing the need for horses entirely- instead, using steam power, they allowed these Riders to travel to and from jobs with ease. The mechanical wagon became a symbol of these vigilantes, and a sign people could look to with hope, instead of with fear.
And it is now time for you to become a rider- leave your old life behind, and live your life in search of coin.
This is a roleplay that takes place in a Wild West style steampunk world. You would play, presumably, as a wannabe rider, and a member of a wagon party, traveling from place to place in search of money. Magic will be a minor element of play- some individuals managed to control basic control of the elements, or even healing, to use as they wish. A majority of the technology would be advanced versions of things already seen in the West (i.e Horses, wagons, guns, and power). If this gains enough interest, I'll post a CS page.
"If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger gun."
