Pax Imperalis, a world dominated the Imperial Commonwealth, the successor to the British Empire. The most powerful state the world has ever seen. Of course the Imperial Commonwealth is not really an Empire anymore. It certainly has colonies, but they're slowly being integrated into the Commonwealth proper. It's a confederation now, the ten Dominions and five Home Nations all autonomous and equals, united by common interests and a common ideal.
But the Commonwealth is not alone, there are other powers. The Pacific Alliance of Japan and the USA. The Franco-Russian Entente. The Warsaw Pact of Poland and Italy. Of course there are minor members to all the alliances, but they're the core. Then there's China divided in two, Latin America where the cold war between the Commonwealth and Pacific Alliance is fought, the bitter and supposedly broken states of the former Central Powers.
This is a pulp action game with mystic elements set in the late 30s. The characters goal is to maintain the natural balance. There are many things which threaten to upset the natural balance of the world. Otherworld creatures such as spectres, vampires, poltergeists and even plain old goblins. There are restless and tormented spirits which must be laid to rest. There are rogue and insane Mages who act from selfishness or malice. There are many things which need to be dealt with.
There are also mundane matters. Fascists, Communists and Anarchists fighting shadow wars in Europe, spy rings in Canada and the US, the war in China, coups and counter coups in Latin America, freedom fighters in Turkey. This is a turbulent world barely at peace, rife with fertile ground for disturbances in the natural balance without any arcane influence whatsoever.
The game system is a (hopefully) simple and invisible home-brew, allowing the game to focus heavily on storytelling and character development rather than mechanics. The details of the system and character creation are covered in the RTJ thread. The world is described in considerable depth in the world thread. The characters are independent/rogue operatives with a powerful and well connected patron. There is an overall plot arc but many different ways to move along it.
I like to encourage a mix of genders and backgrounds, with some parts of the game world being extremely socially progressive (sadly some are equally as regressive).
The game is rather full, but I'm looking for a new player to take over an existing character. The character is a female Afro-American anarchist revolutionary and free thinker. She was played for only three days before the player dropped out and has made about four posts so virtually undefined if anyone would like to take her over. Her stats can be completely reworked if desired.
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