"Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future. Men, finding no answers to the sunnah, now apply their own reasoning. All men seek to be enlightened. Religion is but the most ancient and honorable way in which men have striven to make sense out of God's universe. Scientists seek the lawfulness of events. It is the task of Religion to fit man into this lawfulness."
― 2 Neshou 39:18-23, The Orange Catholic Bible
Dune: House Maccabees is a campaign set in the vast science-fiction universe created by Frank Herbert and expanded upon by his son Brian. It uses the
2D20 System as described in
Dune: Adventures In The Imperium and its supplements. It is roughly contemporaneous with the
Prelude To Dune prequels, taking place slightly more than one generation before the events of
Dune. Lady Salomé Alexandra, wife and successor to the late Lord Herod Maccabees, presides over a House in the throes of factional politics and intrigue, and the balance of power could be subject to sudden, opportunistic change both in- and outside its precincts.
Back in the summer of 2021 I had the tremendous fortune to be among the players chosen for an attempted campaign of Modiphius' then-new roleplaying game,
Dune: Adventures In The Imperium. As happens all too often in online games, the gamemaster vanished without notification and we players were left to wonder whether they would ever return. Just under two years later, I find myself wanting to build off the ideas I promoted in that now-defunct game and begin a new
Dune campaign of my own.
The spice must flow!
Dune: Adventures In The Imperium is the sort of game that screams for characters who are competent and compelling, so it is my intent that players will create theirs to be on a par with those from the
Dune saga (whose game-related stats may be found in Chapter 9 of the core rulebook). Likewise, the players' House will be on a comparable level with those from the saga (in game and setting terms, the characters serve and belong to a House Major). All options presented in the game line as of this writing will be available to players.
Anyone care to join me on this journey? This game is rated
Mature, per RPOL site policy.
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