Intro to the Sundered Realms

[mattchkn]

These forums are being used for PbP side quests for friends unable to attend our weekly in person game. This current campaign began with a playthrough of Heroquest, which we tacked RPG rules onto until we reached a point that it would be easier to just switch over entirely to playing with the OSE Classic rules. Upon completing the initial HQ quest book, we transitioned over to a homebrewed setting influenced by events in HQ.

The Sundered Realms are a kingdom in disarray. Just over two years ago, a cataclysmic clash between the wizard Mentor and the dark sorcerer Zargon resulted in a wave of chaos magic, the decimation of the royal army, and the disappearance of both mages. The king has sought sanctuary amongst the dwarves of Felsenheim, and with no way to enforce his rule upon the kingdom, each region has been left to fend for itself. Lawmen, opportunists, and despots have filled the power vacuum. In the western Wylding Wood, the resurrected wood elf Tillanius is rallying forces unseen in the kingdom for centuries, intent on restoring a long past regime. In the Northern Wastelands, a leader known only as The Warlord is gathering the broken orcish forces to their banner. In the southern swamps, Col. Horatio Peskan grasps at order as he tries to hold the Bagno Port region back from anarchy. In the eastern city of Reka Novka, the Arcane Enclave wages a hidden war against the Astral Bank & Trust for control of the metropolis. And throughout the land, beasts, bandits, and monstrosities are appearing with alarming frequency, threatening the few bastions of civilization that remain.

Into this chaos our brave protagonists are thrust, thrown through time and space and forced to find their way in this new reality. They quickly formed a coalition of profit minded individuals known as Gary's Gambling Companions. The GGC has since taken jobs throughout the Sundered Realms, seeking to right wrongs and raise funds, all the while searching for the lost members of their past party and a way to make their mark on this modern land.