This is season 2 of the game! 4 players are unable to return, 2 are coming back from last time, and we already have 2 new players. [[GAME INFORMATION]] 2073 - The Eshaton. A swarm of asteroids from the far ends of the universe travels toward earth, ushering the end of humanity. 2595 - 500 years have passed. Earth is engulfed by a new ice age. Glaciers are carving their way through the old world. America, Asia, Australia have fallen. Only Europe and Africa are left as habitable zones. While Europe is caked in ice and snow, Africa has blossomed into a subtropical paradise. The Axis of the world is once again the Mediterranean Sea. And Mankind hasn‘t given up just yet. From the ashes of a destroyed civilization, a new one has risen. Cults, clans and tribes are fighting for dominance in a world that is being reborn. Apocalyptic sects raise fortresses in the landscape. Clans form new cities. Border towns rise from the settling asteroid dust. A whole people are on the move to harvest the artifacts of the lost generations. To rebuild earth in a new and glorious fashion. But in the shadows of the craters something is moving. A strange virus that was traveling underneath the icy shell of the asteroids has started infecting humanity‘s DNA. The virus, called the Primer, is starting to mutate people who get in touch with it, transforming them, turning them into a new apex predator, a new race of human beings. It‘s the birth of Homo Degenesis. And this newcomer has the power to wrestle Homo Sapiens from the top of the food chain. Equipped with psychic powers beyond measure, Homo Degenesis has declared war on the upstart mankind, and man will fight back with full force. The battle for earth‘s legacy has begun. [[OOC INFORMATION]] 18+, new and experienced players welcome! I am an equal opportunity GM, and I expect all my players to respect the others, regardless of... well, anything. Be nice or be kicked out. The Red Hand Club is a gaming group, but more than that we're a collection of friends. We have similar interests, including RPGs, video games, anime, movies, sci-fi, comic books, etc., and we enjoy sharing those with our friends in the group! Some notes about the club: Firstly, we're all heavy roleplayers. Combat and exploration are important to us, but we get the most out of the game when our characters are motivated and have a personal investment in the adventure. Second, we want you to be active in the RHC with us. We definitely don't expect you to devote your life to us, but we'd love for you to engage with us and be our friend! Outside of RPGs, we also play tabletop sim games, watch movies together on Rabbit, and generally just hang out and chat. This isn't a requirement, but it's a huge plus! Finally, we prefer to do all of our in-character actions, reactions, and speech in text. Mechanical questions, and general shit-shooting are still done in voice, but text RP affords us the ability to focus, think, and consider our characters' responses without the pressure to quickly respond that comes with a voice environment. Our first session on June 4th at 6:30 PM CST will be Session 0. In this session, we'll discuss character concepts, the sort of game we want to run, and then building our characters. We will then meet again on June 11th at the same time to begin our weekly game! Since the 4th has already passed (It's today!), we can get together and put your character together before the 11th. Self-Direction: Medium Combat: Medium-High Roleplay: Medium-High Exploration: High Player Buy-in: IF YOU KNOW AHEAD OF TIME THAT YOU DO NOT ENJOY GRIM POST-APOCALYPTIC GAMES, DO NOT JOIN. This is less Fallout and a bit more Mad Max, where shit is re-he-heally awful for the most part and there’s not a lot of cheery stuff or retro-futurism. The world’s political powers are contained in a number of Cults, all united in purpose, methods, and beliefs. Your job is, for the most part, to survive and advance the goals of your cult, even if the cult’s goals only amount to “do a bunch of drugs, have a bunch of sex, and die young” If this sounds interesting to you, please leave me a reply or a message and we'll talk!