Elemental Reductions

Cast Anthony "Loco" Riaz (SAMAS pilot) - Ruins gang survivor, captured and raised by the Coalition, now late 20s, Fugitive SAMAS pilot from CS El Dorado, wanted for stealing a SAMAS suit with some vibrosword upgrades, getting in trouble with, whom it turns out, was the Colonel's wife.  Fleeing north towards Castle Refuge, he ran short on supplies while evading Coalition supplies, and got dehydrated, before being rescued by.... Layla Lacoi (DB Mystic) - A tall dimensional mystic being with a bit of a catfish face.  She healed him and fed Tony.  She has a bond to.... Midnight (Psi-stalker variant) - A dark and mysterious stranger, riding a strange horse.  He seems to have influence over lightning, and is a man who lives off the land.  Midnight has a bond with.... Faith Macavoy (I'm not really sure) - A non-descript vagabond woman, who seems to be quite capable and full of supplies.  She has a bond with.... Shan Medsans (Cyber-doc, I think) - A...

So a few weeks ago, some people I used to play RPGs with reached out to me about bringing the band back together.  Once we slayed the scheduling demon, we figured out what we could play.  We settled on Rifts , using the Savage Worlds Adventure Edition. Rifts being Rifts , just assume trigger warnings of an awful post-apocalyptic world with demons and fascists apply. Session 0 We made characters.  Here's the list, starting with my characer, Tony: Anthony "Loco" Riaz (SAMAS pilot) - Ruins gang survivor, captured and raised by the Coalition, now late 20s, Fugitive SAMAS pilot from CS El Dorado, wanted for stealing a SAMAS suit with some vibrosword upgrades, getting in trouble with, whom it turns out, was the Colonel's wife.  Fleeing north towards Castle Refuge, he ran short on supplies while evading Coalition supplies, and got dehydrated, before being rescued by.... Layla Lacoi (DB Mystic) - A tall dimensional mystic being with a bit of a catfish face.  She heale...

    This is post is for last month's  RPG Blog Carnival topic:  hosted on Sea of Stars .  The gods have continued to laugh at my plans, so I'm a little late. Nobody is sure what dragons really are. Some believe they are related to demons: that they are merely agents required for the creation of the universe.  As evidence of this, they posit: A common language they are all born understanding, even if the least of them are incapable of speaking that tongue.   The universal pride and avarice even the most virtuous of their kind demonstrate. Their incredible affinity with certain forms of magic that dragons have, and  Their fecundity with creatures of other kinds. In contrast, others, including most of the scholars of the Southern Sands, argue that unlike demons or other outsiders, dragons  Can breed true amongst themselves.  The most powerful of them lay small clutches of eggs incredibly rarely, while the more common kinds freque...