You step onto the levitating ground of the city. Vapestia, the richest of the 7 Soaring Cities that, against all odds, survived the cataclysmic Ravaging by taking to the skies. People walk around, wearing clothing of the rich. Garbage automatons walk around, picking up trash and keeping everything clean. Steam pumps out of Vapestia's Central Core building, as the machines keeping the city alive are hard at work. Welcome to Vapestia, the peak of our modern society.
Hello!
The Great Sky City of Vapestia is a steampunk themed tavern set in a post apocalyptic world. The surface is a toxic, heated environment due to an event called the Ravaging, which happened 75 years ago. It's completely optional, but if you want to know more about the Ravaging and past society then look in the lore ramble. After the Ravaging, 7 cities remained, having survived by taken to the skies. Vapestia, although never deemed officially, has always been referred to as the capital for having the most money, power and influence. Your character may be a visitor to the city from another one, a resident of Vapestia, or something else-- be creative!
Locations:This tavern is set in the city as a whole, rather then a single building. But here are some special places:
The Rusty Screw: The most popular place to get a meal in all of Vapestia. Made by a skilled engineer named Tabernus, almost everything is automatically done to collect orders, give food, and collect money. All Tabernus does is cook the food and talk to customers.
The Central Core: The head of operations for nearly everything the government of the city does. Here robots are made, officials live, prisoners are held, the machines keeping the city alive and thriving operate, and much more. A general rule of thumb is that the closer one lives to the Central Core, the richer one is. It cannot be entered without permission from a worker or resident of the building.
Optional Lore:
A long time ago, humanity lived peacefully on the surface. It was a happy time, and they.prospered. Magic was discovered, and mixing it with machinery they became masters of industry. However, it wasn't the most efficient.
You see, when magic was first discovered humankind was unadvanced. Spells were often wild and unpredictable-sometimes it would do as intended and allow a machine to work properly. Other times, it would summon things out of thin air, turn them into random things from a completely new species to a potted plant, or straight up explode in their faces. Nevertheless, the early "Steammage" era soldiered onward. They began to improve their merging of magic and technology, and models were created that are still used today. Some cities had rockets designed underneath them and were planning to fly and live in the sky for true luxury.
But, eventually... It all fell to ruin.
A powerful being from the hells was summoned by accident. Nearly godlike in strength, all it came across was destroyed. The world was nearly ended, but the cities that had rockets were able to activate them in time and fly off to live another day. The being turned the surface world into an apocalyptic wasteland, and returned to its home plane.
It has been 75 years since the Ravaging. All that remains safe is the 7 flying cities, kept aloft by metal and magic. The cities are ruled each by their own government, 7 leaders ruling one city each. All that is on the surface world is the ruins of burnt villages, geysers of lava, toxic gas, and the occasional collector squadron- it is a very good thing precious metals still remain, or else we wouldn't be able to repair our machines if they broke. But now, society is thriving once more. Even if our remaining land is miniscule compared to before, we still survive and fend back savagery. Take that, hells!
Rules:
Rules for your character:
1. The primary rules are the same you would expect in any place with typical law- no theft, no murder, nothing like that.
2. The surface is extremely dangerous without the special suits made by the Surface Expedition Department. If you have a good reason to go down and think you can survive somehow we won't stop you, but it's highly, highly, HIGHLY discouraged.
3. Attempts at breaking any machine made by the Vapestian Government will result in harsh punishment. The severity of the punishment varies depending on the machine, from a week in jail for attacking a Garbage Automaton to death penalty for any attempt at destroying the rockets that keep our city aloft.
4. Magic usage is allowed, but using it to summon creatures from other planes is not. We do not want a repeat of the Ravaging.
Rules for you:
1. PG-13, please. We don't know the age of people posting or reading this thread. Gore is fine if you don't go into much detail, and swearing is fine if censored.
2. Fighting is allowed, but only if both parties consent. No citizens or property may be caught in the crossfire.
3. The maximum character level is 15, and the maximum CR is 12 if you're using a monster statblock.
4. Just be a nice person. Try not to argue if it's avoidable.
5. Please cut your quote chains if they're getting long. If someone else has a long quote chain, kindly ask them to cut it.
6. Please put the word 'Mechanical' in your first post to show you read the rules.
7. Have fun!
Mods: Just me right now, but I'm accepting new mods! The mods play government officials of Vapestia.
This sounds pretty cool, with characters, what sort of limitations are there? Could I be like high nobility within the city? Oh, and mechanical!
*Besides the level/CR limit, no restrictions for race/class/subclass. You can't be a member of the government unless you're a mod, but you can have ties to it.*
This sounds pretty cool, with characters, what sort of limitations are there? Could I be like high nobility within the city? Oh, and mechanical!
*Besides the level/CR limit, no restrictions for race/class/subclass. You can't be a member of the government unless you're a mod, but you can have ties to it.*
(What about an engineer?)
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they/her Always open to chat. Just send me a PM
Was it wrong? Was it right? Should we be here at all? We've caused pain Through our crimes How far will we fall?
This sounds pretty cool, with characters, what sort of limitations are there? Could I be like high nobility within the city? Oh, and mechanical!
*Besides the level/CR limit, no restrictions for race/class/subclass. You can't be a member of the government unless you're a mod, but you can have ties to it.*
(What about an engineer?)
*That's fine. You can work for the central core if you want, or be independent.*
This sounds pretty cool, with characters, what sort of limitations are there? Could I be like high nobility within the city? Oh, and mechanical!
*Besides the level/CR limit, no restrictions for race/class/subclass. You can't be a member of the government unless you're a mod, but you can have ties to it.*
(What about an engineer?)
*That's fine. You can work for the central core if you want, or be independent.*
(Probably will work for the central core)
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they/her Always open to chat. Just send me a PM
Was it wrong? Was it right? Should we be here at all? We've caused pain Through our crimes How far will we fall?
This sounds pretty cool, with characters, what sort of limitations are there? Could I be like high nobility within the city? Oh, and mechanical!
*Besides the level/CR limit, no restrictions for race/class/subclass. You can't be a member of the government unless you're a mod, but you can have ties to it.*
(What about an engineer?)
*That's fine. You can work for the central core if you want, or be independent.*
*mmm I have a really fun idea but unless I weaken it by a cr it exceeds the limit, and also my idea may have to have some permission from a mod, sooo*
[for the eyes of mods only!]
TURN BACK NOW UNLESS THOU IS A MOD/JUST GIBBER RIGHT NOW, I’M WATCHING
My idea is basically a sort of spy/secret agent from the hells, trying to cause chaos and spread corruption in the city. In the form of a baker devil known as a pit pie fiend. That’s the basic idea at least. Pie fiends are CR 13 but I could probably just half their health and damage and it’d be fine.
*mmm I have a really fun idea but unless I weaken it by a cr it exceeds the limit, and also my idea may have to have some permission from a mod, sooo*
[for the eyes of mods only!]
TURN BACK NOW UNLESS THOU IS A MOD/JUST GIBBER RIGHT NOW, I’M WATCHING
My idea is basically a sort of spy/secret agent from the hells, trying to cause chaos and spread corruption in the city. In the form of a baker devil known as a pit pie fiend. That’s the basic idea at least. Pie fiends are CR 13 but I could probably just half their health and damage and it’d be fine.
Arch only:
ARE YOU ARCH? NO? GET OUT. YES? Ok.
CR 13 is only 1 away from the max, so you would probably only need to decrease it by a small bit instead of halving. As long as you don't start the Ravaging again, I'm fine with that.
*mmm I have a really fun idea but unless I weaken it by a cr it exceeds the limit, and also my idea may have to have some permission from a mod, sooo*
[for the eyes of mods only!]
TURN BACK NOW UNLESS THOU IS A MOD/JUST GIBBER RIGHT NOW, I’M WATCHING
My idea is basically a sort of spy/secret agent from the hells, trying to cause chaos and spread corruption in the city. In the form of a baker devil known as a pit pie fiend. That’s the basic idea at least. Pie fiends are CR 13 but I could probably just half their health and damage and it’d be fine.
Arch only:
ARE YOU ARCH? NO? GET OUT. YES? Ok.
CR 13 is only 1 away from the max, so you would probably only need to decrease it by a small bit instead of halving. As long as you don't start the Ravaging again, I'm fine with that.
Also, codeword?
Gibber’s eyes!
CEASE, MORTAL. THE ELDRITCH HORRORS ARE TALKING.
Mechanical!
and also, I won’t be causing much major chaos, mostly just pretending to be a baker and being suspicious, also making magic pies. And Pastrimps (pastry imps)
*mmm I have a really fun idea but unless I weaken it by a cr it exceeds the limit, and also my idea may have to have some permission from a mod, sooo*
[for the eyes of mods only!]
TURN BACK NOW UNLESS THOU IS A MOD/JUST GIBBER RIGHT NOW, I’M WATCHING
My idea is basically a sort of spy/secret agent from the hells, trying to cause chaos and spread corruption in the city. In the form of a baker devil known as a pit pie fiend. That’s the basic idea at least. Pie fiends are CR 13 but I could probably just half their health and damage and it’d be fine.
Arch only:
ARE YOU ARCH? NO? GET OUT. YES? Ok.
CR 13 is only 1 away from the max, so you would probably only need to decrease it by a small bit instead of halving. As long as you don't start the Ravaging again, I'm fine with that.
Also, codeword?
Gibber’s eyes!
CEASE, MORTAL. THE ELDRITCH HORRORS ARE TALKING.
Mechanical!
and also, I won’t be causing much major chaos, mostly just pretending to be a baker and being suspicious, also making magic pies. And Pastrimps (pastry imps)
A large, kind looking man is out front of a dusty, old looking building with two stories. The man wears clothes common for the middle class, along with a white apron covered in flour, as well as a chef’s hat. He has honey brown eyes and a gold canine tooth, and he seems to be loading crates out of a cart and dragging them inside.
”finally… a good place I could afford…” he mutters to himself as he takes crates and barrels into his new house/shop.
*could I be some sort of rogue-druid multi class that causes havoc in the city? also, mechanical things are ~riZzFuL~*
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Haiiiiii, I’m Druid! (he/they/it/moth/fae/star) I'm a smol insane queer lil' mess with a terrible mental state! I'm also a therian and furry :3 My current obsessions are The Amazing Digital Circus and Hazbin Hotel, so if you ever wanna chat about that, I'm always happy to!
"Oh no! Looks like I've taken Ragatha... AND DROPPED HER IN THE DEEP FRYER!" -Jax
*me, but I'm waiting for an answer to my question before I intro*
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Haiiiiii, I’m Druid! (he/they/it/moth/fae/star) I'm a smol insane queer lil' mess with a terrible mental state! I'm also a therian and furry :3 My current obsessions are The Amazing Digital Circus and Hazbin Hotel, so if you ever wanna chat about that, I'm always happy to!
"Oh no! Looks like I've taken Ragatha... AND DROPPED HER IN THE DEEP FRYER!" -Jax
*could I be some sort of rogue-druid multi class that causes havoc in the city? also, mechanical things are ~riZzFuL~*
*Sure.*
*yay! thanks gibs!*
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Haiiiiii, I’m Druid! (he/they/it/moth/fae/star) I'm a smol insane queer lil' mess with a terrible mental state! I'm also a therian and furry :3 My current obsessions are The Amazing Digital Circus and Hazbin Hotel, so if you ever wanna chat about that, I'm always happy to!
"Oh no! Looks like I've taken Ragatha... AND DROPPED HER IN THE DEEP FRYER!" -Jax
You step onto the levitating ground of the city. Vapestia, the richest of the 7 Soaring Cities that, against all odds, survived the cataclysmic Ravaging by taking to the skies. People walk around, wearing clothing of the rich. Garbage automatons walk around, picking up trash and keeping everything clean. Steam pumps out of Vapestia's Central Core building, as the machines keeping the city alive are hard at work. Welcome to Vapestia, the peak of our modern society.
Hello!
The Great Sky City of Vapestia is a steampunk themed tavern set in a post apocalyptic world. The surface is a toxic, heated environment due to an event called the Ravaging, which happened 75 years ago. It's completely optional, but if you want to know more about the Ravaging and past society then look in the lore ramble. After the Ravaging, 7 cities remained, having survived by taken to the skies. Vapestia, although never deemed officially, has always been referred to as the capital for having the most money, power and influence. Your character may be a visitor to the city from another one, a resident of Vapestia, or something else-- be creative!
Locations:This tavern is set in the city as a whole, rather then a single building. But here are some special places:
The Rusty Screw: The most popular place to get a meal in all of Vapestia. Made by a skilled engineer named Tabernus, almost everything is automatically done to collect orders, give food, and collect money. All Tabernus does is cook the food and talk to customers.
The Central Core: The head of operations for nearly everything the government of the city does. Here robots are made, officials live, prisoners are held, the machines keeping the city alive and thriving operate, and much more. A general rule of thumb is that the closer one lives to the Central Core, the richer one is. It cannot be entered without permission from a worker or resident of the building.
Optional Lore:
A long time ago, humanity lived peacefully on the surface. It was a happy time, and they.prospered. Magic was discovered, and mixing it with machinery they became masters of industry. However, it wasn't the most efficient.
You see, when magic was first discovered humankind was unadvanced. Spells were often wild and unpredictable-sometimes it would do as intended and allow a machine to work properly. Other times, it would summon things out of thin air, turn them into random things from a completely new species to a potted plant, or straight up explode in their faces. Nevertheless, the early "Steammage" era soldiered onward. They began to improve their merging of magic and technology, and models were created that are still used today. Some cities had rockets designed underneath them and were planning to fly and live in the sky for true luxury.
But, eventually... It all fell to ruin.
A powerful being from the hells was summoned by accident. Nearly godlike in strength, all it came across was destroyed. The world was nearly ended, but the cities that had rockets were able to activate them in time and fly off to live another day. The being turned the surface world into an apocalyptic wasteland, and returned to its home plane.
It has been 75 years since the Ravaging. All that remains safe is the 7 flying cities, kept aloft by metal and magic. The cities are ruled each by their own government, 7 leaders ruling one city each. All that is on the surface world is the ruins of burnt villages, geysers of lava, toxic gas, and the occasional collector squadron- it is a very good thing precious metals still remain, or else we wouldn't be able to repair our machines if they broke. But now, society is thriving once more. Even if our remaining land is miniscule compared to before, we still survive and fend back savagery. Take that, hells!
Rules:
Rules for your character:
1. The primary rules are the same you would expect in any place with typical law- no theft, no murder, nothing like that.
2. The surface is extremely dangerous without the special suits made by the Surface Expedition Department. If you have a good reason to go down and think you can survive somehow we won't stop you, but it's highly, highly, HIGHLY discouraged.
3. Attempts at breaking any machine made by the Vapestian Government will result in harsh punishment. The severity of the punishment varies depending on the machine, from a week in jail for attacking a Garbage Automaton to death penalty for any attempt at destroying the rockets that keep our city aloft.
4. Magic usage is allowed, but using it to summon creatures from other planes is not. We do not want a repeat of the Ravaging.
Rules for you:
1. PG-13, please. We don't know the age of people posting or reading this thread. Gore is fine if you don't go into much detail, and swearing is fine if censored.
2. Fighting is allowed, but only if both parties consent. No citizens or property may be caught in the crossfire.
3. The maximum character level is 15, and the maximum CR is 12 if you're using a monster statblock.
4. Just be a nice person. Try not to argue if it's avoidable.
5. Please cut your quote chains if they're getting long. If someone else has a long quote chain, kindly ask them to cut it.
6. Please put the word 'Mechanical' in your first post to show you read the rules.
7. Have fun!
Mods: Just me right now, but I'm accepting new mods! The mods play government officials of Vapestia.
Gibber- Lord Ducibus, the leader of the city.
TheTrueJester2- No Official
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
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Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer from Drummer, the Endless Maws from Isis, the Mad Murderer from PJ
(Flying mechanical city? Sounds like bioshock lol)
they/her Always open to chat. Just send me a PM
Was it wrong? Was it right?
Should we be here at all?
We've caused pain
Through our crimes
How far will we fall?
This sounds pretty cool, with characters, what sort of limitations are there? Could I be like high nobility within the city? Oh, and mechanical!
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Killer Queen has already extended this signature, though not by much!
*Besides the level/CR limit, no restrictions for race/class/subclass. You can't be a member of the government unless you're a mod, but you can have ties to it.*
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
One of the Warlock Patrons on the forums. Low, low price of your soul, your firstborn child and your liver!
Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer from Drummer, the Endless Maws from Isis, the Mad Murderer from PJ
*Mechanical beans.*
(What about an engineer?)
they/her Always open to chat. Just send me a PM
Was it wrong? Was it right?
Should we be here at all?
We've caused pain
Through our crimes
How far will we fall?
*That's fine. You can work for the central core if you want, or be independent.*
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
One of the Warlock Patrons on the forums. Low, low price of your soul, your firstborn child and your liver!
Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer from Drummer, the Endless Maws from Isis, the Mad Murderer from PJ
(Probably will work for the central core)
they/her Always open to chat. Just send me a PM
Was it wrong? Was it right?
Should we be here at all?
We've caused pain
Through our crimes
How far will we fall?
*Alright.*
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
One of the Warlock Patrons on the forums. Low, low price of your soul, your firstborn child and your liver!
Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer from Drummer, the Endless Maws from Isis, the Mad Murderer from PJ
*mmm I have a really fun idea but unless I weaken it by a cr it exceeds the limit, and also my idea may have to have some permission from a mod, sooo*
[for the eyes of mods only!]
TURN BACK NOW UNLESS THOU IS A MOD/JUST GIBBER RIGHT NOW, I’M WATCHING
My idea is basically a sort of spy/secret agent from the hells, trying to cause chaos and spread corruption in the city. In the form of a baker devil known as a
pitpie fiend. That’s the basic idea at least. Pie fiends are CR 13 but I could probably just half their health and damage and it’d be fine.Arch only:
ARE YOU ARCH? NO? GET OUT. YES? Ok.
CR 13 is only 1 away from the max, so you would probably only need to decrease it by a small bit instead of halving. As long as you don't start the Ravaging again, I'm fine with that.
Also, codeword?
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
One of the Warlock Patrons on the forums. Low, low price of your soul, your firstborn child and your liver!
Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer from Drummer, the Endless Maws from Isis, the Mad Murderer from PJ
Gibber’s eyes!
CEASE, MORTAL. THE ELDRITCH HORRORS ARE TALKING.
Mechanical!
and also, I won’t be causing much major chaos, mostly just pretending to be a baker and being suspicious, also making magic pies. And Pastrimps (pastry imps)
Arch's eyes only!
YOU SHALL BE DRIVEN TO MADNESS IF YOU CONTINUE.
Alrighty!
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
One of the Warlock Patrons on the forums. Low, low price of your soul, your firstborn child and your liver!
Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer from Drummer, the Endless Maws from Isis, the Mad Murderer from PJ
A large, kind looking man is out front of a dusty, old looking building with two stories. The man wears clothes common for the middle class, along with a white apron covered in flour, as well as a chef’s hat. He has honey brown eyes and a gold canine tooth, and he seems to be loading crates out of a cart and dragging them inside.
”finally… a good place I could afford…” he mutters to himself as he takes crates and barrels into his new house/shop.
*could I be some sort of rogue-druid multi class that causes havoc in the city? also, mechanical things are ~riZzFuL~*
Haiiiiii, I’m Druid! (he/they/it/moth/fae/star) I'm a smol insane queer lil' mess with a terrible mental state! I'm also a therian and furry :3 My current obsessions are The Amazing Digital Circus and Hazbin Hotel, so if you ever wanna chat about that, I'm always happy to!
"Oh no! Looks like I've taken Ragatha... AND DROPPED HER IN THE DEEP FRYER!" -Jax
*anyone on?*
*me, but I'm waiting for an answer to my question before I intro*
Haiiiiii, I’m Druid! (he/they/it/moth/fae/star) I'm a smol insane queer lil' mess with a terrible mental state! I'm also a therian and furry :3 My current obsessions are The Amazing Digital Circus and Hazbin Hotel, so if you ever wanna chat about that, I'm always happy to!
"Oh no! Looks like I've taken Ragatha... AND DROPPED HER IN THE DEEP FRYER!" -Jax
*Sure.*
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
One of the Warlock Patrons on the forums. Low, low price of your soul, your firstborn child and your liver!
Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer from Drummer, the Endless Maws from Isis, the Mad Murderer from PJ
*yay! thanks gibs!*
Haiiiiii, I’m Druid! (he/they/it/moth/fae/star) I'm a smol insane queer lil' mess with a terrible mental state! I'm also a therian and furry :3 My current obsessions are The Amazing Digital Circus and Hazbin Hotel, so if you ever wanna chat about that, I'm always happy to!
"Oh no! Looks like I've taken Ragatha... AND DROPPED HER IN THE DEEP FRYER!" -Jax
*No problem.*
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
One of the Warlock Patrons on the forums. Low, low price of your soul, your firstborn child and your liver!
Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer from Drummer, the Endless Maws from Isis, the Mad Murderer from PJ