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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 1872429" data-attributes="member: 94">Here's what I sent GlassJaw when he asked that same question:The PCs begin the adventure exploring an ancient ruin on Earth. They findthat they are preceded to the ruins by an archaeologist intent on activatinga strange gate (the Pylon Gateway). The gate opens, and the PCs soon findthemselves on Cydonia-- a mythical Mars ruled over by the Sli'ess, a race ofreptilian humanoids.The PCs are rapidly forced to learn the ways of the Sli'ess, who are equallyinterested in learning about them-- and particularly about Earth. TheSli'ess Empire is a cruel place, ruled over by the snake-headed ra, policedby the croc-headed bru, and manipulated by the chameleon-headed priests,the suul. Gecko-headed scientists (lor) and tortoise-like merchants (yul) roundout the rigid caste system-- with the mixed-blooded abominations (got),humans, and rat-man slaves sinking to the gutters.Negotiating the tricky political landscape of the Empire will be one of thePCs greatest challenges.PCs being what they are, they soon gain stature in the eyes of theircaptors, and they are moved from House to House as a valuable commodity.After a stint in the Arena, the PCs are "rescued" and pressed into serviceby a high-ranking agent of the Authority Slave Hunters. He's particularlyinterested in activating and controlling the local Pylon system that haslain dormant on Cydonia for millenia.In the course of this task the PCs uncover a hidden threat-- the cthulhoidLethid. Lost to history, even to the Sli'ess, are the details of the FirstLethid-Sli'ess War. It was Earth, in fact, that was at one time the seat ofSli'ess power, and Cydonia a mere outpost. At the end of the First War, theSli'ess retreated to Cydonia and severed the gateway to Earth, trapping thelethid there. In time the Sli'ess forgot, content to merely rule over Mars-- but the lethid never forgot. With the gateway open, they have secretlyinsinuated themselves onto Cydonia, and they are eager to finish the war.The PCs rise to power in defense of Cydonia, moving from guerrilla likeraids to command of entire armies. They are instrumental in recoveringancient Sli'ess weaponry, forging alliances between bickering factions(including the outlawed magi cult, the Red Cadre), and even in reactivatingthe devastating "Deimos Starhammer Array," a massive ion cannon based onDeimos and controlled from Phobos. Before the end of the conflict, the PCswill be honored commanders at the head of countless ranks of loyal brusoldiers.In the final Chapter of the adventure, the PCs must pay the devil his due-- having defended the Sli'ess Empire from the Lethid, they realize they mustnow defend Earth from the Sli'ess. They have several options here: sidingwith the Cydonian rebels in overthrowing the social order on Cydonia,assassinating the Sli'ess Emperor, or destroying the Pylon Gateway-- including some options that, in truly heroic and epic fashion, don't allowfor a return home, and in some cases means the death of the PCs in pursuitof the cause.</blockquote>

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