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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eosin the Red" data-source="post: 342936" data-attributes="member: 168">Adding to the great big heap of settings:The Mabinogin A Tale of HeroesCore Ethos:  In a biblical fall from grace, death has been made incarnate and is opposed only by those who are brave enough to dream of a return to Eden.Who are the heroes: The heroes of the Mabinogin are the men and women who, by chance or fate, understand the peril that faces the world and are brave enough to oppose it. They come from all places and walks of life.What do they do: The heroes take command of their destiny. They walk the middle path, trying to oppose evil without becoming pawns of the immortals. The Heroes are more successful if proactive rather than reactive, so they frequently bring the fight to the enemy. Threats: The primary threat is the Ullwrathi or undead. Death has been brought into the world by the immortal Dheymos. Driven by pride, he broke the Edict and summoned the king from beyond the grave. What returned was not the king, but the great enemy himself. Like a plague, the Ullwrathi have spread across the land seeking to destroy for their master.A secondary threat comes from the immortals. Their fight for survival has led them to become callous to the sacrifices they demand. While they fight against the Great Enemy, their success may be as costly for men as their failure.A tertiary threat is in men who seek individual gain, unwilling to sacrifice comfort or power for a greater cause. These men no longer believe in the bogeymen of their ancestors. Nature of magic:  The immortals exposed humanity to the Muldedge, a crystal that contains the essence of magic. During one of the great battles of the past, the Muldedge was over-tapped and shattered. Mortal men who are exposed to the crystal(s) while in the womb become attuned to the use of magic. These crystals form the core ingredient for magic items.Sorcerers all have some ancestry with the immortals. Their semi-divine nature allows them to tap into magic without the training and study needed by Wizards.What’s new:  A fractionalized but monolithic evil looms as an ever-present threat to life as it is known. Opposing the Great Enemy are the immortals. They take an active, if subtle, hand in manipulating mankind to face the enemy that they cannot defeat. They are not nebulous, omnipotent deities. They are powerful but flawed beings that walk the planet, willing to pay any price for survival. Their half-breed children live among men, neither as great as their immortal parents nor as free as the mortal. Finally, the players may pursue the dream of a return to paradise and the defeat of evil. However, realization of a dream is rarely what is imagined when starting the journey. ___________________________________________________There you go.</blockquote>

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