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So, as I've noted (I think), I am currently working on finishing the LARP for the upcoming Concordia Game-a-thon this weekend. It's a steampunk setting, a sequel to last year's game, and I am trying to be as aware as I can be of the usual pitfalls of a genre that rejoices in imperialism. I doubt I will have time to blog about anything else this week, so:
The Lightning Age -- the advent of widespread electrical power -- began three years ago when the infamous renegade scientist Herr Doktor Kilroy Schweizerkaze Von Blitzkopf auctioned off his inventions to the Great Imperial Powers in exchange for amnesty for his crimes. The resulting technological revolution has shaken the foundations of power world-wide, and war -- lightning-fast and as unpredictable -- has re-drawn the map of the world.
Now, Shanyu Khan has called the first international summit since Blitzkopf's auction -- the unveiling and maiden voyage of his new mobile capital city, Khara-Zanai, and the auditions for a mercenary with the skills to pilot and captain it in battle. Thanks to its massive steam-driven smartwheels, the rolling fortress can travel across the massive span of the Khanate in mere days -- the question is, how does the beleaguered Khan intend to use it? And how much international intrigue can one city contain?
The Lightning Age -- the advent of widespread electrical power -- began three years ago when the infamous renegade scientist Herr Doktor Kilroy Schweizerkaze Von Blitzkopf auctioned off his inventions to the Great Imperial Powers in exchange for amnesty for his crimes. The resulting technological revolution has shaken the foundations of power world-wide, and war -- lightning-fast and as unpredictable -- has re-drawn the map of the world.
Now, Shanyu Khan has called the first international summit since Blitzkopf's auction -- the unveiling and maiden voyage of his new mobile capital city, Khara-Zanai, and the auditions for a mercenary with the skills to pilot and captain it in battle. Thanks to its massive steam-driven smartwheels, the rolling fortress can travel across the massive span of the Khanate in mere days -- the question is, how does the beleaguered Khan intend to use it? And how much international intrigue can one city contain?
( The Imperial Powers )
