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The Imperator rules with an iron fist. Today marks ten years since their ascension to absolute dominion over the nation of Talar, and the commencement of their conquest of the continent. Now, only a few outposts of resistance remain, and once these fall, the Imperator’s victory will be all but assured. In Talar, the Knights Absolutus root out elements of dissent without mercy. Abroad, the Talarian armies — bolstered by demons and fell magics, sweep away all before them. 

 You are survivors or descendants of the old regime, brought together by an old friend in the hopes of launching a revolution to end the Imperator’s reign of terror. For you, this is personal. But in order to triumph, you will need to inspire hope, and to stoke the fires of resistance in the hearts of the common people of Talar, and uncover the secrets behind the Imperator’s rise and the sources of their seemingly limitless power. 

But we won’t start there. We will begin on the eve of the fall of the old Kingdom. Your characters for this first adventure will be prominent figures in the old regime; advisors, bodyguards, captains, scholars, politicians or spies, and we will play to find out how your characters tried, and failed, to stop the Rise of the Imperator. 

So that’s the pitch! Essentially, a brief prologue adventure exploring the events surrounding the rise of the Imperator, and then a long form campaign focused on a growing revolution. The characters for the main campaign will either be survivors from the first, or their children/friends/relatives who have plenty of reason to see the Talarian Empire fall. In terms of character creation, we’ll start with characters for the prologue, then make new/adjusted characters for the main campaign.

We’re currently 2 players and myself the GM looking to go up to 5 or 6 ideally. We’ll be running D&D 5.5 online with Roll20, as well as some additional homebrew rules. Our table is 18+ and LGBTQ+ friendly and we’ll be running weekly at 6pm GMT on Sundays. If you’re interested, shoot me a message on here with your answers to the following:

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