Campaign Setting Notes

Red Potato (a placeholder name)
:.physically earthlike (maybe not all of it, but this part)
:.Industrial tech
: :.firearms (rifles)
:.Magic-fueled technology
: :.Mostly free energy from the aether (few moral complications)
: :.Yes trains
: :.No to cars
: :.Fast communication from central power to remote (magic Twitter)
: :.Armies can mobilize faster and react to remote events
:.Magic power requires lots of space and is heavy -> trains but no cars or airplanes

Starting region
:.Earthlike region
:.Village (low population)
:.Mining village in mountains
: :.What are they mining? Cassiterite -> Tin ore
: :.Rugged terrain
: :.Dependence on trade (ore goes out, food comes in)
: :.A few very wealthy people (mine owners)
: :.A lot of poor people (miners)
:.Fallen on hard times
  :.Misfortune on miners
    :.Magical in nature
     
1st adventure
:.Location: Mines below town
:.Hook: Mine set loose some subterranian beast.
  :.Living rock/magma creature. (elemental of some kind)
  :.Perhaps enchanted from the mine itself
  :.A dozen miners died
  :.Impossible to access ore vein. Town slowly starving
  :.Mine has been closed for weeks as they try to get help from whoever.
:.Heroes all arrive from their own origins.
  :.How did they get here?
    :.Train tracks aren't a dead end, they pass through.
    :.Passenger train stopped by avalanche, all passengers stuck in town
    :.Player characters need something to do, see the sad state of things. Hook delivered
:.Boss: Magma creature
:.Lesser dangers: It's a mine
  :.Cave-ins
  :.getting lost (Mazes aren't much fun...Unless that's your thing.)
  :.magma creature leaves behind patches animate magma
 
Starting Town -> "Tincliff"
:.Small Mining town
:.In the mountains not far from Copperholm
:.On a glacial river
:.River-powered industry such as an ore crusher
:.Built over mine
  :.Mine is centre of town
:.Tieflings are the working class
:.Town, mine, and lands all owned by a cartel of wealthy Dwarves.
:.Tavern, Library, Chruch, Store, Mine, Mill, Train Station

First Ally
:.One of the townspeople
:.Tiefling
:.Male
:.Young Adult
:.Tavern Employees
  :.Family member (Brother) worked in mine
    :.Killed by elemental's release
:.Offers to let party into mine.
:.Bartender (and opportunist)

Older person
:.A wounded miner who survived the elemental's wrath
:.Also offers to let party into mine
:.Male Tiefling

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