Pyramid Pick
DragonMech (for the d20 System)
Published by Goodman Games
Written by Joseph Goodman
Illustrated by Niklas Janssen
240-Page Hardback; $34.99
Fifty years ago the Moon grew closer and the Lunar Rain began, with meteorites flattening castles and scouring the soil of Highpoint to its bedrock. The closeness of the Moon enabled the strange Lunar Dragons to come to Highpoint and weave a path of destruction. The surviving inhabitants of Highpoint found their faith sorely tested, as their calls for divine aid went unheeded, the gods increasingly caught up in a war with the alien Lunar deities. Much arcane knowledge has been lost, but the closeness of the Moon has led to greater numbers of sorcerers, many of them Moon-aspected. Survivors found safety in the Underdeep, the initial refugees accepted, but conflict erupting as later waves overwhelmed the subterranean settlements. Yet others found sanctuary and survival in mechanics and steam power.
The Dwarven Gearwrights Guild proposed and built the first "City-Mech." A thousand foot tall, steam-driven, stone-and-iron construct, it was a refuge for thousands, impervious to the Lunar rain and the predations of the Lunar Dragons, its legs hangars housing smaller mechs with just a few crew, these used for military missions. Whole societies have grown up in the City-Mechs: The Dwarves live on top with others buying space inside; the Thieves Guilds found a place as facilitators aboard; and many Halflings became Coglings, laborers, and technicians . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: November 12, 2004
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