Arclight Revelation Tianmar

In Arclight Revelation Tianmar players take the role of teens recruited by The Crystal Palace to pilot Steamlarks. They defend human civilization against the predations of the mutated remnants of the Martian Invasion of 1898. The Red Weed, once a simple symptom of the alien encroachment, has gained sentience, polluting and corrupting native flora and fauna. Weed Swarm now comes in many forms and monstrous shapes. 

To secretly raise and train pilots for the Steamlarks, The Crystal Palace has co-opted the Spencer House Academy. Those who possess the mental talent necessary to pilot the Steamlarks are brought to South London, one of several splintered enclaves made up from the once great city. Divided by walls, the eleven London subdistricts are a mix of bordering holdings and towns separated by Weedlands.

The Crystal Palace operates in secret from the hidden Crystal Palace Development Fortress (CPDF). They need pilots with discipline, but also balance in their lives. Military  living conditions and training resulted in catastrophe. Instead the staff have taken a more psychological approach splitting pilot’s lives between a public face of schoolchildren as a secret existence of training and field operations.

But even this is a strain on these young men and women who must face the awful horror of the Weedswarm and still hope for normal lives. Can they survive?

Note: this is a rough game, created for a 24 Hour RPG competition.