Sandal Punk AU

[marlowe_tops]

Sandal Punk AU

Icarus flew.

There are many myths of the wonders of Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Seven wonders, and tales of labyrinths and clockworks. Long-lost treasures in mausoleums filled with ingenious traps. The inventions of Daedalus and Archimedes, of myth and history, of the architectural wonders of Rome, the lost marvels of Atlantis.
Sandal punk is a subgenre of science fiction that takes the scientific and technological wonders of the ancient world and expands upon them. As steampunk has its clockwork computers and airships, so sandal punk has the wings of Icarus and the giant robot colossus of Rhodes. Perhaps the gods are real—perhaps they’re merely technologically advanced aliens or superhumans, in a science fiction past-future.


A. Adventurers in a Sandal Punk World - You’re an inventor, an explorer, a mathematician, a scientist, or perhaps Icarus here to sign up for the experiment and try on a pair of wings. Challenge the gods or simply explore the boundaries of science.
B. Sandal Tech Dystopia - The gods and kings of the world maintain their power by keeping the wonders of technology—call it magic—under the strict control of the elite. Question that control or abuse your power as a god.
C. The Dark Underbelly - Sandal goth, where the monsters of legend are real, magic and technology are blended, and the world is a dark, beautiful, and corrupt place, where all important plot points take place at night. Perhaps you are a monster—chimaera, lamia, medusa—yourself, with a lair filled with magical and wondrous traps.
D. Myth and present - Centaurs with cell phones, minotaurs on social media, gods reborn. The legends of the ancient world are now real in our world, and Aphrodite’s got a craving for a pumpkin spice latte.
E. Archaeologists of the past - Somebody call a librarian, because there are mummies on the loose! Re-discover Atlantis, time-travel to Ancient Rome, fight Sumerian deities, and desecrate some priceless archaeological site in the name of saving the world.

How to Play
- Pick a prompt or two and specify what role your character would have within that prompt.
- Tag around and have fun!

Comments

Agdistis | Greek Mythology | OTA

[born_of_agdus]

[The other Greek hermaphrodite. Would be happy to play with other gods in a gods reborn present day, or monsters and corruption in the Dark Underbelly. Either way, Agdistis is likely to be a couch-surfer, staying with a lover (or starting an orgy) for a week or two, and then moving along.]

Rider | Fate/zero | All scenarios save D

[hellenization]

[Ruler, explorer, conqueror, or else summoned spirit in any of the scenarios.]

Abel | Starfighter (Comic) | M/M

[reliantnav]

[Mapmaker/navigator for hire or recruitment, available for adventures or dystopia.]

Alcuin no Delaunay ( Kushiel's Dart ) M/M

[alcuin_delaunay]

[Scholar or assistant to an inventor, or a virgin priest or cupbearer for the gods.]

Ral Zarek | Magic: The Gathering | OTA

[electricchair]

[Now I wish I had a muse from Theros!

Probably an inventor or mathematician or something like that.]

Pashet | OZMAFIA!!

[pashet]

[A lesser god living among mortals keeping the peace by enforcing the law with her blade. Open to any prompt but D, and feel free to PM me if you're interested in discussing anything.]

Yuugi Muto | YGO:DM

[toogoodtoopure]

[open to all prompts (C is a given considering canon)! archaeologist, the Pharaoh's palace, etc. anything c:]

a pythia | greek mythology | ota

[authoritated]

[i mean, she's a pythia. come ask for advice. no promises that tech won't just have made her worse.]

Styxx | Dark Hunters | OTA

[isolated_prince]

[D/E is basically the story of his life. No shipping without previous discussion.]