That Which Rises: A Campaign Frame
Some folks say there's a curse on Elaqua. Livestock dies. Crops rot or are eaten by weevils. There are fires¸ floods¸ and hailstorms. Malaria and Yellow Fever. Murders and suicides and drownings. People get thrown by horses¸ and gored by bulls and shot in hunting accidents. Children wander off into the woods and just plain disappear. A local joke is that General Sherman didn't even bother stopping when he passed through Elaqua. There was no more destruction to be done. Hell¸ he probably felt sorry for us.
I'll bet there are more ghosts in Elaqua per square mile than any other town in the whole country. And if it ain't a ghost¸ it's something else¸ and I don't even want to think about what that might be.
That Which Rises is a campaign frame for Mortal Coil. Set in the small town of Elaqua¸ Alabama during the Great Depression¸ That Which Rises is a campaign frame in the style of the Southern Gothic.
That Which Rises is a fully sketched out setting in the form of a detailed theme document¸ with all of the world set-up choices written out in detail. The frame is customizable by your game group. You choose a tone¸ and pick the magic level that is appropriate for your game.
Campaign frames are great ways to do a quick setup for Mortal Coil¸ and are ideal for playing a pick-up game or convention game. If your players really like the setting¸ the frame can be used for a longer term game as well. A campaign frame is also useful as a how-to on setting up a unique theme document of your own.