Mortal Coil From Scratch: A Campaign Frame
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God walked away. During the Crusades¸ He just up and left Creation. No warning¸ no explanation.
In order to avoid a potential invasion from Hell¸ the archangel Michael¸ now regent of Heaven¸ offered an armistice to the Devil. They call this the Covenant. The Lord of Hell only agreed because it gave him time to search for a decisive way to win the eternal conflict¸ one that would cripple the Host beyond repair.
The Covenant mandates Heaven and Hell keep their hands off of humanity. Both sides must work through proxies¸ willing mortal souls who became incarnations of the seven heavenly virtues and the seven deadly sins. Thus began the Long Game¸ a cold war between Heaven and Hell¸ with plenty of hot incidents along the way.
From Scratch 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.