First Steps and Shattered Bridges

Setting forward the party found themselves approaching something odd. A lake, in the midst of nowhere, with a single bridge stretching towards the middle where lay a 2 mile-wide... thing. Looking like a cross between an oil rig and a city packed with skyscrapers it sat beneath the looming clouds overhead.

"Monsteropolis" declared a scrawled-upon metal sign at the start of the bridge.

"I believe we have a problem." Declared Sirene as Omega pointed out the crossed-out numbers indicating a population decline from 54,000 to 561.

Deciding to cross the bridge the party drew near their destination only to be assaulted by a powerful opponent. Leaping from the water it blasted Omega off the bridge before the entire party turned to face it.

The pitched battle wrecked the crumbling bridge, sending a chunk of its length plunging into the murky depths. With their opponent determined to see them kept on the island-city, the party fled.

A harried race from lesser robot foes ensued until, finally, the party met a fellow human by the name of Hardleson and was ushered into safety. Overseeing two more robots terrorizing the people gathered at a bar, the party realized they had battled with one of the great Robot Masters of the city of Monsteropolis.

The day drew to a close with the party being taken for a meeting with the mysterious leader of the human underground, The Commander.

The Tale Begins

This is a tale of Mega Man using the D&D 3.5 rules, with a variant of the Omega World supplement from the Sept 2002 Polyhedron mag and the Gamma World setting.

The heroes of the story are:
Gareth playing Sieghart Gearhand - Master of Technology and Blades
Robin playing Sirene - Dark-skinned Brute of the Waste
Andrew playing Chek Sothoth - Warrior in the Smith Tradition
Mister playing Omega - Graceful Ninja Warrior
Fraser playing Spider Squid - Mutant Grappler
Bill playing Agamakar - Hunter of the Wilds

Each of heroes is a seasoned veteran of the blasted wastes - a hero to some, a villain to others, the Grakarth of Unknown Stone to a very select few. Beneath their belts they have experience enough to have collected items of power, rumours and more.

Among these rumours is a story of a place of wonder and technology, a place containing wealth and power beyond imagination.

Power. Curiosity. Hope.

Why each of the heroes is on the road to this place is known only to them. But, along the road they have met one another and struck up an uneasy truce. Each of them has skills that may be of value and there is a common agreement to work together, for now at least, to uncover the source of the legend that none of them truly understand.

Three weeks now they have marched across desolate terrain, battled strange monsters and endured harsh elements. Each step marches them closer to a common goal and, with each day, a roiling black cloud that seems ever more likely to be their destination draws closer.

Now, as they reach the edge of the dark clouds, something even darker can be seen.

Today we find out what lies ahead for the unlikely heroes of our story.