Post originally by clash bowley at 2004-03-28 00:07:07
Converted from Phorums BB System

It has been mentioned that you would like to see what the setting is like. Sweet Chariot details 19 different cultures on the planet Chariot. The tech level is advanced steam, but 3 of the Charioteer cultures have trade agreements with off planet cultures.

The planet is well populated with almost one billion inhabitants, but they are crowded together on mountain tops and high plateaus because the lowlands - aclled the Deathlands - are blanketed in a thick atmosphere consisting mostly of Argon, which is toxic and narcotic at these pressures. The 19 larger nations are linked by steam powered airships which float over the Deathlands. Virtually all machinery runs on alcohol, because fossil fuels never formed.

The colony ship containing the settlers of Chariot was hijacked on it's flight from the doomed earth, and the subsequent damage to the landers and equipment forced the switch to Chariot, where improvised glider landers could use the thick atmosphere for braking.

Here is one of the main cultures - and artificial one based on Classic Mayan culture:

http://jalan.flyingmice.com/Kukulkan.pdf