Feb 10, 2020 1:47 pm
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Scymira [Game Thread]
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Feb 19, 2020 2:47 pm
[ +- ] The Uprising
The House of Tamer is passed down among the tribes with a mixture of fantastic stories and mythological events, but the royal records suggest that it has its roots in the Great Tribal Uprising, which saw the savage and violent clans of the Headlands mountain band together under the guidance of the Great Council of Elders to claim the old lands back from the Covenant. But not for long... The wars were fought mostly on the wild mountains and peaks, with very little danger to the Crown lands, as warring tribes shifted allegiances like the cold winds change direction. In the end, the Uprising became more of a civil war than an actual uprising.
From the chaos of the wars came the Clan of the White Bear, which lead a successful campaign of conquest, subjugating many minor tribes. Their proximity to the Crown lands disrupted the status quo and threatened the Realm. The noble houses decided to intervene hoping to secure their positions and tensions rose. In a fateful moment, Brorkmus the Tamer, the legendary chieftain make a decision: ambush the royal army. This tactic was so surprising coming from the mountain tribes that it results in the complete destruction of the royal forces, and with it, the fall of the Counts of Mountain Pass, seeing the tribes under Brorkmus' rule settling on the borderlands. Difficult negotiations followed, which saw the Clan of the White Bear allying with the royal houses, ultimately keeping the Scymira safe from the raiding wild warriors. With their Northern borders secured, the wild nomads marched back to tame the headlands. With the Great Council of Elders split by the long civil war, the clan's growing power and war glories provided the required influence to rebuild it, slowly bringing one elder after another together. Those you refused were ultimately defeated and the tribes settled with an uneasy peace under the rule of the new Council of Tribes. Kings were removed and war-chiefs were subjugated to the elders, who were chosen each new ascending sun from which each tribe to settle tribal disputes (peacefully or by duel), set the laws of the people and appoint the new leaders for the year.
From the chaos of the wars came the Clan of the White Bear, which lead a successful campaign of conquest, subjugating many minor tribes. Their proximity to the Crown lands disrupted the status quo and threatened the Realm. The noble houses decided to intervene hoping to secure their positions and tensions rose. In a fateful moment, Brorkmus the Tamer, the legendary chieftain make a decision: ambush the royal army. This tactic was so surprising coming from the mountain tribes that it results in the complete destruction of the royal forces, and with it, the fall of the Counts of Mountain Pass, seeing the tribes under Brorkmus' rule settling on the borderlands. Difficult negotiations followed, which saw the Clan of the White Bear allying with the royal houses, ultimately keeping the Scymira safe from the raiding wild warriors. With their Northern borders secured, the wild nomads marched back to tame the headlands. With the Great Council of Elders split by the long civil war, the clan's growing power and war glories provided the required influence to rebuild it, slowly bringing one elder after another together. Those you refused were ultimately defeated and the tribes settled with an uneasy peace under the rule of the new Council of Tribes. Kings were removed and war-chiefs were subjugated to the elders, who were chosen each new ascending sun from which each tribe to settle tribal disputes (peacefully or by duel), set the laws of the people and appoint the new leaders for the year.
[ +- ] The Bloody Year
Their culture being based on acts of bravery and warrior prowess, the start of the Bloody Year proved to be essential to maintain the fragile peace enforced by the Council of the Tribes. The long raging war in the Eastreach provided the opportunity of the tribes to keep their warrior caste busy not fighting each other. Tribal warriors were hired as mercenaries, promised riches for their services and armies organised and sent north. Besides the many riches brought back from the war, the royal house of Scymira rewarded many tribesmen with the title of nobility due to the fundamental role of played by the Drarn, war chief of the Undying Tree, who foresaw the disappearance of House Sol and exploited the resulting weakness of the rebellion, masterfully using the information to gain a crushing victory for the royal armies.
Those who accepted formed what is known as the House of Tamer. This house is, unlike many others, not based on blood, with adoptions and rejections being frequent, which makes this house of a highly mixed background, even though its nobles tend to have the rough features of the tribesmen of the Headlands. However, many of the warriors that left north did not return. Some became mercenaries and adventures serving other houses, joining other houses and settling in various regions of the realm. Many felt a connection to the Breach, due to its remote wilderness and settled there, which would later establish a link between the Houses of Tamer and Revelos, opening trade opportunities and exchange of cultures. The trade port of Fishersbay was established and with it, Temple of Revelation saw some success into the Headlands due to their appealing faith of primal forces which resonated well with the nomadic tribes.
The establishment of House of Tamer, the relatively long peace and the new trade links, allowed many of the tribesmen to integrate more easily into the realm and absorb its cultures. Many settled down, slowly giving up their traditional nomadic lifestyle for the comforts of producing food and a fireplace at night. Tribes continued to mix through marriage and adoption into the House of Tamer, with the old ways, blending and evolving into the new realities. Of course, this brought the tribes into conflict once more, but skilful diplomacy and mediation brought the Great Council and the Scymira together, the House of Tamer being the obvious mediator and avoiding any major conflicts.
Those who accepted formed what is known as the House of Tamer. This house is, unlike many others, not based on blood, with adoptions and rejections being frequent, which makes this house of a highly mixed background, even though its nobles tend to have the rough features of the tribesmen of the Headlands. However, many of the warriors that left north did not return. Some became mercenaries and adventures serving other houses, joining other houses and settling in various regions of the realm. Many felt a connection to the Breach, due to its remote wilderness and settled there, which would later establish a link between the Houses of Tamer and Revelos, opening trade opportunities and exchange of cultures. The trade port of Fishersbay was established and with it, Temple of Revelation saw some success into the Headlands due to their appealing faith of primal forces which resonated well with the nomadic tribes.
The establishment of House of Tamer, the relatively long peace and the new trade links, allowed many of the tribesmen to integrate more easily into the realm and absorb its cultures. Many settled down, slowly giving up their traditional nomadic lifestyle for the comforts of producing food and a fireplace at night. Tribes continued to mix through marriage and adoption into the House of Tamer, with the old ways, blending and evolving into the new realities. Of course, this brought the tribes into conflict once more, but skilful diplomacy and mediation brought the Great Council and the Scymira together, the House of Tamer being the obvious mediator and avoiding any major conflicts.
[ +- ] Trade Wars
Even though the Headlands remain a dangerous and savage place to this day, other Houses had the opportunity to move into the Headlands with relative safety and extend the influence of the realm into this inhospitable land. New alliances were made, trade routes were explored and conflicts were inevitable. With the rise of the fishermen from Stormwrack as the powerful naval Kraken Society, the House of Tamer saw an opportunity to expand their trade to the west sea, but met with strong opposition by the strongly established monopoly of House Maa-Talia and the exclusive supply of etherite by House Fugue.
As the Kraken Society moved against House Maa-Talia to claim full control of the Stormwrack islands, the House of Tamer tried to struggle some of the trade route from House Fugue's control. Complex politics between the various houses of the realm and rare interventions from the royal court prevented this conflict from blowing into a full war, giving it particular contours beyond the initially expected one side versus another. House of Tamer actually aided House Maa-Talia re-direct their trade routes and recover from their war losses against the Kraken Society, leading to the expansion of Maa-Talia's trade further inland. This in turn fired-back, as it allowed House Fugue's etherite to flow further than ever, as Maa-Talia gained the rights to trade it, leading to the current tension between the House of Tamer and House Fugue, as the tribesmen's addition to etherite becomes a noticeable problem throughout the Headlands.
As the Kraken Society moved against House Maa-Talia to claim full control of the Stormwrack islands, the House of Tamer tried to struggle some of the trade route from House Fugue's control. Complex politics between the various houses of the realm and rare interventions from the royal court prevented this conflict from blowing into a full war, giving it particular contours beyond the initially expected one side versus another. House of Tamer actually aided House Maa-Talia re-direct their trade routes and recover from their war losses against the Kraken Society, leading to the expansion of Maa-Talia's trade further inland. This in turn fired-back, as it allowed House Fugue's etherite to flow further than ever, as Maa-Talia gained the rights to trade it, leading to the current tension between the House of Tamer and House Fugue, as the tribesmen's addition to etherite becomes a noticeable problem throughout the Headlands.
[ +- ] The secret prince
It was in this new order, where Northerner Houses ventured into the Headlands and the tribesmen trades their good through sea and land due to the relative safety imposed by the Council of the Tribes, that the House of Tamer really had their golden chance. Legend has it that, guided by the spirits of the land themselves, the rulers of the Covenant found evidence that their ancestors came from the Headland tribes. The third born son was as the savage people, recognisably touched by an animal spirit.Being an establish House, the Tamers were given lands at the hearth of the Crown lands as caretakers of the prince. Even though this was mostly to hide the child from the court, it provided the chance to enter the royal politics. However, the unconfirmed scandal of the support provided by the Clan of the Wild Cat to the House Revelos in their strange rituals, quickly resulted in various plots and schemes targeting that branch of the House of Tamer who, to keep the prince safe, found allies in the isolated House of Sharva by marriage. The Astrals was the perfect place to keep the secret away from the court intrigues...
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Mar 9, 2020 10:16 pm
[ +- ] Origin of House Fugue
A long time ago, a noble family from the Headlands was threatened by disease. They sent their oldest son, Kyle Fugue, to the Gaplands in order to protect him from the disease. While the noble family succumbed to the disease, Kyle discovered, and partook, in etherite, to the point of self destruction. Kyle's son, Erik Fugue, seeing his father's addiction, saw the potential for etherite in the market, and quietly used what wealth he could scrounge up to acquire as much etherite rich land as possible. Setting up the mines, Erik Fugue began the etherite business, and House Fugue was born.
[ +- ] Etherite
House Fugue's main industry is the mining of etherite, a mysterious substance that is usually used as a drug. As such, they tend to expand wherever veins of etherite lead, and their settlements tend to have mining as their core economic focus. Some time ago, House Fugue discovered that etherite could be used to control the weather, given a lengthy bathing ritual in a giant bath in the shape of the appropriate rune. The mining of etherite is dangerous, due to its unpredictable properties, and thus, miners sometimes rebel. If the rebellion is particularly fierce, mercenaries such as Kraken Society may be called in to aid in the conflict.
[ +- ] Toppling a Rival and an Alliance with Maa-Talia
Recently, a rival NPC house was suspected to be planning a raid on House Fugue's etherite mines. House Fugue struck a deal with House Maa-talia, in which House Maa-talia would help overthrow the rival house, in exchange for knowledge on how to harness etherite's magical properties. The rival house was destroyed, but there are still remnants of their family left.
[ +- ] Relationship with House Tamer
House of Tamer has a strained relationship with House Fugue. An increasing number of their people are addicted to etherite, and House Fugue's monopoly on the substance has stymied House of Tamer's efforts at controlling trade routes.
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Mar 11, 2020 6:24 am
[ +- ] The Rise of House Sol
Not so long ago, a particularly powerful band of brigand established their presence in the Eastreach, they beat the local forces repeatedly and even overcame the lord's castle. The populace was scared and it seemed like nothing could stop the bandits. That is until one faithful morning where the city woke up to see the flag of the Sol family above the castle. This unexpected victory by such an unknown House was the talk of both the Court and the people of Eastreach for a while. The people of Eastreach view House Sol as heroes and a royal decree was made to give them the position of Protectors of Eastreach and they replaced the former House controlling the region.
[ +- ] Forgotten past
Some of the older Houses remember House Sol from long ago. They were the descendant of a great General from way before Bloody year, and had been one of the reason of the long-standing independence of the collection of Eastreach kingdoms in the past. For some reason, they were nowhere to be seen when the Bloody War happened and have been believed to be destroyed like the others independent families.
[ +- ] Meritocracy
One of the reason of House popularity with the masses is their reputation of allowing equal opportunity regardless of status and gender. Commoners and even women are said to be able to rise the ranks if they have the skills and discipline. The current head of House Sol, Vista Sol, a charismatic woman in her early 30s, as become the figurehead of this philosophy. According to the stories, she was forced to live as a servant of a more important house and now she rules over the whole region.
[ +- ] Scrolls of Sol
The greatest treasure of House Sol is without a doubt the Scrolls of Sol, a compilation of written wisdom from their ancestors. Few outside of the family are allowed to read the Scrolls and every copies a preciously guarded.
[ +- ] Unknown ambitions
House Sol position as a power in the Eastreach is still new and their effort up to now have been mostly turned toward developing their territory and establishing cordial diplomatic relationship with other Houses. Nobody know if they will be satisfied with their position or if they'll grow into greater ambition but, for now, many eyes are looking at them.
Mar 17, 2020 4:42 pm
House Maa-Talia
Color: Amber
Region: The North Coast, the Crown Lands and various scattered outposts
Defence 20
Status 50
Land 22
Pop 20
Power 11
Wealth 71
Massive trading empire with many well established routes by sea and land. Have a high status among the noble houses because of their wealth and their fair trading practices that facilitates everyone's economy.
Matriarchal
Broad concept of "incest" where marriage/children with someone from the same neighborhood or community is considered unusual and taboo. In fact, marriage/children with foreign culture, house, or region is considered very prestigious.
Blue skin, originating from the "Argyrian Strain" disease, is prestigious because it indicated their relatives ventured out into the world and were survivors.
Pursuit of adventure, prestige, status and wealth from fair trade are important values.
For more details, see the first post in the House Maa-Talia Thread.
Origin:
Talia, the legendary head of the house, was born after the rape of her mother by a raiding tribe in the North. Her mother died during her birth, but with the help of her Grandmother and their small trading business they she survived. Gifted with many qualities, including an ability to learn fast, a strong and athletic physique, and a charisma to befriend and deal with anyone, she took over and expanded the business into a large trading empire. Once her empire was established and running smoothly she went on a personal adventure into the northern wilds. When she returned she was pregnant. She gave birth to a daughter, who grew-up under the tutelage of her great-grandmother and Talia together and eventually undertook a similar journey. When Talia's grand-daughter was born, Talia retired and gave leadership of the house to her daughter. This tradition continued for a surprising number of generations. Although, it could not continue forever, it rooted the custom of a matriarchal lineage within the house, which is still adhered to today. Over the centuries, House Maa-Talia became so wealthy that they expanded their control into the Crown Lands of Scymira where they quickly grew in status and political influence throughout the kingdom to match the prestige of their wealthy trading empire.
Maa-Talia becomes Noble House:
After building their status for years, the upcoming heir of Maa-Talia seduced the King to bring back a child and heir to House Maa-Talia. Knowing Maa-Talia now has royal blood in their line, the King raises Maa-Talia to a noble house.
A Glorious event:
Lost to the sands of time.
Lose Claim to the Throne:
Maa-Talia tries to claim the throne because of their lineage to a previous king, but when magic is used to reveal the true history of their bloodline, it's revealed that the line of Maa-Talia does not have royal blood. Maa-Talia's status at this point to too high to remove them as a noble house, but they do not ascend to the throne and lose status among the kingdom. Their royal legion is taken away from them.
The Rise of Kraken Society:
At this point in history, Maa-Talia's trade empire runs around the entire coast of Scymira with a monopoly on seafaring and trade when the Kraken Society discover Thunder weapons and take control of the sea. Maa-Talia are able to learn and develop strategies to counter the Thunder weapons but not before losing their eastern outposts and much of their fleet.
The Plague from House Bodaway
While brokering a deal involving the transport of livestock from House Bodaway to House Sharva, Maa-Talia catches a black plague, presumably from Bodaway. Upon arrival, Sharva refuses the shipment and closes its broaders leaving Maa-Talia with the bill. Attempting to return the livestock Bodaway refuses, creating a new tension between previous allies.
The Re-establishment of an Eastern Trading Post
With the help of House Tamer's military power, House Maa-Talia establishes an eastern trade route through the Kraken blockade into the Headlands. Allowing for Tamer to open trade with the west again.
Another Glorious Event:
Lost to the sands of time ...
The Argyrian Strain:
Forged a trade route across land to the Blight to form a trade deal with Revelos, but Argyrian disease lead to the abandonment of the route and souring of relations with Revelos. House Maa-Talia believed the disease originated from Revelos. The disease turns the victims blue and cause organ failure, and survivors may still carry the pigment of dull blue skin, even passing it on to new generations. In Maa-Talia, although initially a sign of danger, the blue skin became a sign of prestige because it indicated their relatives ventured out into the world and returned as survivors.
A Victorious Event:
Lost to the sands of time ...
Maa-Talia helps bring down House Fugue Rival for the secret of Etherite:
A powerful NPC mining house in beginning to infringe on House Fugue's Etherite monopoly. House Maa-Talia uses their status and wealth to create a scandal that brings down the NPC house leaving Fugue with the monopoly on Etherite. In return, Fugue teaches Maa-Talia the secret behind Etherite. It can be used to predict and even control the weather giving House Maa-Talia the abiltiy to optimize their trade routes across the continent.
Color: Amber
Region: The North Coast, the Crown Lands and various scattered outposts
[ +- ] Stats
Defence 20
Status 50
Land 22
Pop 20
Power 11
Wealth 71
[ +- ] Summary of Traits/Themes
Massive trading empire with many well established routes by sea and land. Have a high status among the noble houses because of their wealth and their fair trading practices that facilitates everyone's economy.
Matriarchal
Broad concept of "incest" where marriage/children with someone from the same neighborhood or community is considered unusual and taboo. In fact, marriage/children with foreign culture, house, or region is considered very prestigious.
Blue skin, originating from the "Argyrian Strain" disease, is prestigious because it indicated their relatives ventured out into the world and were survivors.
Pursuit of adventure, prestige, status and wealth from fair trade are important values.
[ +- ] History
For more details, see the first post in the House Maa-Talia Thread.
Origin:
Talia, the legendary head of the house, was born after the rape of her mother by a raiding tribe in the North. Her mother died during her birth, but with the help of her Grandmother and their small trading business they she survived. Gifted with many qualities, including an ability to learn fast, a strong and athletic physique, and a charisma to befriend and deal with anyone, she took over and expanded the business into a large trading empire. Once her empire was established and running smoothly she went on a personal adventure into the northern wilds. When she returned she was pregnant. She gave birth to a daughter, who grew-up under the tutelage of her great-grandmother and Talia together and eventually undertook a similar journey. When Talia's grand-daughter was born, Talia retired and gave leadership of the house to her daughter. This tradition continued for a surprising number of generations. Although, it could not continue forever, it rooted the custom of a matriarchal lineage within the house, which is still adhered to today. Over the centuries, House Maa-Talia became so wealthy that they expanded their control into the Crown Lands of Scymira where they quickly grew in status and political influence throughout the kingdom to match the prestige of their wealthy trading empire.
Maa-Talia becomes Noble House:
After building their status for years, the upcoming heir of Maa-Talia seduced the King to bring back a child and heir to House Maa-Talia. Knowing Maa-Talia now has royal blood in their line, the King raises Maa-Talia to a noble house.
A Glorious event:
Lost to the sands of time.
Lose Claim to the Throne:
Maa-Talia tries to claim the throne because of their lineage to a previous king, but when magic is used to reveal the true history of their bloodline, it's revealed that the line of Maa-Talia does not have royal blood. Maa-Talia's status at this point to too high to remove them as a noble house, but they do not ascend to the throne and lose status among the kingdom. Their royal legion is taken away from them.
The Rise of Kraken Society:
At this point in history, Maa-Talia's trade empire runs around the entire coast of Scymira with a monopoly on seafaring and trade when the Kraken Society discover Thunder weapons and take control of the sea. Maa-Talia are able to learn and develop strategies to counter the Thunder weapons but not before losing their eastern outposts and much of their fleet.
The Plague from House Bodaway
While brokering a deal involving the transport of livestock from House Bodaway to House Sharva, Maa-Talia catches a black plague, presumably from Bodaway. Upon arrival, Sharva refuses the shipment and closes its broaders leaving Maa-Talia with the bill. Attempting to return the livestock Bodaway refuses, creating a new tension between previous allies.
The Re-establishment of an Eastern Trading Post
With the help of House Tamer's military power, House Maa-Talia establishes an eastern trade route through the Kraken blockade into the Headlands. Allowing for Tamer to open trade with the west again.
Another Glorious Event:
Lost to the sands of time ...
The Argyrian Strain:
Forged a trade route across land to the Blight to form a trade deal with Revelos, but Argyrian disease lead to the abandonment of the route and souring of relations with Revelos. House Maa-Talia believed the disease originated from Revelos. The disease turns the victims blue and cause organ failure, and survivors may still carry the pigment of dull blue skin, even passing it on to new generations. In Maa-Talia, although initially a sign of danger, the blue skin became a sign of prestige because it indicated their relatives ventured out into the world and returned as survivors.
A Victorious Event:
Lost to the sands of time ...
Maa-Talia helps bring down House Fugue Rival for the secret of Etherite:
A powerful NPC mining house in beginning to infringe on House Fugue's Etherite monopoly. House Maa-Talia uses their status and wealth to create a scandal that brings down the NPC house leaving Fugue with the monopoly on Etherite. In return, Fugue teaches Maa-Talia the secret behind Etherite. It can be used to predict and even control the weather giving House Maa-Talia the abiltiy to optimize their trade routes across the continent.
Last edited March 17, 2020 4:43 pm
Mar 18, 2020 9:40 am
House Revelos
Location: The Breach.Close Neighbours: Irave, Omaa, Sol, Osberg, Maa-Talia. Age of house: Very Old
Events: 7Narrated by respected Historian.
Location: The Breach.
[ +- ] Stats
Defense: +48 Status: +50 Land: +26 Population: +7 Power: +19 Wealth: +28
Cells controlled: 52 (26 land x2)
Defense bonuses: 4 Keeps(+2)
Max allowed settlements: 2 (from 20 Land)
Capital City of Revelos: +3d6 military (free)
Power upgrades: 1 +d6 change to +d8 (cost 10 Pow)
Cells controlled: 52 (26 land x2)
Defense bonuses: 4 Keeps(+2)
Max allowed settlements: 2 (from 20 Land)
Capital City of Revelos: +3d6 military (free)
Power upgrades: 1 +d6 change to +d8 (cost 10 Pow)
[ +- ] Relations
Maa-Talia: They have formed a trade hub with Revelos. They are also infected by the the Blue Strain/Argyrian Plague, so some suspect they brought the plague over.
[ +- ] Architecture.
Architecture is very simple European medieval styled with hints of oriental. Forts and stone walls are a common sight within the region. The northern Wall is the most sieged, and so construction efforts and military is most dense there. The capital city is located near the river's branch, where the castle of the Royal family sits. Nearby, a huge temple in worship of the Great One is exists amongst other smaller ones.
Events: 7
[ +- ] 1) Ascent
Priest enters noble bloodline: "This was a time when the Priest of the local temple sect marries the daughter of the local noble lord. That was when the Temple of Revelation rose up to became a ruling power."
[ +- ] 2) Victory
Successful spread of religion: "The Daughter of the Priest Lord was responsible for the spread of the Revelationist faith to the southern lands. This has made the sect to become a recognised religion."
[ +- ] 3) Scandal
Historic Corruption: "The nephew of the Daughter brought shame to the house when he was caught spending donation money meant for the Temple for his own indulgent desires."
[ +- ] 4) Ascent(to be changed)
Promotion: "The great grandson of The Daughter becomes recognised as a Fortress Lord of his own small country."
[ +- ] 5) Glory
First Orcan War: "There were many raids made by the monstrous orc tribes of the North lands. The son of the First King was championed as a great commander of the paladin army that won against the Hordes during a sizable and long assault called The Orcan War."
[ +- ] 6) Disease
Argyria's Plague: "Then, there was a terrible plague upon the region. Many suspected it was a curse inflicted by the North tribes. This has also affected House Maa-Talia."
[ +- ] 7) Scandal
Noble Cultists: "Several generations passed, and a nasty discovery was found. There were news that wicked rituals and communications with entities from foreign realities were being performed by the House. This has caused relations with the Temple to sour, even as the current Lord denies personal involvement."
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Mar 18, 2020 9:57 am
House Sharva is an ancient and very proud noble house originating in the most inhospitable parts of the Astrals. They are a generally reclusive house with bursts of expansion and strengthening always followed by long periods of stagnation and isolation. Currently, they are getting more involved in the proceedings in the realm and recent dealings have made them an important political player but already, there are internal forces inside the House attempting to steer it away from the Crown Lands and back to focusing solely on their own homelands again.
[ +- ] Founding: Ascent
There are no clear records of House Sharva's founding. The legend of how the house came into being is that an ancient king traveled into the Astrals and fell in love with an extraordinarily beautiful peasant girl, the eponymous Sharva. He gave her lands, riches and titles, raising her into nobility so he could marry her. In mockery of the king's wishes, she rejected him but kept all his gifts, her family now a powerful entity in the realm.
The truth is probably much less interesting - a minor noblewoman marrying into a much more important family, this alliance allowing her family to work itself into a local power - but at least in House Sharva's lands, nobody questions the legend.
The truth is probably much less interesting - a minor noblewoman marrying into a much more important family, this alliance allowing her family to work itself into a local power - but at least in House Sharva's lands, nobody questions the legend.
[ +- ] Glory
After generations of relative isolation following its founding, the younger brother of the then-head of the House left the Astrals to serve at the royal court. He earned fame and glory when he saved the king from a plot to assassinate him, earning his House a permanent place at the royal court.
[ +- ] Decay
House Sharva's arrogance and pride resulted in stagnation as they refused to trade or participate in affairs outside their homelands. Over a couple of generations, the house lost a lot of its influence and some of the favor they earned in the past was forgotten.
[ +- ] Glory
After an era of stagnation, the new head of the House decided to extend his influence again. By helping another noble house strike down a peasant uprising in their lands, House Sharva gained recognition once more and began to return to its former glory.
[ +- ] Victory
A military strike against a lesser House in the Astrals resulted in a large expansion of territory and influence for House Sharva. This is when they conquered what is now their second home city
[ +- ] Decay & Descent
Disagreements between different branches of the family lead to instability and again, House Sharva turned inside, ignoring the outside and again slowly losing a lot of the power and influence it had earned outside of its homeland in the Astrals. This time, this period lasted even longer and by the end of it, many doubted that the house would ever return to its full power.
[ +- ] Victory
Seeing the waning power of the ancient House, another House decided to make its move and attack them. They underestimated the impressive defensive capabilities of the noble family's cities however and after their siege was broken, House Sharva took the fighting to their enemies, defeating them and using the spoils of war to return back to relevancy once again.
[ +- ] Windfall
Due to its isolationist tendencies, House Sharva does not have many close allies. However, very recently, they managed to secure a very profitable alliance. A political marriage sealed the pact between Houses Tamer and Sharva and secured not only a fresh new influx of trade goods and an increase in political power but also provided House Sharva with a foothold in the Crown Lands for the first time in history. While expanding so far away from the family's homelands has proven to be a divisive choice, it has definitely put the reclusive House into the eye of many other families that until then dismissed the House and its influence in the political landscape beyond the Astrals.
Mar 20, 2020 1:54 pm
House Bodaway is a very nomadic House, built around the movements of their herds of horses and cattle. Their winter pastures are located by the sea on the westernmost portions of their lands and they move/follow the herds to the sring and summer pastures further inland in the Gaplands. They have established several watchtowers along the route but their only real fortification is Bodaway Keep which sits on a low rise with high walls and can accommodate every member of the house and most of their prized breeding stock.
[ +- ] Current Leading members
Council members are listed by age followed by the Stewart and the Deputy. Elder Akecheta is by far the oldest of the council members but is still the most imposing physically of any of the members. He is a bear of a man which makes people underestimate how quick witted he is. Elder Miakoda is the only women to sit on the council and she prefers to manipulate the other members of the council from behind the scenes instead of open confrontation in council meetings. Elder Teetonka is the boisterous buffoon, he is the least liked member of the council due to his inability to stop talking. The youngest member of the council is perhaps the wisest of the members, Elder Howahkan is fairly average in most aspects but he has a way with animals that every other member of the house envies.
The Stewart of the house is a middle aged man named Dakota, he is fiercely loyal to house Bodaway and is constantly trying to improve the lot of every member of the house. He is light-handed but fair with most transgressions but any intentional harm caused to another member or members of the house is met with swift and brutal punishment.
The Current Deputy is the just into her 22 year. She has trained under her mentor for over half her life and just recently assumed the mantle of Deputy after her predecessor was killed in a stampede. Her name is Chenoa.
The Stewart of the house is a middle aged man named Dakota, he is fiercely loyal to house Bodaway and is constantly trying to improve the lot of every member of the house. He is light-handed but fair with most transgressions but any intentional harm caused to another member or members of the house is met with swift and brutal punishment.
The Current Deputy is the just into her 22 year. She has trained under her mentor for over half her life and just recently assumed the mantle of Deputy after her predecessor was killed in a stampede. Her name is Chenoa.
[ +- ] Battle Tactics and Armaments
House Bodaway's fighting style is very similar to how they live their lives. The are almost always mounted, and lightly armored. They dislike pitched battles, preferring to harry their opponents to exhaustion. A horse bow is their preferred weapon but spears or tomahawks are also common. They also bring packs of dogs that they strap leather armor to in times of conflict to disrupt ground troops
[ +- ] History
Can be found in my houses' main post linked below:
History
History
[ +- ] Political Structure
Political Structure
House Bodaway is ruled by a council of 4 Elder members that are chosen upon death by the remaining council members and the Stewart. In the event of tie in any ruling the Stewart casts the deciding vote. Their position is filled by a gathering of every member of the House and after members are nominated every member of the house that is of majority (13 years) casts their vote for the new Stewart, who also serves for life.
There are still only 4 recognized branches of house Bodaway consisting of the descendants of the original 4 brothers that started the house. There are usually one member from each branch that sits on the council.
The position of Deputy was created when the Stewart captured the shadow mage. This position stands alone and does not answer to any single council member. Only a full meeting can order they Deputy to execute their talent as a shadow mage. The Deputy has no voting power in the council but is usual present at council meetings. This position's succession is determined by the Deputy themselves as to who will succeed them.
House Bodaway is ruled by a council of 4 Elder members that are chosen upon death by the remaining council members and the Stewart. In the event of tie in any ruling the Stewart casts the deciding vote. Their position is filled by a gathering of every member of the House and after members are nominated every member of the house that is of majority (13 years) casts their vote for the new Stewart, who also serves for life.
There are still only 4 recognized branches of house Bodaway consisting of the descendants of the original 4 brothers that started the house. There are usually one member from each branch that sits on the council.
The position of Deputy was created when the Stewart captured the shadow mage. This position stands alone and does not answer to any single council member. Only a full meeting can order they Deputy to execute their talent as a shadow mage. The Deputy has no voting power in the council but is usual present at council meetings. This position's succession is determined by the Deputy themselves as to who will succeed them.
[ +- ] Trade Goods
Major Trade goods
Cattle and horses are the main exports of House Bodaway. The house maintains huge herds of race, draft and war trained horses. Their cattle mainly consists of Cow and the larger bison that graze throughout the mountains.
Minor Trade goods
The House keeps a small contingent of trappers in the mountains that bring down carts of pelts that have been collected throughout the winter.
There is also the precious metals mine that was discovered on the northern border. The mine usually produces Iron, aluminium and some copper, silver and rarely gold.
Cattle and horses are the main exports of House Bodaway. The house maintains huge herds of race, draft and war trained horses. Their cattle mainly consists of Cow and the larger bison that graze throughout the mountains.
Minor Trade goods
The House keeps a small contingent of trappers in the mountains that bring down carts of pelts that have been collected throughout the winter.
There is also the precious metals mine that was discovered on the northern border. The mine usually produces Iron, aluminium and some copper, silver and rarely gold.
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Mar 21, 2020 3:42 pm
Kraken Society
Color: Red
Region: Storwrack Island, ports in the Headlands, the Crown Lands, Eastreach and the border of the Astrals.
Color: Red
Region: Storwrack Island, ports in the Headlands, the Crown Lands, Eastreach and the border of the Astrals.
[ +- ] Historical Highlights
The Kraken Society started as simple fisherman.
They killed a Kraken with the help of a stranger.
Installed themselves on Stormwrack Island.
Became pirates.
Elected the stranger as the Pirate King.
Maa-Talia stole from them and the pirates killed a bunch of people.
The Pirate King lost his head.
Kraken Society was founded with 8 High Lord of the Seas ruling them.
They gained control of the eastern seas and founded a few ports.
Became traders and mercenaries.
Helped Fugue quell a rebellion.
Helped Sharva break a siege.
Allied themselves with House Tamer after multiple deals and trade agreements.
They killed a Kraken with the help of a stranger.
Installed themselves on Stormwrack Island.
Became pirates.
Elected the stranger as the Pirate King.
Maa-Talia stole from them and the pirates killed a bunch of people.
The Pirate King lost his head.
Kraken Society was founded with 8 High Lord of the Seas ruling them.
They gained control of the eastern seas and founded a few ports.
Became traders and mercenaries.
Helped Fugue quell a rebellion.
Helped Sharva break a siege.
Allied themselves with House Tamer after multiple deals and trade agreements.
[ +- ] Politics and meritocracy
The Kraken Society is lead by 8 High Lord of the Seas. Everybody doing their part has a chance to rise. Slaves can buy their freedom after a few years of servitude and become civilians. And civilians can become citizens after a few years of service in the navy/military. Thus making sure they always have mercenaries available.
[ +- ] Trading
The Kraken Society trades in everything, buying from one House and selling to others. They also offer their services as transport (for goods or people), mercenaries and can even sell or rent slaves.
[ +- ] Weapons
Thanks to Maa-Talia, some of the secrets of the Thunder weapons have been leaked. But the manufacturing of those weapons is still a trade secret of the Kraken Society and they do not plan in trading or selling them.
Mar 23, 2020 9:42 pm
OOC:
Okay, so here we go. Keep in mind, that during each turn, you can choose to roll for an event, or gain 5 wealth. You can gain wealth twice before you MUST roll for an event. You need to narrate how the change effects your house.In addition, I'm going to list a few major events that happen in Scymira. You can post your responses to as many of them as you like. Your responses may illicit new responses from me or from other players. There's no limit to this for now; depending on how things go I might limit it to say three rounds or so. Once you've done everything you feel that you need or want to do, post 'ready' again in the ready thread. You can delete your post if a new post warrants a response on your part.
This is important: You want to respond to my events for your own sake. They will start off small, but if the NPC houses get their way, it won't be to your benefit. I may also throw out small stat adjustments for interesting RP.
EDIT: One last note. If you want to directly interact with an NPC house, it'll be just like any other RPG, give me your post, I'll give you a reaction. If there's a lot of dialogue, I may try to get with you in Discord to speed it up.
In the south, House Mytheas has reported seeing large creatures in their normal fishing grounds, and has lost two ships to them already since autumn.
On the western front, House Gasharde has recently been buying up as much of the ship repair market as they can, and it is becoming nearly impossible to avoid dealing with them. Is this a good thing, or bad?
House Ala has been showing interest in Osberg. There's talk of a possible alliance and maybe even a marriage union.
House Zubech has started either charging ships a passage toll, or harassing free shipping line, depending on which side of the argument you're on.
Mar 26, 2020 12:28 am
[ +- ] Festival of the Blaze
Oye Oye,
The Festival of the Blaze is a forthcoming
For Inheritance, celebrate your becoming
The Blaze of Ashfield will burn away the gloom
In the Eastreach, we welcome the coming Bloom.
We remember the fear that was burned away
And celebrate the freedom that was granted
To the Blaze we give again our sorrow
With the ashes, we'll build our tomorrow
We remember the pain that was to us given
And celebrate the joy of the forgiven
We offer our failings to the flames
And let the new year honor our names
We remember the heavy burden of the past
And celebrate the challenges we surpassed
We offer all the hardship we went through
And let the fire and smoke restores us anew
Oye Oye,
The Festival of the Blaze is a forthcoming
For Inheritance, celebrate your becoming
The Blaze of Ashfield will burn away the gloom
In the Eastreach, we welcome the coming Bloom.
Troubadour and bard are heard around the lands, announcing the Festival of the Blaze, hosted by House Sol in the Eastreach during the week of the Inheritance. The festival commemorates the freedom from the bandits that had terrorized the region when they burned away in the castle they had stolen. People from all arounds the lands are invited to come the the festival, they are to leave a symbol of the past they want to leave behind and a prayer for the future, into the massive prepared bonfire that will be set ablaze as the highlight of the Festival. House Sol spare no expense to ensure the success of the festivities.
Using the first installment of the new Festival as an excuse, House Sol send ambassadors to many Houses to invite them to a special banquet during the festival. Notably Houses Irave, Namelle, Osmaa, Kraken Society, Revelos, Tamer receives those personal invitations (and some more who shown disinterests toward the Royal banquet).
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Mar 26, 2020 7:35 pm
756th Royal Ascension-High Lords of the Seas Otto Spaulding and Dell Wendell goes to attend King Kleinhardt's banquet, aiming to augment their status, counting on the fact that they were in the 5 richest houses of the kingdom to get in...
-High Lord of the Sea Lyre Seifer intriged by the rumors of a creature able to sink a ship moves with his fleet to investigate the sightings south of Mytheas.
-For now, the possible alliance between house Ala and house Osberg is of no concern to the Kraken Society.
-House Zubech's passage toll is no different the passage toll the Kraken society has been charging for passage north of Stormwrack Island all those years. So the Kraken Society will pay the cost as part of doing daily business in the area.
-High Lord of the Sea Lydia Darby will gladly attend the burning festival, bringing an already partly burned Maa-Talian flag and the old Kraken pirate flag, symbolizing their old bloodthirsty pirate ways they hope to leave behind them... They also have a special gift for their host, that will also represent their prayer for the future. House Sol and their guests will have the privilege during their Burning Festival to be the first to see the new Thunderworks High Lord Darby has been working on in the last years. Special bow-less arrows sent into the skies at night that explodes into all kinds of shapes and colors making the sounds of thunder each time.
[ +- ] Season Gains
5 wealth and 6 Status from Lands
Wealth 45 => 50
Status 8 => 14
Wealth 45 => 50
Status 8 => 14
-High Lord of the Sea Lyre Seifer intriged by the rumors of a creature able to sink a ship moves with his fleet to investigate the sightings south of Mytheas.
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-House Zubech's passage toll is no different the passage toll the Kraken society has been charging for passage north of Stormwrack Island all those years. So the Kraken Society will pay the cost as part of doing daily business in the area.
-High Lord of the Sea Lydia Darby will gladly attend the burning festival, bringing an already partly burned Maa-Talian flag and the old Kraken pirate flag, symbolizing their old bloodthirsty pirate ways they hope to leave behind them... They also have a special gift for their host, that will also represent their prayer for the future. House Sol and their guests will have the privilege during their Burning Festival to be the first to see the new Thunderworks High Lord Darby has been working on in the last years. Special bow-less arrows sent into the skies at night that explodes into all kinds of shapes and colors making the sounds of thunder each time.
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Mar 27, 2020 11:46 am
Round 1 Event: (Conquest)
House Revelos was able to rally its Paladin Order to fight back the neighbouring Orcs. They are successful in defeating an Orc camp, which earns them more land to safely expand into.
Defense: +48>+53 Status: +50 Land: +26>+29 Population: +7 Power: +19 Wealth: +28>+33
Cells: 52>58
House Revelos was able to rally its Paladin Order to fight back the neighbouring Orcs. They are successful in defeating an Orc camp, which earns them more land to safely expand into.
[ +- ] For Irave
Revelos' relationship with Irave is a neutral one.
On one hand, they are allies with the same goal of beating back the Orc Hordes in the North. On the other, they refuse to be under jurisdiction by Revelos.
Revelos has sent another small diplomatic team to Irave in hopes to form an honour pact that if either were attacked, they would support each other with men and an agreeable amount of other resources.
On one hand, they are allies with the same goal of beating back the Orc Hordes in the North. On the other, they refuse to be under jurisdiction by Revelos.
Revelos has sent another small diplomatic team to Irave in hopes to form an honour pact that if either were attacked, they would support each other with men and an agreeable amount of other resources.
[ +- ] For Omaa
For Omaa, the house is met with somewhat pity. Another diplomatic team is sent for similar purposes too. But with the request for the exchange of soldiers for mined materials.
[ +- ] For Osberg
Osberg has the same role as Revelos of being a defense line, but that which stands if Revelos were to fall from the Orc Hordes or other similar threats. Due to this, slight resentment is felt towards them, and a desire to make it a competition to defeat the most enemies is common.
[ +- ] For Sol
House Revelos is getting less outgoing than it was in the past. However, out of respect for maintaining good relations, they would send a representative for them. Duke Gramman Revelos goes to the festival for a breath of new air, and attempts to socialise for business and "entertainment" away from his wife.
[ +- ] For event
The Fort Lady, Mera Revelos, goes to the banquet accompanied by her own loyal guards and servants. She gives off an air of cold dignity as she occasionally checks on the nobles about current affairs and her giving of unsolicited comments about the insufficient presense of the Great One in their lives.
Defense: +48>+53 Status: +50 Land: +26>+29 Population: +7 Power: +19 Wealth: +28>+33
Cells: 52>58
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Mar 27, 2020 4:16 pm
When news break about some large creatures being spotted that are apparently able to destroy ships, House Sharva is not interested in investigating this any further. They do not travel by ship so this news does not appear to affect them. Let someone else deal with it.
The same applies to Gasharde's raised interest in the ship repair market.
The rumors about a potential alliance or marriage between Houses Ala and Osberg raise more suspicion in House Sharva. While both Houses' lands are very far away from Sharva's homelands, High Lord Oslan of House Sharva sends a small delegation to House Osberg to find out what the reasons behind this union might be and to offer their assistance if needed. Goal of this delegation is to find out why Ala is pushing for this alliance, what Osberg would get out of it and whether it is in Sharva's interest to try and oppose it or to help it along.
High Lord Oslan Sharva publicly states that House Sharva will not attend the royal banquet but his nephew, Lord of the Planes Delios Sharva, the head of House Sharva's lands in the Crownlands, decides to defy this decision and travels to Bromgarten with his wife, Ris, formerly of the Wild Cat Tribe of House Tamer, anyway to attempt to attend the banquet and solidify his position in the Crownlands and as the more open arm of House Sharva. He also hopes to meet representatives of House Zubech there. While the shipping tolls do not affect Sharva directly, he is interested in finding out why Zubech is suddenly starting to charge a toll.At the same time, a small conflict broke out at the border between the lands of Sharva and Sellelanar with both attempting to tax the same village. Sharva sent a small group of soldiers there to defend their claim if necessary but it never came to an actual fight as the mayor of the village sided with Sharva and Sellelanar gave up on this minor claim rather than risk a war over it.
The mayor was honored for his wise decision and granted a small reward from Sharva to reward his loyalty.
The same applies to Gasharde's raised interest in the ship repair market.
The rumors about a potential alliance or marriage between Houses Ala and Osberg raise more suspicion in House Sharva. While both Houses' lands are very far away from Sharva's homelands, High Lord Oslan of House Sharva sends a small delegation to House Osberg to find out what the reasons behind this union might be and to offer their assistance if needed. Goal of this delegation is to find out why Ala is pushing for this alliance, what Osberg would get out of it and whether it is in Sharva's interest to try and oppose it or to help it along.
High Lord Oslan Sharva publicly states that House Sharva will not attend the royal banquet but his nephew, Lord of the Planes Delios Sharva, the head of House Sharva's lands in the Crownlands, decides to defy this decision and travels to Bromgarten with his wife, Ris, formerly of the Wild Cat Tribe of House Tamer, anyway to attempt to attend the banquet and solidify his position in the Crownlands and as the more open arm of House Sharva. He also hopes to meet representatives of House Zubech there. While the shipping tolls do not affect Sharva directly, he is interested in finding out why Zubech is suddenly starting to charge a toll.
OOC:
TheVagrant, let me know if House Sharva would receive a direct invitation to the festival. If not, they would not reach out for it but if yes, they might be interested in attending.The mayor was honored for his wise decision and granted a small reward from Sharva to reward his loyalty.
Mar 28, 2020 3:30 pm
OOC:
I'll just take the 5 wealth, turning it into 40 wealth.The head of Fugue, Erik Fugue, decides to attend the royal banquet, along with his daughter, Maria Fugue. The overall attitude that the Fugue household takes is that going to the banquet is worth it. The risk and cost of going is low, while the potential benefit is high. Even if they are rejected, then it is of no loss to them.
Fugue is not very pleased at Gasharde's attempt at gaining a monopoly on the ship repair business. A bit ironic, considering the monopoly on the etherite trade, but as they say, thieves worry about other thieves. They'll attempt an alliance with nearby trade empire Maa-talia, who would share a mutual interest in prevent such a monopoly.
Fugue is currently watching the Ala-Osberg relations very closely, sending spies to gather information, and to verify the rumors. Individually, those houses are not much to worry about, but when combined, it could disturb the balance of power in Scymira. This would be particularly pertinent to Fugue, as they're the closest house to the area. If this were to be true, then Fugue would need to consider what actions to take.
Mar 28, 2020 6:14 pm
Oslan Sharva is pleased to receive the invitation to House Sol's festival and while he does not attend himself, he is intrigued enough to send a small delegation headed by his younger cousin and knight of House Sharva, Tomas.
He is curious to find out whether there is deeper meaning and a hidden motivation behind the fact that Sol is organizing a festival at the same time as the royal banquet or not.
He is curious to find out whether there is deeper meaning and a hidden motivation behind the fact that Sol is organizing a festival at the same time as the royal banquet or not.
Mar 28, 2020 7:18 pm
[ +- ] Stats Changes
Rumored Ala-Osberg Alliance - It is not uncommon for young Maa-Talians using their fine arts of seduction and courting at these important events, but they have been encouraged to seek out relationships with young Ala and Osberg courtiers in order to disrupt any possible marriages between Ala and Osberg in order to avoid the strengthen of their rumored alliance.
Gasharde - Maa-Talia is worried about a ship repair monopoly given that much of their trading empire relies on ships. Claudia herself approaches the representatives of Gasharde to purchase half their shipyards at a fair price. If negotiations do not go well, she emphasizes that her deal is the best option for Gasharde's future.
Zubech - Maa-Talia has been accepting the "tolls" imposed by Zubech without any complaint and passing those expenses onto the prices of goods traveling between the Headlands and the West. This has decreased trading volume, which is not ideal. They have explained the reason for these prices increases to House Tamer. They will also emphasize with the Royal family and the other high powered houses at the Royal Ascension that given that Zubech is charging for passage by sea, it is their responsibility to deal with safety in the sea, thus they should deal with the large beasts causing problems near Mytheas. In the meantime, Maa-Talia is avoiding those waters as best they can and have invested in better defense and power for their vessels (Defense and Power bump in stats).
Sol Festival - Claudia, regrets that she cannot attend the Festival of Blaze personally, but given their increasing family size (Population bump) is able to send a contingent of trusted family members to represent Maa-Talia at what appears to be an important event in Scymira. She appoints her older brother's daughter, Tonia, as the head of the party. They bring three significant items:
1) a symbol of the past: A wooden carving of a coin with a ship on the face and a saw and hammer crossed upon it, a symbol of Maa-Talia's reliance on shipbuilding and repairs from other houses.
2) a prayer: written on a sealed scroll to be cast into the blaze.
3) a gift to House Sol for throwing the festival: an amber sculpture of two suns above a relief of Scymira, the eastern rising sun, representing House Sol, and the western setting sun, representing House Maa-Talia. When the sunlight passes through the amber suns, the words "Prosper Together" alight on the relief.
Mar 29, 2020 2:20 pm
House Bodaway’s members are in great spirits as they attend the Royal banquet as it was announced that Elder Akecheta son is to marry the eldest daughter of house Zubech. With this alliance Zubech will receive several pairs of Bodaway’s famed brood mares and the daughter will be accompanied to Bodaway Keep with a hefty dowry that includes a new method to fashion barding for horses. This new armor is surprisingly light and allows Bodaway’s cavalry a significant improvement in the field.
Stewart Dakota remains at the Keep managing the preparations for the drive up to the spring and summer pastures and upon receipt of the invitation to the Festival of Flame dispatches Deputy Chenoa and a troop of calvary to attend.
The dealings of House Mytheas and Gasharde have little impact on House Bodaway since they have almost no Navy to speak of.
The Marriage and alliance between house Ala and Osberg is met with good cheer. Having these houses back in the good graces of the court and stable benefits all the houses of the realm. And if they are able to stabilize their houses they will be able to start buying cattle and horses again.
Defense 21 | Status 16 + 5 (21) | Land 60 | Population 35 | Power 10 +5 (15) | Wealth 41 + 2 (43)
Stewart Dakota remains at the Keep managing the preparations for the drive up to the spring and summer pastures and upon receipt of the invitation to the Festival of Flame dispatches Deputy Chenoa and a troop of calvary to attend.
The dealings of House Mytheas and Gasharde have little impact on House Bodaway since they have almost no Navy to speak of.
The Marriage and alliance between house Ala and Osberg is met with good cheer. Having these houses back in the good graces of the court and stable benefits all the houses of the realm. And if they are able to stabilize their houses they will be able to start buying cattle and horses again.
Defense 21 | Status 16 + 5 (21) | Land 60 | Population 35 | Power 10 +5 (15) | Wealth 41 + 2 (43)
Mar 30, 2020 4:29 pm
Kraken Society: How many dice worth of ships are you sending to the ocean? This is important for two reasons: 1) How likely you are to see anything, and 2) what will happen if you have to fight it.
Roll an Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll.
House Revelos: Irave says that they're more than willing to help defend the border. 'It's what we've been doing for the entire history of our house; we have no intention of stopping now'. Whether this is completely sincere is questionable.
Omaa will ask for a bit of military support in exchange for new weaponry.Roll an Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll.
House Sol: You've got several people coming to your festival. How are they (and their gifts) received? Are you up front with them about the reason for the festival (if there is an unstated reason)?
House Fugue: Roll an Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll.
House Maa-Talia: I need two Event Rolls from you. One is a normal Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll. The second is a plot roll for your attempt to disrupt the Ala-Osberg wedding. Rule spoiler below:House Sharva: You're told by house Osberg that it's simply a marriage ceremony. He seems a bit miffed that this was questioned.
Roll an Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll.
House Bodaway: Roll an Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll.
The Festival of the Blaze - PC Attendees
Lyre Seifer, High Lord of the Sea
Lydia Darby, High Lord of the Sea
Duke Gramman Revelos
Tomas Sharva
Tonia Maa-Talia
The Royal Ascension - PC Antendees
Otto Spaulding, High Lord of the Sea
Dell Wendell, High Lord of the Sea
Mera Revelos, Fort Lady
Delios Sharva, Lord of the Planes et ux
Erik Fugue
Maria Fugue
House Maa-Talia ut coetus
House Bodaway ut coetus
Roll an Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll.
House Revelos: Irave says that they're more than willing to help defend the border. 'It's what we've been doing for the entire history of our house; we have no intention of stopping now'. Whether this is completely sincere is questionable.
Omaa will ask for a bit of military support in exchange for new weaponry.
OOC:
If you accept, you'll have one less military die, but you'll get to upgrade two others.House Sol: You've got several people coming to your festival. How are they (and their gifts) received? Are you up front with them about the reason for the festival (if there is an unstated reason)?
House Fugue: Roll an Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll.
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[ +- ] Plotting
You may also spend Status in order to plot against another House. First, spend 5 Status. Then, you and your target both make an Event roll.
If your roll is higher than your target's, Halve your original roll, rounding down, and then add 1.
A roll higher than 18 is considered to be 18.
Compare the result to the Event table. Apply the listed Event to your target. You get to make any decisions about the roll, including (but not limited to) which resources are affected and any settlements or fortifications that must be lost or downgraded.
If your roll is higher than your target's, Halve your original roll, rounding down, and then add 1.
A roll higher than 18 is considered to be 18.
Compare the result to the Event table. Apply the listed Event to your target. You get to make any decisions about the roll, including (but not limited to) which resources are affected and any settlements or fortifications that must be lost or downgraded.
Roll an Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll.
House Bodaway: Roll an Event Roll. If you get a positive result, you've been noticed by the Royal House. You can spend Status as normal for this, but you do not gain the normal bonus from the roll.
The Festival of the Blaze - PC Attendees
Lyre Seifer, High Lord of the Sea
Lydia Darby, High Lord of the Sea
Duke Gramman Revelos
Tomas Sharva
Tonia Maa-Talia
The Royal Ascension - PC Antendees
Otto Spaulding, High Lord of the Sea
Dell Wendell, High Lord of the Sea
Mera Revelos, Fort Lady
Delios Sharva, Lord of the Planes et ux
Erik Fugue
Maria Fugue
House Maa-Talia ut coetus
House Bodaway ut coetus
Rolls
Plot Defense Roll - (3d6)
(654) = 15
Mar 30, 2020 4:59 pm
The Sharva delegation at House Osberg apologizes for their presumptiousness but requests permission to stay with House Osberg for a while and to attend the wedding as a symbol of friendship between the houses.
They also want to keep an eye on the proceedings but obviously don't mention that to Osberg.
They also want to keep an eye on the proceedings but obviously don't mention that to Osberg.
Rolls
Rolling for Royal Notice - (3D6)
(442) = 10
Mar 30, 2020 7:33 pm
OOC:
Lydia Darby is attending the festival of the Blaze, Lyre Seifer is investigating the monster in the south seas.Last edited March 31, 2020 12:49 am
Rolls
Event roll for Royal Banquet... - (3d6)
(322) = 7
Mar 30, 2020 7:55 pm
OOC:
House Bodaway did send a delegation of Deputy Chenoa and a troop of calvary as her retinue to the festival of the Blaze.Rolls
Royal Notice - (3d6)
(225) = 9
Mar 31, 2020 2:34 am
Time to roll I guess.
Crap.
Crap.
Last edited March 31, 2020 2:34 am
Rolls
3d6
(221) = 5
Mar 31, 2020 5:39 am
[ +- ] PC attendees
The Festival of the Blaze - PC Attendees
Lydia Darby, High Lord of the Sea
Duke Gramman Revelos
Tomas Sharva
Tonia Maa-Talia
Deputy Chenoa Bodaway
Lydia Darby, High Lord of the Sea
Duke Gramman Revelos
Tomas Sharva
Tonia Maa-Talia
Deputy Chenoa Bodaway
[ +- ] Gifts and prayers Maa-Talias
Sol Festival - Claudia, regrets that she cannot attend the Festival of Blaze personally, but given their increasing family size (Population bump) is able to send a contingent of trusted family members to represent Maa-Talia at what appears to be an important event in Scymira. She appoints her older brother's daughter, Tonia, as the head of the party. They bring three significant items:
1) a symbol of the past: A wooden carving of a coin with a ship on the face and a saw and hammer crossed upon it, a symbol of Maa-Talia's reliance on shipbuilding and repairs from other houses.
2) a prayer: written on a sealed scroll to be cast into the blaze.
3) a gift to House Sol for throwing the festival: an amber sculpture of two suns above a relief of Scymira, the eastern rising sun, representing House Sol, and the western setting sun, representing House Maa-Talia. When the sunlight passes through the amber suns, the words "Prosper Together" alight on the relief.
1) a symbol of the past: A wooden carving of a coin with a ship on the face and a saw and hammer crossed upon it, a symbol of Maa-Talia's reliance on shipbuilding and repairs from other houses.
2) a prayer: written on a sealed scroll to be cast into the blaze.
3) a gift to House Sol for throwing the festival: an amber sculpture of two suns above a relief of Scymira, the eastern rising sun, representing House Sol, and the western setting sun, representing House Maa-Talia. When the sunlight passes through the amber suns, the words "Prosper Together" alight on the relief.
[ +- ] Gift and prayer Kraken Society
High Lord of the Sea Lydia Darby will gladly attend the burning festival, bringing an already partly burned Maa-Talian flag and the old Kraken pirate flag, symbolizing their old bloodthirsty pirate ways they hope to leave behind them... They also have a special gift for their host, that will also represent their prayer for the future. House Sol and their guests will have the privilege during their Burning Festival to be the first to see the new Thunderworks High Lord Darby has been working on in the last years. Special bow-less arrows sent into the skies at night that explodes into all kinds of shapes and colors making the sounds of thunder each time.
The whole Festival lasted a week with the official banquet in the middle. Vista Sol, head of House Sol, made a point to personally welcome and spent time with every representative of the visiting Houses. Accommodation were offered with care and every House with a symbol and prayer were offered to host a public ceremony with With pomp and circumstance for their offering. House Maa-Talia was installed in the main room of the banquet for all to see and the fireworks from Kraken society were added to the closing ceremony of the Blaze when fire was at his peak in the night before the last day. Every attending representative was thanked publicly in the closing speech and many personal gratitude was given by all the members of House Sol going around to make conversation and keep people enjoying themselves.
Talks were about hope for the future and opportunities to work together for commerce and protecting the Realm. Alot of attention was given to make sure everybody was enjoying themselves. By example, Duke Grammas's wife was rapidly taken aside by a young Sol noblewoman to try out dresses all day long and left with two of them as a gift.
When asked the reason for the Festival, the given answer was that they felt the people here needed some hope and something to look forward to and that it was the best way for House Sol to connect and present themselves to neighbours and allies. Of course, I was quickly obvious for anyone with politic savvy that the most Royal focused Houses were absent because of the Royal banquet. If asked about the timing, the reason explained was that the Royal Ascension time was the best time for the people to be able to travel and attends so they could go back home in time to prepare for the spring.
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Mar 31, 2020 6:35 am
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Royal Notice Roll as is.Plotting Roll: to weaken Ala-Osberg Alliance by disrupting wedding plans with advances from seductive eligible Maa-Talians.
Spending the required 5 status.
Spending 7 seasonal wealth points for +7 to plotting roll.
Also forgot to add my status bump from Land (22) during my turn, so +2 status.
[ +- ] Stat Changes
Defence 26
Status 50 - 5 + 2 = 47
Land 22
Pop 24
Power 17
Wealth 71 (Seasonal Wealth Points 7-7 = 0 [7 total])
Status 50 - 5 + 2 = 47
Land 22
Pop 24
Power 17
Wealth 71 (Seasonal Wealth Points 7-7 = 0 [7 total])
Rolls
Royal Notice - (3d6)
(565) = 16
Plotting vs Ala-Osberg Alliance - (3d6+7)
(423) + 7 = 16
Apr 1, 2020 7:32 pm
Kraken: On the seas of... oh hey, you get to name the southern ocean, outside of Stormwrack Island. What's it called? Name it and grab +2 status. After that, with that many ships, you definitely run into the monster. On the second week of searching, one of the ships frantically throws flags up, signalling the others to converge. What awaits them when they get there is a colossal sea reptile, like a crocodile, but with fins where the legs would be, bony protrusions growing from it's scales... and worse than that, it's already dead. There's no intelligence in its eyes, just an overwhelming hunger for the living. Roll your military dice vs. uh... 1. You'll definitely wound it and drive it off, might even kill it depending on your roll.
Maa-Talia: You not only disrupted the wedding, but you got a LOT of attention from the royal house. You get +5 status, and describe what difficult thing the royal house asks you to do in exchange for their continued favor.
House Sol: Your festival seems to have been a success, +1 status for each PC house that attended, but you also receive a nasty letter from the royal house. What is your response?
Everyone else: For those of you at the Royal Ascension, How do you handle not being noticed there, or alternately, what do you do while you're not being noticed by the royal house? For those of you at the Festival of Blaze, RP/coordinate with Sol and decide how that turns out. I'm good with a co-post or a series of individual ones.
Maa-Talia: You not only disrupted the wedding, but you got a LOT of attention from the royal house. You get +5 status, and describe what difficult thing the royal house asks you to do in exchange for their continued favor.
House Sol: Your festival seems to have been a success, +1 status for each PC house that attended, but you also receive a nasty letter from the royal house. What is your response?
Everyone else: For those of you at the Royal Ascension, How do you handle not being noticed there, or alternately, what do you do while you're not being noticed by the royal house? For those of you at the Festival of Blaze, RP/coordinate with Sol and decide how that turns out. I'm good with a co-post or a series of individual ones.
Rolls
Zombie Dire Mosasaurus? - (1d12)
(1) = 1
Apr 1, 2020 7:45 pm
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Everyone else: For those of you at the Royal Ascension, How do you handle not being noticed there, or alternately, what do you do while you're not being noticed by the royal house?OOC:
I'm confused. You told me to roll to see if I'm being noticed and I got a positive result so shouldn't I have been noticed? Or is not being noticed the good result that I was hoping for?Apr 1, 2020 8:15 pm
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Everyone else: For those of you at the Royal Ascension, How do you handle not being noticed there, or alternately, what do you do while you're not being noticed by the royal house?OOC:
I'm confused. You told me to roll to see if I'm being noticed and I got a positive result so shouldn't I have been noticed? Or is not being noticed the good result that I was hoping for?Apr 1, 2020 9:33 pm
The Fugue family were mostly ignored at the Royal Ascension, but it was within calculations. Their attendance was mostly a formality in the first place. The family is fine with it, as they didn't lose anything by attending.
Apr 2, 2020 12:32 am
-Even in the face of an undead abomination, Captain Hunter's man were ready. They had brought giant harpoons for the balistas, tied to solid ropes, the same used when hunting whales to stop them from diving away and to make sure they wouldn't loose the carcass. And they had thunder cannons and thunder arrows aplenty... When the creature showed up, there was no way they would lose it. They surrounded it and immobilized it with the harpoons before firing a barrage of cannonballs and arrows on it...-High Lord Spaulding and High Lord Wendell didn't need the royal family's attention, even if it would have been a plus, since they had they're own agendas... Lord Spaulding went from guest to guest, trying to secure trades with other houses and promoting the Kraken society's services, while Lord Wendell goes from conversation to conversation to make small talks with the leaders of other houses. -High Lord Darby had a great time at house Sol's festival of the Blaze, so much that she pledged them that as long as the Kraken society and House Sol's friendship endured, the festival of the Blaze would profit from one the greatest Thunderworks show each and every year in the future.
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Apr 2, 2020 10:34 am
Delios Sharva and his wife do not expect to be welcomed with open arms at the royal banquet, in fact they would not have been surprised to see their attendance denied after the High Lord publicly announced that Sharva would not be attending it.
They are pleasantly surprised when they not only find themselves invited to the banquet but also personally greeted by the king's second son. He expressed the house's gratitude for Delios defying his High Lord's will to serve the king.
Delios is not unaware of the fact that he is in a delicate position but finds himself unable to refuse when the prince offers him a task that he promises his house and father will be very grateful for when it is completed.
Bandit activity on merchants as well as royal caravans in the crownlands has increased drastically in the last months. He tasks Delios with taking care of this problem, preferably using the bandits to make an example for anyone planning something similar in the future.
During the course of the banquet, Lord Delios finds the representatives of House Zubech and strikes up a conversation with them. At some point during this conversation, he brings up the shipping taxes they have been raising recently, acting as if that was just a random thought, not the reason behind approaching them in the first place.
He is trying to discover whether anything specific has happened or is planned that caused them to start taking tolls.
The Sharva representatives at Sol's festival stay mostly in the background, observing the proceeding, being polite and reinforcing the loose relations to other attendants.
When the festical draws to a close, they thank House Sol for the invitation and promise friendship and cooperation between the houses in the future but do not name any specifics. They return to the Astrals to report back to the High Lord without much fanfare. They explicitly don't commit to the festival and the house as much as others, like the Kraken Society, do.
They are pleasantly surprised when they not only find themselves invited to the banquet but also personally greeted by the king's second son. He expressed the house's gratitude for Delios defying his High Lord's will to serve the king.
Delios is not unaware of the fact that he is in a delicate position but finds himself unable to refuse when the prince offers him a task that he promises his house and father will be very grateful for when it is completed.
Bandit activity on merchants as well as royal caravans in the crownlands has increased drastically in the last months. He tasks Delios with taking care of this problem, preferably using the bandits to make an example for anyone planning something similar in the future.
During the course of the banquet, Lord Delios finds the representatives of House Zubech and strikes up a conversation with them. At some point during this conversation, he brings up the shipping taxes they have been raising recently, acting as if that was just a random thought, not the reason behind approaching them in the first place.
He is trying to discover whether anything specific has happened or is planned that caused them to start taking tolls.
The Sharva representatives at Sol's festival stay mostly in the background, observing the proceeding, being polite and reinforcing the loose relations to other attendants.
When the festical draws to a close, they thank House Sol for the invitation and promise friendship and cooperation between the houses in the future but do not name any specifics. They return to the Astrals to report back to the High Lord without much fanfare. They explicitly don't commit to the festival and the house as much as others, like the Kraken Society, do.
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Apr 2, 2020 4:56 pm
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Kraken: Your result was 17 compared to 1. Difference of 16. Monster was a d12, so that's down to d10. that leaves you with 4. Not enough to lower it again. The 1 isn't enough to lower any of your dice, so you lost no significant ships. If you'd like you can post about the battle and how the monster finally got away.Meanwhile, your representative you sent to Gasharde comes back a little worse for wear. When House Gasharde found out who he was, they ran him out of town as a spy, notwithstanding his protestations to the contrary.
Everyone: Is there any follow-up of any of this that you'd like to do (another battle will have to wait until next season)?
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Apr 2, 2020 5:37 pm
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Any word on how Claudia's negotiations with Gasharde went regarding a "fair" buy out of half their ship repair yards?"Claudia, Maa-Talia have been an excellent servant of the Royal House ... for that I am grateful. But I understand, Maa-Talia is also attending the Festival of Blaze ... perhaps, you can use these new ties to get close to House Sol. They must be punished for this insult ... "
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Back in the North Coast towards the end of the season after all ceremonies and festivals are complete:
" ... Tonia, I don't want to hear it right now. This was an order directly from the King! It was reckless of House Sol to stage a festival at the same time as the Royal Ascension without asking permission. They need to learn to be more careful with the Royal Family. You must use these friendships that you've forged to carry out the royal request," Claudia orders in frustration.
"The festival had nothing to do with insulting the Royal family. It was a great idea to provide support and spirit for those less fortunate and without the resources to attend a Gala as extravagant as the Royal Ascension. It took great leadership to pull off that festival, more than I can say of some other Leaders in Scymira. House Sol could be a great ally in the East for us. With no word from House Tamer in months, we need allies in the East!" Tonia's voice is full of urgency and self-belief.
"Houses need to accept the consequences of their actions."
"Yeah well, maybe it's time for the Royal House to accept some consequences for theirs ... " Tonia replies defiantly.
Claudia looks deadly serious at her niece, one of Maa-Talia's smartest and strongest members, and a personal favorite of Claudia's. After a long minute frozen like statues, Claudia takes a deep breath and begins to consider the possibility and implications of Tonia's suggestion ...
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Apr 3, 2020 1:05 am
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So +5 status for 5 PC Houses attendingAfter the Festival, Vista Sol thanks all the House you assisted or participated in the Festival of the Blaze and promesses to keep in touch to cultivate those great friendships.
Apr 3, 2020 1:31 am
OOC:
Sorry for delay. Rolls
Event roll - (3d6)
(342) = 9
Apr 3, 2020 1:38 am
The council members of House Bodaway attending the Royal Ascension aren't put out in the least by not being recognized by the Royals. They are their mainly for the purpose of reinforcing their relationship and alliance with House Zubech. They return to the North Coast in good spirits with a new member to show the ropes.
Deputy Chenoa is quite taken in by the Festival that House Sol put together and brings back many tales of rubbing elbows with people of every station and how that reminds her of the way House Bodaway runs their herds with everyone from highest to lowest pitching in. She wonders if this approach might be a better one than a rigid monarchy that the realm currently employs.
Deputy Chenoa is quite taken in by the Festival that House Sol put together and brings back many tales of rubbing elbows with people of every station and how that reminds her of the way House Bodaway runs their herds with everyone from highest to lowest pitching in. She wonders if this approach might be a better one than a rigid monarchy that the realm currently employs.
Apr 3, 2020 6:01 pm
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Sorry for delay. Apr 3, 2020 6:02 pm
Okay, last call for any follow-ups. I'll move us into next season if we're ready.
Apr 3, 2020 6:50 pm
As soon as the undead creature tried to dive to escape, Captain Hunter's man didn't have a choice but to let it go or be pulled under...
In case it came back, Captain Hunter will stay another week in the Seas of Turmoil.
In case it came back, Captain Hunter will stay another week in the Seas of Turmoil.
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Gasharde - Maa-Talia is worried about a ship repair monopoly given that much of their trading empire relies on ships. Claudia herself approaches the representatives of Gasharde to purchase half their shipyards at a fair price. If negotiations do not go well, she emphasizes that her deal is the best option for Gasharde's future.Chalrytharendir says:
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Any word on how Claudia's negotiations with Gasharde went regarding a "fair" buy out of half their ship repair yards?OOC:
Not sure if you were planing to deal with this now or wait til next season ...Apr 4, 2020 9:36 pm
OOC:
I think i'm good for going to the next seasonLast edited April 4, 2020 9:37 pm
Apr 6, 2020 4:45 pm
Apologies for the two I missed.
Maa-Talia: As Claudia arrives, she sees an envoy from another House being chased out of town. It doesn't bode well for her trip. In fact, although no overt action is taken against someone of her social rank, she is never able to secure a meeting with anyone of any significance in Gasharde. Apparently, they mean to play a ruthless game, and are not in the mood to negotiate about anything.
Sharva: The answer you're given is as innocuous as it is vague. Zubech merchants must pay tolls in other waters, so it is only fair they they be subsidized by the fares collected in their home waters. The remark makes sense on its face, but you get the feeling that there's more to it than simple trade balances.
Maa-Talia: As Claudia arrives, she sees an envoy from another House being chased out of town. It doesn't bode well for her trip. In fact, although no overt action is taken against someone of her social rank, she is never able to secure a meeting with anyone of any significance in Gasharde. Apparently, they mean to play a ruthless game, and are not in the mood to negotiate about anything.
Sharva: The answer you're given is as innocuous as it is vague. Zubech merchants must pay tolls in other waters, so it is only fair they they be subsidized by the fares collected in their home waters. The remark makes sense on its face, but you get the feeling that there's more to it than simple trade balances.
Apr 7, 2020 3:58 pm
Lord Delios accepts Zubech's answer for now but decides to keep an eye on them.
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Okay, I'm good to move to the next season thenApr 7, 2020 7:04 pm
In the aftermath of what the royal house sees as a Fiasco, House Sol's leading members are called to the palace in Mossberg. It is not a request for an audience, it is a summons.
House Gasharde owns so many shipyards now that even the ones they don't own are beginning to cooperate with them, and the price of repairs goes up. Houses that have split territory or more than 50% of their borders on the ocean [Maa-Talia, Sol(35 out of 54), Kraken, Sharva] need to give me a Wealth check (roll d100, get equal to or less than your Wealth). If you succeed, you have enough savings in your coffers to not be badly affected by the uptick in prices. If you fail, you lose 1d6 Wealth.
House Ala is willing to marry off a few of the nobles enmeshed in last season's dalliances to House Maa-Talia, but at a price. Either a dowry or a promise of military support.
House Halas is reporting an increase in orc sightings along their border. Could it be that they've finally decided to stop pushing through the Breach? is it a feint? Or are there actually enough orcs in the northern wastes to push both directions soon?
House Kiralyi begins to tax only House Zubech shipping, leading to border tensions between the two Houses.
A plague sweeps through House Tamer's lands, decimating the population. Houses Sharva and Kraken, roll a Population check, but roll OVER your population to succeed. If you roll under, lower your population by 1d4.
If you have follow-on from last season (e.g. monster-chasing), feel free to continue those lines as well.
House Gasharde owns so many shipyards now that even the ones they don't own are beginning to cooperate with them, and the price of repairs goes up. Houses that have split territory or more than 50% of their borders on the ocean [Maa-Talia, Sol(35 out of 54), Kraken, Sharva] need to give me a Wealth check (roll d100, get equal to or less than your Wealth). If you succeed, you have enough savings in your coffers to not be badly affected by the uptick in prices. If you fail, you lose 1d6 Wealth.
House Ala is willing to marry off a few of the nobles enmeshed in last season's dalliances to House Maa-Talia, but at a price. Either a dowry or a promise of military support.
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House Kiralyi begins to tax only House Zubech shipping, leading to border tensions between the two Houses.
A plague sweeps through House Tamer's lands, decimating the population. Houses Sharva and Kraken, roll a Population check, but roll OVER your population to succeed. If you roll under, lower your population by 1d4.
If you have follow-on from last season (e.g. monster-chasing), feel free to continue those lines as well.
Apr 7, 2020 10:12 pm
saevikas says:
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So is the Ala-Osberg alliance off?Ala-Osberg Alliance is no more ...
Apr 8, 2020 4:44 am
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I should be done. The small border of green is my new cells gained. I believe that my roll means that I don't get noticed.
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Apr 8, 2020 11:02 pm
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...result (10), +1d4 to 3 stats (land [4], population [3], wealth [3])...
...+6 status from land...
...wealth check (3), success...
...population check (24), failure, population loss (1)...New stats...
Defense: 10
Status: 22
Land: 64 (8 unchosen cells)
Population: 77
Power: 60
Wealth: 53-High Lord Seifer stays on the Seas of Turmoil to finish the undead creature. After sending a ship to resupply, they are more prepared this time, with more harpoons and stronger ropes to stop it from escaping another time. This time they want to finish the job.
-High Lord Clinton, from the Domestic Security chapter of the Kraken Society, was dispatched to Beryl to deal with the effect of House Tamer's plague. He quickly closed the frontiers, thus limiting the damages done. Since the town can be resupplied by boat, there has been, so far, almost no consequences...
-High Lords Spaulding and Pickering go to Larimar for a few meetings...
-A lot of troop and ship movement is seen between Paraiba and Roxany...
[ +- ] Events & stats
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Rolling for event......result (10), +1d4 to 3 stats (land [4], population [3], wealth [3])...
...+6 status from land...
...wealth check (3), success...
...population check (24), failure, population loss (1)...
Defense: 10
Status: 22
Land: 64 (8 unchosen cells)
Population: 77
Power: 60
Wealth: 53
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Last edited April 9, 2020 2:37 am
Rolls
event - (3d6)
(325) = 10
land, population, wealth - (1d4, 1d4, 1d4)
1d4 : (4) = 4
1d4 : (3) = 3
1d4 : (3) = 3
wealth check (53 or less for sucess) - (1d100)
(3) = 3
population check (more than 78 for sucess) - (1d100)
(23) = 23
population loss - (1d4)
(1) = 1
Apr 9, 2020 8:54 am
The Sharva delegation that had been sent to House Osberg remains there, offering general assistance to the House after their planned alliance with Ala fell through. They don't commit to a specific course of action until Osberg requests something from them, in which case they would decide how much to commit to this potential collaboration.
They ignore the information about attacking orc tribes. Many houses stand between the lands of Halas and the Astrals so there seems to be no urgency regarding this.
Lord Delios' part of Sharva decides to keep an eye on the growing conflict between Zubech and Kiralyi but doesn't intervene. For now, House Sharva just hopes that this tension might reveal Zubech's real motives behind the sudden tolls.
Sharva's mission to get rid of the bandits plaguing the crown lands was a total success. The culprits have been lured into traps, arrested and publically executed by Sharva soldiers. Their stolen goods have been confiscated and returned to their original owners - after deducting a generous finder's reward of course. The Royal House is pleased with the successful completion of the task and has publically, although not enthusiastically, annouced its gratitude to Lord Delios - not to the full House of Sharva, only his faction that attended the banquet.
In order to fulfill this mission without compromising its own defenses, Sharva conscripted more young men into military service, strengthening its army even after the completion of this task.
The plague originating in the land of House Tamer threatened to move over into Sharva lands as they share a rather long border and their people are still very connected after the only very recent transfer of land that came with the marriage between Delios and Ris. When news of the plague became public, High Lord Oslan ordered Delios to close all borders between Tamer and Sharva to protect Sharva people. Peasants who had recently been in Tamer lands were forced to cross the border and stay in Tamer lands so Sharva would not be affected by the plague. While these measures greatly displeased the population, many of whom were now cut off from friends, family and trade partners on the other side of the border, it kept the deaths of Sharva citizens to a minimum.
Lady Ris is working hard on reassuring the population that this measure is only temporary and has managed to keep unrest and dissatisfaction mostly contained for now.
In classic Sharva fashion, the Krakens' letter has not been answered. As Sharva has not taken any losses, monetary or otherwise, from the ship repair monopoly, High Lord Oslan refuses to get involved with this business.
They ignore the information about attacking orc tribes. Many houses stand between the lands of Halas and the Astrals so there seems to be no urgency regarding this.
Lord Delios' part of Sharva decides to keep an eye on the growing conflict between Zubech and Kiralyi but doesn't intervene. For now, House Sharva just hopes that this tension might reveal Zubech's real motives behind the sudden tolls.
Sharva's mission to get rid of the bandits plaguing the crown lands was a total success. The culprits have been lured into traps, arrested and publically executed by Sharva soldiers. Their stolen goods have been confiscated and returned to their original owners - after deducting a generous finder's reward of course. The Royal House is pleased with the successful completion of the task and has publically, although not enthusiastically, annouced its gratitude to Lord Delios - not to the full House of Sharva, only his faction that attended the banquet.
In order to fulfill this mission without compromising its own defenses, Sharva conscripted more young men into military service, strengthening its army even after the completion of this task.
The plague originating in the land of House Tamer threatened to move over into Sharva lands as they share a rather long border and their people are still very connected after the only very recent transfer of land that came with the marriage between Delios and Ris. When news of the plague became public, High Lord Oslan ordered Delios to close all borders between Tamer and Sharva to protect Sharva people. Peasants who had recently been in Tamer lands were forced to cross the border and stay in Tamer lands so Sharva would not be affected by the plague. While these measures greatly displeased the population, many of whom were now cut off from friends, family and trade partners on the other side of the border, it kept the deaths of Sharva citizens to a minimum.
Lady Ris is working hard on reassuring the population that this measure is only temporary and has managed to keep unrest and dissatisfaction mostly contained for now.
In classic Sharva fashion, the Krakens' letter has not been answered. As Sharva has not taken any losses, monetary or otherwise, from the ship repair monopoly, High Lord Oslan refuses to get involved with this business.
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Apr 10, 2020 1:22 pm
Hearing of House Halas' sightings of increased orc activity, the council decides to send several groups of outriders to patrol the northwestern border. Shockingly one of these patrols comes across a lumber encampment that is under attack by a frenzied orc raiding party. The well mounted and armed patrol is able to kill most of the orcs and drive off the rest with no causalities but the lumber encampment is in a shambles.
The patrol offers the protection of house Bodaway in exchange for shipments of lumber and fealty, which the leader of the encampment gladly accepts.
After reporting back about the orc raid and the patrols success the council decides to send delegates to house Halas and house Namelle to discuss preparations for a potential incursion from the orcs into the North Coast.
The patrol offers the protection of house Bodaway in exchange for shipments of lumber and fealty, which the leader of the encampment gladly accepts.
After reporting back about the orc raid and the patrols success the council decides to send delegates to house Halas and house Namelle to discuss preparations for a potential incursion from the orcs into the North Coast.
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Event RollsLast edited April 10, 2020 1:41 pm
Rolls
Second Event - (3d6)
(335) = 11
Victory Stat increase (Defense, Land, Pop) - (1d4, 1d4, 1d4)
1d4 : (1) = 1
1d4 : (3) = 3
1d4 : (3) = 3
Apr 10, 2020 8:20 pm
Defense 7
Status 12 > 19
Land 57
Population 56 > 58
Power 7 > 9
Wealth 40
House Fugue decides to invest in a stronger military in order to better protect their precious mines. A campaign consisting of propaganda and the revisions of military benefits result in an increase in military power as more people join the force.
After some consideration, House Fugue decides to send a small group of representatives to Kraken Society's meeting.
Status 12 > 19
Land 57
Population 56 > 58
Power 7 > 9
Wealth 40
House Fugue decides to invest in a stronger military in order to better protect their precious mines. A campaign consisting of propaganda and the revisions of military benefits result in an increase in military power as more people join the force.
After some consideration, House Fugue decides to send a small group of representatives to Kraken Society's meeting.
Last edited April 10, 2020 8:32 pm
Rolls
3d6
(551) = 11
Population - (1d4)
(2) = 2
Power - (1d4)
(2) = 2
Status - (1d4)
(2) = 2
Apr 11, 2020 5:22 pm
Season 2
Rolling and Stats details: hereHouse Gasharde's refusal to discuss the ship repair monopoly last season immediately triggers a contingency plan developed last season with House Fugue. To hide any suspicions, Maa-Talia sends the increased payment for seasonal maintenance of their ships to Gasharde (PASSed wealth check) and informs Gasharde that they will proceed with the scheduled seasonal maintenance. On route to the ship repair yard, Maa-Talia stops to pick up troops from House Fugue, who hide below decks. The fleet then travels to the closest shipyard to Gasharde's capital and docks for repairs at which point the Fugue army surges on land to launch an attack on the capital until Gasharde yields control of at least half their shipyards to House Maa-Talia and some of their mountain land in the east to House Fugue.
As this is unfolding, Maa-Talia received a messenger from the Kraken Society. Despite already setting plans into action, Maa-Talia accepts the invitation to attend the meeting in Larimar regarding the future of the ship repair industry in case reinforcements are needed to convince Gasharde they must relinquish their monopoly. If the current offensive goes as planned, then Maa-Talia will now have a large stake in the ship repair industry, so negotiations regarding future business will still need to be discussed with Houses needing repairs. Holanna Talia, the Quartermaster General of the Maa-Talia fleet, and her husband Granato travel to Larimar on a small fast ship to attend the meeting.
Tonia Talia, Favoured Niece of Claudia Talia (Head of House Maa-Talia) travels to the Royal Capital to mediate talks between the Royal House and House Sol.
Claudia Talia, Head of House Maa-Talia, visits House Ala to discuss their demands of marriage dowry. She explains to the Head of House Ala that she does not believe in dowries and that marriage is a free bond between lovers. Claudia hints that this should please House Ala because it is not clear to Claudia why Maa-Talia would be the one paying dowry given that Maa-Talia's fortunes are on the rise as one of the wealthiest and high-status houses. It might be House Ala that would need to pay dowry to House Maa-Talia. They would have to ask for judgement from the Royal House, of course, and reminds Ala of Maa-Talia's currently high favour with the Royal House (outcome of last season), but then reiterates that she would prefer not to get into such a legal mess and just leave dowries out of marriage. However, Claudia does mentions that House Maa-Talia has had excellent trade yields this season (wealth boost from Ascent) and is looking for places to invest further. If the marriages to go through, then House Ala would be a very likely place to look for future investment, if their friendly relationship continues of course.
Rolling and Stats details: here
[ +- ] Stats Changes
Defence 26
Status 47 + 5 = 52
Land 22 + 8 = 30
Pop 24 + 8 = 32
Power 17
Wealth 71 + 8 = 79 (7/7 Wealth Points)
Status 47 + 5 = 52
Land 22 + 8 = 30
Pop 24 + 8 = 32
Power 17
Wealth 71 + 8 = 79 (7/7 Wealth Points)
As this is unfolding, Maa-Talia received a messenger from the Kraken Society. Despite already setting plans into action, Maa-Talia accepts the invitation to attend the meeting in Larimar regarding the future of the ship repair industry in case reinforcements are needed to convince Gasharde they must relinquish their monopoly. If the current offensive goes as planned, then Maa-Talia will now have a large stake in the ship repair industry, so negotiations regarding future business will still need to be discussed with Houses needing repairs. Holanna Talia, the Quartermaster General of the Maa-Talia fleet, and her husband Granato travel to Larimar on a small fast ship to attend the meeting.
Tonia Talia, Favoured Niece of Claudia Talia (Head of House Maa-Talia) travels to the Royal Capital to mediate talks between the Royal House and House Sol.
Claudia Talia, Head of House Maa-Talia, visits House Ala to discuss their demands of marriage dowry. She explains to the Head of House Ala that she does not believe in dowries and that marriage is a free bond between lovers. Claudia hints that this should please House Ala because it is not clear to Claudia why Maa-Talia would be the one paying dowry given that Maa-Talia's fortunes are on the rise as one of the wealthiest and high-status houses. It might be House Ala that would need to pay dowry to House Maa-Talia. They would have to ask for judgement from the Royal House, of course, and reminds Ala of Maa-Talia's currently high favour with the Royal House (outcome of last season), but then reiterates that she would prefer not to get into such a legal mess and just leave dowries out of marriage. However, Claudia does mentions that House Maa-Talia has had excellent trade yields this season (wealth boost from Ascent) and is looking for places to invest further. If the marriages to go through, then House Ala would be a very likely place to look for future investment, if their friendly relationship continues of course.
Apr 11, 2020 8:50 pm
In order to take the capital, a fair number of troops were needed, to the point that it would require a suspicious number of ships. However, this was solved by transporting the troops in several batches weeks apart from each other. When the troops were assembled, they went for two wave attack, sending one half first, then another to support them later on in the fight.
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I first attack the capital with 3 military dice with a wealth bonus, and follow up with another 3 military dice another wealth bonus.Rolls
3d6+2
(513) + 2 = 11
3d6+2
(131) + 2 = 7
Apr 11, 2020 9:00 pm
OOC:
I reread the rules, so ignore one of the bonuses. Still got to wipe out half of their capital's troops.Apr 12, 2020 9:07 am
OOC:
I'll assume that it's the next turn.[ +- ] Glory Event rolled
Reinvigorated by the recent victory, the Paladin Captain, Geogorna, declares for the continuous efforts to secure more land for their patron House.
After clearing the savage wild life on the Western slopes near the territory, the villagers are able to safely expand a little more.
(Planning to increase Land +1, Population +3, Wealth +3.)
Defense: +53, Status: +50, Land: +29>+30, Population: +7>+10, Power: +19, Wealth: +33>+36
Cells: 58>60
Military: 1d10+1, 1d8+1
After clearing the savage wild life on the Western slopes near the territory, the villagers are able to safely expand a little more.
(Planning to increase Land +1, Population +3, Wealth +3.)
Defense: +53, Status: +50, Land: +29>+30, Population: +7>+10, Power: +19, Wealth: +33>+36
Cells: 58>60
Military: 1d10+1, 1d8+1
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Rolls
Event roll - (3d6)
(363) = 12
Land roll - (1d6)
(1) = 1
Population roll - (1d6)
(3) = 3
Wealth roll - (1d6)
(3) = 3
Apr 14, 2020 4:45 pm
OOC:
Okay, there's a lot to work through here, so I'm going to be editing this post several times as I go.OOC:
deadpool, I don't seem to be able to get permissions to work for a single thread, and because this forum is still suffering from the old subforum bug, I can't give permissions to a new subforum; it only links them to the old one, no matter what.Maa-Talia: House Ala is willing to forgo a traditional dowry with some firm assurances that investments will be made in Ala by House Maa-Talia. It's much the same deal they made with Osberg, just the other way round.
Sharva: The wave of sickness seems to have passed, but there are many still fleeing Tamer lands because of the widespread breakdown of society there in the wake of the plague. How do you handle it?
Rolls
Undead Sea Creature - (1d10)
(6) = 6
Apr 14, 2020 9:17 pm
House Sol leader Vista Sol will head to the Capital with a small group including the other well-known representative of the House to answer the summon. They will be shadowed by a small elite commando of saboteur, warrior and shadow mage disguised as common traveler for security.
Apr 15, 2020 10:01 am
Lord of the Planes Delios Sharva sets up strict border controls between Tamer and Sharva land. People who can prove that they have family in Sharva lands and who don't show symptoms of the plague (or any disease) are allowed to pass the border and live with their families. Those without families in Sharva lands are being turned away and denied entry - that includes merchants trying to cross the border for trade.
People who appear sick when trying to cross the border are being arrested and sent to a designated prison by the border where they are incarcerated until they die or no longer show signs of sickness.
A delegation of former House Tamer members is sent into Tamer territory to demand that House Tamer assists in the guarding of the border. While never making threats, the delegation insists that continuing to allow Tamer citizens to pass into Sharva land without permission would be considered a hostile act.
People who appear sick when trying to cross the border are being arrested and sent to a designated prison by the border where they are incarcerated until they die or no longer show signs of sickness.
A delegation of former House Tamer members is sent into Tamer territory to demand that House Tamer assists in the guarding of the border. While never making threats, the delegation insists that continuing to allow Tamer citizens to pass into Sharva land without permission would be considered a hostile act.
Apr 15, 2020 11:06 pm
Seas of Turmoil
High Lord Seifer continues his hunt but wasn't as successful as he'd like since the creature attacked them at night, but they still managed to fight it successfully again. Sadly some of the troops were thrown overboard during the fight...
-1d6 => 1d4
-remaining forces: 1d8, 2d6, 1d4Beryl
High Lord Clinton refuses to leave the Tamer refugees, but will still protect the city of Beryl. He decides to install a temporary camp outside of the city to accommodate the refugees and provides enough food and shelter for them to be safe. The city itself remains in quarantine for now.
Larimar
After every representatives have arrived and rested, High Lord Spaulding opens the meeting...
Aye Aye Gentlemens, Miss Holanna,
I have called on your houses to speak about House Gasharde and their plan to take the monopoly of the shipyard industries. I, High Lord of the High Sea Spaulding, fear the financial consequences of their acts. An increase in the repair costs would mean an augmentation of the transportation prices, fish prices, oil prices, of all the naval related businesses. Those augmentations would probably result in a considerable financial loss for all of us. Surely some houses would not be happy about that... And i think at some point there will be a price war… That could mean bankruptcy for some… And House Gasharde would be there to buy us, like they did with House Hashid... We have already taken action, there is now a blockade north of Stormwrack Island and south of Roxany. Every Gashard ship will be captured, and all materials destined to them from the east will be turned away or bought. I want to know my friends if you plan to do something about them...
High Lord Seifer continues his hunt but wasn't as successful as he'd like since the creature attacked them at night, but they still managed to fight it successfully again. Sadly some of the troops were thrown overboard during the fight...
OOC:
-Used 1 wealth bonus for a +2 bonus for a total of 16-1d6 => 1d4
-remaining forces: 1d8, 2d6, 1d4
High Lord Clinton refuses to leave the Tamer refugees, but will still protect the city of Beryl. He decides to install a temporary camp outside of the city to accommodate the refugees and provides enough food and shelter for them to be safe. The city itself remains in quarantine for now.
Larimar
After every representatives have arrived and rested, High Lord Spaulding opens the meeting...
Aye Aye Gentlemens, Miss Holanna,
I have called on your houses to speak about House Gasharde and their plan to take the monopoly of the shipyard industries. I, High Lord of the High Sea Spaulding, fear the financial consequences of their acts. An increase in the repair costs would mean an augmentation of the transportation prices, fish prices, oil prices, of all the naval related businesses. Those augmentations would probably result in a considerable financial loss for all of us. Surely some houses would not be happy about that... And i think at some point there will be a price war… That could mean bankruptcy for some… And House Gasharde would be there to buy us, like they did with House Hashid... We have already taken action, there is now a blockade north of Stormwrack Island and south of Roxany. Every Gashard ship will be captured, and all materials destined to them from the east will be turned away or bought. I want to know my friends if you plan to do something about them...
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Rolls
Sea Battle - (1d8, 3d6)
1d8 : (3) = 3
3d6 : (644) = 14
Apr 16, 2020 12:27 am
Falconloft says:
Maa-Talia: House Ala is willing to forgo a traditional dowry with some firm assurances that investments will be made in Ala by House Maa-Talia. It's much the same deal they made with Osberg, just the other way round.Apr 16, 2020 2:02 am
The representative from House Fugue speaks.
"What would you like us to do? It seems that you have it all under control."
The representative says that, knowing full well that Fugue had already began a siege on Gasharde's capital.
"What would you like us to do? It seems that you have it all under control."
The representative says that, knowing full well that Fugue had already began a siege on Gasharde's capital.
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Rolls
Secret Roll
Secret Roll
Apr 16, 2020 2:52 am
A simple blocade won't be enough, I invited House Fugue, a known ally of house Maa-Talia, hoping that we could count on you to help strengthen the blocade on land.
Apr 16, 2020 4:46 am
"If House Fugue were to do that, we would be expending resources, while the other houses stand to reap the benefits."
Apr 16, 2020 7:18 am
Holanna of House Maa-Talia rises from her seat to speak next, "Lord Spaulding,", the Quartermaster General's affect seems a little wary given Maa-Talia's previous history with Kraken, "What is your long term plan with this blockade? To starve them out? They occupy a large region of land in one of the most fertile parts of Scymira. My concern would be that our ships will require maintenance and repairs before they run out of food. We believe more immediate action is necessary."
"Also, what exactly is your demands of House Gasharde? If they revert their pricing for repairs will you end the blockade? If so, they could re-supply and then increase pricing again. Or do you wish to crush Gasharde? Eliminating such a large house would be very resource intensive and might destabilize the region, which might have negative consequences on their neighbors.".
Holanna pauses as she lets everyone make the connection that Maa-Talia is one of Gasharde's closest neighbors, the other of course being Fugue.
"Maa-Talia would like to offer an alternative demand. We would like to take possession of half their shipyards, breaking the monopoly and allowing for competitive repair costs again. We have made the appropriate calculations and decided that we have the resources to undertake such a business endeavor.""Any houses that support this endeavor would be rewarded with discounted repairs ... depending, of course, on the level of support. But even if you simply choose not to oppose our plan, then prices should drop for you given the balanced competition."
Holanna returns to her seat to await discussion.
"Also, what exactly is your demands of House Gasharde? If they revert their pricing for repairs will you end the blockade? If so, they could re-supply and then increase pricing again. Or do you wish to crush Gasharde? Eliminating such a large house would be very resource intensive and might destabilize the region, which might have negative consequences on their neighbors.".
Holanna pauses as she lets everyone make the connection that Maa-Talia is one of Gasharde's closest neighbors, the other of course being Fugue.
"Maa-Talia would like to offer an alternative demand. We would like to take possession of half their shipyards, breaking the monopoly and allowing for competitive repair costs again. We have made the appropriate calculations and decided that we have the resources to undertake such a business endeavor."
OOC:
Note: I have a large boost of land and population that I have not narratively or mechanically used yet.Holanna returns to her seat to await discussion.
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Apr 16, 2020 3:17 pm
The sea creature pulls crew overboard. Their screams are silenced by the depths as the creature slips beneath the waves, and the sea is calm. There's no trace of it travelling as there was before it's either gone to ground - in which case Kraken is better off going home for now - or its reached its home.
I also need a status roll from Maa-Talia.
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The Gasharde attack has not resolved yet. I'm waiting 'til after the conference is done, since they're happening at the same time and one shouldn't influence the other.I also need a status roll from Maa-Talia.
Apr 16, 2020 8:44 pm
Falconloft says:
OOC:
I also need a status roll from Maa-Talia.OOC:
I'll use 4 or my 7 wealth points on the Status defence roll: so 3d6+4Rolls
Status Defence Roll - (3d6+4)
(614) + 4 = 15
Apr 16, 2020 8:57 pm
TheVagrant says:
House Sol leader Vista Sol will head to the Capital with a small group including the other well-known representative of the House to answer the summon. They will be shadowed by a small elite commando of saboteur, warrior and shadow mage disguised as common traveler for security.OOC:
I would like to have an idea of the Royal House reaction before I figure out what my event isApr 17, 2020 12:52 am
Larimar
To answer your first question Miss Holanna, the blocade was simply a way to gain some time to decide what to do after. As for your offer and your desire for support, I think we can help and maybe offer even more. If we help you with some troops, would you be interested in a partnership in the east ? We have many locations that would be ideal for shipyards, allowing us to further expend the territory...
To answer your first question Miss Holanna, the blocade was simply a way to gain some time to decide what to do after. As for your offer and your desire for support, I think we can help and maybe offer even more. If we help you with some troops, would you be interested in a partnership in the east ? We have many locations that would be ideal for shipyards, allowing us to further expend the territory...
Apr 17, 2020 10:54 pm
Larimar
Holanna answers, "We very much appreciate your support. We have already set plans into action for the take over, so if all goes well, then prices will come back to normal once it is resolved. However, if we encounter unexpected resistance, we would be very thankful of your offer of troops, which would be rewarded with at-cost repairs moving forward."
"Opening new repair yards in the east could be a future endeavour, but would depend on the demand for ship repairs. The reason the current option is feasible is that the infrastructure is already in place, so we would only be taking over the operation of Gasharde's existing yards removing a lot of the upfront investment. Building new yards in the east could be costly. Maa-Talia would not want to commit to such a venture at this point."
Holanna appeared to be finished when a thought came to her. She added, "However, if Kraken and/or other eastern houses wanted to pay those upfront costs, then we could consider moving some of the repair yards to the east."
Holanna answers, "We very much appreciate your support. We have already set plans into action for the take over, so if all goes well, then prices will come back to normal once it is resolved. However, if we encounter unexpected resistance, we would be very thankful of your offer of troops, which would be rewarded with at-cost repairs moving forward."
"Opening new repair yards in the east could be a future endeavour, but would depend on the demand for ship repairs. The reason the current option is feasible is that the infrastructure is already in place, so we would only be taking over the operation of Gasharde's existing yards removing a lot of the upfront investment. Building new yards in the east could be costly. Maa-Talia would not want to commit to such a venture at this point."
Holanna appeared to be finished when a thought came to her. She added, "However, if Kraken and/or other eastern houses wanted to pay those upfront costs, then we could consider moving some of the repair yards to the east."
Apr 18, 2020 12:43 am
The representative from Fugue brings up the point again about the condition of Fugue's participation.
"Fugue would be willing to participate in the blockade, but we don't stand much to gain from doing so. What can your houses offer for our help in the matter?"
"Fugue would be willing to participate in the blockade, but we don't stand much to gain from doing so. What can your houses offer for our help in the matter?"
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Apr 18, 2020 8:18 am
Holanna considers House Fugue's concern and replies, "I recommend that Fugue should be compensated by Gasharde for any trouble or resources this ordeal costs them given Fugue won't benefit from the new ship repair costs. Whether that be wealth, land, or something else equivalent, we should add that to the demands as well."
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Apr 18, 2020 8:50 am
House Sol representative mostly observe and listen patiently. House Sol neither have the navy or proximity to help with the blockade.
Apr 18, 2020 3:11 pm
Larimar
High Lord Spaulding takes a few seconds to think before answering, Then the Kraken society will send ships to aid your takeover. Their mere sight should be a plus for any negotiations you have undertaken already and if need be, they would be ready to take action rapidly. As for the business in the east, all our cities already have at the bare minimum a shipyard to take care of our ships. It wouldn't be costly at all to upgrade them to a profitable degree. Miss Holanna, I know that house Maa-Tali and the Kraken Society have a difficult past so I make this offer, West and East, let's partner up in the Shipbuilding and maintenance industry. A real partnership, 50-50. And let this partnership be the start of an era of peace between our people, that could maybe even lead down the road to house Maa-Talia and the Kraken society becoming allies... Of course I do not ask you to give an answer right now, but I do ask you to relay the message to Lady Claudia and to take the time to consider my offer.
Lord Spaulding takes a few seconds before adding, Now if anybody else would like to add anything or to speak business with the others present be my guest. Otherwise, you are all welcome to stay. For the week, if you need anything, it will be generously provided by us. I wish you all a good stay. Miss Holanna, High Lord Pickering will be ready to depart tomorrow morning. A message will be sent immediately to High Lord Lee who will be joining us on the way with part of the Kraken society's fleet. Addressing himself to Fugue's representative, If you wish, we can have cabins for you and you retinue made available to ease your return trip.
High Lord Spaulding takes a few seconds to think before answering, Then the Kraken society will send ships to aid your takeover. Their mere sight should be a plus for any negotiations you have undertaken already and if need be, they would be ready to take action rapidly. As for the business in the east, all our cities already have at the bare minimum a shipyard to take care of our ships. It wouldn't be costly at all to upgrade them to a profitable degree. Miss Holanna, I know that house Maa-Tali and the Kraken Society have a difficult past so I make this offer, West and East, let's partner up in the Shipbuilding and maintenance industry. A real partnership, 50-50. And let this partnership be the start of an era of peace between our people, that could maybe even lead down the road to house Maa-Talia and the Kraken society becoming allies... Of course I do not ask you to give an answer right now, but I do ask you to relay the message to Lady Claudia and to take the time to consider my offer.
Lord Spaulding takes a few seconds before adding, Now if anybody else would like to add anything or to speak business with the others present be my guest. Otherwise, you are all welcome to stay. For the week, if you need anything, it will be generously provided by us. I wish you all a good stay. Miss Holanna, High Lord Pickering will be ready to depart tomorrow morning. A message will be sent immediately to High Lord Lee who will be joining us on the way with part of the Kraken society's fleet. Addressing himself to Fugue's representative, If you wish, we can have cabins for you and you retinue made available to ease your return trip.
Apr 20, 2020 4:32 pm
House Sol: When House Sol's representative is called before the king, he is treated very politely, but there is an undertone to the words. You are free to hold your festival at any time OTHER than the season of Ascension. If this is agreed to, there will be not further discussion of it. If it is not agreed to, the royal house demands compensation to the tune of a 20% tax on any festival-related activities.
Apr 21, 2020 5:16 am
House Sol receive the reprimand graciously. They apologies again and inform that they will look for another date for the Festival of the Blaze. If no other time are appropriate for their people, they will pay the tax without issue. They thanks the royal House for their understand and benevolence before going back home.
Apr 23, 2020 4:49 am
Despite the Royal house rebuttal, House Sol continued to reap the benefit from their publicity campaign and the Festival of the Blaze. An influx of citizens poured in with the season, bringing in specialized tradesmans and men-at-arms looking to improve there lot.
The new expert were put in good use, strengthening both the economy and the military of the House.
The new expert were put in good use, strengthening both the economy and the military of the House.
Apr 23, 2020 6:57 pm
With the House Tamer Plague ravaging the Headlands and House Zubech charging access tolls through their waterways, House Maa-Talia abandons their trading port in the Headlands and working with the support of House Sol, begins to build a new eastern trading port at a site on the water between House Sol and House Omaa.
Leaving the Headlands:
Building in Eastreach:
Leaving the Headlands:
Building in Eastreach:
Apr 27, 2020 5:24 pm
Battle on the Waterfront
OOC:
Attacking forces had 6 d6's, for a total of 16 (without that second bonus). The defending forces had only 3d6s but had a citadel in their capital, so they got 11 with their defenses. That's not enough for any of their armies to shrink, but they ARE pushed back out of the waterfront cell. I'll leave that to House Fugue to describe in more detail.Rolls
Secret Roll
Apr 27, 2020 7:16 pm
OOC:
I'm a bit confused by how that works. From my reading of the military rules, I would lose a d6, and they would lose a d6 in addition to having a d6 reduced to a d4.Apr 27, 2020 9:21 pm
OOC:
You're exactly right, I don't know what I was thinking. I had wires crossed there somehow. Proceed!Apr 28, 2020 12:10 am
Aiming for surprise, the armies of House Fugue that were secretly shipped in by House Maa-talia attacked Gasharde, streaming out of the dense forests near the capital.
The outer defenses of the capital did their job, allowing Gasharde to pick off a fair amount of Fugue's army using their higher position, but the surprise attack didn't allow them to prepare some of their defense measures, such as boiling oil.
The sheer number of soldiers, along with the advantage of the surprise attack, allowed Fugue to break through. Currently Gasharde's defense is in a poor state.
The outer defenses of the capital did their job, allowing Gasharde to pick off a fair amount of Fugue's army using their higher position, but the surprise attack didn't allow them to prepare some of their defense measures, such as boiling oil.
The sheer number of soldiers, along with the advantage of the surprise attack, allowed Fugue to break through. Currently Gasharde's defense is in a poor state.
Apr 28, 2020 2:56 pm
Fugue: Gasharde is almost certainly gathering forces for a counterattack, but perhaps it doesn't have to come to that. You're in a position to introduce your demands and see what happens.
For everyone else, did I finish up everything for you this season or are there threads left hanging that I need to address.
For everyone else, did I finish up everything for you this season or are there threads left hanging that I need to address.
Apr 28, 2020 3:06 pm
OOC:
Everything directly Sharva related is wrapped up, I think.I would respond to the attack on Gasharde but assuming the whole thing is still continuing into the next season, I'll do it then
Apr 28, 2020 4:31 pm
As the initial attack on Gasharde's capital concludes, a letter from Fugue arrives at the lap of the ruler.
It neatly and simply outlines the purpose behind the attack and the demands Fugue is making.
By the time you read this letter, House Fugue's armies will have already invaded your capital.
The reason for this offensive is due to House Gasharde's monopoly on the ship repair industry.
House Fugue will agree to cease hostilities if House Gasharde fulfills all the demands as listed below.
House Maa-talia will take possession of half of House Gasharde's shipyards, chosen at House Maa-talia's discretion.
House Fugue will take control of one town, and the lands surrounding it, located in House Gasharde's mountainous region, chosen at House Fugue's discretion.
If these demands are not fulfilled, hostilities will continue. Should Gasharde choose to accept these demands at a later date, then additional demands should be expected.
It neatly and simply outlines the purpose behind the attack and the demands Fugue is making.
[ +- ] Letter
By the time you read this letter, House Fugue's armies will have already invaded your capital.
The reason for this offensive is due to House Gasharde's monopoly on the ship repair industry.
House Fugue will agree to cease hostilities if House Gasharde fulfills all the demands as listed below.
House Maa-talia will take possession of half of House Gasharde's shipyards, chosen at House Maa-talia's discretion.
House Fugue will take control of one town, and the lands surrounding it, located in House Gasharde's mountainous region, chosen at House Fugue's discretion.
If these demands are not fulfilled, hostilities will continue. Should Gasharde choose to accept these demands at a later date, then additional demands should be expected.
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Investment Opportunities with House AlaDid you want to resolve this now or next season?
Plotting Defense
Did this plot resolve? Did I learn anything about it?
Otherwise House Maa-Talia is ready for the next season.
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Apr 28, 2020 11:03 pm
Following the Larimar meeting, Lord Spaulding stay behind to take care of the remaining guest. Lord Pickering escorts lady Holanna Talia and house Fugue's representatives back to their lands, they are joined on the way by Lord Lee and many ships ready for war...
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Apr 28, 2020 11:08 pm
Since we're the ones doing the brunt of the work in the blockade, I think asking for defense by Kraken Society is a fair deal.
Apr 29, 2020 12:24 pm
House Revelos continues to mind its own business. It is welcome to entertain any messages of request from other houses.
Apr 29, 2020 2:47 pm
House Bodaway agrees to split the cost of extra defensive troops with House Namelle in preparation for a larger Orc attack.
May 4, 2020 7:54 pm
OOC:
Sorry for the delay. Things got busy. I believe I have just one more thing to respond to and then we're into the next week. If that's wrong, please tell me.To House Fugue:
May your bloodlines be forever cursed. We gained what we did through business, and through your lack of focus. Now you seek to punish us for it. So be it. We have little chance of winning a prolonged war, and the hardship it would cause our people is not worth it. We will acquiesce to your demands, for now. We will, however, petition the royal house to hear our case, and we are sure that we will be in the right. Enjoy your spoils while they last.
Prytar Gasharde
May 4, 2020 8:29 pm
OOC:
Ooh, harsh words.Another brief letter is sent to Gasharde.
[ +- ] Letter
House Fugue has acknowledged your timely agreement to our demands, and have ceased hostilities accordingly.
House Fugue wishes you well in your future ventures.
OOC:
Probably will have to face the royal house soon, so might need to request the support of other houses, especially those that helped in the action. If House Fugue has to explain themselves, probably will go with "maintaining the stability of the region" argument, since it's true that the monopoly was creating instability.May 6, 2020 4:26 pm
In the winter of 756, the plea from House Gasharde reached the royal house. Kiralyi was immediately stuck for options. They'd been hiding their lack of cash flow well, but with this request, everything was strained.
They called upon their supporters and other 'loyal houses' to join them as they prepared to march west to 'stabilize the region'. Sheono, Borovopos, Osberg, Zubech, and Reyas joined the cause.
Ala, Sellelenar, Mytheas and Halas remained neutral for the moment.
Irave and Omaa refused outright, and Namelle, who was so dependant on the royal house for military anyway, had nothing to send.
Everything seemed to be gearing up to a massive civil war... and then a third front appeared. Gundukzar, Kirad, and Vsere, proclaimed themselves independant of the royal house, and set up a Free Council of the Headlands. Suddenly, Kiralyi had an ACTUAL rebellion to handle as well.
And then the Tamer plague rose. All those who had died from the plague suddenly rose as one, and swept toward Zubech. Sharva's crown lands were under threat as well.
In the midst of all this, what do your Houses do?
They called upon their supporters and other 'loyal houses' to join them as they prepared to march west to 'stabilize the region'. Sheono, Borovopos, Osberg, Zubech, and Reyas joined the cause.
Ala, Sellelenar, Mytheas and Halas remained neutral for the moment.
Irave and Omaa refused outright, and Namelle, who was so dependant on the royal house for military anyway, had nothing to send.
Everything seemed to be gearing up to a massive civil war... and then a third front appeared. Gundukzar, Kirad, and Vsere, proclaimed themselves independant of the royal house, and set up a Free Council of the Headlands. Suddenly, Kiralyi had an ACTUAL rebellion to handle as well.
And then the Tamer plague rose. All those who had died from the plague suddenly rose as one, and swept toward Zubech. Sharva's crown lands were under threat as well.
In the midst of all this, what do your Houses do?
May 6, 2020 5:11 pm
When the attack on House Gashard becomes public, High Lord Oslan Sharva grows worried. Not only is there significant military action happening close to the homelands, but also, apparently a grouping of houses has apparently decided that economic strengthening of a house is apparently reason enough for a war, which is dangerous for all houses, even those that do not concern themselves much with the larger politics of the realm.
House Sharva therefore decided they had to get involved.
First, a letter to House Gasharde was penned and a delegation of trained and heavily armed soldiers was sent to ensure the safe arrival of the letter and the diplomat carrying it at the court of Gasharde.Then, a second letter was written and delivered by High Lord Oslan's uncle to the head of House Sellelenar, hoping that the importance of the courier will lend extra weight to the contents of the letter.
House Sharva therefore decided they had to get involved.
First, a letter to House Gasharde was penned and a delegation of trained and heavily armed soldiers was sent to ensure the safe arrival of the letter and the diplomat carrying it at the court of Gasharde.
[ +- ] Letter to the Lord of House Gasharde
Venerable Lord Gasharde,
while our houses do not share many commonalities and have never been considered friends in the past, my house cannot ignore the injustice that has been done to you by this unprovoked attack that is threatening the peace in the entire realm. Please know that while House Sharva's first priority is always to keep itself safe, we will be doing what is in our power to support you in the protection of your lands and in stopping this hostile union of houses and their unjustifiable acts of war.
Signed,
High Lord Oslan Sharva, Sovereign of the Astrals and Heir of Elves
while our houses do not share many commonalities and have never been considered friends in the past, my house cannot ignore the injustice that has been done to you by this unprovoked attack that is threatening the peace in the entire realm. Please know that while House Sharva's first priority is always to keep itself safe, we will be doing what is in our power to support you in the protection of your lands and in stopping this hostile union of houses and their unjustifiable acts of war.
Signed,
High Lord Oslan Sharva, Sovereign of the Astrals and Heir of Elves
[ +- ] Letter to the Lord of House Sellelenar
Respected Lord and valued Friend,
Despite our recent disagreements regarding matters of our shared border, our houses have been coexisting for centuries and have endured many conflicts and difficulties if not as allies, then at least side by side.
Now a new threat has risen that is putting both of our ancient houses in danger. The coalition of houses headed by the villainous Kraken Society has already launched an unprovoked attack not far from our borders. It is in our best interest to put our personal differences aside and prepare to face this threat as allies. A delegation has been sent to House Gasharde and House Sharva will soon mobilize its army in protection of the realm. Nothing would please me more than for your house to join this pact.
With respect and solidarity,
High Lord Oslan Sharva, Old Blood of the Astrals and Heir of Elves
Despite our recent disagreements regarding matters of our shared border, our houses have been coexisting for centuries and have endured many conflicts and difficulties if not as allies, then at least side by side.
Now a new threat has risen that is putting both of our ancient houses in danger. The coalition of houses headed by the villainous Kraken Society has already launched an unprovoked attack not far from our borders. It is in our best interest to put our personal differences aside and prepare to face this threat as allies. A delegation has been sent to House Gasharde and House Sharva will soon mobilize its army in protection of the realm. Nothing would please me more than for your house to join this pact.
With respect and solidarity,
High Lord Oslan Sharva, Old Blood of the Astrals and Heir of Elves
OOC:
I will post for my event and describe my reaction to the zombie apocalypse in another post, probably tomorrow.Last edited May 6, 2020 5:20 pm
Rolls
Event - (3D6)
(366) = 15
May 6, 2020 5:43 pm
[ +- ] Scymira Today
OOC:
Time for play by play commentary on the recent events in Scymira, featuring me, saevikas (Spectator) and our guest host, saevikas (Player).Well, looks like Scymira's about to start a world war, with most of the NPC houses, including the three most militant ones, about to beat down on House Fugue because the royal house needs to save face.
Yes, such an escalation of events was really unexpected.
Not really looking good if it leads to a direct conflict, since House Fugue's specs are honestly pretty average.
An acute observation. As you can see, House Fugue has rather high population, land, and wealth, while scraping the barrel for every other aspect. If you look at this situation as a direct conflict against half a dozen NPC houses, House Fugue is, in a word, screwed.
There are certainly more factors to this, of course. What do you think about the rebellion? How does that factor into House Fugue's strategy?
The rebellion was an unexpected factor, but it's not going to last without some support, since the houses rebelling are three of the least militant houses. It definitely does take some of the pressure off though, as the royal house and its cohorts now have to deal with two fronts.
And in other news, we have...zombies now.
Yes, those who died from the plague in Tamer have risen. I think that's pretty weird, and may be end up being a problem later. In the short term, however, they're probably not going to hinder House Fugue's actions. In fact, it may even be beneficial, as House Zubech has been the first house targeted by these undead.
As one of the most militant houses taking action against House Fugue, having this event come up certainly does take some of the heat off, doesn't it.
Indeed.
So, overall, what actions do you believe House Fugue should take?
Well, there are a few options. House Fugue could just bite the bullet, and yield.
Certainly would make sense, although it'll hurt the pride a bit.
Indeed it would. Another option would be to immediately crush House Gasharde.
That's certainly a shift in tone. What's the logic in that?
If you think about it, the royal house's actions were due to House Gasharde putting them on the spot. Removing them from the map would remove that pressure from them.
Of course, you can't say that the royal house would stop their actions if such a thing happened. They probably will be even more aggressive. That's not including all of the other houses that would feel threatened by such an action.
Yes, but consider this wise and totally unproblematic saying. "Snitches get stitches". Anyways, a third option would be to resist the royal house. This is probably the broadest option, with there being a lot of ways this could be handled.
House Fugue most likely have to gain allies for any reasonable amount of resistance.
Yes, that's true. Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find allies, the hard truth being that most houses would either align with the royal house, or remain neutral. House Fugue may be able to ally with those who conspired with them, but even that is not guaranteed. They could also take advantage of the recent events, and support the rebellion in the Headlands.
In any case, House Fugue will probably lose more than they gain no matter what action they take.
Yes. House Fugue certainly did overreach. Did you know that House Fugue wasn't even affected by the shipyard monopoly that caused all of this?
Really now.
Well, they didn't know about that fact until after they started scheming. Such a premature reaction is something to criticize on its own though.
For sure. Anyways, that's all the time we have. Thanks for joining us on Scymira Today.
Not a problem. Thanks for having me.
OOC:
Instead of using my efforts in writing my events, I wrote a podcast episode. I'll roll and write them later.May 6, 2020 7:38 pm
That was interesting reading. I'm not sure I want this to become the norm, but it was fun to read. :D
May 9, 2020 12:14 am
OOC:
How much population/land did the thingie with Gasharde get me? If I'm going to start a world war, I might as well take joy in the little things while I can.In addition, they reach out to the houses that attended Kraken Society's meeting, and the houses that are currently rebelling against the royal house. The statement is worded slightly differently for each house, but the message is simple.
None of us are going to survive the wrath of the royal house alone. Let's join forces to defend ourselves.
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Rolls
Event - (3d6)
(326) = 11
Power, Population, Land (in that particular order) - (3d4)
(213) = 6
May 12, 2020 1:50 pm
OOC:
Rolling for the event then Ill post.Rolls
Event 3 roll - (3d6)
(624) = 12
Defense - (1d6)
(5) = 5
Power - (1d6)
(4) = 4
Population - (1d6)
(5) = 5
May 12, 2020 4:40 pm
saevikas says:
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How much population/land did the thingie with Gasharde get me? If I'm going to start a world war, I might as well take joy in the little things while I can.Falconloft sent a note to saevikas
May 18, 2020 4:32 pm
House Sol has sent a modicum of troops to answer the Royal summon. Their main goal, however, was to report back to Sol on the status of the loyal armies. What they discover is this: The royal army is barely there, and badly equipped. House Zubech armies outnumber them 10 to 1, and there's a LOT of grumbling.
House Zubech has sent only half their armies, however, as the other half is on their southern border.
The commandos and shadows mages they send to investigate the zombie outbreak report back as well. The source of the illness, as well as they can determine, is a mage's school because of course it is. The shadow mages report back that an ancient text was opened and apparently cast, although they can read only a small portion of the incantation. It appears to have affected the twon via a large cloud of darkness, but it is no longer contagious in the air (the fact that they sent a report back at all seems to prove this). Now, it spreads only through contact with the zombies, presumably by being bitten or otherwise having the blood infected.
House Zubech has sent only half their armies, however, as the other half is on their southern border.
The commandos and shadows mages they send to investigate the zombie outbreak report back as well. The source of the illness, as well as they can determine, is a mage's school because of course it is. The shadow mages report back that an ancient text was opened and apparently cast, although they can read only a small portion of the incantation. It appears to have affected the twon via a large cloud of darkness, but it is no longer contagious in the air (the fact that they sent a report back at all seems to prove this). Now, it spreads only through contact with the zombies, presumably by being bitten or otherwise having the blood infected.
May 18, 2020 11:43 pm
Season 3
Rolling and Stats details: hereMaa-Talia takes over 50% of Gasharde's ship yards.Maa-Talia begins to work with Kraken to transfer skills to Eastern Shipyards to create a more distributed infrastructure for ship repair.
Claudia sends a message to the King to explain the necessity of the Gasharde take over:
-She explains that the ship repair monopoly had the potential to destabilize the kingdom if not regulated properly.
-Maa-Talia had taken reasonable and non-violent approach to deal with this threat to the kingdom. Claudia herself, head of Maa-Talia had setup a meeting with Gasharde to discuss the monopoly and reasonable terms for a stake in the enterprise during the Royal Ascension. She provides a copy of the letter (Note: this was an action I tried to take in Season 1).
-Gasharde completely ignored it without offering any reason or justification for how they planned to run the monopoly in a way that would not destabilize the kingdom. Not something a mature and reasonable house should do in this Kingdom.
-Instead Gasharde immediately increased prices with no justification, which could have lead to the collapse of shipping across the realm and a collapse of the economy.
-Thus, more drastic measured needed to be taken for the sake of the kingdom. A council of houses directly affected by the increased costs resolved the issue using more direct means.
-Gasharde could have avoided all this trouble by being reasonable, but instead must now pay the cost of the actions that were needed to get their attention.
-Claudia suggests that the King should support the loyal houses who rose up against Gasharde in an effort to save the kingdom from an economic catatrophe as their support in the coming rebellion far out weighs the support of one selfish house.
Claudia sends a copy of the letter to House Fugue and Kraken and emphasizes that they are supporting the Council in their decision to intervene in Gasharde's affairs.
She also arranges for her contacts among the royal house to influence the King in a favorable way towards this conflict (Status Move + Wealth Points).
Maa-Talia does not have many troops, but they send what they have to their lands in the Crownlands, increasing their lands as a results (OOC: as described above, just fill out my land there anyway that makes sense). This puts their troops in position to support the King's forces for the Rebellion and the Zombies Uprising. Although, they wait in Maa-Talia lands until Maa-Talia hear a favorable response from the Royal House regarding the Gasharde Affair.
Claudia receives word that Maa-Talia's investments in House Ala have produced a loss. Frustrated, but without the resources to deal with it at the moment, she accepts the loss and moves on. She reminds herself that it was a small loss for Fugue's help with Gasharde.
Rolling and Stats details: here
[ +- ] Stats Changes
Defence 26
Status 52 - 2 = 50
Land 30
Pop 32
Power 17
Wealth 79 - 5 = 74 (7/7 Wealth Points minus 7 = 0/7 for Status Move to influence Royal Family)
Status 52 - 2 = 50
Land 30
Pop 32
Power 17
Wealth 79 - 5 = 74 (7/7 Wealth Points minus 7 = 0/7 for Status Move to influence Royal Family)
OOC:
I've increase in 8 land since starting (16 cells worth), so I'll spend some of those to signify taking control of 50% of the Gasharde Shipyards. You can choose how many and where those are on the coast of Gasharde. Whatever's left I'll use to increase my presence in the Crownlands, described below, again you can pick, just fill out my land a bit more there.Claudia sends a message to the King to explain the necessity of the Gasharde take over:
-She explains that the ship repair monopoly had the potential to destabilize the kingdom if not regulated properly.
-Maa-Talia had taken reasonable and non-violent approach to deal with this threat to the kingdom. Claudia herself, head of Maa-Talia had setup a meeting with Gasharde to discuss the monopoly and reasonable terms for a stake in the enterprise during the Royal Ascension. She provides a copy of the letter (Note: this was an action I tried to take in Season 1).
-Gasharde completely ignored it without offering any reason or justification for how they planned to run the monopoly in a way that would not destabilize the kingdom. Not something a mature and reasonable house should do in this Kingdom.
-Instead Gasharde immediately increased prices with no justification, which could have lead to the collapse of shipping across the realm and a collapse of the economy.
-Thus, more drastic measured needed to be taken for the sake of the kingdom. A council of houses directly affected by the increased costs resolved the issue using more direct means.
-Gasharde could have avoided all this trouble by being reasonable, but instead must now pay the cost of the actions that were needed to get their attention.
-Claudia suggests that the King should support the loyal houses who rose up against Gasharde in an effort to save the kingdom from an economic catatrophe as their support in the coming rebellion far out weighs the support of one selfish house.
Claudia sends a copy of the letter to House Fugue and Kraken and emphasizes that they are supporting the Council in their decision to intervene in Gasharde's affairs.
She also arranges for her contacts among the royal house to influence the King in a favorable way towards this conflict (Status Move + Wealth Points).
Maa-Talia does not have many troops, but they send what they have to their lands in the Crownlands, increasing their lands as a results (OOC: as described above, just fill out my land there anyway that makes sense). This puts their troops in position to support the King's forces for the Rebellion and the Zombies Uprising. Although, they wait in Maa-Talia lands until Maa-Talia hear a favorable response from the Royal House regarding the Gasharde Affair.
Claudia receives word that Maa-Talia's investments in House Ala have produced a loss. Frustrated, but without the resources to deal with it at the moment, she accepts the loss and moves on. She reminds herself that it was a small loss for Fugue's help with Gasharde.
Rolls
Status Move to Influence Royal Family (+7 Wealth Points) - (3d6+7)
(215) + 7 = 15
May 19, 2020 12:48 am
OOC:
Bless House Maa-talia for taking measures towards cleaning up the mess House Fugue made. Because they're so nice, and we're in this together, I'll let Maa-talia use my wealth bonuses this season and future seasons until this incident is over.House Fugue is also quick to provide monetary aid to House Maa-talia, knowing that Claudia was gifted at manipulating the nobles of the court.
May 19, 2020 4:53 pm
saevikas says:
OOC:
Bless House Maa-talia for taking measures towards cleaning up the mess House Fugue made. Because they're so nice, and we're in this together, I'll let Maa-talia use my wealth bonuses this season and future seasons until this incident is over.House Fugue is also quick to provide monetary aid to House Maa-talia, knowing that Claudia was gifted at manipulating the nobles of the court.
OOC:
Well after listening to the podcast I figured someone needed to step up and help 😆Falconloft, can I apply Fugue's wealth points towards the status roll I just rolled, or do I need to save them for any potential follow up rolls this season?
May 20, 2020 6:19 am
Falconloft says:
OOC:
I didn't see any other actions from anyone, so I only replied to this one.OOC:
I sent out two letters to NPC houses and haven't received any replies yet.May 20, 2020 10:20 am
[ +- ] Event results
OOC:
Rolling for event...
...result (8), -3 status, -3 wealth...
...+6 status from land...
New stats...
Defense: 10
Status: 25
Land: 64 (8 unchosen cells)
Population: 77
Power: 60
Wealth: 50
-In Tanzanite (west of Zubech) and Beryl (south of Tamer), temporary evacuation has started, helped by the troops. High Lord Irvine is sent to help High Lord Clinton in Beryl, who was already there at the start of the plague, and High Lord Lee goes to Tanzanite, preparing defenses in case the evacuation is not complete.
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1d8 (1/1 available)-> 4 wealth/season
1d10 (0/1 available) -> 5 wealth/season
1d12 (1/1 available) -> 6 wealth/season
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May 20, 2020 8:25 pm
House Sol is building fortification on its southern border. They are going up slowly but steadily and they should be follow operational in a season or two.
An influx of refugees from the south continues to increase the population on their territories.
House Sol invest in their northern coastal city to develop its trading power, combining with Maa-talia new trading post, making this region a more attractive trading spot to bring more money and goods to the east coast.
House Sol will monitor closely the development of both conflict, the punitive force in the west as well as the undeads in the south, but will not make any additional move for the moment.
An influx of refugees from the south continues to increase the population on their territories.
House Sol invest in their northern coastal city to develop its trading power, combining with Maa-talia new trading post, making this region a more attractive trading spot to bring more money and goods to the east coast.
House Sol will monitor closely the development of both conflict, the punitive force in the west as well as the undeads in the south, but will not make any additional move for the moment.
May 21, 2020 7:57 pm
In response to Kraken Society's letter, House Fugue sends a letter, kindly reminding them of their role of ringleader in the actions against Gasharde, and that this fact is known across all of Scymira.
May 22, 2020 9:43 pm
The High Lord sends a confirmation of support to High Mayor Gasharde and deploys a large portion of their army to join the war effort against the Houses that attacked Gasharde.
He also wants to send another letter to Lady Sellellenar, one filled with insults and accusations of cowardice, but his advisors counsel him against it and he ends up not sending any reply to her letter at all.
The part of the army that is not deployed against House Fugue and allies is gathered where House Sharva's lands meet the coast in the north, just in case of an attack against Sharva.
Lord Delios requests assistance against the undead hordes but is shot down by the High Lord as all the House's military strength is needed elsewhere. Delios and the Eastern House Sharva can do nothing but continue on their course, patrolling the borders and trying to prevent the undead from entering Sharva lands.
Lord Delios sends a letter to the Royal House, asking for assistance in protecting their lands from the undead but due to the current political situation in Scymira, he is not very hopeful that this call for help will be answered.
Lady Ris personally joins an armed expedition into Tamer lands to meet with the leadership of House Tamer and talk about plans on how to deal with the undead plague.
He also wants to send another letter to Lady Sellellenar, one filled with insults and accusations of cowardice, but his advisors counsel him against it and he ends up not sending any reply to her letter at all.
The part of the army that is not deployed against House Fugue and allies is gathered where House Sharva's lands meet the coast in the north, just in case of an attack against Sharva.
Lord Delios requests assistance against the undead hordes but is shot down by the High Lord as all the House's military strength is needed elsewhere. Delios and the Eastern House Sharva can do nothing but continue on their course, patrolling the borders and trying to prevent the undead from entering Sharva lands.
Lord Delios sends a letter to the Royal House, asking for assistance in protecting their lands from the undead but due to the current political situation in Scymira, he is not very hopeful that this call for help will be answered.
Lady Ris personally joins an armed expedition into Tamer lands to meet with the leadership of House Tamer and talk about plans on how to deal with the undead plague.
OOC:
I can't find the current map with the House's locations. Can we have a thread that always has the most current map in it for easy reference?May 26, 2020 8:50 pm
OOC:
Bowl, I have a Current Map thread, but I've edited the first post on it, and stickied it to make it easier to find.Falconloft sent a note to deadpool_qc
May 26, 2020 9:15 pm
OOC:
Right, I looked into that thread but for some reason couldn't find the current map.I'll have my D10 military die meet with the Gasharde army and place the D8 here:
[ +- ] Terrible Map Screenshot Edit
May 27, 2020 4:24 pm
Let me just get a recap of all the armies sent to the battle on whichever side, so I can conglomerate everything.
May 27, 2020 4:34 pm
OOC:
D10 military die is with the royal/Gasharde army, D8 military die is guarding the northern Sharva harborMay 27, 2020 10:52 pm
OOC:
I haven't thought about the details of my armies in the game yet, so let me talk it out to make sure I've got it right:3x 1d6 from my Capital in the North Coast.
2x 1d6 from two Level 1 settlements in the Crownlands (10 population each + 12 unused population = 32 total population)
Upgrade dice for every 10 Power. I have 17, so I can upgrade one die to 1d8.
Thus,
1x 1d8 army
4x 1d6 armies
I had stationed them all in the Crownlands to join the fight against the zombies and/or the Headland rebels at the King's discretion. Although, that was depending on a favorable response from the King regarding the letter that I sent. Did my letter change the King's opinion regarding the Gasharde conflict in anyway? If the King de-escalates the Gasharde conflict, then I'll send my troops to the zombies and/or rebels. If the King did not reply favorably or ignored my letter, I will send my troops to the Gasharde conflict to support Fugue and my new shipyards instead.
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May 28, 2020 3:06 pm
Sorry, I thought I'd replied to that. The letter is ignored. Not as in not replied to, as in your messenger is never admitted to get an audience. It seems the king is not taking correspondence at this time.
May 28, 2020 4:31 pm
OOC:
So does that mean my status move had no effect or did it not even happen?May 31, 2020 5:26 am
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Rolls
Secret Roll
Jun 2, 2020 7:20 pm
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counterintelligence - (3d6+2)
(351) + 2 = 11
Jun 2, 2020 7:44 pm
The beginning of the 756th year of Scymira should have started joyously, but throughout the land, omens spoke of a darker future. The declaration of independence of the headlands, the zombie plague that pushed further north, the rebellion in the west, all of these wore at the souls of the people. It was in this landscape of politics and disaster that the battle was set in what came to be known as the Battle of Precession, for it would spell a rising of some fortunes and a falling of others.
From the royal lands came the king's army and half of Zubech's. Zubech had meant to send all of it, but the zombie invasion changes those plans. Osberg joined as well, at the last moment, though their army was small and ill-equipped. Sheono, too came, their tiny, elite army, poised to strike at the weakest of the enemy's lines. Borovopos, though, although they had promised to support the king, pulled out at the last moment, for reasons known only to themselves... and perhaps one other. Finally, there was Sharva, ready to uphold the laws of the realm, no matter what the consequences would be. They rallied in support of Gasharde's remaining army, and hoped to crush the western houses.
But those houses were themselves well-prepared, and held good ground to defend.Day One: The Battle of Precession
Royal: 53
Western: 62+5 (defense in former Gasharde capital): 67
Adjusted armies
ROYAL: Osberg (2d6); Royals (2d8); Sharva (1d10); Sol (1d6); Zubech (2d8)
WESTERN: Maa-Talia (4d6); Fugue (4d6, 1d8)
EDIT: Corrected to show Fugue's correct armies and correct defense.
From the royal lands came the king's army and half of Zubech's. Zubech had meant to send all of it, but the zombie invasion changes those plans. Osberg joined as well, at the last moment, though their army was small and ill-equipped. Sheono, too came, their tiny, elite army, poised to strike at the weakest of the enemy's lines. Borovopos, though, although they had promised to support the king, pulled out at the last moment, for reasons known only to themselves... and perhaps one other. Finally, there was Sharva, ready to uphold the laws of the realm, no matter what the consequences would be. They rallied in support of Gasharde's remaining army, and hoped to crush the western houses.
But those houses were themselves well-prepared, and held good ground to defend.
OOC:
I'll be rolling the battle dice and making the adjustments because of how many parties are involved. I'll be cutting down NPC houses first where possible, and largest dice first after that. The outcomes of the adjustments are up to you to decide.Royal: 53
Western: 62+5 (defense in former Gasharde capital): 67
Adjusted armies
ROYAL: Osberg (2d6); Royals (2d8); Sharva (1d10); Sol (1d6); Zubech (2d8)
WESTERN: Maa-Talia (4d6); Fugue (4d6, 1d8)
EDIT: Corrected to show Fugue's correct armies and correct defense.
Rolls
Maa-Talia (1d8, 4d6); Fugue (8d6) - (4d8, 9d6)
4d8 : (6788) = 29
9d6 : (431362356) = 33
Royals (2d10); Zubech (2d12); Sheono (1d6); Sharva (1d10); Sol (1d6); Osberg (2d6) - (3d10, 2d12, 4d6)
3d10 : (2103) = 15
2d12 : (116) = 17
4d6 : (4566) = 21
Jun 2, 2020 8:54 pm
Overall, House Fugue continues to focus on the war, continuing to recruit and form armies, as well as garnering support through propaganda.
House Fugue writes letters to the rebelling houses in the Headlands, calling for their support in the war, whether it be through military support, or through the use of their status to disrupt the houses aligned with the royal house, and that the first to do so would be supported by House Fugue.
With the war ongoing, Fugue decides to form a special artillery squad, using experimental ammo filled with etherite powder. The hope is that lobbing the etherite powder into the enemy will throw them into discord, given the etherite's psychogenic effects.
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With the war ongoing, Fugue decides to form a special artillery squad, using experimental ammo filled with etherite powder. The hope is that lobbing the etherite powder into the enemy will throw them into discord, given the etherite's psychogenic effects.
OOC:
I offer one of my wealth bonuses to the first NPC house to act against the royal house's side. I upgrade one of my d6s to a d8. I also get a new d6.Last edited June 2, 2020 9:15 pm
Rolls
3d6
(614) = 11
(Pop, Power, Status) - (3d4)
(332) = 8
Secret Roll
Jun 3, 2020 2:34 pm
In order to counteract the expected loss of life during the ongoing war, Sharva attempts to expand their land and population. A knight and loyal military officer, Sir Warren, is sent with a very small garrison of soldiers to claim a few free villages for House Sharva. There is no military resistance and very little resistance in general. The village leaders decide that in these uncertain times, paying taxes to House Sharva and sending some young men off to join the army seems worth it for the protection they receive in return.
Sir Warren is put in charge of this new province for his service. He also receives an envelope with secret information from High Lord Oslan...
At the same time, the Lord of the Planes begins reinforcing the Crownlands capital of House Sharva in case the undead turn and attack Sharva.
Sir Warren is put in charge of this new province for his service. He also receives an envelope with secret information from High Lord Oslan...
At the same time, the Lord of the Planes begins reinforcing the Crownlands capital of House Sharva in case the undead turn and attack Sharva.
OOC:
Just finally narrating my event before we move on to the next season. Increases to Land, Population and PowerJun 3, 2020 4:20 pm
Sheono's taking your wealth bonus btw, and pulling out. They barely survived the battle (someone grab that and run with it if you like) and don't want to lose their entire military over shipyards that they don't use.
Unfortunetaly, Fugue, the soldiers remaining in Zubech have families and/or are fighting for their homes and CAN'T leave, lest their entire existance be erased. They are not likely to join in the fighting either, however, they're on their heels defensively.
Unfortunetaly, Fugue, the soldiers remaining in Zubech have families and/or are fighting for their homes and CAN'T leave, lest their entire existance be erased. They are not likely to join in the fighting either, however, they're on their heels defensively.
Rolls
counter - (3d6+1)
(626) + 1 = 15
Jun 3, 2020 4:23 pm
OOC:
After or during your posts on the battle, decide whether you're going home or want to continue the fight.Jun 4, 2020 11:46 pm
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Rolls
Secret Roll
Secret Roll
Jun 5, 2020 7:37 am
OOC:
Maa-Talia's force will stay to fight.We have won a great victory. A victory, I must say, I did not expect based on the initial reports of the number of houses against our actions. I am encouraged and ready to continue fighting for our cause, but as I look out at the King's coalition, I fear the odds are still not yet in our favor. But I believe, if the scales could be tipped a bit more, I think we could force the King's forces into a parlay, which of course favors your skills of negotiation.
Your loyal son,
Dorathus Talia, Commander of Maa-Talia's Army
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Dear Tonia,
I am ever impressed by your ability to forge positive bonds with fellow nations. Now is a time more than ever that we need those bonds. Your recent interactions with House Sol have been particularly impressive, both at the festival earlier this year and now establishing a new and productive trading post. Please use this new bridge to help our House at a time of great need.
Your loving aunt,
Claudia Talia, Head of House Maa-Talia
After receiving the letter from Claudia, Tonia, who is heading the operations at their new trading port on the east coast near House Sol, travels to seek a private audience with Vista Sol, Head of House Sol to discuss possible ways that might influence Sol to change their role in the Gasharde Conflict. Ideally, Tonia would like to convince Sol to switch sides but simply finding an excuse to head home before the second round of battles would also be helpful. She emphasizes their growing positive relationship since the festival and the successful establishment of the trading port and Maa-Talia's continued commitment to strength the relationship. She asks what it would take for Sol's support?
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Dear High Lord Spaulding of the Kraken Society,
Maa-Talia and Fugue have successfully defended our new stake in the shipyard repair business, but the odds are still not fully in our favor. If you are still interested in this mutually beneficial venture, we hope you will provide some much needed troop support. We feel another victory could force the King's coalition into a parlay where we could negotiate terms in our favor.
Sincerely,
Holanna Talia, Quarter Master General, House Maa-Talia
Jun 5, 2020 1:18 pm
No one withdrew from the fight on the first day, but as night fell, both sides wondered how this would end. As the sun rose on the second day, and the mists that had descended on the battlefield burned away, a small contigent of House Ala troops arrived in the royal lines. It was nowhere near their full power, but it might have been just enough to turn the tide of battle...
NOT FINISHED
NOT FINISHED
Rolls
Offscene Battle Results 1 - (3d12)
(1712) = 20
Offscene Battle Results 2 - (5d6)
(53441) = 17
Royal House - (1d6, 1d6, 1d8, 1d8, 1d10, 1d6, 1d8, 1d8)
1d6 : (1) = 1
1d6 : (1) = 1
1d8 : (4) = 4
1d8 : (2) = 2
1d10 : (10) = 10
1d6 : (5) = 5
1d8 : (7) = 7
1d8 : (1) = 1
Western Houses - (1d6, 1d6, 1d6, 1d6, 1d6, 1d6, 1d6, 1d6, 1d8)
1d6 : (5) = 5
1d6 : (3) = 3
1d6 : (4) = 4
1d6 : (3) = 3
1d6 : (5) = 5
1d6 : (4) = 4
1d6 : (4) = 4
1d6 : (3) = 3
1d8 : (5) = 5
House Ala's Reinforcments - (2d6)
(32) = 5
Jun 5, 2020 1:29 pm
With the addition of Ala's forces, the fighting ground down into a morass of small fights, each side too weak to force movement from the other. But then, just after noon, the twin-bladed flag of House Borovopos was seen coming into view. The hearts ofthe Westerners must have sunk at the sight, for the addition of these professional warriors meant certain doom for them.
But as they approached, their commander did not seek royal audience. Did they mean to join the fighting without sharing a plan? Certainly, that would be out of character for them. But then, as they approached the fighting, and drew arms, they turned and assaulted the royal formations in the rear!
But as they approached, their commander did not seek royal audience. Did they mean to join the fighting without sharing a plan? Certainly, that would be out of character for them. But then, as they approached the fighting, and drew arms, they turned and assaulted the royal formations in the rear!
Rolls
House Borovopos Attack - (1d12, 1d12, 1d10)
1d12 : (4) = 4
1d12 : (7) = 7
1d10 : (3) = 3
Jun 5, 2020 1:36 pm
Ala, being the last force to arrive, was the first to fall at Borovopos hands.
ROYAL: Osberg (2d6); Royals (2d82d6); Sharva (1d10); Sol (1d6); Zubech (2d81d6); Ala (2d6)
WESTERN: Maa-Talia (4d6); Fugue (4d63d6, 1d8); Borovopos (2d10, 1d8)
OOC:
Royal total 41, Westerners total 50. ROYAL: Osberg (2d6); Royals (2d82d6); Sharva (1d10); Sol (1d6); Zubech (2d81d6); Ala (2d6)
WESTERN: Maa-Talia (4d6); Fugue (4d63d6, 1d8); Borovopos (2d10, 1d8)
Jun 5, 2020 7:00 pm
Using the aftermath of the second victory as leverage, Maa-Talia sends messengers across the battle field to ask the King's Coalition for a parlay to negotiate peaceful terms. They suggest a round table with representatives from each of the houses involved.
In the meantime, Commander Dorathus Talia joins Borovopos's troops to thank them for joining their cause, but asks what lead to their change of heart.
In the meantime, Commander Dorathus Talia joins Borovopos's troops to thank them for joining their cause, but asks what lead to their change of heart.
Jun 5, 2020 7:22 pm
OOC:
I'm having a hard time following the seasons. Do I understand that almost a full year as passed since we started and that next season is the ascension with the replenishment of the military dice? Jun 6, 2020 11:17 pm
When Maa-talia's messengers bring offer of parlay, House Sol leader on the site express their opinion that negotiation of term is the best options. He voices to the Royal coalition that they can still negotiate from a position of authority and that a cease fire would allow the loyal House to restructure their forces to recover from losses and also solve the eastern matters that currently divide their forces.
Jun 9, 2020 4:18 pm
TheVagrant says:
OOC:
I'm having a hard time following the seasons. Do I understand that almost a full year as passed since we started and that next season is the ascension with the replenishment of the military dice? OOC:
Yes, that's correct.I need an Status check from House Sol if they're going to try to advise the royals. They don't have many armies here, and they just got done with a spat earlier this year.
If you want to do it still, it'll cost 5 status, and you can spend Wealth to gain an bonus to your roll equal to what you spent. It's going to be opposed, not by the royal house, but by a house advising them otherwise.
Jun 9, 2020 4:55 pm
OOC:
Spending 5 status and 1 WB (if it counts)Rolls
status roll - (1d100)
(59) = 59
Jun 9, 2020 5:37 pm
General Ruton, the commander of the Sharva army and a lower cousin of the High Lord, advises the royal house not to open negotiations and to instead continue the fight until the end. "They have started the war by attacking another house without provocation. By now negotiating peace with them, you would signal to every noble in the kingdom that this course of action is acceptable. An example needs to be made of these houses."
He also asks for a private talk with the king to offer another suggestion.
He also asks for a private talk with the king to offer another suggestion.
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Rolls
Status Roll, Spending 2 Wealth - (3D8+2)
(668) + 2 = 22
Wrong Dice, Rolling again - (3D6+2)
(354) + 2 = 14
Jun 22, 2020 3:32 pm
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A rider comes furiously from the east, a looking so affrighted that even before he's stopped his horse to hand a communique to the lead generals, the royal camps are uneased.
A fast schooner docks and offloads a passenger. He marches to the Western generals with an almost smug affection and hands them a copy of a letter.
[ +- ] An Open Letter, From the Kraken Society
To all the Houses of the realm of Scymira !!! The royal house of Kyralyi has failed the realm and the people !!
When House Sol held a festival in honor of the people of Scymira, all they could think of is the prestige they thought they would lose...
When House Mytheas reported a Sea creature, an undead abomination, attacking their ships, no help was sent...
When House Gasharde threatened the economical balance of the realm, refusing to negotiate anything with other houses, the royal house kept silent...
When the orcs descended from the north, the realm's armies were nowhere in sight to help protect the borders...
When the plague sweep through Tamer's lands, they ignored the people, their people, dying cries of help...
When undead creatures rose from the graves of those who died from the plague, they not only ignored house Zubech's situation, they requested them to send their troops to attack those trying to preserve the realm's economic stability...
While all that occurred, with their coffers empty, because the royal house Kyralyi is broke for those who did not know. They overtaxed the other houses. And what did they do with that money? Did they feed the people that starved? Did they invest in their merchants to help the realm? Did they buy new equipment and form new recruits for the defense of the realm? The answer is NO! They took all that money to make sure THEIR lifestyle was not affected!
Their actions have already pushed some of the houses to proclaim their independence...
That is only what happened in the last month...
In the upcoming dark times, where monsters and undead seek our destruction, the Kraken Society has taken the difficult task to remove the King for his throne, by force if need be... We ask all the Houses of the realm to put their differences aside and join together to protect our people, our lands. The Kraken society refuses to take the throne, but let's choose together a new house to bring forth the realm of Scymira to glory! Let's work together and make sure the next age will be known the age of unification!
The royal house now consists of only those members here fighting, as the people of the capital were quick to depose the rest.
The question is now, before the new season starts...
Do you stay in Scymira or declare your independence?