[ShadowStalker]

The Saga

An Adventure for Iron Heroes

Game Premise Linden. An entire continent wracked with freezing temperatures year round. Agriculture is almost impossible. Animal husbandry is difficult at best with such little grazing available. The residents of this treacherous realm have either migrated south to the hot springs, or left the country entirely. You are apart of the small group of pilgrims who sought shelter on the mainland of Rysylis. Its a dangerous voyage across the vastness of the sea. A voyage that claimed so many lives, so many years ago when Linden was first inhabited. True to its name, the Sea of Sorrow has destroyed your longboat and everyone else aboard. Shipwrecked, you and the other survivors are stranded somewhere on Rysylis in search of the ancient homeland of your kin. Characters This game takes place in the Somewhere between the viking age and the early middle ages. early dark ages, in terms of technology. The standard warrior carries a sword, chain shirt, round-shield, spear, and helm. Heavy plate armor does not exist, nor does some traditional fantasy items (repeating crossbows, sunrods, etc.).

Player Roles Due to the shipwreck, the heroes were only able to find the following weapons and armor: a longsword, a longbow and quiver, a spear, a long-axe, two round-shields, 1 suit of brigandine armor, and 3 chain shirts. Leader / Longsword The Leader is the one who has the final say-so. He should be brave and skilled, but humble enough to listen to his group. Archer / Longbow The Archer is the long-range combatant. He should be skilled with the bow and arrow. Fighter / Long-axe The Fighter is the strongest of the group. He can wield heavy weapons and armor to smash past his foes. Scout / Spear The Scout excels in pathfinding and herb-lore. He should be a skilled tracker, hunter, and healer.

Application Process Everyone that applies must chose a Player Role (keeping in the mind the accompanying weapon). If two people apply as the same role and both are accepted, I will have to ask one to chose a different role. Even though all the heroes are coming from Linden, they do not have to be from Linden. You must chose a You may not choose Quadan as your homeland. homeland. I have posted the different cultures here. Please post all applications in the attached thread here. Name: Role: Class: Homeland: Gender: Age: Personality: Physical Description: Brief History: I have also created a WIKI, but it is mainly unfinished. All characters will start off at Level 1. You do not have to create a character sheet until you get accepted into the game. Note: The Arcanist is not an available class. Application Closing Date July 11th, 2010. 12:00am CST.

Miscellaneous Information Although you will be starting the game off at Level 1, I will be giving each role a homemade Special Ability. Leader: Inspire Allies - Once a day the Leader can rally his allies into action, granting them +1 to attack rolls and damage rolls. The recipient must be able to hear the Leader in order to receive the bonus. Archer: Deadly Aim - Once a day the Archer can focus his skill to strike a particularly devastating blow on his enemies. Grants a +2 to attack rolls when using a ranged weapon. Fighter: Woeful Strike - Once a day the Fighter can muster all of his strength to combat his enemies. Grants a +2 to damage rolls when using a melee weapon. Scout: Wilderness Lore - Once a day the Scout can concentrate his knowledge to aid him in the wilderness. Grants a +2 bonus to any wilderness related checks.

Accepted Players Leader Maceo (Rikard Gulbrandsen; Male Stromlander; Weapon Master) Archer DarkJester (Tristan; Male Haerlander) Fighter El_frenchie (Emeric Wulf; Male Velian; Hunter) BetrayingTheMartyr (Baelic Cinderbrook; Male Norian; Warden) BobKnob (Eirik Thorrsen; Male Norian; Beserker) Scout slapstick (Braithe Underhill; Female Velian; Scout) El_frenchie (Emeric Wulf; Male Velian; Hunter)

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Game Description:

The sea was wild with rage, thrashing the longboat around without a care. Lightning peeled the sky and thunder blared in the darkness overhead. The heavenly rumbling reverberated in the ears of the heroes, beset by the storm. The foaming and frothing waters lay in every direction, dark and foreboding.

Then, the mast snapped like a twig. The boat lurched nauseatingly, threatening to cast its occupants into the depths of the ocean. The deck was slick with icy water and the heroes shivered uncontrollably as they held on for dear life. It was all they could do to not loose hope.

It mattered not. The sea was victorious--she always had her way. The boat was swallowed wholly and the heroes disappeared into blackness, still clutching broken planks of wood.

When they opened their eyes again, they were upon a black-sand beach. Staggering cliffs loomed up on either side of them and a great forest lay ahead. The waves still crashed ceaselessly, but the storm had long since past--leaving only smeared clouds in its wake. It was cold, and the gray sky eluded to more rain, urging the heroes to prepare.

As the heroes gathered their wits and looked about them, they could see no sign of the boat, aside from the wreckage that washed ashore with them. Their armor was still in tact, but some were missing weapons. With a deep breath, the heroes began searching through the wreckage and made plans to move from the beach.

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Last edited by ShadowStalker; Jul 11 '10 at 10:01pm..