Need two players

Whisper · Apr 20 '09, 11:25pm

This game is definitely worth checking out; not only is the rule system easy, intuitive and flexible, but the world is interesting, the story thrilling, the NPC believable and SC-SC interaction very high and intense !

Oh, and this is a *bump*

wolfboy · Apr 21 '09, 12:29am

The game sounds really good. I'd like to apply, but I'm kind of new to RPing and new to fantasy type stuff in general (like, "Why is the short guy with the beard Scottish?" kind of new) so you'd have to be really patient with me.

Um, I'm not really sure where to start though.

Whisper · Apr 21 '09, 2:12pm

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Originally Posted by wolfboy

Um, I'm not really sure where to start though.

Don't worry; there are patient players and a patient DM, both willing to help at character generation and other

i.e. things related to rules

crunchy parts.

First, This thread answers some questions that came up at the game's start.

Next, download the rulebook (link in the first post of this thread) and take a look at things.
The rules are simple (basic principle: roll 1d12 and be below a target a number; a roll of 12 means

i.e. bad

interesting things are about to happen) until you go into the specifics (but don't worry about those, yet).

Then, decide what type of character you'd like to play. The current party consists of a witch and a... an archer-ess with herbal healing knowledge, a unarmed monk/priest (DM-PC) and a ranger / scout (NPC).
Those aren't classes (as in, say, D&D) though, more job descriptions.

Once you know what kind of character you want to play, we can help you with the mechanical side of building the character.

At one time, you might want to read through the old IC-threads here and here. They are labelled with the respective chapter so that you can read them in chronological order.

And as soon as everything is ready, kyrathaba will write you into the game...

wolfboy · Apr 22 '09, 7:55am

Exactly what does culture look like here? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if these people haven't even built cities, I imagine there's not an established intelligentsia class and probably nobody's making their living sitting around strumming on a lute or publishing books of poetry or anything, so okay. I'd guess there are at least folk songs and that sort of thing. Only, what kind of instruments are played? Have the villages developed much variation in their traditional music style? Is there a form of musical notation? What was culture like during the Selkinese Empire?

I thought my character could be sort of a Renaissance man who was born in a position where such a thing can't really exist. I think for a living he'd be an artisan of some sort, maybe something artistic like an architect, garment maker, instrument maker, or whoever does ikons or other relics the religion here may have. Or something more practical, like he'd repair weapons maybe. I think maybe he'd be an orphan, might have been adopted as an apprentice to whoever taught him the trade he's in ... in any case, he'd have grown extremely attached to his brother growing up - or maybe just blood brother? - who disappeared. Maybe going inland or to the southern continent, or just seeking anonymity in one of the other villages or someplace, if civilization's big enough to allow for that sort of thing. Maybe he'd be a thief or a criminal. Anyway, this guy (I think I'll call him Ilija after my own little brother for now) is long gone. But it hurt my guy deeply. He misses him very much and he's not really grieving in a healthy way. He'd have started channeling his pain into more creative endeavors, writing poems or traditional type songs after Ilija ... after he sort of got used to the idea of his brother being gone, at least enough for him to start worrying about his own life again, I guess he'd be very interested in trying to consciously create a unified Kulnite culture. (A bit selfishly: it'd be less for culture's own sake and more because he realizes that his songs are the last echoes of Ilija on this planet - that he knows of, in any case - and a lot of what he does both in his art and in his life is about obsessively trying to preserve his image ... he knows that without a cultural history they'd just disappear forever, like his brother did. He wants to be famous and known to history so that his brother will be remembered by everyone.) So he'd be studying the traditional music of the other villages and trying to spread and encourage creativity - if there's not a musical notation system already, he'd have been working on creating one and getting everybody else to use it - and also he'd be seeing what he can do to help establish stability and unification among the other villages instead of the tiny, primitive, decentralized system they have now. Of course, sometimes that would mean picking a sword and hacking whatever's threatening cultural stability to pieces ... and he's essentially a wanderer, his heart is always just over the horizon, wherever Ilija disappeared off to, and he'd jump at the call if he got a chance for any adventure.

I dunno, just brainstorming here. And it's a lot to absorb so I might have gotten some stuff wrong ... Would any of that be okay?

Bribes · Apr 22 '09, 8:30am

This game sounds kickin, but I'm kind of... confused as to how I can get started. This isn't DnD I now realize, despite its serious appeal.

I'm going to try to scrounge up some details from the reading Whisper recommended.

EDIT:

I'm downloading the rules now, does it have instructions for character generation?

Isannah · Apr 22 '09, 8:36am

I can vouch for the ease of the system. I am practically brain-damaged when it comes to learning crunchy rules, and I can mostly understand it. Even character creation wasn't that hard, and the GM and Whisper are really cool about answering a zillion and a half dumb questions. Sometimes twice.

As for the game itself? It's very, very good. Kyrathaba really keeps it moving and is really handy at moving things along when they stagnate without railroading. RPing is not only encouraged, but rewarded. The plot is engaging and believable. XP are rewarded very often. And the current players post with regularity. If you enjoy RPing and are looking for a good game, this is it. Don't worry about the system!

Whisper · Apr 22 '09, 6:53pm

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I'm downloading the rules now, does it have instructions for character generation?

Yes. But the following might help, too:

Some instructions can be found in the OOC thread and This post has an excel file attached to it. I used made & used the file to create my character and help with other's characters.

If I recall correctly (well, actually, I checked the values in the excel file so the information is correct - or was, at the time we made our characters), you have 15 points to spend on

Vigour, Agility, Stamina, Intuition, Intellect and Luck

abilities and 50 AP to spend on skills, specializations and equipment.

It is possible that you'll be given additional AP to bring you on par with the existing characters; that will be kyrathaba's decision.

A note on abilities: Consider how you spend them; raising abilities is nearly impossible (I think), so you're stuck with them. And they determine the basic (i.e. free / no AP cost) levels of skills associated with it (e.g. a Vigour of 4 would mean that you Grip, Muscle, Climbing, Swimming (and other Vigour-based skills) will start at the value of 4 - at NO AP COST).

- Start with a concept
- Look at which skills are tied to which ability
- and then determine abilities.
- Use AP to raise skills beyond their starting value (according to the table in the rulebook).
- Use AP to purchase permanent equipment
- Use AP to buy specializations, if desired.

- Write a backstory, personality, etc. Post / PM / Email everything to kyrathaba - AND JOIN THE GAME !

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Originally Posted by wolfboy

dunno, just brainstorming here. And it's a lot to absorb so I might have gotten some stuff wrong ... Would any of that be okay?

I'll leave that to kyrathaba; I'm not entirely sure about the timeline and "civilization level" and don't want to give any false information.

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Only, what kind of instruments are played?

Flute, apparently; my character plays it (though she hasn't managed IC, yet, for some reason...).

But I'd say the "traditional" fantasy instruments would be a good starting point... kyrathaba ?

kyrathaba · Apr 23 '09, 12:27am

Wolfboy: The culture on the continent of Kuln (the one where the PCs begin) is early medieval in terms of technology. There is poetry, music, sorcery, and religion. Among the more popular musical instruments are the lute, flute, and the harp, though there are several others. If a particular musical instrument is important to your character concept, it shouldn't pose any problem to incorporate it into the culture.

You can get a good idea of the "lay of the land" here.

Bribes: Character generation details are found here.

kyrathaba · Apr 23 '09, 12:30am

The ancient Selkinese culture is lost to the PCs and others on Kuln. But what I can tell you is that it was a very magically and technologically advanced culture. You can get some background info about what happened and why survivors fled to the continent of Kuln by reading here, about the 4th post down.