A King Ascends
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The characters have roles in the king's court. The aging king is the last of his house and does not have any heir to succeed him. Not that it would matter. Succession rarely happens in a strait line--or cleanly. However because of an ancient pact between the noble houses it does tend to be fairly peaceful. That is, no all out war--but sometimes people just happen to die (read: just happen to get assassinated).
The reason why all of that matters is that shortly after the game starts the king will die leaving a power vacuum for the game to take place in.
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Characters
These will be broken out into their own pages when they are completed.
Character 1--Incomplete
Concept: An elite guard. Incomplete
Character Name: Not Yet Named
Background: A couple sentences describing the character.
Lifpaths: City Born, Criminal, Foot Soldier, Scout, Sergeant, Guard Captain
Age: 37
Stats: Pe B4, Wi B5, Ag B4, Sp B4, Po B4, Fo B4
Attributes: Ref B4, Ste B7, He B4, MW B10, Hes ?, Res B?, Cir B?
PTGS: Su B0, Li B0, Mi B0, Se B0, Tr B0, Mo B0
Skills: Inconspicuous B4, Soldiering B2, Stealthy B5, Intimidation B3, Etiquette B3, Streetwise B4, Sheild Training, Brawling B3, Observation B5, Command B3, Weapon(to be determined) B5, Percision Training; 2 general skill points left to spend
Gear:
Property:
Affiliations:
Reputations:
Relationships:
Traits: Cynical, Exasperated, Poker Face, Cool-Headed, Man-Hunter
Notes:
Beliefs: First. Second. Third.
Instincts: First. Second. Third.
Character 2--Incomplete
Concept: Nick Fury with boobs.
Character Name: Yet to be named
Background: A couple sentences describing the character.
Lifpaths: City Born, Pickpocket, Blackmailer, Criminal, Herald, Courtier
Age: 36
Stats: Pe B6, Wi B6, Ag B5, Sp B3, Po B2, Fo B4
Attributes: Ref B4, Ste B6, He B5, MW B9, Hes ?, Res B?, Cir B?
PTGS: Su B0, Li B0, Mi B0, Se B0, Tr B0, Mo B0
Skills: Inconpicious B5, Forgery B3, Streetwise B5, Oratory B3, Etiquette B3, Slight of Hand B4, Ugly Truth B5, Knives B3, Heraldry B3, Court Gossip-wise B3, Noble-wise B3, Persuade B5, Observation B5, Stealthy B5
Gear:
Property:
Affiliations:
Reputations:
Relationships:
Traits: Plain Face, Cold Hearted, Cynical, Rapier Wit, Alert, Eye Patch; 1 trait point left to spend
Notes:
Beliefs: First. Second. Third.
Instincts: First. Second. Third.
Factions
- Assassin's Guild
- A Crime organization with significant power
- Mandaric Church
- While following the teachings of the profit Mandar the church has grown to be almost as powerful as the monarchy.
- Society of Mages
- While few in number the society has amazing abilities.
- Military
- The military is primarily a "volunteer" army. Some say that it's top generals have political aspirations.
Houses
| House Name | Free traits |
|---|---|
| Williamson | Royal favorite, Charismatic |
| Travolta | Xenophobic, Jaded |
| Fitzgerald | Merciless, Driven |
| McEbins | Shrewd, Maticulous |
| MacCloud | Idealistic, Inspirational |
| Cannis | Bellicose, Loyal |
Sessions
First Session--World Burning--Planning
The plan for this session is to flesh out the world. It will need to be decided what factions exist. Also the noble houses will need to be fleshed out slightly. Lastly rough character concepts will need to be created.
Factions
The goal of this part of the session will be to determine what elements of the world are important. Is there a nearby dwarven hold that has frequent relations with this kingdom? Is the church particularly strong? Is the society of mages the real power in the world?
For each faction selected there should be a one sentence explanation of how they are important.
Possible factions (suggestions welcome):
- Church
- Dwarven Hold
- Rebels
- Cults
- Wizards society
- Merchants guilds
- Military
- Orc horde
Noble Houses
5 to 7 noble houses will need to be created. For each house a character trait and a minor call-on or die trait will need to be selected. Any characters from a noble house will have access to these traits for free.
First Session--World Burning--Actual
A number of factions and noble houses were created/decided on see appropriate sections of this page. Also it was decide that the PCs would be major advisers in two of the noble houses.
