NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
- Thread starter I.F. Ister
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- Original Fantasy Action
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- norse mythology (mythology) original xianxia cultivation western cultivation ask sirihand did your mother tell you anything? discussion pleases yggdrasil farming gloating gets people killed granary management hubris is a coward's word you will die norsemen do not die when they are killed the qm has a bad memory the qm is bad at math viking courtroom drama (legal drama) vikings
DangerKitty
shoddy writter
- Location
- lala land
[X] Introduce Sten and his family to Steinarr
CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
- Location
- Somewhere
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- They/Them
[X] Introduce Sten and his family to Steinarr
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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Turns out, my family is having guests over, so I doubt that I will get much writing time today. So the vote is gonna stay open unless I find myself freed from familial obligations.
- Location
- Bretonnia
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- He/Him
[X] Introduce Sten and his family to Steinarr
- Location
- United States
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- He/Him
[X] Introduce Sten and his family to Steinarr
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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I'm back, I blasted my way through a game of poker with my usual daredevil insanity and, as always, I was the first out. Which works to my advantage as I am now free.
*checks the clock*
...and it's 9:40 where I live. Great. Voting will stay open till the usual time tomorrow and then we'll try this again.
*checks the clock*
...and it's 9:40 where I live. Great. Voting will stay open till the usual time tomorrow and then we'll try this again.
[X] Introduce Sten and his family to Steinarr
[X] Introduce Sten and his family to Steinarr
Agreed we should ask later. Both them and Steiner will be happier with the earlier reunion.
Not to mention this setup reeks of sudden interruption bait, better have someone who can cover our back.
...if he comes with us, could Sten open the meteor, i wonder?
Agreed we should ask later. Both them and Steiner will be happier with the earlier reunion.
Not to mention this setup reeks of sudden interruption bait, better have someone who can cover our back.
...if he comes with us, could Sten open the meteor, i wonder?
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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voting will be called in an hour-and-a-half, so get voting soon!
Sirrocco
Pedantic
[X] Try to get more information out of Sten (Hard Hugr + Silver-Tongue)
It's clearly not going to win, but I'm throwing my vote anyway.
Obviously we want to bring him back to introduce him to Dad... but it seems like it might be a good idea to find out what's going on first, yeah? There's clearly something going on, and it might help us in the approach we take (and/or the approach we suggest) when we do introduce them.
Also... the vote. It's here for a reason. If nothing else, it might be a chance to pick up a notch of wise little sister.
Does anyone know how likely we are to pass a hard check with our current Hugr+Silver-Tongue? If I'm understanding the system correctly, we've got 8 dice. (Hugr 5, silver-tongue 2, full orthstirr investment)
It's clearly not going to win, but I'm throwing my vote anyway.
Obviously we want to bring him back to introduce him to Dad... but it seems like it might be a good idea to find out what's going on first, yeah? There's clearly something going on, and it might help us in the approach we take (and/or the approach we suggest) when we do introduce them.
Also... the vote. It's here for a reason. If nothing else, it might be a chance to pick up a notch of wise little sister.
Does anyone know how likely we are to pass a hard check with our current Hugr+Silver-Tongue? If I'm understanding the system correctly, we've got 8 dice. (Hugr 5, silver-tongue 2, full orthstirr investment)
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Omegahugger
Inattentive Idiot
[X] Introduce Sten and his family to Steinarr
Benchmarks of Your Average Norseman
I.F. Ister
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Age 16
By adulthood at Age 16 it is expected, though rarely reached, that a Norseman will have 4-5 Hamr and 3-4 Hugr. The normal amount of orthstirr a Norseman will have at 16 is somewhere between 20 and 30 while having 15-25 dice in their combat pool.
They'll have Glima 1 or 2 and probably be Rank 2 or 3 in a few combat skills as well as Rank 2 or 3 in a smattering of non-combat skills. They'll likely have a 4 in something like Farming or Labor, sometimes both.
They'll likely know about 7 or 8 tricks and might even have started to master one or two of them.
Age 20
At Age 20, a Norseman is now eligible to participate in Raid Trials, which were tests of strength and skill to see if they were worthy of going on a raid. Sometimes, younger men would try their hand and, if they showed outstanding capabilities, they would be allowed to join.
The normal stat-spread of a Norseman eligible for raiding is 5-6 Hamr (though Hamr 7 isn't too terribly uncommon) and 4-6 Hugr. They'll likely have around 40-60 orthstirr available to them and will have a combat dice pool of 30-40.
They'll have at least 2 in Glima and all combat skills with 4 or 5 in their highest skill. Their non-combat skills will probably be at 3 or 4, sometimes 5 or 6 if they're more common. Farming and/or Labor will likely be at 7, as they will have had to spend a lot of time doing that sort of thing out in the fields if they're running their own farm.
They'll likely know anywhere from 8 to 15 tricks and will likely have mastered one with a few others on the way. It's not uncommon for a Norseman at this age to have learned a hugareida of some kind.
Age 30 and Onwards
If a Norseman has made it to Age 30, then they're going to be an established badass. At least 7 in both Hamr and Hugr. They'll have orthstirr in the hundreds and dozens of dice in their combat pool.
Their combat skills will be high, as well as their non-combat skills. But while they have the skills, they also have a wealth of knowledge to draw upon from surviving dozens upon dozens of battles and witnessing much in life.
They'll have mastered several tricks and will know a catalogue of unmastered tricks that they can whip out should the situation call for it. They'll almost certainly have a handful of hugareida at their disposal alongside powerful tools.
The longer a Norseman lives, the more wild they are.
By adulthood at Age 16 it is expected, though rarely reached, that a Norseman will have 4-5 Hamr and 3-4 Hugr. The normal amount of orthstirr a Norseman will have at 16 is somewhere between 20 and 30 while having 15-25 dice in their combat pool.
They'll have Glima 1 or 2 and probably be Rank 2 or 3 in a few combat skills as well as Rank 2 or 3 in a smattering of non-combat skills. They'll likely have a 4 in something like Farming or Labor, sometimes both.
They'll likely know about 7 or 8 tricks and might even have started to master one or two of them.
Age 20
At Age 20, a Norseman is now eligible to participate in Raid Trials, which were tests of strength and skill to see if they were worthy of going on a raid. Sometimes, younger men would try their hand and, if they showed outstanding capabilities, they would be allowed to join.
The normal stat-spread of a Norseman eligible for raiding is 5-6 Hamr (though Hamr 7 isn't too terribly uncommon) and 4-6 Hugr. They'll likely have around 40-60 orthstirr available to them and will have a combat dice pool of 30-40.
They'll have at least 2 in Glima and all combat skills with 4 or 5 in their highest skill. Their non-combat skills will probably be at 3 or 4, sometimes 5 or 6 if they're more common. Farming and/or Labor will likely be at 7, as they will have had to spend a lot of time doing that sort of thing out in the fields if they're running their own farm.
They'll likely know anywhere from 8 to 15 tricks and will likely have mastered one with a few others on the way. It's not uncommon for a Norseman at this age to have learned a hugareida of some kind.
Age 30 and Onwards
If a Norseman has made it to Age 30, then they're going to be an established badass. At least 7 in both Hamr and Hugr. They'll have orthstirr in the hundreds and dozens of dice in their combat pool.
Their combat skills will be high, as well as their non-combat skills. But while they have the skills, they also have a wealth of knowledge to draw upon from surviving dozens upon dozens of battles and witnessing much in life.
They'll have mastered several tricks and will know a catalogue of unmastered tricks that they can whip out should the situation call for it. They'll almost certainly have a handful of hugareida at their disposal alongside powerful tools.
The longer a Norseman lives, the more wild they are.
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….Why does it sound like it's abnormal for Norsemen to reach thirty?
I.F. Ister
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Way higher non-combat, typically higher hugr.
Very little in the way of combat skills. Not a lot of orthstirr comparatively. Small combat dice pools.
This doesn't really change all that much as they age.
In Viking Age Scandinavia, 50% of the population was 15 or younger.
Few parents lived to see their children marry, even fewer lived to see grandchildren. Multi-generational families were rare.
I.F. Ister
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Voting is now closed.