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[X] Plan: My unexpected life as a new trade Prince
Unexpected Glory (A CK2-style Quest)
- Thread starter StormyAngel
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- Original Fantasy
[X] Serolmic Region
[X] Yes.
[X] Study the native language. You're decently proficient at it already, but a little extra practice couldn't hurt. (???)
I feel that this is the best option because we won't have to deal with the nobility as much as the other two choices.
[X] Yes.
[X] Study the native language. You're decently proficient at it already, but a little extra practice couldn't hurt. (???)
I feel that this is the best option because we won't have to deal with the nobility as much as the other two choices.
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- United States of America
So close. Vote should be closed by now but @StormyAngel is still offline. The suspense is killing me. Its anyone's game boys
@Plausitivity is there anyway I can change your mind? /fans self seductively
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Oof. This one changed quickly. I'm back now, but seeing as how things have heated up I'm going to hold the vote open a few more hours to make sure I'm not just closing it in favor of one or the other.
In the meantime, I'll weigh in with some more information on both of the frontrunners that may help you all come to a consensus. Give me a minute to type this up.
In the meantime, I'll weigh in with some more information on both of the frontrunners that may help you all come to a consensus. Give me a minute to type this up.
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Thanks a lot, so hows the worldbuilding coming along? I know you say orcs live in this land but are we talking buff goliaths 8ft tall swole.
More humanoid in form and simply a bit more green then your average human.?
Or more elder scrollsy.
Also how high fantasy is this? Or is it more low fantasy ? Are there other known races. I dont really know the source material
More humanoid in form and simply a bit more green then your average human.?
Or more elder scrollsy.
Also how high fantasy is this? Or is it more low fantasy ? Are there other known races. I dont really know the source material
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[X] Plan: My unexpected life as a new trade Prince
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- USA
Edit: So on second thought, maybe instead of more information, what you need is a little perspective. Sorry, for not including more information in this post. I can answer questions though, seeing as I'm going to be free for a little while now.
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In a way, I suppose I ought to count this as a success, because I wanted all of the options to be appealing. 2/3 I guess, so yay?
Port Helm is indeed a strong position to leverage your diplomatic/intrigue strengths. And the Serolmic Region carries a lot of strategic weight. You can easily succeed in either location, but the question you need to be asking yourselves is: Succeed at What?
Do you want to join the great political game and make a play for King? Do you want to secure your lands and position and ride out the chaos? Do you think the orcs are being underestimated and want to unite everyone to prepare for the fight of your lives? Do you want to plot and scheme against Emperor Magnus, and lead the Eastern Province as an independent Empire?
Port Helm and the Serolmic Region will each give you different advantages towards different scenarios. Select the one you think will help you along towards your ultimate goal.
I also want to note that if you think voting for Port Helm means you'll be safe and never see a battle, you may be in the wrong quest. And if you think Serolm is the only option with strategic value you aren't thinking big enough.
The Vote
So what now? you ask. Well, I'm going to leave the vote open for at least a minimum of 24 hours from when it was posted (2 hours from now.) If by then the vote hasn't settled clearly in one direction or another, I'll wait for another 4-5 hours. If then it still hasn't settled, I'll announce a final deadline and that will be that.
In the meantime, I'll be working on a dozen other things that I'll need to have ready for the next two posts regardless of how the vote goes (quest mechanics, lore, etc.). So the time won't be wasted, and ideally, everyone will get their chance to vote.
Original Post:
In a way, I suppose I ought to count this as a success, because I wanted all of the options to be appealing. 2/3 I guess, so yay?
Port Helm is indeed a strong position to leverage your diplomatic/intrigue strengths. And the Serolmic Region carries a lot of strategic weight. You can easily succeed in either location, but the question you need to be asking yourselves is: Succeed at What?
Do you want to join the great political game and make a play for King? Do you want to secure your lands and position and ride out the chaos? Do you think the orcs are being underestimated and want to unite everyone to prepare for the fight of your lives? Do you want to plot and scheme against Emperor Magnus, and lead the Eastern Province as an independent Empire?
Port Helm and the Serolmic Region will each give you different advantages towards different scenarios. Select the one you think will help you along towards your ultimate goal.
I also want to note that if you think voting for Port Helm means you'll be safe and never see a battle, you may be in the wrong quest. And if you think Serolm is the only option with strategic value you aren't thinking big enough.
The Vote
So what now? you ask. Well, I'm going to leave the vote open for at least a minimum of 24 hours from when it was posted (2 hours from now.) If by then the vote hasn't settled clearly in one direction or another, I'll wait for another 4-5 hours. If then it still hasn't settled, I'll announce a final deadline and that will be that.
In the meantime, I'll be working on a dozen other things that I'll need to have ready for the next two posts regardless of how the vote goes (quest mechanics, lore, etc.). So the time won't be wasted, and ideally, everyone will get their chance to vote.
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Well that's some loaded questions there. I feel like maybe we could've had a motivation vote in character creation to clarify that.
Personally I'll go against the normal grain and say I just want to lead our lands well but not look to undermine our Emperor or look to form a new country.
Personally I'll go against the normal grain and say I just want to lead our lands well but not look to undermine our Emperor or look to form a new country.
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I think a big thing is that we currently dont know the political climate (we should cus of BG vote) but I can understand the qm being hesitant to info dump us.
Personally I dont think we should aim for king of eastern lands. Atleast not yet. Our position is nowhere near secure. We dont really have the martial to secure the land against enemy armies (orcs) and were freshly made nobles from humble beginnings.
I dont know political climate but I can make a guess that the nobles arent pleased at the death toll the empire has incurred in this war even with the capturing of NEW LAND. The emperor has no heirs atm so his position is very volatile.
I think instead we should play kingmaker. Find someone we like of good standing and bloodline with really good martial and back him or her up.
We can be the richest mofos in the new land and that will get us status and prestige and when our family comes over they can use their skills to fashion new uniforms/ tabards/ standards and all sorts of cool things to make our people and new house stand out.
It's why I'm really pushing for trade prince right now. Even if there is combat or pirates or violence as the qm states , I think we can handle it.
Personally I dont think we should aim for king of eastern lands. Atleast not yet. Our position is nowhere near secure. We dont really have the martial to secure the land against enemy armies (orcs) and were freshly made nobles from humble beginnings.
I dont know political climate but I can make a guess that the nobles arent pleased at the death toll the empire has incurred in this war even with the capturing of NEW LAND. The emperor has no heirs atm so his position is very volatile.
I think instead we should play kingmaker. Find someone we like of good standing and bloodline with really good martial and back him or her up.
We can be the richest mofos in the new land and that will get us status and prestige and when our family comes over they can use their skills to fashion new uniforms/ tabards/ standards and all sorts of cool things to make our people and new house stand out.
It's why I'm really pushing for trade prince right now. Even if there is combat or pirates or violence as the qm states , I think we can handle it.
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Also I'm super excited for the hero unit/ advisor votes.
I'm pretty sure were gonna get our squire buddy childhood friend /secret husbando route
Husbando. You may be disappointed if I follow through with an idea I had. We'll see.So I actually did a ton of work on the potential advisors before I had to log off for a while, and while some of that was based on the assumption that you'd all be headed to Serolm, I think most of it will still be usable regardless of where you end up. You may find different options more appealing in certain locations, but that was always going to happen. Let me just say, I'm pretty happy with how it's shaping up.
The others were correct, I'm counting every vote, plan and individual. @Mr.rodent was also correct in that we will be switching over to Plan voting. In this very next update actually, because otherwise it'll just be too much to keep track of. :lol
Well that's a good thing, because the source material is my brain.
But I don't have a lot of answers for you just yet. Except that the world building has been keeping pace. Unfortunately, I like to have the whole thing assembled before I reveal any pieces of it, because that's the only way to be sure it all fits together.Obviously, I've overcome that tendency somewhat in order to write a quest, but it still holds true in some instances. revealing world building I'm unsure of is one of them.
I can say for the orcs that you're heading in the wrong direction. Think Lord of the Rings Orcs. Savage. And I'm aiming for high fantasy, or at least what I associate with the term. What does it mean to you?
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Votes like that are tricky things. Once they've been held, they become a permanent part of the character, and can be a real hassle if players want to change their mind because of new info/worlbuilding/etc.
I prefer to think of the lot of you as Rickard's personal motivations. Sure, you pull in different directions sometimes, but doesn't that happen to everyone?
And that's a perfectly viable option. This quest isn't on any railroad tracks, I promise.
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Noooooooo , no Joan of arc female knight expy. My secret husbando routeeeeeeeeee.
Ooof those some ugly orcs....uhhh I guess no orc waifu?
And high fantasy to me generally means full on gods, magic, a bunch of different races, dragons, mythical creatures , potions and all sorts of shit. Elder scrolls, dnd, RPGs of all sorts.
Wherass low fantasy is more GoT. Theres magic and shit but it's a lot more low key. Things are more realistic or midevil . It's more grounded in reality then high fantasy
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*scribble scribble*
Yeah...probably not.
Hm. I think I was underestimating just how prevalent magic is in High Fantasy. That being said, I'm definitely aiming further along that end of the spectrum than GoT. I half included the orcs just to make a point about the kind of fantasy this would be: multiple races, magic is real, etc. The exact amount of that stuff though? Let me know what you think in an update or two.
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Now now. Just becuase the orcs are ugly doesnt mean theres not some other beautiful fantasy race creature out there.
What's that, one of the options is right next to the sea?
"
Up where they walk
Up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free
Wish I could be
Part of that world"
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<.<
*reads post*
>.>
*reads notes*
...
hm.
*scribble scribble*
I am happy to report a sudden and inexplicable leap forward on the worldbuilding side of things.
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Ah yes, that actually reminds me. I needed to add something I had forgotten.
Gainted Trait: Not So Common After All: As a commoner who has been raised to join the peerage some nobles will insist on looking down on you. Commoners will have an easier time in your presence than that of other nobles. (-2 Diplomacy v. Nobles, +2 Diplomacy v. Commoners.)
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Ooof. Were gonna need a training montage eventually.
YOU WILL BE OUR FRIEND.
We can throw all the shade. And spilleth all the tea.
not bad not bad. Trade king here we come.
We arent an idiot. But we aren't a scholar either.
prob gonna need a court wizard fast...
Some very impressive traits. Overall I am happy, the negative malus with the nobles is practically non existant with our stats
Personally I am fine with having a shit Martial stat. It's nice to have a character with clear weaknesses. Better we just source a good Marshall when the time comes and focus on looking good when reviewing the troops.
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Diplomacy: 15+2+2+2+2 = 23
.....23+2=25
An Imperial Gift: Handcrafted by the world renowned master craftsman Salander, this Guitar is as beautiful in tone as it is appearance. With it, your music becomes sublime. (+2 Diplomacy when used.)
....
25+2= 27
we literally have a +27 modifier with commoners.
Holy. Fuck. Guys. ....we might have broke the quest already.
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Don't forget, the Port Helm Commoners Hate Your Guts. You're gonna need it.
Edit: How high is you're intrigue again? Oh yeah... *scribble scribble*
Edit Again: Anyone for Serolm?
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Don't forget, the Port Helm Commoners Hate Your Guts. You're gonna need it.
Edit: How high is you're intrigue again? Oh yeah... *scribble scribble*
Giveth me my mermaid husbando *cough cough* I mean uhhh waifu..... and I shall bleed all the blood.