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Title: Ruin World, The Central Kingdom
Post by: saltmummy626 on September 16, 2015, 07:36:44 pm

Today, you will brave the dangers of the central kingdom, not for glory or treasure, but for knowledge. You work for the Historical college in Gulgatha. Your party has been traveling for several days now. Today marks your first day on the eastern side of the Salt river, and your first day in the central kingdom. You remember clearly as you set camp the day before thinking that the woods on this side of the river were oddly silent, and that there seemed to be an odd sensation of being watched hanging over you. According to reports read before setting off, such a sensation is common. The central kingdom is a haunted place after all, but you did not expect to see or hear so little wildlife. Everything about this place seems so... empty.

[A little bit of background and information concerning Ruin world]

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Long ago, the Central Kingdom was the hub of human civilization and the center of a great hub of trade with the dwarves and the ratkind. Incessant war with the elves in the south caused the central kingdoms borders to be in a constant state of flux, but as long as it had allies, the central kingdom stood firm against them. This does not mean that it would do so forever. The King Amon Ahz, and his children were assassinated and the resulting civil war put the central kingdom at the mercy of the elves when they once again marched forth from their glittering citadels. The central kingdom fell, but in that fall so too came the fall of the elves at the hands of one whose rage and madness they could not match, and whose undying nature they did not predict.

Ruin world is a world whose name perfectly describes it. The world is as a ruin and so, Ruin World. It once had another name, but much has changed since that time. Ruin world was once home to a great many fantastic creatures. These are gone now. Ruin world was home to elves, who are also gone now. Dwarves? The recent crusades and bizarre plagues have almost completely wiped them out. The ratkind have become very rare in the kingdoms of man, most have returned to their homeland across the sea and trade with mankind has been mostly cut off. The only magic left in the world is the force of undeath which has become so entwined with the other forces of magic that they have become utterly indistinguishable from that which corrupts them, as a result, the undead are VERY common. anything that dies on ruin world, will get back up unless the body is burned or properly sanctified. If this goes over well, you will learn more about ruin world and help me develop the lore myself.

[setup]

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Pick whatever items you want to start with, don't get too ridiculous though. Remember that you will be going into a land where there is little game to hunt, though their may be plants and such to supplement whatever you bring. The "theme" of this world is low steampunk/grim fantasy. When it comes to weapons, think swords, rotary pistols, flintlock carbines and When it comes to armor, think leather, boiler plates, or nothing at all. Your character must be human, sorry for taking the choice of race away, its the only stipulation I place on you. Whatever equipment you want to take with you, you will also start with your traveling papers, one (or more) blank journals, and a letter containing a description of things to keep an eye out for and various dangers/phenomena to expect. You are adventurers of course, but your primary function on this journey is as historians or archaeologists. Selecting skills is completely optional. Any knowledge you bring into the RP is what your character brings, by selecting a skill or advantage though you gain special insight into things that have to do with that skill or knowledge, stuff you do not know or cant do irl. The drawback is that you only get one for free. If you want more than one skill, you have to take a disadvantage too. three skills/advantages? Two disadvantages. A disadvantage can also be an ineptitude in a different skill. Good at survival, terrible at fighting. that kind of thing. Your character also has a basic understanding of your choice of history, artifice, or lore. you are from the college after all. Once I have at least two or three players, I will start this thing proper.

[char sheet format]

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(name)
(your selection of basic equipment, see section on setup for details on the worlds "theme.")
(choice of major [history, artifice, or lore])
(OPTIONAL: skills, again see section on setup for details on skills/advantages.)
(OPTIONAL: disadvantages, you only need one of these if you take more than one advantage or skill.)
(background, if you so desire)

Title: Re: Ruin World, The Central Kingdom
Post by: saltmummy626 on September 25, 2015, 05:05:44 am

Well, seeing as this may need a kick to get going...

Few of you slept well in the night, and so you find it difficult to awake this morning. You can see much better in the morning light though, and you find that you have set camp not far from what appears to be an ancient guard house. A low squat building facing the road with a tower attached to it's side. The roof has collapsed long ago.

From your campsite by the side of the overgrown cobble road, you can still faintly hear the noise of the salt river from the direction you came the previous day and the thought of the crossing makes some of you feel nervous at the thought of having to do it again. Your guide claims that the bridge over the river collapsed several years ago.

Speaking of your guide...
As you go about your morning business, your guide approaches you and states that he will not be accompanying you any further. The western men may live along the salt river, but they do not cross it. In recompense though, he unrolls an old skin map and begins giving advice. "My clans shaman claims that in the old days, the road we walk was a trade route." He points out a tiny symbol on the map, your own does not have this symbol, and then points towards the building up ahead.. "This is where we are, one of the old customs houses of the central kingdom. Our shaman claims that guards checked over trade caravans from Gulgatha to be sure that they were not transporting forbidden goods, whatever those may have been." He traces a line on the map, "If you intend to go all the way to the old capital, you will have to pass through Old Hok and Imn, but it is safer to simply go around Imn. It is said that Old Hok is little more than a field of rotting foundations and old bones. Might be fine to go through it." After a moment of thought, he rolls up the map and hands it over. "Now I really must leave, but one last bit of advice: Trust none that you meet on the road. There are no travelers in the central kingdom. When in need, seek out the imperfect. They will know this side of the river better than my people. A few of them are crazed people though, so be wary."

Title: Re: Ruin World, The Central Kingdom
Post by: LionSiege on September 26, 2015, 12:44:51 pm

[Make a character sheet and I join.]

Title: Re: Ruin World, The Central Kingdom
Post by: Wayward Pilgrim on September 26, 2015, 12:52:38 pm

Quote from: maxthethrax on September 26, 2015, 12:44:51 pm

[Make a character sheet and I join.]

Seconding this. Seems neat. Or do you want us to freeform it?

Title: Re: Ruin World, The Central Kingdom
Post by: saltmummy626 on September 28, 2015, 04:17:57 am

alright, Ill update the OP with a character sheet format.

aaaaand thats done. If there are any questions about it, feel free to ask.

Title: Re: Ruin World, The Central Kingdom
Post by: Forrest on September 28, 2015, 10:24:08 am

I may yet make a sheet for this. Seems cool.

Title: Re: Ruin World, The Central Kingdom
Post by: BadSniper on September 28, 2015, 12:42:23 pm

Looks interesting enough. I guess I'll bite and make a char sheet when I'm not on a school laptop.