Tales of Trevast: OOC/Discussion

[Tristar]

Be ballsy.

Make them marineers or vikings. Board ships. Terrify the local folk.
BRING OUT THE MARINES.

 

[Cainhurst Crow]

lol, i just like giving you a hard time.

@TheHook1 @Tristar feel free to make your concepts, and consider yourselves added. :) I may make a new one too. I'll probably be the king's family and play more a backseat to moderate things rather than actively participate. But idk.

I'm thinking either knightly houses or one who takes pride as a martial focused house. One whose origin are steeped in head collecting and bloody conflict.

Using the name House Wolnir as a placeholder. HEre is their banner.

 

[The Captain]

I'm thinking either knightly houses or one who takes pride as a martial focused house. One whose origin are steeped in head collecting and bloody conflict.

Both me and @Tristar kind of have military focused houses, his being cavalry while mine is naval.

 

[Cainhurst Crow]

Both me and @Tristar kind of have military focused houses, his being cavalry while mine is naval.

Infantry for me then. We hold the line.

 

[Cainhurst Crow]

Actually, I'm curious. In this setting, are there going to be requirements for what kind of martial skills we bring? I might want to try and make a house of ninjas if that's okay. Skirmishers who fight at a distance or from behind enemy lines.

 

[Fyremage]

That was my big concern, I can't make heads or tails of the kingdom's geography. I get the history and politics, but the borders elude me.

The general shape of Trevast (colored Red on the map, except for that section on the far west). The major river in that map is the Peylon. The River Abnaki is basically the border between the red area and the area immediately to the east. I'm looking to remake the map though so hang tight.

 

[Fyremage]

Actually, I'm curious. In this setting, are there going to be requirements for what kind of martial skills we bring? I might want to try and make a house of ninjas if that's okay. Skirmishers who fight at a distance or from behind enemy lines.

In essence, you have 50 points to use to fill out your house's attributes, as demonstrated in my original example. So I would recommend to use those to flesh out in a fair manner what type of house you are creating. The specifics are up to you if you'd prefer to specialize in a certain type of combat.

 

[Arcangel]

This looks interesting. How does it work and can i make a house?

 

[The Captain]

I'm thinking about making my House more...civilized, given how militaristic many houses are becoming.

 

[Fyremage]

Posted a map of the region in my second post.

 

[Fyremage]

This looks interesting. How does it work and can i make a house?

So essentially, you would make your own house using a simple 50 point allocation template, shown in my example. After allocating your attributes, you then proceed to roll 2D10 to determine family size, 1D10 for attendant size, and write up a profile for the house. You could make individual character profiles as well, but that's the jist.

does that answer your question?

 

[Arcangel]

For the most part. Where is the point system?

So essentially, you would make your own house using a simple 50 point allocation template, shown in my example. After allocating your attributes, you then proceed to roll 2D10 to determine family size, 1D10 for attendant size, and write up a profile for the house. You could make individual character profiles as well, but that's the jist.

does that answer your question?

 

[Fyremage]

@Arclight @Cainhurst Crow @TheHook1 @Tristar

Here are the categories and rules that govern each category. I will paste this in the second post as well.

Total points allowed to allocate at start: 50

Army: However many points invested in this equals how large your army is. Every point counts as a thousand soldiers. If I have 10 points invested here, this house has 10,000 troops.

Stockpile: However many points I have invested in this category equals how well outfitted my army is, and how well they could last during a siege. This category is pretty loosely defined, but suffice to say if you only have 5 points here, you have basic equipment and have trouble maintaining long sieges. If you have 10, you are moderately outfitted and are decent at siege work. 15-20, you can withstand long, drawn out sieges and your army is very well outfitted, with regard to weapons, plate, etc.

Honor/Prestige: This attribute affects how many vassal houses you have, and how well your relations are with them. This is, again loosely defined. The higher your rating, the stronger your vassals can be, as well as your ties. When making a vassal house, they use a similar attribute tree, but only have 25 points to spend instead of 50

Castle: This determines how large and defensible your castle is. Lower values mean the hold is small, though stout and defendable. Higher values make the castle much more formidable and larger in appearance.

Espionage: This attribute actually does have rules that I wrote on the old site, but they are kinda complicated. To keep things simple, this determines how adept at spying and counter-espionage you are. Lower values mean you are not as effective as others at spying, although you can defend against assassinations at the base level expected of a noble house. Higher values increase your potency at assassinations and defense against assassination.

 

[Fyremage]

I have updated the map with castle locations. If you wish to claim a castle location for your house, call it out to me with relation to the map. Feel free to download the map and circle your choice. First come first serve.

Heldrayth is reserved, as I will play the king's family.

Kaith is reserved for story reasons.

 

[Carthage]

Alright, so what house types are still available? I'm definitely interested with this.

 

[Fyremage]

Alright, so what house types are still available? I'm definitely interested with this.

So far it's still pretty open. No one has really submitted a house yet. The only reservation Is I will be the royal family.

 

[Carthage]

Ah. What kinds are there? Or is it pretty freeform?

 

[Lucy Lou]

Is this going to be like the thread that Frank and crew are doing or is it going to be like actual RP versus the allocation of troops and such?

 

[Fyremage]

Ah. What kinds are there? Or is it pretty freeform?

It's pretty freeform, although obviously they must be wtihin the realm of Trevast unless you wanna be creative and it's well written. Like a barbarian clan or something lol.

Feel free to use my old house writeup as an example. Forgive the poor grammar that was a long time ago.

 

[Fyremage]

Is this going to be like the thread that Frank and crew are doing or is it going to be like actual RP versus the allocation of troops and such?

It would be a mixture of pvp and rp, although I will tolerate no drama! :)