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Game of Thrones : The Pact of Ice and Fire (Always Open)

@Asura I like the look of the sheet. What do you think of the last book possibly foreshadowing a Romeo and Juliet situation between the Blackwoods and Brackens?

@MrDidact

That was the implication I was making, but considering there is no Lord Bracken, I left it vague.

Civilization - New Lands, New Glory! V. 2.0

I'd like to slip my name into the waiting hat if spots on it open, with the advent of inactivity purging.

The 'Explain The Appeal Of......' Thread

Can someone explain the appeal of Fallout? I've only played New Vegas and 4, but it strikes me as second-rate as both a shooter and an rpg. Games like, for example, the Far Cry series, have better action and shooting, and Elder Scrolls-type (to use another Bethesda series) games beat it as an rpg. I get it's a blend of two genres, it's never going to be the best at either, but I think it could have done both better than it did. Like I said, if I want to play a shooter, I'll play a better shooter, if I want to play an rpg, I'll play a better rpg. Maybe it's just me, but I don't see why Fallout has gotten as much hype as it has.

@JaceBeleren

The unique, 1950s utopia meets nuclear wasteland survival setting. That's what sets it apart and makes it popular. Plus, it's a Bethesda product, so it has a very stable brand to stand upon.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

I'm a sucker for flowery, overly descriptive writing as well, so Hemingway cramps my style something fierce.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

I'm cross with personality sections, in part because of things like that. It sticks you with a very set boundary for a character you've yet to use or flesh out. I don't think Tolkien took to a diary and wrote out a couple paragraphs detailing how his major characters would react to specific scenarios. I don't even see why other people need to be told, word for word, how my character is supposed to behave. Observe their actions through the IC and make your own conclusions.

Game of Thrones : The Pact of Ice and Fire (Always Open)

Show canon. Awful, non-GRRM, boosted bonobo show canon.

Game of Thrones : The Pact of Ice and Fire (Always Open)

Will be working on my PoVs pending the recruitment of friends. Do let me know if my pictures stretch the page. I'm on mobile and cannot tell.

House Blackwood

House Blackwood

'Our Strength Gathers'

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House Blackwood of Raventree Hall is an old house from Raventree Hall in the riverlands, one of the main families sworn to House Tully. They once ruled the riverlands as kings during the Age of Heroes. They blazon their arms with a flock of ravens on scarlet surrounding a dead weirwood upon a black escutcheon.

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As an important vassal within the river lands, the host of House Blackwood is formidable in both size and armament. Kept sharp by constant skirmish with House Bracken of Stone Hedge and the internal strife of their home lands, the troops under Blackwood banners hold more experience than most levy from neighboring lands. The host is estimated to number four to five thousand swords, with one fourth of this number mounted on horseback. The men of Raventree Hall are renown throughout the kingdoms for their prowess as archers, the likes of which also holding a significant presence in their ranks.

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Brynden Blackwood [55] & Melina Blackwood Née Piper [41]
--Draedon Blackwood [23]
--Falina Blackwood [16]
--Edmund Blackwood [12]

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With the fall of the Lannister regime and rise of the dragonlords to the Iron Throne, House Blackwood too gained a semblance of strength back. With the Freys ousted from Riverrun and a Tully once again, Lord Tytos Blackwood made to right the wrongs which had occurred during the war of five kings. In particular, the return of lands stolen by House Bracken during their turn to the Lannisters were of Paramount importance. While he managed to return the Woodhedge and Crossbow Ridge to Blackwood hands, the Buckle, Lord's Mill, and Honeytree remained in their rival's hands as chaos consumed the river lands in the advent of Essosi migrants brought with the newly crowned Queen.

Lord Tytos would pass away in his sleep in 306 AC, leaving the House to his eldest son, Brynden. Brynden was a more reasonable man than his father, whom worked tirelessly to try and settle peace with the influx of these immigrants from a land far away and quell the cultural clash, to less than stellar avail. His patience did not extend to the neighbouring Brackens, whose feud over territory now extended to the Essosi, with both sides driving groups of the newly christened citizens onto the other's lands. Brynden managed to form a good relationship with House Tully by way of his brother in law, one Marq Piper, a close friend of Edmure Tully.

Through this bond, Brynden both secured the return of the Buckle and Lord's Mill, to the Bracken's ire, as well as the fostering ofhis son and heir, Draedon, at Riverrun. He had hoped of providing a stable home for the rambunctious boy. As quickly became apparent, however, the presence of the easy going Edmure in his life only helped to encourage the vices present in the lad.

Currently, the House is still ruled by Brynden, but his health is purportedly failing in his old age. His heir, Draedon, is a daring and cocksure young knight and sits poised to accept the lordship in the event of his father's demise. The feud with the Brackens remains strong to this day, with skirmishes in recent months heating under the implication that the scion of House Blackwood raped a daughter of Lord Bracken, something the fiery knight vehemently denies.

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Ser Draedon Blackwood
Lady Falina Blackwood

Ser Draedon Blackwood

Draedon Blackwood

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Born at Raventree Hall, 302 AC

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Blackwood

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~Proves to be a skillful tactician with a certain charisma and sense of bravado that makes him an inspiring leader to the smallfolk in his retinues.
~Good rider, skilled swordsmen and masterful marksmen.
~Known to be hotheaded, brash and strong willed.
~Though knighted in the oils of the Seven, he is a devout worshipper of the Old Gods.
~Accused of forcing himself upon the daughter of Lord Bracken, although he insists he never laid a hand upon the lass.

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Brynden Blackwood [55] & Melina Blackwood Née Piper [41]
--Draedon Blackwood [23]
--Falina Blackwood [16]
--Edmund Blackwood [12]