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Formaroth: Battle for the Throne

Swedes. A hopeless bunch.

Formaroth: Battle for the Throne

Echo identified this as being fallen

Formaroth: Battle for the Throne

he will return eventually.

we'll read up on things later.

Formaroth: Battle for the Throne

depends on whether we get a spark tomorrow, which is not too likely. we've got a good bit of final packing to take care of then. As for when after easter? no idea.

Formaroth: Battle for the Throne

we'll be gone from tomorrow afternoon our time.

back late our time on the 17th.

Formaroth: Battle for the Throne

magic skill tier thing would probably have to be a good bit more complex.

After all, it needs to cover both those who focus on one (or two) schools and those who dabble in everything. is someone average in three-four schools ranked higher than someone excellent in one and useless in all others?

Why do people not want to do premade plots?

The difference between a good pre-made plot and a bad one is often how open it is. Whether the characters are overly defined by one party or not and whether there are available plot hooks for the other player(s) to either easily implement or grab onto. If neither of those are present, it can typically be a poor pre-made plot, though we suppose exceptions can exist to that too.

However, with sufficient amount of hooks and character options, an RP isn't doomed even with the final result of the story set prior to launch.

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For convenience of browsing, we tweaked formatting of your list from above, @TheDuncanMorgan...

Combat Skill Tier list

Tier 1 (The Peak of Perfection. 'No rival under heaven')

Giles Blackwell - Known as the best swordsman in Formaroth and the tales of his skill are no exaggeration.
Bearnard Sutharlan - Famed throughout the southern kingdoms for his skill. Possibly the only person who could match Giles in terms of skill.
Claus Rotstein - Though his skill is relatively unknown, those who face him soon realize that his swordsmanship is among the best Formaroth has to offer.
Erock Greensworth - The pride and joy of the Greenworth family, Erock may only have one skill in life but it is one he excels at.
Alice Rallar - One is not put on the High council without good reason.

Tier 2 (Approaching the peak of human talent, few are their equals)

Beatrice Blackwell - Though not as skilled as her father, Beatrice is still renowned throughout Alenius for her swordsmanship.
Alun DeGrande - Easily the best fighter in all of Uzgob.
Cormag Sutharlan - Just like Beatrice, Cormag learnt from the best.
Evennis - The champion of the Colosseum games, Patrick chose his bodyguard well.

Tier 3 (Are masters among experts)

Anna Sutharlan - Her arrow rarely miss, and are almost always fatal.
Aureus Wulfrick - Prided as being the best swordsman in his house, and for good reason.
Ulf - Many will run before fighting this gigantic brute.
Mylla Staghain - Mylla is always the first into combat, much to the dismay of her opponents on the front line.
Commander Elduin - House Neptuna chose their elven commander well.

Tier 4 (A true professional, far more talented than most)

Maror Lanistark - Just as likely to beat you to death with his hands as he is to kill you with his axe.
Serala Lanistark - Identical to her brother.
Alex Nacsel - Head of the Cawanor military, as proficient with his sword as he is with his mind.
Helen Bludvist - Though being in charge of the Cawanor Navy, it would be foolish to underestimate her.
Eclipse Kornova - Though his skill in close combat is lacking compared to the others in this tier, his skill with a bow is something all his enemies should fear.

Tier 5 (Experts who thrive in the heart of combat)

Ramfrey Hansard - Alicja is lucky to have such a skilled fighter to protect her.
Godwyn Mazeltof - Was known thoughout Ralda for his swordsmanship, the fact he was able to hold out against Erock while injured is a testament of his skill.
Daeron Humber - Though at his best on a horse, his skill is not to be denied.
Lady Grim - Though she relies on her magic, she is still able to hold her own using mundane weaponry.
Andrew Manshrew - Though behind his friend and mentor Alun, Andrew is a man you would not wish to cross blades with.
Tokugawa Ieyasu - Specially chosen by Lady Grim.
Lycaon Issorat - A skilled knight who knows how to swing a sword. Though out of practice his past experiences still serve him well.
Daeleth Brucas - Made commander by Lycaon for good reason.

Tier 6 (More skilled than the average soldier, but hardly an expert)

Patrick De Reimer - Though he has learnt how to use a sword well, Patrick lacks experience given he chooses to remain away from the battle so as to better command his troops.
Drevala Blackwell - Though she is no stranger to martial combat, it is her skill in magic that makes her a dangerous opponent.
Vivian Blackwell - Though a skilled assassin she lacks experience fighting in real combat. She is more likely to stab you in the back than face you in combat.
Eli Blackwell - Though not as good as the rest of his family, Eli is still more skilled than the majority.
Alenius - Though skilled with a mace, Alenius has been out of practice for a while.

Tier 7 (The same level as a normal soldier)

Thanatos Thale - His desire to drive our the witch of thale manor has motivated Thanatos to hone his skills.
George LeWest - Though a skilled fighter at sea, his poor 'land legs' cripple his performance on the battlefield.
Elizabeth Manshrew - Despite her young age, Elizabeth Manshrew can match soldiers nearly twice her age.

Tier 8 (Knows a bit about combat, but couldn't hold their own against professionals)

Anabla Sutharlan - Though she is skilled at comanding fleets, her skill in combat is Adequate at best.
Aulus - Though he trained under Daeron, most of his lessons went in one ear and out the other.

Tier 9 (Knows only the basics and still has a lot to learn)

Dominus Thale - Though once skilled at combat, age and lack of practice has caused Dominus to loose any expertise he might have had.
Duncan De Reimer - He knows how to hold a sword correctly, but has no idea how to use it.
Urd Raudhfell - Knows only the basics of combat.
Naomi Blackwell - Has picked up details from her family, but but has no experience herself.

Tier 10 (no knowledge of combat)

Isabel De Reimer - Never saw the point of fending for herself, given she is always followed around by Ulf.
Lanaya Dionisa - Prefers to keep away from mundane weaponary.
Alex - Throws up at the first sight of blood.

Why do people not want to do premade plots?

Another reason that many avoid pre-made plots is actually deceptively simple: The plots do not match their interests at the time.

The interests of RPers—especially RPers on the search for new stories—are notoriously fickle. There is no telling what it'll take to make a plot that is "acceptable" to the general RPer because of that. What attracts one will definitely push away another.

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no system is perfect. besides, if you want to have a full tier system that always determines winners, the simplest solution is to implement a complete tabletop system. But everyone here knows that this isn't a stat-based RP.

In here, a tier system that covers all general levels (and not just best-of-best) would be a rough idea. A skilled (or lucky) weakling can still kill one of the best given the right situation. For example, even the most powerful mage tends to leak out in all the wrong ways if someone sinks a blade or arrow into their heart or brain or somesuch. Or for a more martial example, a man (or woman) dressed in a perfect suit of full plate mail—which is the medieval equivalent of a tank (as someone here coined it)—will still die they get an arrow through the eyeslot of their helmet or simply get thrown into a river or lake deep enough not to stand on the bottom of while keeping head above surface.