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Welcome to Terrenum


This will be a narrative-driven campaign. As a player, you will be caught in the middle of a battle between two great nations in this fantasy world. While your starting points are fixed, your course through history is not. However, know that there are always reprecussions for one's actions. It is possible for player characters to die or to be crippled in this adventure, although killing people off is not my goal. Anybody who does lose a character, or anybody who wants to try a different concept, is invited to make another and get back into the game.

Terrenum is a collaborative adventure in a Medieval fantasy setting. It borrows from many elements of table top and classical historical references. The goal of this project is to create an engaging and easy system that grounds the actions in the game and gives weight to player decisions.

Adult themes such as violence, gambling, strong language, mild gore, morally questionable institutional policies, drugs and alcohol and mild sexual content may be present in this game. There will be no scenes detailing sexual actions in this game. Gore, while it may be depicted, is to done so in as tasteful a manner as possible.

Code of Conduct


As always, read and understand the host forum's Terms of Service. They apply here.

Just as always, I reserve the right to exclude people from this role play without needing to give a reason. I am the sole judge in who gets to join in the first place.

Conduct is simple. Behave like an adult while you are acting as a member of this group. If you need to have this explained to you, then it is best that you join another game instead.

Pictures are not, nor will they ever be, required for access to this game. Some beautification for posts is fine but consider this as a rule of thumb; if it takes more effort to create your post template than it does to make the post itself, then your template is too complicated.

There is no post order. I may only be able to post once a day or less because of real life obligations. I do not expect anybody to marry this game. The story progresses on my posts. You , as the players, have until I progress the story to make your posts. If you wish to work out a system amongst yourselves, then be my guest. However, there should never be a reason where you are forced to wait ffor anybody else. Moreso, i fyou feel like you've been skipped then please do not take offense by it. We all have a story to tell and I am flexible. I'll find ways to work with people but the show must go on.

There is no minimum word count. Post as much as you feel is needed to get your point across. Not every post needs be a masterpiece.

I do encourage collaborating with other players and the GM to make fun posts but this is not mandatory.

Posts must be in a font style and size that are easy to read. No exotic font styles will be permitted. No font sizes taht reduce the letters to smaller than the standard font will be permitted. Our eyes are important. Be nice to them.

How to Join


If you are interested in being part of this adventure, send a PM of your character concept to me. It should only take a few exchanges to finish and I am happy to work with people toward their ideal fantasy. Details are located below under Character Creation.

Feedback


If you have ideas to improve the role play experience of Terrenum, please send them to me. I'm also happy to chat about different concepts, hear your stories and I love getting names for future people and places. If you, for any reason, need a real-time chat with me then feel free to use the below Discord server. Joining the Discord is not required for this role play. All announcements and official business takes place right here in the OOC area. The Discord is simply a tool if it is needed.

https://discord.gg/PTr9GR3


First Steps


You are a member of the Shield Brethren, one of the many adventuring guilds in the Lowlands of Terrenum Major. While you have yet to gain prestiege for your heroic deeds, you are trained and ready to take on contracts for your guild. Your reasons for joining are your own but the goal is always the same; make the customer happy and look good while doing it.

These guilds vary in status and capability. Yours happens to be of decent size and reputation. Your guild hall resides in a bustling walled port city nestled at the mouth of an estuary almost in the center of the Lowlands. The city was renamed before you were born in honor of some heroic figure. Most people forget the actual name and shorten it to Gallant. Locals still call the city by its founding name; River City.

Nature was kind to the city, giving the estuary a natural break water for ships to dock safely. This, along with a slow, wide river inland, made it perfect as an area of trade.

As with many cities in the land, times of growth are marked by an ever-expanding ring of fortifications. The last of these high walls were eventually built to encompass many thousands of acres of rich farmland along both sides of the river.

Monsters are not nearly as much of a problem for Gallant anymore but the walls remain as a reminder of what has, and still could, happen if the residences lower their guard.

Your adventure guild services the city proper as well as the vast fields and homesteads around the city. Occasionally parties will be sent on missions hundreds of miles from the city, however, these jobs are rare.

The World




Important Locations


The District of Hectate




Caerbea




Iron Harbor




Houses of Nobility




The Church of Our Goddess




The Order of the Hammer




The Trade Federation





Elder Family Bank




Highlands​




Lowlands




Northerlands




The Great Woods/Swamp/Jungle




Character Creation




Character Submission Template




Faces of Terrenum​




Notable NPCs


Guild Roster


Erevan - Elven Kingslander played by Gisk
The most handsome of the group by simple virtue of being an elf. Naturally quick and experienced in the horrors of warfare. Primarily uses a spear, medium shield and heavy armor.

Eomer - Human Badlander played by Blenheim
Most likely to survive the apocalypse. Highly skilled in melee, tough as nails and jaded. Uses a sword staff and heavy armor.

Loran - Human Lowlander played by Royaletutor59
Most likely to suffer a tragic, heartbreaking death. Highly skilled with the bow, quick on his feet and a strong will power. Uses a hunting bow and twin daggers.

Ezlan Hackshaw - Caerbean Human (low percentage Orc) played by Dark Light
Devout priest of the Storm Maiden and native Caerbean; in other words, a completely insane punch bro. Master martial artist, freakishly strong and experienced. Carries a net, studded greaves, brass knuckles, punch dagger, light shield and light armor.

Nemeia - Tiefling Highlander played by Moskau Spieluhr
Lawful/Good demon spawn. Highly trained and experienced elite Sword Dancer, bodyguard, bounty hunter and adventurer. Uses all the bladed weapons including a large two-handed cleaver and a patchwork set of heavy armor.

Kolrim - Outsider Dwarf played by Luckless
Don't "under"-estimate him. As much a tank as one could hope for with a strong will power and even stronger physical resilience. Uses a warhammer, heavy armor and heavy shield.
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Consider the page to still be "under construction" but for the time being, OOC may commence here.
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Having made my way to this thread, I'll start pondering a character.
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Sounds good. Hit me up with any questions you might have. That goes for anybody else who is interested.
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One thing I did not consider, with all the activity in Casual, is bumping this to keep it on the first page.
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I think I'd like to write a tiefling, still mulling over where said tiefling is from and what they've done in the past (e.g., professionally).
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So! There seems to be an option to hide the "Zeroth" post. It was enabled for me. I have disabled it. Everybody should be able to see the first post content now!
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We are still looking for interested players!
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Cool, I was the first to get a character posted.

Should we make a discord?
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Having taken a look at your character sheet, @Gisk, I just might have written a bit too much. Oh dear.
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There is no upper or lower limit to what players need to write. Just cover the basics at least and add as much or little as you like!
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We do have one more perspective player who has said they are working on a post. I do welcome anybody who is interested to apply. I haven't set an upper limit on players so as we go on, I'm hoping more people will join us.
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@Blenheim Looks reasonable to me, anyway.

My first headcanon is Erevan and Eomer trading scar stories.
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So! In the meantime, do you guys have any questions about the world or the lore?
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Good news! We have another person signing up with us! If everybody who has announced a character follows through, we'll have four players. Once one other person posts a character, I'll start the adventure. Anybody who wants to join after the game starts can drop right in.
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@Gisk That could be interesting for sure. Kind of weird how similar the directions we went in are regarding weapons and armour are with no knowledge of each other's characters.
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I thought the same thing!

And you know, four players isn't bad anyway. One of my most successful rps was myself and just two others.
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I assume I'm the 4th person.

Still tinkering on my CS, but progress has been good, so fear not.
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Good news. We have more players than I had hoped for and I feel comfortable getting this party started. I'll be building a first post to get everybody on the same path and I will be putting together some additional information for the Zeroth page as we play. Here are some basic things I want to cover right away.

First and foremost, death and dismemberment is possible in this game. I'm not aiming to kill or maim any characters but these things can happen when you rely on dice. To that end, I advise having a secondary character idea in your mind for if the unthinkable happens - or for if you just want to play a different character.

This part is also important! I will be implementing a system that I call "Tempting Fate" with this game. Basically, if you want to change the story (avoid taking a wound, losing a limb, having somebody die, etc.) then you can, at any time, Tempt Fate. When you tempt fate, you get your way (within reason, everybody!). But I will also roll a d6 and see if tempting fate backfires. There is no limit to how many times you can tempt fate, however, ever time you do, the difficulty of the roll goes up by one point.

For example, if you tempt fate once, a 1d6 is rolled. On a 1, your Fate resets but something bad happens. On 2 or higher, nothing bad happens. You just get your way. The next time you tempt fate, you have to roll higher than a 2 and so on. A roll of 6 on a d6 will always stall Fate.

This part is just as important! You guys never need to take part in the dice rolling. My system is simple enough that I can take care of all of that mechanical crap in the background and just tell you the outcome. But if you want to become more involved in the mechanical side, just let me know. I'm happy getting everybody as much or as little involved in the dice as they like.

Finally, let's keep up a positive attitude and a healthy level of communication here. This is our story. Let's make it one to be proud of!
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I can't wait to get started, thanks @One Who Tames

Side note: so many 'E' names haha
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I'm glad to hear it, Blenheim!

The first post is up. Feel free to post to your heart's content.

Keep in mind, there is a story but this world is also a sandbox. Go wild if you like or stick to the straight-and-narrow. Up to you! The first "quest" is to meet with the guild master, though.

The range is hot, my writers. Fire away!
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