Game of Thrones Inspired NRP (Accepting one more!)

[The Nexerus]

Inverting the traditional "north = up" and "north = cold" assumptions doesn't add anything new to the roleplay. The climate craziness in ASOIAF is extended seasons; a phenomenon that greatly affects the plot of the story. Swapping north with south doesn't add anything new, it's just switching black and white to white and black.

[Little Bill]

EDIT: I understand how this could make sense. Ardacia is further south on our fantasy world than South America is on Earth. However, I would still say that the weirdness caused by that really isn't worth the gimmick value.

@The Nexerus

And I had just spent a half hour typing up a response. Don't I look a fool.

My only gripe was that it totally could work, so since the problem here is just that it's hard to keep track of, I'll place Ardacia at the north pole. Like I said, I mostly wanted to dissuade people from connecting Westeros's savage ice place with Ardacia's savage ice place, so if we're willing to let that slide, I'll budge on having a cold south.

I'll fix the map later though, I gotta head out. Will be back in a few hours!

[The Nexerus]

@DeadBeatWalkingI'll try to get the draft of my sheet to you tomorrow.

[Dead Cruiser]

Though I am less passionate about the matter, I'm inclined to agree with Nexerus. It just feels like an extra mental hoop to jump through. Though the decision seems to have already been made regardless.

I'll try to produce something tonight if possible.

[Terminal]

My only gripe was that it totally could work. . .

@DeadBeatWalking

[Little Bill]

Pinging those who have expressed interest that haven't mentioned character sheets. Six days to the deadline, so those of you working on 'em should lemme know!

@Hannibal@Pepperm1nts@7dast@Rainbow@gorgenmast@Zoldyck@Terminal@Jago@Ogobrogo

In other news, here's a sneak peek of the developing OOC and some early Ardacian history.

The First Age

The First Age

Also called "The Age of Beasts", this time in history refers to the centuries and centuries of history before the arrival of Ardall the Great. Though most of it is lost to time, scratchings in stone tablets, ruins of structures, and runes etched into the walls of shallow caves still give historians a glimpse into their life. The original peoples of Ardacia are known only as "Earthmen", who lived in huts made of packed earth and straw, rowed long boats made of hollowed trees, and hunted using spears and clubs. Though it is unknown where they originated from, given that Ardacia is fairly isolated, most believe that the Earthmen are the true natives of Ardacia who simply sprung from the ground after being created by Eirtu.

The Earthmen called Ardacia "Nokulikulk", which roughly translated to "Land that is not nothing". They had two dominant religions, one worshipping the sun as a god named Kameth, and another worshipping the moons as Eirtu and Elonar. Eventually, through a war known to the Earthmen as "The Great Eclipse", the sun worshippers were eradicated completely. This war was also the first fought completely with iron weapons rather than those of stone or wood.

The Earthmen were culturally very similar from the north to the south, with minor discrepancies based on what was more comfortable for the location -- Earthmen burned dung and fat for warmth, and mostly ate roots, wild vegetables, and whatever was slow enough to hunt. Aside from Northerners additionally eating Ice Hogs and Southerners additionally eating fruit, there were remarkably few differences in Earthmen from region to region. Unlearned in the commontongue, Earthmen spoke a lost language simply called "Oldtongue", which is only known as it was described in Ardall the Great's logs; A harsh language of consonants and throat-clearing tones that launch phlegm from their lips.

The Age of Beasts was brought to an end by the arrival of Ardall the Great, also called Ardall the Conquerer. Though outnumbered by natives, Ardall's use of horses, steel, and a unified military quickly allowed him to conquer the entirety of the continent in just under a decade. He named his land Ardacia, crowned himself Emperor, and appointed several of his generals as kings to rule the land in his stead.

[Terminal]

Been working on mine.

You should have it in a day or two.

Glad to see Thammek features again.

[Dead Cruiser]

Myehhh, I have less time for this than I originally thought. I won't be able to play, unfortunately, but I'll continue to watch.

Best of luck, all.

[Little Bill]

Myehhh, I have less time for this than I originally thought. I won't be able to play, unfortunately, but I'll continue to watch.

Best of luck, all.

@Dead Cruiser

That's a shame, but if you watch, I only ask that you stay and make Statler and Waldorf jokes about the plot in the OOC.

[RisenDead]

Withdrawn

[Little Bill]

How many nations/Can I be Gandalf/Are you still accepting?
I'll be accepting applications by way of the currently available sheet until JUNE 10. There will be seven kingdoms including mine, so six available slots for you guys. I was originally going for six because I was worried about the similarity between our seven kingdoms and the phrase "The seven kingdoms", but ASOIAF actually has nine so and I'd prefer an uneven number of nations, so seven it is. I don't know how many applicants we'll get, especially because I probably sound like a huge tool right now, but I'm definitely only going to accept six. Also, the only options to play are the great houses of nations. You could be a small house of a small nation, but the point is, no solo characters like pirates, politicians, mercenaries, or travelling wizards and other folk like that.

@DeadBeatWalking

As they say, go big or go home!

[Terminal]

House sheet should be done by tomorrow.

[Terminal]

House Sheet is now 90% complete.

Struggling with the mandatory Coat of Arms program, and fleshing out the biographies of House Members. Going to try and get it submitted tomorrow anyway even if I cannot finish the details for everyone.

[Little Bill]

House Sheet is now 90% complete.

Struggling with the mandatory Coat of Arms program, and fleshing out the biographies of House Members. Going to try and get it submitted tomorrow anyway even if I cannot finish the details for everyone.

@Terminal

By all means, PM me with crest stuff and I'll help. OOC's almost done so I have more free time!

[Winston Smith]

would have liked to but doubt I can get a house sheet prepared by tommorrow.

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[The Nexerus]

I can't get that coat of arms tool to export my sigil with a transparent background. Whenever I set it to export with a transparent background, the background was black. Had to manually erase the background on my own end.

In other news: sheet is nearly done. Will be submitted later today.

[Macro]

Finally finished my own as well. It'll be interesting to see what comes up when nobody has seen anyone else's sheet. Usually I try and change something if it's too similar to what someone else has already submitted.

[Little Bill]

Still a WIP, but there's a place for you to put your sheets and see what your neighbors are like now. Also, we've still got two spots open, so there's still room for any late sheets! Checkitout.

[Little Bill]

Bumping due to the newfound open space. One of our players has gone missing, so the midwestern portion of the map is now up for grabs.

[Little Bill]

Additional bump, the interest check now has as much info as the OOC, which has recently been updated so hard it doubled in length.