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The Great Hunt has been called.




After nearly three hundred years, the Council of Nine has sent out the call. North and west the news spread, into the Fortress of Light in Amador, past the ravaged lands of Arad Doman. North and east it spread, across the great kingdom of Andor, to the Amyrlin Seat in her White Tower, to the lords of the Borderlands. The Great Hunt has been called. Hunters of the Horn unite.


The Horn of Valere is the fabled artifact from the Age of Legends. With the power to summon all the heroes of legend to fight against the forces of the Dark One. Naturally, it has been a source of constant fascination among the adventurers and dreamers of our world.

The height of this fantasy is the Hunt for the Horn. In Illian, in the Square of Tammaz, adventurers and heroes of all stripes gather to take the Hunter's Oath: to quest for the Horn of Valere with heart and soul. Many do it for fun. Some do it for adventure. Some do it for glory. A very rare few really do want to find the Horn. But no matter the reason, the event binds many threads of the pattern together. For one day, in the Square, threads are enmeshed in the larger Age Lace. The effects of such confluence cannot be overstated.

You are about to take the Oath, for your own reasons. You are currently staying in the city of Illian, the pearl of the south. With its arching bridges and winding canals, Illian is a major city of culture and history. The Square of Tammaz is a grand plaza surrounded by large marble columns in the heart of the city. The plaza lies between the King's Palace and the Hall of the Council, acting as the fulcrum in a power struggle centuries old.

Unknown to you, other threads are being skillfully manipulated to bring about this Great Hunt. And not all of them benign. A name is whispered in darkness, a name stirred from a dark memory. It remains to be seen what part you will play in the Age Lace. People speak of the Dragon being reborn. They say the Dark One is stirring. Will you stand in the way of the storm of time? Will you etch your name among the other heroes of the Horn?

Remember what the legend says about the Horn: It will only be found at the end of a fantastic adventure.

Setting


The RP is set roughly twenty years before the start of the first book. To put that in perspective, the Aiel War has just ended. King Laman Damodred has been slain and Cairhien is plunged in Civil War. The young queen Morgase rules in Andor. Rand al'Thor is just a babe, probably born just a few days before the RP begins. The soldiers of the nations of the world are returning to their homelands after the devastating Aiel War. The current Amyrlin is Tamra Ospenya, an old but powerful Aes Sedai.

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Based on your character's history and features, I will give you attribute points for the following six abilities: strength, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, wisdom and charisma. Channelers will additionally receive weaves that they can start with. Based on your character and class, you will be given skill points. You can use these skill points to purchase skills for your character before you start out. I will shortly put down the list of skills from which you can choose. Every character is assumed to start at level 1, so I will watch your CS carefully to make sure your story is not too hero-like already.

Ideally, I would like characters to die. But considering how long it takes to get a character up and running, I have modified it such that dying means losing all the XP points and skill points you have accumulated. Absolute death is still available in certain circumstances, of course.

Male channelers are not allowed at the moment. I might consider it for your second character, but not at the moment.

The same goes for Aiel characters. The aiel are not particularly welcome in the westlands at the moment, considering the Aiel War has just ended. It will be highly unusual for an Aiel to be seen in Illian, let alone be a Hunter for the Horn. I will, however, allow an Aiel character later in the RP.


And the discord for this RP is here.
And here is a Wheel of Time Name Generator

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Appendix 1: Races


Appendix 2: Classes


Appendix 3: Bestiary


Appendix 4: Nations of the World


Appendix 5: Channeling


Appendix 5.1 - Magic Gameplay


Appendix 6 - Skills


NOTE: Knowledge of the Wheel of Time series is necessary to be a part of this RP. However, all you really need to read is the first three books. I must warn you that there may be some accidental spoilers.
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Damn, nice!
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Sounds interesting. I'll try my best to make a char within a reasonable time period, if that's alright~
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Please do take you time, @solokolos. No hurry.
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Keep checking the first post of the OOC for updates and additions and extra appendices.
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It'll take me a bit to get a sheet ready, but I am excited.
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Making a ranger or rouge, if anyone wants to create an Aes Sedai or Warder I'd also be willing to make the other half.
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Do mention your Ajah if you choose to be an Aes Sedai.
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I'll be trying to make a character this weekend :)
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Is it too late to voice interest? I love me some Wheel of Time.

@Eklispe If you want an Aes Sedai I can be your warder!
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Ah Solokolos and I are already working on that sorry. Though I don't know how @Joos feels about multiple characters atm
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@DustyOldCrow - we still don't know what character @POOHEAD189 wants to play. There might still be hope for you.

But since we already have an Aes Sedai-Warder pair in @Eklispe and @solokolos, it's looking quite thin. Might I suggest looking at one of the other classes? Aes Sedai and Warders have their limitations. A ranger might be a good addition to the party, as he brings his considerable tracking and survival skills. Or a bard, someone to exploit differences in the enemy and work to the party's benefit. Or even a rogue - someone who can work as a more 'physical' bard. And get his hands dirty.
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I feel like I am either going to be a Ranger or a Wolf Brother, that is unless there is an explosion of female characters by the next day or two in which I might try a Warder.
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A wolfbrother will bring a very interesting dynamic to the group. And yes, more than one pair of Aes Sedai - Warder at the beginning stage can be...quite unusual.
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Anything about second characters, either now or later?
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Later, for sure. But not before I have at least two more primary characters apart from you and solokolos.
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Damn, I really shouldn't be joining another RP, but I've never done a WoT RP before and I keep coming back to this thread over and over again....might as well throw my hat in!

It's been a while since I've read the books, especially the first ones, so it's probably gonna take me a bit of time to brush up on my knowledge.

I was thinking a Warder initially, but since we've got such a duo already, I think I'll go for a Noble. We need a man of proper standing for such a task, not a bunch of commoners! ;) Right now I'm leaning towards a very entitled scion of a Cairhienin House or perhaps a noble from Tear or maybe from one of the Borderland Kingdoms - ugh, decisions, decisions!

Out of interest, are you basing this system on the d20 ruleset that Wizards of the Coast put out ages ago or is it a homebrew?
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@Vor - Thanks for the interest. Finally, a lord and a gentleman.

While I will try to keep die rolling to the absolute essential segments of the RP, it will largely be based on the d20 ruleset. Naturally, the spells and magic system is overhauled and obviously the class system. But the base mechanic of combat and skill checks is the same.
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Thanks for having me!

Will get started on my CS during the weekend, kinda weary of giving a definitive time-frame, but I'll try to get it some time before the second half of next week.
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Great. Remember, people. An Aes Sedai can have more than one warder. @solokolos is currently the only Aes Sedai of the party and @Eklispe her only warder. Especially if solokolos chooses the Green Ajah, it is very likely that she have more than one Warder. More than two warders will, of course, make the party a bit overpowered, as will an extra Aes Sedai. But that means I just have to split you up by some nefarious means.

EDIT: Of course, no pressure that the Aes Sedai player accept a Warder request. Some Aes Sedai are lone wolves.
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