[OOC] Knight in Shining Armor (KiSA)

[WhiteStar19]

@SouffleGirl123
That's who I had in mind to begin with. xD

[Gate Keeper]

Wassup guys! Looks like it was quieting a bit, so I figured I might throw an application in, if you don't mind.

I got a Knight incoming to balance things out, just giving him a bit of love. Also, I am not for/against having my noble and knight remain a pair. If someone wants to mix things up, sure!

Conrad Friedhelm (Noble)

Conrad Friedhelm

Appearance:

6’ 1” 163 lb
185.4 Centimeters 73.9 Kg

Name:

Conrad Friedhelm

Age:

19

Gender:

Male

Position:

Noble

Class:

Senior

Personality:

Conrad prefers to sit back and watch how things go. As a younger sibling, he was used to being forced to sit and watch while the ‘heirs’ debated policies and topics related to the local governance. This lead to his current habits. In social settings, he prefers to insert himself into conversations where he deems necessary, and just as easily slide away. He truly prefers smaller closed groups to larger ones, provided the participants are intelligent and interesting. In short, Conrad could be described as patient, quiet, and clever. Stupidity is off-putting to him, though he observes the traditional traits of chivalry as both noble and worth pursuing.

Background:

Conrad was raised with two older brothers in a wealthy family located in central Switzerland. His two brothers, as successors and heirs to the family company, were given special education under tutors and philosophers in business law. Conrad received a milder education, focusing more on reading, writing, and mathematics than business and relations. The result was a man who loved reading and philosophy. He took to independent studies when he could, focusing on the art of conversation, political theory, and law. He eventually was capable of debating with his brothers face to face, and his father, far from discouraging it, decided to send Conrad to Saint Valerius to make peace between the three brothers, and to allow Conrad an opportunity beyond what he would have received at home. After entering the school, he was content to sit in the back and watch and listen, learning from the mistakes of his peers, and from the clever antiques of the upperclassmen.

His goal is to make connections that will help him later in life, recognizing that the academy holds the future of countless nations on campus. Because of this, he tries to avoid social games, such as the knight ranking and the banter between the various cliques. Hold a neutral position, and remain friendly to with those worth knowing, and he may have a bright future in his countries politics on the Federal Council. He aspires to be Switzerland's Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Knight: TBA
Preferred Dorm: Anne Hall (I am open to suggestions though)

Kelvin Waechter (Knight)

Kelvin Waechter

Appearance:

6’ 3” 171 lb
190.5 Centimeters 77.5 Kg

Name:

Kelvin Waechter

Age:

19

Gender:

Male

Position:

Knight

Class:

TBA

Personality:

Kelvin is not the passive type, and likes to make his opinion known. Ordinarily, this isn’t quite desired in a guard, but Kelvin also possesses a deep respect for social order, and defers to his employer in all things. He is incredibly loyal, and will not show any disagreement outside of private communications between himself and his superiors, unless he feels the situation is extremely dangerous. His first priority is the protection of his charge, the second the safety of civilians, and his own third.

Background:

Kelvin comes from a largely uneducated family in a small town. He was allowed to stay with his family until he turned fourteen, when he volunteered for training as security for the local leadership. His loyalty was his one redeeming trait that separated him from the other personnel, and Kelvin was favored for it, until a noble further up the command chain one day took notice of him while visiting his the area. Kelvin's family was offered a handsome stipend for his services, and so he moved away from his family and began advanced combat training as a bodyguard for his new employers.

This lead to his current role as a knight, and his attitude has remained largely the same- the safety of his charge first and foremost. To him, dueling is a necessary evil, and if his noble commands, he will fight.
(Subject to change, at chosen nobles request.)

Noble: TBA
Preferred Dorm: TBA

Kelvin’s Equipment

Kelvin prefers lighter armor for flexibility, though with modern alloys it remains quite strong over the sections of his body it does cover.

Light Armor

For his blade, Kelvin prefers a weapon from his homeland called a Kreigmesser, a curved blade slightly longer than a longsword with a nail, or shelled guard. It is suited for cleaving cuts and slashes more than stabs, though it is capable of such. Despite its appearance, Kreigmesser’s possess excellent balance along with their cutting power. It is comparable to longswords in that it can be wielded with one hand, though Kelvin prefers a two-handed grip for aggressive combat. His combat style reflects his weapon, following that of grappling and firm stances rather than fluidity and lightning strikes.

Kreigmesser

Kelvin rather have a medium shield that is large enough to be useful, yet small enough to cast off quickly than a door or dinner plate sized piece of metal.

Heater Shield

Also, my favorite BOOK character is Lightsong from Warbreaker.

“I swear, my dear. Sometimes our conversations remind me of a broken sword."
She raised an eyebrow.
"Sharp as hell," Lightsong said, "but lacking a point.”

[HylianRose]

@Gate Keeper He looks great! Can't wait to see the Knight you've got for us. ~

[Gate Keeper]

Also, while I am working on the other character sheets, would you like any help making banners/graphics for the RP?

I can also put together a campus map for the classes, dorms, etc.

And is there going to be an official arena for dueling?

[HylianRose]

@Gate Keeper You can certainly help us do all of that! And I honestly forgot about an arena, lol. That would be important. Yeah, there's an arena, probably located with the gym, if not nearby it.

[WhiteStar19]

@Gate Keeper
I have an extra knight to spare if you don't want to pair yours together. xD

[Gate Keeper]

@Gate Keeper
I have an extra knight to spare if you don't want to pair yours together. xD

@WhiteStar19

Sure!
Maybe we should make a list of knightless nobles and nobleless knights, might help people coordinate better.

[HylianRose]

@Gate Keeper I've made a list of the pairings so everyone knows. :P

Also, I like the characters but my idea wasn't necessarily like Kingdoms in modern day. It was more like... Future CEOs and Leaders being groomed that way. Though, it would be interesting to have Kingdoms in modern day. However, it's more like a title than them actually being Nobles and Knights as one would think.

Your CSs seem to imply the "Kingdoms in a Modern setting" vibe. I apologize if we gave the wrong impression (I can see where many would assume this to be more Kingdoms and fiefs rather than Companies and such.

[Gate Keeper]

Important Stuff

@HylianRose

Alright, it was the terms 'nobles' and 'knights' being thrown about that confused me, and I will edit my CS's to match the theme, thanks for the heads up!

Though, in Kelvin's case, is the armor and equipment still appropriate, under the assumption that gunpowder never formed? (Assuming Arms and armor would still exist like swords, albeit in a modernized sense.)

It's my bad, I had my wisdom teeth out five hours ago, so I probably just missed it. xD Please give me a bit of time to fix up the CS's

[HylianRose]

@Gate Keeper Yeah, that's completely understandable. It's not the first time, I assure you.

In terms of Kelvin's equipment, I would take a look at the "Extra" info I put into the OP (The first post of the OOC) where I explained how duels and weaponry work. And yes, it's only gunpowder that did not make the grade in this AU. But yes, all weapons in this RP are mechanical in one way or another and do not rely on gunpowder. Chuks seems to know a bit about that sort of stuff, so I'd recommend asking him for some advice on possible weapon choices. But I have no problem with the equipment you listed for him though it's not necessary to list it out as I won't be for my characters. Mostly because I'm lazy and a terrible person but yanno.

You'll have plenty of time to fix up those CSs. I'd like to have at least some idea of the area we'll be RPing in before we official start. Though if we don't get maps soonish, I may just start us up anyway.

Also, I'm looking for a reliable co-GM as I'll be headed back to school on Monday (College is FUN! >.>) So if anyone is interested, let me know. If you happen to be interested, Gate Keeper, I can sort of tutor you on how things run around here (I noticed you're a bit new to the Guild, but I assume not to RPing by the looks of your CSs.) So, just let me know. I need need need need one if we want this RP to continue running as I'll be very busy this semester.

[Gate Keeper]

@HylianRose
I tend to get a bit busy as well, and I lack proper gming experience. I don't feel like I would contribute enough to warrant being the Co-GM, and there are others here who have more experience with it.

I don't mind helping out where I can though. I have been roleplaying for six years now, the majority of it spent in what this forum considers 'Advanced Roleplay' so plotting and character design are no trouble for me. (Though you should really question any graphics I put out while on painkillers for my teeth >_> )

Also, some questions on our official lore. Your twist is that gunpowder wasn't developed, and weapons tend to be mechanically powered, right?

Qs

-Is electricity also non-existent (Or severely limited?)

If electricity is as advanced as modern, then are there electro-magnetic guns? (they would be really heavy)

If electricity is severely limited, are we talking about just lightbulbs, motors, and wiring, without advanced circuitry?

-If electricity doesn't exist, is this more of a (very) light-steampunkish type society?

Is it more/less steam based society?

Is it more/less clockwork based society? (or a mix?)

-Society itself resembles and acts close to modern day cultures do? (With your added twist, of course)
-For the sake of simplicity, are governments and countries named/ruled the same as modern?

Sorry if I come across as difficult, I love worldbuilding, and I think answering these might make our lives (and yours) a bit easier.

[HylianRose]

@Gate Keeper

You are probably one of my favorite types of people to have in a RP. Yes, please help me flesh out the world. I am neither perfect nor ambitious. In fact, I'd call myself a terrible GM but that's for another day. I'll have to send you the Pad link here in a bit so you can help more easily.

You don't come across as difficult, so long as my silly ass doesn't feel threatened by it which is more complicated than you'd think. But as of right now, I feel like my ideas need to be challenged and fleshed out. Just be wary that I often contradict myself because I'll say one thingm realize I'm wrong and switch without so much as a blink. So ye.

Now, to the questions. So far, all I have is that gunpowder wasn't invented and melee weapons are the weapons of choice. I was assuming that electricity would remain the same as our own time, but slightly more advanced. So yes, electric guns are entirely possible. I wasn't thinking steampunk, more light cyberpunk than steampunk. (Though I would not call it Cyberpunk in the slightest.) Also, everything is pretty much the same in terms of countries and such. Unless you history buffs out there can give me the background on what would happen to the countries if gunpowder never existed. (I'm sure my boyfriend would try.)

I'll send you that link right now so we can move this over there. It's an etherpad similar to GoogleDocs in that we can all edit the same document.

[Gate Keeper]

And hilarity ensues

[crestfallen]

Hey! I've been sick for a couple days, hope you don't mind a late joiner.

[SouffleGirl123]

Unless you history buffs out there can give me the background on what would happen to the countries if gunpowder never existed. (I'm sure my boyfriend would try)

@HylianRose

And your boyfriend isn't known as John Smith?

[chukklehed]

well, without Gunpowder, most revolutions wouldn't get very far. It was the ability of any common man to pick up a gun and be able to battle effectively that really allowed revolts to be effective. That's not to say there weren't revolts before guns, but typically they were just untrained fighters swinging scythes and pitchforks. So by extension, America would probably be a European country, along with any other major battles that took place after gunpowder based weaponry was invented going completely differently.

[HylianRose]

@crestfallen You're not late! I'll probably start up IC sometime today (Since it's now the 5th technically) or the next day, but I'll wait for your CSs and for all the Knight and Noble pairings to be settled.

@SouffleGirl123 No... But a friend from high thought he was asexual for a while before he dated me because she thought he only loved dinosaurs and they were extinct so he couldn't date them.

@chukklehed That makes sense. So America as how we see it, probably doesn't exist here and until the discovery of electricity as a weapon choice, most of the world had already been dominated in some shape or form by mother country England. But for the sake of keeping things simple, we're just in a random European Country which if someone would like to name, they certainly can.

[SouffleGirl123]

@HylianRose XD

[Gate Keeper]

well, without Gunpowder, most revolutions wouldn't get very far. It was the ability of any common man to pick up a gun and be able to battle effectively that really allowed revolts to be effective. That's not to say there weren't revolts before guns, but typically they were just untrained fighters swinging scythes and pitchforks. So by extension, America would probably be a European country, along with any other major battles that took place after gunpowder based weaponry was invented going completely differently.

@chukklehed

Ah, but wouldn't a lack of gunpowder remove Englands ace? You could argue that continental European powers would be better off, because of better resource access. British navy isnt much minus their cannons... interestingly,Japan would be much better off in this world, despite being an age behind the other nations. Ironclad warships might not take off, except as fireproofing, and old roman seige equipment would remain dominant. I wouldn't be surprised If Greek Fire survived up to present because of the lack of gunpowder.

[HylianRose]

<Snipped quote by chukklehed>

Ah, but wouldn't a lack of gunpowder remove Englands ace? You could argue that continental European powers would be better off, because of better resource access. British navy isnt much minus their cannons

@Gate Keeper

Also a valid point.

See, this is why I'm not studying to become a history teacher. Lol.
I neither care for nor get history much.