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GreivousKhan said
Awesome, I'm guessing there will be a rewriting of what happened then, as we currently have DragonBorn Breton high king supported by forsworn...

Yes, I will be re-writing Skyrim's recent history, and I can assure you that there will be no Dragonborn Breton High King with the support of the Forsworn. I should have the new sheet up before long, but until then it'd be nice if nobody tried to interact with Skyrim yet.

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I have two friends who are both very interested in RPing Alinor, with one as the Thalmor and another as an organized resistance against them. If everything falls through, we should have not one but two people on Summerset.

Anyway, after giving it a bit of thought, I think I'll abandon Pyandonea in favor of the now-open Skyrim, as I was not satisfied with how involved (or rather uninvolved) Pyandonea would be in the RP. Skyrim also seems to be rather essential to the RP, certainly more than Pyandonea, so that's a bonus.

Anyway, what I'm saying is that Pyandonea is now open, and Skyrim is taken instead, assuming that's okay with the GM.

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darkwolf687 said
Well, there is a reason the Emperor is trying to get a Summit in among the races of men and is getting the Wood Elves to rise up against the Thalmor, he didn't do it for the lolz you know xD

Oops, I haven't checked the IC today, so I guess I'm a little behind. Anyway, a Summit seems like a prudent step to defeating the Altmer, assuming the various races can buddy-up long enough to face cooking enemy.

GreivousKhan said
I should note these are numbers I got without including the major cities, (as there is simply not enough information on them to get an even rough estimate on their population, geesh, and I though the beast races would be hard) so we could see a few hundred more, still in all it seems the loss of Valenwood and Elsweyr hurt the Dominion more then I thought.It by no means equals to an easy victory, but not at all an impossibility. It would be nice if Summerset had a player at the helm, the problem with that is few people if any one wants to be the main baddy everyone and their mother wants to pound into the ground. I mean their allies abandoned them at a drop of a hat before the RP ever even started...Heck I'm hoping the reclusive sea elves will come to the Thalmor's rescue.

In addition to being generally hated by must, another issue for a potential Summerset RPer is that the Thalmor's ideals seem relatively difficult to RP properly. That was the reason for my aversion to RPing Alinor, anyway.

As for the Maormer getting involved, I'm not sure if we will. Even if we did, I'm not even sure we would be inclined to aid the Altmer, as we've spent a few thousand years endlessly raiding their coasts and even waged war on them. The Maormer have some more dire issues ATM anyway.

gcold said
After a few rounds of posting, you'll see that Alinor is the least of your concerns, trust me.

With the Akaviri, Sload, and Maormer all likely closing in soon, I can only imagine :P.

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darkwolf687 said
But most places have battle mages of their own, who might not be as skilled but many will be able to hold their own long enough their allies can kill 'em, and we are talking majorly different here too. Lets say we slash the Thalmor number by 7000 due to the great war and the Elves slow replacement of these losses (it could potentially be even less troops, as Khan said 25,515 at best without a counting the great war) then compare that to Hammerfells 33,000. It's almost half the size, the Redguards have about a 15,000 lead on them, and that's a large number advantage. Not saying it's be a walk in the park (Thalmor Battlemages are strong, as you said) but the Redguard definitely hold a fair advantage there I think.

You have a point, I'm just trying to emphasize that taking out the Thalmor should not be a walk in a park by any means, and should require at least some form of a coalition. All sorts factors would come in to play with an open war between the Thalmor and anyone else (for example, transporting an army to Summerset, a behemoth and sluggish task in and of itself), so I'm just proposing that we don't get too caught up in numbers, as they're only one factor of many.

This brings me to another point, we really should get someone to man Summerset for this RP. It's likely that they'll get into a war at some point, and without a player at the helm of the defenders it's a rather uneven match-up. Not that I don't trust the people participating, but it usually turns out better if pivotal wars are fought between RPers and NPCs, as 99% of the time the RPers fabricate a way for themselves to win, fair or otherwise. I've been trying to convince a couple of RL friends to join as Summerset, but they'd both be new to RPing (though both are familiar with TES and one is an avid writer). Anyway, a RP Guild local would probably be quicker and simpler, so if anyone has a buddy in mind...

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GreivousKhan said
Doing some rough estimates it turns out Alinor, I.E the Thalmor would have terribly few forces in terms of a standing army. (it was very hard to get the numbers due to how little is known about Summerset Isles)At best they would have something along the lines of 25,515 soldiers, and that's not taking into account the loses they suffered during the last war, and how slow elves are at replacing losses. Few people would not be able to crush Alinor, atm. :k

To be fair, a battlemage is much more powerful than an average soldier if we're to look at this from a lore perspective, rather than a gameplay one. So I'm not sure if I'd agree that they'd be at a disadvantage in a battle simply due to smaller numbers.

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gcold said
Uh, 3300 is not that strong....

Maybe he meant to say 33,000?

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First off, I must congratulate everyone who has posted thus far on a job well done. I'm really looking forward to getting started myself.

Secondly, in regards to my Pyandonea, I think I've fabricated a justification for the Maormer's involvement in Tamriellic affairs. I must warn though that I'll be dealing with some of the more eccentric TES lore subjects, such as the Towers, the Wheel, the Worldskin, godhood, etc.

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ViKtoricus said
Alright everyone...As far as "stats," what exactly do you consider as stats?I will want the players to give a good estimation of their population, number of warriors, etc, and every post will be equivalent to one-month's worth of events in the game world, which is equivalent to one week's worth of events in the REAL world...Does that sound gamey?

Sounds fine to me, I look forward to seeing what becomes of this RP.

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GreivousKhan said
That would be nice, we might be waiting for Fisheye though.

If it's fine with the GM, you guys can go on without me. I'll get my Pyandonea sheet in soon enough, and it shouldn't really be an issue if I'm absent from the RP for a day or two.

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GreivousKhan said
The real problem with Pyandonea, is introducing them into Tamriel's politics, reclusive as they are.

That's basically my biggest issue at the moment. I have no clue why a near-unreachable civilization on a completely separate continent (if you could call Pyandonea that) would exit their 5,000 year isolation and suddenly try to immerse themselves in the local politics. I have no lack of ideas for Pyandonea itself, but justifying their sudden interest in Tamriel in some believable manner is proving difficult.