JaceBeleren

Blood and Gold

@Wick Don't worry, I won't expect you to. Houses is quite obscure, so once the OOC is up, I'll explain everything properly. I should say now though, because of the large amount of material involved, it's likely most of it will be copy/pasted from the book, though the creator probably explained it better than I ever could anyway.

Greetings and Salutations!

@Sei003

The Magical Planet - Ecetopia - Open

Kobasratha had investigated something that had, as he put it, intrigued him. He had discovered a copy of Notes on Rzailian Archeology in the home of his host, and, in his boredom, had flicked through to see if there was anything of interest inside. He found Doch Mol, and Karnarouri's Pillar. Inscribed upon the pillar was an ancient, poem-like writing. It described, as far as Kobasratha could tell, some sort of powerful necromancer and seer named Karnarouri. It was hardly a solid lead, but if the Cult could somehow recruit Karnarouri, it would add to their power dramatically. Even if not, the crypto-archeologist that wrote the book described the presence of bodies "a thousand generations dense". Hardly a minor resource for one who knows how to harness it.

Kobasratha spoke, but not naturally. He spoke words which echoed and did not fade with distance, at least for those who knew how to harness their power. Those that did not would hear gibberish, and the sound would act as any normal sound for them. But for Vaulthuz, and the rest of the Cult, it was audible in a tongue clearer even than their own.

"I'm going to the University of Eceterum Alacis. Seek out Karnarouri. His Pillar, and the ruins of Doch Mol, may hold answers as well. At least one of those who excavated the site, Mallen Jex, wrote of it in a work on Rzailian archeology. I have only found more questions there, and have attempted to seek the author out, but you may see what I have missed, should you choose to follow that route. The aboroginals may know something as well. Karnarouri will be able to help us, and it appears likely he would, if we free him. Join me, or follow your own paths. I believe that with him, this planet will be ready to fall."

Tales of Maoria: A 5E D&D Adventure

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Tessa Imlotel

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Tessa swore under her breath when she found out they were going to leave immediately. It was raining, and she wasn't dressed suitably for it at all. She kept this to herself, since it was only her own fault, but it wouldn't take a genius to figure it out anyway.

At least it wasn't far to the mansion. Tessa laughed quietly when her friend showed how the others had overthought the situation, though, as one of her companions had already said, the idea that the gate would just be left unlocked like that was worrying. It was like the mayor wanted them to come in, and when also considering how the warrior had advertised his revolution, it certainly seemed that something was off. But rather than shying away from this mystery like the same companion as mentioned before, Tessa saw this as all the more reason to investigate.

"Hey! Melonhead!" Tessa said, addressing the goliath who had rushed off ahead. If she'd ever heard of a good way to get oneself killed, running headlong into obvious danger was probably the start of it. "Maybe consider something other than the front door? It's bound to be the best defended, and this guy can obviously afford a trap or two." Tessa didn't mention how with the entrance as empty as it was, there might not be any defences at all through the door. She didn't want the goliath to interpret this as a reason to continue, and then be killed if she was right all along. She just hoped that no one else mentioned this hole in her logic, and searched for another way in.

Mechanics

Investigation check to find another way in - 13

Blood and Gold

@Majoras End @Polybius @Conscripts
Awesome, it'll be good to have you guys.

@CollectorOfMyst
Honour? I think the Ven have a word for that, "dead", or something like it. (Feel free to be honest and honourable if you choose, though. The reason the Ven don't consider either to be a Virtue (something I'll explain in the OOC) is because they don't help you get what you want.)

Blood and Gold

Blood and Gold

Players are feudal noble rulers in Shanri, a world rebuilt over the one left twisted and broken in ancient times by the now dead sorcerer-kings. They will contend for power, wealth and land, but they will not play by the rules. Secret knowledge and artifacts left behind the sorcerer-kings are ripe for the taking, as well as their infamous puzzle houses. Good old-fashioned deception and treachery are equaly sharp blades, and also at hand.
The players are not human, either, though they are close. They are Ven. They look like us, and on the surface, at least, act like us. The thing that defines the Ven more than anything else is their tendency to take things to extremes. The existence of Blood Oaths, the ritualisation of both Romance and Revenge, the Laws that exist almost entirely to be broken. How they capitalise things just to show their importance, and ignore grammatical rules purely for effect.

To speak in less... poetic terms for a moment, Blood and Gold is roleplay that uses the roleplaying game Houses of the Blooded for the setting and tone. It will also use its rules. Wait! Don't go just yet. The reason the "tabletop" tag wasn't used is because of how similar Houses is to a non-tabletop roleplay. It has rules, but these are very loose, well-designed and generally focused on storytelling over algebra. I'll explain properly in the OOC, if we get that far.

There is much more that can be understood about Shanri, the Ven, and Blood and Gold, but that is enough for a decision to be made. If you choose to join, never forget that knives come from all directions. Your ancestors will be watching. Don't dissapoint them.

Do you create attractive characters?

I have a lot of difficulty making a character without an image to use for their appearance. Besides the concept, finding a suitable image will be one of the first things I do. The problem with this is that I'm extremely particular with what the image must be, but at the same time not sure what it is until I see it. This results in large amounts of time spent looking for that one image. Simply because there are more images of attractive people on the internet, it is more likely that a given character of mine will be attractive than unattractive.

Men vs. Women Race to 1000

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Men vs. Women Race to 1000

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Ecetopia: Rzail: Karnorouri’s Pillar

@Rilla Not my forte, but I'll see if I can make it happen. So we've got New Bastion and Riverdale on the mainland, and this subcontinent, Rzail, which has Doch Mol, aboroginals, possibly somewhere called Eceterum Alacis, and which is otherwise a generally unpleasant place. Did I miss anything?