Polybius

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@Lucius Cypher It's definitely your call as you created the character and event! :)

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I would say the orcs have pretty much scattered and defeated the Karsusians. @Zaphander

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@Lucius Cypher I don't know how else to describe low-magic beyond what I've detailed in the first post. Try this definition from Wikipedia.

"A soft magic system is vague and undefined with a mysterious list of rules and limitations that is never explained.[4] It creates a sense of awe and deepens the fantastical setting.[5] The focus of these types of stories is not usually on the magic itself and the main character usually isn't a magic user.[1] The main conflict is not solved by magic; instead, it's solved by valuable lessons the main character learns throughout the course of the story. Often when magic is used to solve a problem, it will actually make the problem worse. In these types of stories, the reader is never certain of the dangers and wonders that the characters will encounter and the characters themselves never truly know what can and can't happen"

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I won't. And as I said, he'd be more of a background threat. If others should decide to gather armies and declare war, then he'll be in the spotlight. But he ain't showing up in the first scene as there's no logical reason for him to be there.

@ZAVAZggg

Thanks man! And hey, maybe there are other storylines that you could develop too? The world is barely fleshed out and there are many questions to be answered.

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The battle on the beachhead continued as Maren watched. In the darkness of night, she struggled to judge the tide of battle, but as the screams and cries of men drifted across the marshy ground Maren could tell the Karsusians were breaking under the orcish assault. Riders rode hard through the scattering lines of mercenaries, driving them into the fire-fens. The fires were spreading slowly through the camp and even one of the partially constructed siege catapults had caught fire. Through the flicker of the flames, Maren glimpsed an odd thing-a royal standard. A human banner. Maren could not make out the design of the crest in the darkness, but she found it odd an orc would carry such a thing into battle.

a trick perhaps? Why would the orcs raid this far south? And into an armed camp? Her mind turned the possibilities over and over, but she could not make sense of the situation. Either way, the immediate threat of siege was momentarily broken.

"I cannot make sense of it Cassius," said Maren. "Do you see that banner there?" she pointed to the royal banner. "It is of human design. Why would the orcs carry that?"

The night air turned warm, and the smell of smoke drifted over the wall. Nearly an hour had passed since the battle began. Maren suddenly felt tired, her mind racing to understand the new developments.

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Ah, I wasn't aware of that. Though Caedmon could have used him as a middle man. Given him the funds to create an army and take lands in the south that would then be given over to the Draetor Empire when they invade.

Just an idea of course.

@ZAVAZggg

So you have some great ideas but in the spirit of collaboration, creating a character with an entire Empire at his beck and call is a bit OP. And he has a dragon. I don't care what you decide to do. Just don't God-Mod or derail the RP or disregard what other players have already written :)

@Polybius

I'm kinda curious, what sort of magic would be in this verse? I mean I suppose boar big enough to ride on and larger is magical, but in terms of personal spells and such? I was actually planning on Malakaus to know a few spells, granted they aren't anything very fancy or flashy. But he does know them.

@Lucius Cypher

I'm thinking more Game of Thrones and less D&D . Like I mentioned in the first post, there are no fireball slinging wizards. Towns don't feature a 'local wizard' or anything of that sort. Magic is mysterious, powerful and rare. Very, very few people are spellcasters.

Having said all this. I'm thinking I might need to write up some more formal rules to keep the anarchy at bay

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I hope that you'll pardon a voice from the interested peanut gallery.

I found myself wondering whether the entrance of a "legendary beast" from territory "A" into territory "B" might rouse something that could have slept there for a long time, perhaps some kind of mythical beast that dwells beneath the fens? Perhaps a race... hmm... something oily with tentacles and a penchant for fire?

Just a thought. I'd build something myself but... I'm already overcommitted.

@Haeo

Sure, it's clearly implied. Might be a bit much for the current scene but might be a possibility later on. Come join us! even if it's a one off post no harm in practicing writing.

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I see you lurking . Go on...post....

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@Zaphander Yea sorry. Ditch the mage-knight. It's too Malazan Book of the Fallen and less Lord of the Rings.

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@Zaphander Just a quick mention to remind you this is a low-magic fantasy setting. There might be a few gandalfs around, but mage-knights are a bit too high-fantasy for the setting. Adjust your last post as necessary!