Sini said
I did not pick up any major houses this time. As far as I am concerned, I would have players take their pick first, before I step in with my own choice of houses. There is plenty to choose from for everyone :).
Same for me.
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Same for me.
I've dropped the Martells, Zach's dropped Lannister and Velaryon, and I don't know what Sini plans for his Houses.
Wow. I should've done such a post for your DC game.
But I had more class. So.
But I had more class. So.
Gowi said
But he's written the outcome. So why does it matter if he hasn't written a short story?
I'm looking at it on a micro-level, not a macro-level.
Dunc and Egg get thrown into a conflict between Osgrey and Webber. I don't know if you read the Sworn Sword, but Osgrey and Webber are very big characters in it. I wouldn't be okay with someone playing Dany, or Jon Snow, or Dunc, or Egg. And had the request for either Osgrey or Webber come at ANY OTHER point in the timeline, I'd of been okay with it. But that'd be direct conflict with the Sworn Sword, and I didn't want to do that.
Gowi said
Devil's advocate, You seemed pretty firm on "not stepping on Martin's toes" with this game. So why is it different with this next one?
Martin hasn't written a short story on the Conquest.
I know, but another important question was just asked:
Isn't Aegon just going to smack Westeros?
Oh, no. Nononono. Before anything even starts I'd say it's 50/50 odds.
We aren't looking to re-tell Martin's Conquest. We have given the players A LOT of power in deciding where things go. Politics will never mean more, and everyone starts with at least one army in the field.
Isn't Aegon just going to smack Westeros?
Oh, no. Nononono. Before anything even starts I'd say it's 50/50 odds.
We aren't looking to re-tell Martin's Conquest. We have given the players A LOT of power in deciding where things go. Politics will never mean more, and everyone starts with at least one army in the field.
Gowi said
I don't know if I want to shelf all the work I put into this RP (family trees, Blackfyre specific characters, characters I like in the lines of Byron and Edwina) to go to another timeline even if the CS's are less extensive.
No problem. Just let us know when you come to a decision.
Wait a minute--what should these new Character Sheets look like? Didn't I already DO a character sheet? I really have to do another one?
No, you don't. Let's use Flagg as an example: Say he loves his crazy Leos, and who doesn't, so Flagg wants to continue using Leos. He can do so without tweaking his CS at all. Just let the GMs know, get our okay, and there you go.
But what if I want to do a new House/character? Or if I just want to do a new CS?
That's absolutely cool. In that case, I'd suggest one to two paragraphs for personality and bio and...you're done.
As an example, the Aegon CS:
House: Targaryen of Dragonstone
Name: Aegon
Age: 30
Personality:
Aegon was seen as an enigma. He was a solitary person whose only friend was Orys Baratheon. He was a great warrior who wielded a sword called Blackfyre but only rode his dragon for battle or travel and never entered tourneys. He remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.
Biography:
Aegon was from the island of Dragonstone, the westernmost outpost of the Valyrian Freehold, which his family had settled over a century before the Doom of Valyria. According to Targaryen tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of just one sister, he married both of them: his elder sister, Visenya, and his younger sister, Rhaenys. All three were dragon-riders before they were wed.
When Aegon was quite young, Volantis inquired whether Aegon and his dragons would join them in the east in a grand alliance against the other Free Cities, remnants of the Valyrian Freehold. He apparently rejected the offer. When Volantis invaded Tyrosh Aegon came upon his dragon Balerion the Black Dread joining the Storm King and Pentos on the side of Tyrosh instead. After the defeat of Volantis, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.
...and that's it. Labor intensive, right?
No, you don't. Let's use Flagg as an example: Say he loves his crazy Leos, and who doesn't, so Flagg wants to continue using Leos. He can do so without tweaking his CS at all. Just let the GMs know, get our okay, and there you go.
But what if I want to do a new House/character? Or if I just want to do a new CS?
That's absolutely cool. In that case, I'd suggest one to two paragraphs for personality and bio and...you're done.
As an example, the Aegon CS:
House: Targaryen of Dragonstone
Name: Aegon
Age: 30
Personality:
Aegon was seen as an enigma. He was a solitary person whose only friend was Orys Baratheon. He was a great warrior who wielded a sword called Blackfyre but only rode his dragon for battle or travel and never entered tourneys. He remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.
Biography:
Aegon was from the island of Dragonstone, the westernmost outpost of the Valyrian Freehold, which his family had settled over a century before the Doom of Valyria. According to Targaryen tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of just one sister, he married both of them: his elder sister, Visenya, and his younger sister, Rhaenys. All three were dragon-riders before they were wed.
When Aegon was quite young, Volantis inquired whether Aegon and his dragons would join them in the east in a grand alliance against the other Free Cities, remnants of the Valyrian Freehold. He apparently rejected the offer. When Volantis invaded Tyrosh Aegon came upon his dragon Balerion the Black Dread joining the Storm King and Pentos on the side of Tyrosh instead. After the defeat of Volantis, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.
...and that's it. Labor intensive, right?
Sini said
Same here :) . I think this might be a good time for those wanting to flesh out a new house or revamp their old house sheets to do so.
Yeah, count taken. Option 2 it is.
Aegon will be an NPC, but one I'll probably do most the writing for. Sini's likely to do the heavy lifting for Orys. Who Zach and Vanq focus on will follow.
Absolutely don't want to play ball with Option 2? Send me a PM. Otherwise, more info to follow soon.
Kingfisher said
This might just be me grasping at straws, but would it make sense to set the RP in the middle of a conflict, with the players being on opposing sides? It just seems like (from my experience) we always try to build up to this big events, and then loose interest/steam before they actually happen. Actually having a game-within-The Blackfyre Rebellion, or some-such war might be fairly interesting. That said I'm no GM, and am still fairly new to this, so maybe I'm missing something here. Just one man's humble opinion, anyways.-EDIT- just realized that I've literally just described option 2. So I vote option 2.
Thanks. =)
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