ASoIaF RPG - A Tourney of Gulls [Recruiting]

[DrZombie]

woohoo looks like things are rolling again.

 

[Captain Impossible]

As for the link: [SIFRP PbP] Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying (Accepting Players Until 10/25) - Critical Failures - Penny Arcade Forums

Unfortunately, the equipment list is where his typing stamina seems to have petered out.

I am planning on investing some destiny in benefits.

 

[Cor Azer]

As for the link: [SIFRP PbP] Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying (Accepting Players Until 10/25) - Critical Failures - Penny Arcade Forums

Unfortunately, the equipment list is where his typing stamina seems to have petered out.

I am planning on investing some destiny in benefits.

Good link. Thanks. I see he does have a link to the equipment tables, but I didn't see a currency equivalency chart (I may have missed it though). I don't have the books here with me at work, so I'll check when I get home tonight.

 

[jackslate45]

I was hoping not to conflict with Kazum's character. Seeing as he has not responded though, I would like something along the lines advisory as in running the household.

 

[Captain Impossible]

Cor Azer,

I have two character creation questions:

-Can the general experience be spent on specialties?
-I believe starting wealth is determined by status. I'm not sure what a would start with. Erm, help?

 

[Cor Azer]

I was hoping not to conflict with Kazum's character. Seeing as he has not responded though, I would like something along the lines advisory as in running the household.

Well, there's certainly all sorts of retainers and advisors a house could have. Stewards, maesters, and septons are probably the most common, but almost any job you can think of could have a person in charge of it. Kazum, as best I understood, was more so envisioning his character as more like the "business manager" for the mines; to save typing, I was the one who was referring to him as the steward. It is, however, certainly possible for the two to coexist - the steward handling the household and the mine manager handling the business side. The two would have to work together, although that would likely be a behind the scenes thing (like most of the running of the house). Still, it could create some interesting player conflict without animosity - one trying to maximize family matters and the other maximizing business matters.

Assuming you wanted to be nobility (either of House Vantri or another house), you could also play as a friend, cousin, or even another brother (heck, or sister) of Lord Loughton, but rather than the military focus of Loughton, Laton, and Jarl, go with the more diplomatic/business side. Although you might not have an official "position" in House Vantri, you could be more like a "board member" to use a corporate metaphor - a general advisor to the House.

Of course, you could also combine pieces of both those ideas.

 

[Cor Azer]

Cor Azer,

I have two character creation questions:

-Can the general experience be spent on specialties?
-I believe starting wealth is determined by status. I'm not sure what a would start with. Erm, help?

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "general experience" - you get a set number of points to spend on starting abilities, a set number of points to spend on specialties, and a set number of destiny points, all determined by your age. More destiny can be earned by taking extra flaws, but a maximum of 3 destiny points can be ivested into benefits. As the story progresses, you'll earn experience, which can be spent to increase abilities, specialties, or buy destiny points. Destiny can also be earned by doing "cool things" during play.

Starting wealth is determined by testing Status. Roll a d6 for each rank in Status (plus any applicable modifiers, such as any qualities that affect Status tests). The total is how many gold dragons your character begins play with. At least half of your starting wealth must be spent.

Most equipment is listed in silver stags however. There are a lot of coinage types, but the most common are copper pennies (cp), silver stags (ss - 56 copper pennies), gold dragons (gd - 210 silver stags).

 

[Captain Impossible]

Starting wealth is determined by testing Status. Roll a d6 for each rank in Status (plus any applicable modifiers, such as any qualities that affect Status tests). The total is how many gold dragons your character begins play with. At least half of your starting wealth must be spent.

Most equipment is listed in silver stags however. There are a lot of coinage types, but the most common are copper pennies (cp), silver stags (ss - 56 copper pennies), gold dragons (gd - 210 silver stags).

Hmm. May have to tweak my character, and make him less "invincible badass" and more "can afford his weapons and armor." Meh. On second thought, editing the character will take away from his general feel. So should I roll or you?

Tangentially, is everyone else cool with a randomly determined house banner?

 

[DrZombie]

Tangentially, is everyone else cool with a randomly determined house banner?

No worries she'll be right

 

[jackslate45]

Well, there's certainly all sorts of retainers and advisors a house could have. Stewards, maesters, and septons are probably the most common, but almost any job you can think of could have a person in charge of it. Kazum, as best I understood, was more so envisioning his character as more like the "business manager" for the mines; to save typing, I was the one who was referring to him as the steward. It is, however, certainly possible for the two to coexist - the steward handling the household and the mine manager handling the business side. The two would have to work together, although that would likely be a behind the scenes thing (like most of the running of the house). Still, it could create some interesting player conflict without animosity - one trying to maximize family matters and the other maximizing business matters.

Assuming you wanted to be nobility (either of House Vantri or another house), you could also play as a friend, cousin, or even another brother (heck, or sister) of Lord Loughton, but rather than the military focus of Loughton, Laton, and Jarl, go with the more diplomatic/business side. Although you might not have an official "position" in House Vantri, you could be more like a "board member" to use a corporate metaphor - a general advisor to the House.

Of course, you could also combine pieces of both those ideas.

Gotcha. I was thinking more the diplomatic side, but I do like the general advisor idea. Since everyone wants to be of noble origin, I was going to try and NOT be.