(IRR) The Rokugan IR Turn 0 (OOC Thread)

[Serpenteye]

Creamsteak, I have some questions for you:

How large (geographically) is the Rokugan IR going to be allowed to be? Will the players be allowed to trade with and conquer territories across the globe? In that case we are going to need a world map. Will interplanetary or interplanar expansion be allowed? And in that case, to what extent?

I think these questions are rather important.

 

[The Forsaken One]

Interplanar won't be of any interest I think.. we are really minor and we''ll never (almost certainly) reach the tech level required to invade some other place...

I I think the map will grow to about 4 times the size it is now and if we do have the PL and the stuff IC to go with maybe global but I doubt that.

 

[Serpenteye]

I I think the map will grow to about 4 times the size it is now and if we do have the PL and the stuff IC to go with maybe global but I doubt that.

Perhaps not, but we should definately be able to go global. Unless the whole world is going trough the same industrial and magical revolution that Rokugan is there is no reason why Rokugan would not grow to completely dominate the world like Europe once did. I think you'll be surprised at how fast our power will grow.

 

[The Forsaken One]

No believe me I'll not be =]

Btw 2 players are totally unactive it seems.... redwing and lucias.... if you're around here please confirm that you are around and that this is a ploy on you part and not just unavailability and disinterest =[

 

[Creamsteak]

I'd love to go on a global scale, but like Serpenteyes said, I need map-power. With a map, or descriptions of most of the world (or at least the KNOWN world, I could easily accomodate.

Such a lack of knowledge makes accomodating it hard to do, though. BTW, I need to catch up on the IC thread, I'm a little lost on where you guys are along, and I've got some other things to attend to.

Just keep it going though, when I get a day completely off, I'll catch up and try and present some useful new information. This includes emails, which I only have 5 right now (including yours TFO ), just give me a day or two till Saturday, I don't think I have a session, so I should have the whole day to work on Enworld stuff.

Oh, that extends to dealing with the Gnomeworks/Draco situation. The voting WAS whether or not they could join the IR as outside interlopers, not whether or not they could join the IR with an advantage that goes beyond the norm. If anyone wants to speak up about a good way for me to introduce two "outside" powers, please go ahead and tell. I could use the help. As far as I know, we could even have them already in the world, just very very far off map, in a place where there are gnomes... not sure, I need to think about the situation some more.

 

[Black Omega]

I'd love to go on a global scale, but like Serpenteyes said, I need map-power. With a map, or descriptions of most of the world (or at least the KNOWN world, I could easily accomodate.

Such a lack of knowledge makes accomodating it hard to do, though. BTW, I need to catch up on the IC thread, I'm a little lost on where you guys are along, and I've got some other things to attend to.

Basically your problem is all follows. Aside from Rokugan and the Shadowlands, there are no descriptions of the outside world at all aside from glimpses. Yes, there are Ivory Isles. They have assassins who sweat 'acid'. And they trade ruthlessly. That's about all we know.

A little can be infered about the societies of the Burning Sands from the CCG but it's just bits and pieces. There has never been anything talking about this in the RPG. Thus getting the rest of the world involved would require the rest of the world to pretty much be created.

Oh, that extends to dealing with the Gnomeworks/Draco situation. The voting WAS whether or not they could join the IR as outside interlopers, not whether or not they could join the IR with an advantage that goes beyond the norm. If anyone wants to speak up about a good way for me to introduce two "outside" powers, please go ahead and tell. I could use the help. As far as I know, we could even have them already in the world, just very very far off map, in a place where there are gnomes... not sure, I need to think about the situation some more.

I'm voting against it. But the obvious way to involve them as interlopers is to do one of two things. They find a way to open a portal to Rokugan, but the world laws are so very different magic and tech are both vastly limited. If you assume this is part of a general push at exploring other worlds, then the resouces devoted to Rokugan willl pretty limited. It's just one world out of many being examined after all.

Or strand groups from the old IR in that part of the world. They were part of a battle and something went wrong with a new spell or weapon and a non-reproducable portal sucked the whole area to Rokugan. In this case there is no contact with the old IR (and the headaches potential there) and resources are initially very limited.

 

[The Forsaken One]

including yours TFO

HAAALLLLELLLLLLUUUUUJJJJAA!!!!

They have assassins who sweat 'acid'. And they trade ruthlessly. That's about all we know.

When do I meet them ? (or have I already..? and where can I find this stuff.. would be nice)

 

[Macbrea]

On a lighter note.... I am ready to go onto turn 1!

 

[Knight Otu]

That would propably appropriate, unless one of the players who remained more or less silent until now brings up some new twists to our little conference.

The tests for the Emerald and Jade Champion should propably take place in turn 1.

 

[Festy_Dog]

I second that, unless someone wants to arrive fashionably late and add to the conference we haven't much left to do.