[OOC]Gormenghast, an ArM campaign [full]
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Ghostknight
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If theres still a spot I'd like in. I tried to get a game off the ground here a while back but it never happened. Ah well. So if there is still a spot, Please?
I like spring covenants so I would go with Kromeer and probably create a Bonisagus Magus, here to see what magic may be found in this far off land instead of in the crustiness of the heavly populated areas of Europe.
I like spring covenants so I would go with Kromeer and probably create a Bonisagus Magus, here to see what magic may be found in this far off land instead of in the crustiness of the heavly populated areas of Europe.
Ghostknight
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Not knowing anyting of the Novgorod tribunal- as a consortis- would the son of a local noble (met while he was being fostered in France as a squire at court) be out of place? At least he would have somebody to translate for him when trying (badly!) to talk to locals?
Yair
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Well, I am not sure I understand the question, but I'll do my best.
If you mean a foreign minor noble, then he will find the local society very strange as it is a mixture of pagan and Orthodox (rather then Catholic) Christianity; and of course there is the weather and wilderness. But nevertheless I think one such a consortis could make a good middleman when dealing with nobles, merchants, and so on.
The local nobility doesn't speak French, BTW, to the best of my knowledge. I believe they speak Russian or Slavic, maybe Norweigian. And the clergy speaks Church-Slavic and Greek. A strange, uncivilized, place...
If you mean a local noble sent to france for his education - well, I suppose it is possible, especially from Poland. The only thing is he must be from a *minor* noble family, as a "royal" famliy (realy just two very large lines, one ruling Poland and one spread all over Russia) is taboo as a consequence of the Royal Embargo: a peripheral code ruling forbidding revealing oneself as a magus to a royal noble.
Hmm. I'll try to post a briefing on the tribunal tonight.
If you mean a foreign minor noble, then he will find the local society very strange as it is a mixture of pagan and Orthodox (rather then Catholic) Christianity; and of course there is the weather and wilderness. But nevertheless I think one such a consortis could make a good middleman when dealing with nobles, merchants, and so on.
The local nobility doesn't speak French, BTW, to the best of my knowledge. I believe they speak Russian or Slavic, maybe Norweigian. And the clergy speaks Church-Slavic and Greek. A strange, uncivilized, place...
If you mean a local noble sent to france for his education - well, I suppose it is possible, especially from Poland. The only thing is he must be from a *minor* noble family, as a "royal" famliy (realy just two very large lines, one ruling Poland and one spread all over Russia) is taboo as a consequence of the Royal Embargo: a peripheral code ruling forbidding revealing oneself as a magus to a royal noble.
Hmm. I'll try to post a briefing on the tribunal tonight.
Ghostknight
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Yair said:
Yep- a local minor noble- sent to France in one of those fostering exchanges meant to prevent war. Fostering was big between royalty, and minor nobility (and consequently social climbing wealthy noobs), took it up as a fashion.
Someone
Adventurer
I vote for Gormenghast; it´s creative and new, and having a clear and concise objective will help with the limitations of Pbp. While waiting the briefing, I´m thinking the character concepts; a Perdo specialist Flambeau mage (basically an old character) and a resident accountant and petty merchant -possibly Jew, if you allow that-
Yair
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Imagine ancient forests, untouched by man's axe, stretching from horizon to horizon. Imagine man confined to the great river valleys, with his wooden cities and the small villages that serve them passing trade up and down the river. There be great cathedrals, and monasteries led by the black clergy, and the Eastern Church holds sway. But in the remote villages closer to the wild forests, and in the forests depths still, Slav pagans dwell, unchristend, worshiping the ancient powers of nature, the Faerie Gods of old. Imagine a cold five-month winter of constant snow, covering and destroying all roads, freezing the mighty rivers until trade is all done by sleds. And massive spring thaws, and floods, and than a brief short summer. You are imagining the Novgorod Tribunal.
The tribunal boundaries encompass what is now Russia and Poland, from the eastern Carpathians to the Ural mountains. It is circa 1150 A.D, and the land is in turmoil. Polish and Russian princes rule the divided land, each temporarily holding a province or few only to be replaced in a few years by another. Princes rarely die in battle, or of natural causes. Their greatest prize is the large trade city of Kiev in the south, though Novgorod in the north is also powerful, and Krakov, capitol of Poland, is nearly as prestigious. It is mainly in the cities that the power of Boyars, merchants and petty landowners, is growing.
A divine aura sorounds the cities, monasteries, and some Christian villages and fields (mostly those villages closest to the cities). In Russia the Russian Orthodox Church holds sway, while Poland answers to the Pope (and is heavily influenced by the German, including the use of stone construction, German law, and the three field system). The church is engaged in a long and bitter fight with paganism, which they do not tolerate, but are tolerant of Islam and Judaism. At the moment the church is mainly concerned with swelling up the local numbers of priests and the strength of Christianity within its own ranks, as there are not enough priests in these times to even visit all the small villages. Most churchmen find violence counterproductive.
Volkhvy, pagan priests, still lead many of the more remote Slav villages, and sometimes even work within the cities in hiding – either directly or through emissaries. Their power, however, has greatly diminished from their past glory, and there is intense enmity between them and the Church.
Faerie auras are common and strong, although they are diminishing as the Church expands. The fay of Novgorod are divided between the White and Gold courts, aligned with cold Winter and lifebearing Summer. The fay also greatly respect the pagan gods, which some magi suspect are nothing but powerful faeries.
Magical auras are, thank God almighty, plentiful and powerful. Many areas within the pristine land are blessed with powerful magical auras. These are often settled by pagan villages, but some are settled by wizards and, of course, most are left to the magical denizens that populate them. Raw vis is plentiful, and the pagan locals do not trouble much the wizards in their studies. This is truly a blessed land.
That’s all I have time for for now, I hope it’s enough. If you want more details on any topic – ask. (The info is from the history chapter in The Dragon and the Bear.)
Someone – as a Jew, I find the prospect of a Jew accountant amusing. I hope he’ll be greedy. Sure, it sounds fine.
The tribunal boundaries encompass what is now Russia and Poland, from the eastern Carpathians to the Ural mountains. It is circa 1150 A.D, and the land is in turmoil. Polish and Russian princes rule the divided land, each temporarily holding a province or few only to be replaced in a few years by another. Princes rarely die in battle, or of natural causes. Their greatest prize is the large trade city of Kiev in the south, though Novgorod in the north is also powerful, and Krakov, capitol of Poland, is nearly as prestigious. It is mainly in the cities that the power of Boyars, merchants and petty landowners, is growing.
A divine aura sorounds the cities, monasteries, and some Christian villages and fields (mostly those villages closest to the cities). In Russia the Russian Orthodox Church holds sway, while Poland answers to the Pope (and is heavily influenced by the German, including the use of stone construction, German law, and the three field system). The church is engaged in a long and bitter fight with paganism, which they do not tolerate, but are tolerant of Islam and Judaism. At the moment the church is mainly concerned with swelling up the local numbers of priests and the strength of Christianity within its own ranks, as there are not enough priests in these times to even visit all the small villages. Most churchmen find violence counterproductive.
Volkhvy, pagan priests, still lead many of the more remote Slav villages, and sometimes even work within the cities in hiding – either directly or through emissaries. Their power, however, has greatly diminished from their past glory, and there is intense enmity between them and the Church.
Faerie auras are common and strong, although they are diminishing as the Church expands. The fay of Novgorod are divided between the White and Gold courts, aligned with cold Winter and lifebearing Summer. The fay also greatly respect the pagan gods, which some magi suspect are nothing but powerful faeries.
Magical auras are, thank God almighty, plentiful and powerful. Many areas within the pristine land are blessed with powerful magical auras. These are often settled by pagan villages, but some are settled by wizards and, of course, most are left to the magical denizens that populate them. Raw vis is plentiful, and the pagan locals do not trouble much the wizards in their studies. This is truly a blessed land.
That’s all I have time for for now, I hope it’s enough. If you want more details on any topic – ask. (The info is from the history chapter in The Dragon and the Bear.)
Someone – as a Jew, I find the prospect of a Jew accountant amusing. I hope he’ll be greedy. Sure, it sounds fine.
Someone
Adventurer
Thanks. I noticed your location, and since the probabilities of yourself being even a descendent of Russian jews being not low, I though it could be touchy. I´m glad you have not problems with that. Since both characters could work in either covenant, I´ll start working in them. The ideas so far are:
Chronius: A very promising apprentice in a prestigious Flammbeau Covenant, he sufered the envy of other students. A practical joke played on him while working in the laboratory (a violation of his master´s Sanctum) resulted on an accident that disfigured him; the following investigation also led to earn the enmity of several wizards. After passing the gauntlet, he decided to put as many miles as he could between him and his formed Covenant, and he ended in the Novgorod Tribunal.
He would be a specialist in Perdo, with a knack for aging things and a good learner.
(Name still undecided): A jew from Kiev, with a fine education and a well trained tongue, though his years studying weren´t the best thing for his health of physical presence. After marrying, he saw in the covenant a way to be safe from the periodic outbreaks of violence against his kin, so he offered to work for the covenant despite that meant to separate from his family for extended periods of time. He would be the stereotypical moneylender. (Strong points would include family contacts, gossip information, good academic knowledge skills)
Chronius: A very promising apprentice in a prestigious Flammbeau Covenant, he sufered the envy of other students. A practical joke played on him while working in the laboratory (a violation of his master´s Sanctum) resulted on an accident that disfigured him; the following investigation also led to earn the enmity of several wizards. After passing the gauntlet, he decided to put as many miles as he could between him and his formed Covenant, and he ended in the Novgorod Tribunal.
He would be a specialist in Perdo, with a knack for aging things and a good learner.
(Name still undecided): A jew from Kiev, with a fine education and a well trained tongue, though his years studying weren´t the best thing for his health of physical presence. After marrying, he saw in the covenant a way to be safe from the periodic outbreaks of violence against his kin, so he offered to work for the covenant despite that meant to separate from his family for extended periods of time. He would be the stereotypical moneylender. (Strong points would include family contacts, gossip information, good academic knowledge skills)
Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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Yair said:Roy: frankly, I remember you contemplating a lot, but I don't remember you actually settling down on any one character. I'll make one for you. Just give me an archetype: some stock ArM archetypes you might want...
Bjornaer - shapechanging owl/magus, concentrating on understanding the links between the animal and human; think mad scientist breeding werewolves, grafting animal parts, and so on.
Bonisagus - a lab rat magus focusing on creating true life; think Frankenstein (the scientist, not the creation).
Tremere - a war-loving mage that strives for dominance of wizards over the mundanes, versed in both magical and mundane warfare; think Red Wizard of Thay
Flambeau - a violent fireball-throwing magus that likes to blow stuff up; think... just about any D&D sorcerer
Tytalus - a demon-haunted magus with a dark secret in his past; think Elric
Verditius - a lab rat magus focusing on creating life-like automatons.
Mercere - a traveler with no magical abilities, but lots of mundane and a few supernatural benefits.
Pick one, or give me another, and I'll whip up the details of the character for you.
Someone - By the way, we are not russion jews, we born in Israel and not Russia.
Yair - my character will be a simple local man, slim and not tall, 1.50 meter, that love the secrets and dense of the city and the animals that lurks with in and survive in this cruel world, I'll be Bjornaer.
can i shift into - crow, rat, dog and other city denizens?
as for covenant - Gormenghast sounds great.
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