We are currently accepting new players! Anyone who would like to join has the option of playing as an NPC organization, or playing as an individual person. I am open to the possibility of new players taking on the roles of existing characters in the world, so if there's a character/group that piques your interest that isn't being controlled by a family, and you want to play as them/their group, let me know! See the spoiler below to see some of the groups available to play as.
Introduction
For over a hundred years, the small village of Frye has sat peaceably stagnant on the edge of a large, slow moving river, tucked away with dense forest surrounding it. The populace makes a meager living, subsisting on fish caught from the river, game caught from the forest, and simple crops grown in small fields. The village is entirely self sufficient, and very rarely receives visitors from the outside world, as the path to the castle of the count is mostly overgrown by trees in the forest, and the river is very rarely travelled.
Major decisions in the village of Frye are made by the Village Elders, which consists of a group of people, most of which are nominated by a powerful family in the village. These families often nominate one of their own, but it isn’t entirely uncommon to nominate a gifted commoner. A good chunk of the village Elders is also made up of merited [actual] Elders who are on the council either due to their great age and wisdom or due to some great feat that won them a place by popular vote. This system of government has been used for as long as anyone can remember and their ancestors could tell, so it is widely accepted.
Gameplay:
Each turn is one month in Frye. For your turn, you may propose laws and vote on current issues (if you have a family member in the Village Elders), and have your family (or yourself) facilitate other actions at your discretion to affect the village. Each vote in the Village Elders is worth one point, and other families cannot “support” these votes, except to also vote in a similar manner. Each vote for a general action in the village of Frye can be supported by other families, adding a benefit to the results of your roll. You can also attempt to sabotage another family’s general actions, adding negatives to the results of their roll.
Below is a summarized amalgamation of all the powerful families in Frye, with a short description of their societal "roles", ideologies, and influence in the village.
Elforche Currently Played by Billy5545
Societal Role: Running a Carpentry and Wooden Trinket Industry
Ideology: Growth via the People
Influence: Slightly Positive
Nominated: Gifted Commoner
Family of Tannell Currently Played by Guineapig004
Societal Role: Studying the world about them to improve lifestyle
Ideology: Utopia via Control
Influence: Neutral/Ambivalent
Nominated: Family Member
Ferran Family Currently Played by Tiberius
Societal Role: Running a [mostly] reputable Blacksmith industry
Ideology: Wealth via Trade
Influence: Mixed between Slightly Positive and Slightly Negative
Nominated: Family Member
Family of Lew Currently Played by naturegirl1999
Societal Role: Advanced Farming, Domestication
Ideology: Comfort via Knowledge
Influence: Mixed between Slightly Positive and Slightly Negative
Nominated: Family Member
Family of Asura Currently Played by Burger Cat
Societal Role: Organized Militia and Town Guards
Ideology: Honor and Respect to All
Influence: Slightly Positive
Nominated: Family Member
[The original setting of the first 4 players]
You all play as the head of a traditionally powerful family(this often includes extended family as well) in the village of Frye, with the goal of eventually turning the Village Elder system into a bloodline-ruled society (with your family being the royal one, of course). You could, of course, have an ulterior private goal of your own; after all, Frye is only one indiscriminate village in a world that has more or less forgotten all about it, due to it's insignificance.
[spoiler]
First:
You may create a family name and create a backstory if you like, your family’s history in the village.
You have full control over what your family supports or doesn’t support, and the ideologies that they emanate.
Second: you must choose who to nominate to the Village Elders, who have the oversight of the village:
If you choose to nominate a family member to the Village Elders: You may directly propose new laws or major actions that, if passed, all the village including the other families must comply to, or face penalty. You may also directly vote on issues that the village faces.
If you choose to nominate a gifted commoner: You may give a description of the ideologies and tendencies that this commoner holds, and also a reason why you nominated that specific person (because they have a certain talent, or because they hold a specific ideology, etc). You then also enjoy an increased reputation with the general populace of Frye, and a generally more positive reception to your actions that involve the general villagers.
Each turn is one month in Frye. For your turn, you may propose laws and vote on current issues (if you have a family member in the Village Elders), and have your family facilitate other actions at your discretion to affect the village. Each vote in the Village Elders is worth one point, and other families cannot “support” these votes, except to also vote in a similar manner. Each vote for a general action in the village of Frye can be supported by other families, adding a benefit to the results of your roll. You can also attempt to sabotage another family’s general actions, adding negatives to the results of their roll.
Once everyone who wants to play has created a family, we will commence the first turn.
As head of a family group which could have many members, there is no limit to the number of actions you can do each turn, but because I have to figure everything out, keep it respectable. I don’t want to work on 50 rolls a turn
Below is a more in-depth description of the village of Frye, for those who'd like more knowledge of the world they are playing in. [The way it was at the beginning]
The village of Frye is a small, mostly forgotten village in the time frame of the Early Middle Ages, in a pseudo-European style land. The Feudal system is used large-scale throughout the world, and Frye, having an elected body of village elders, is a very strange outlier in comparison to the traditional villages of the area who run on a hereditary rulership. The village of Frye, alongside several other villages, is ruled by Count Vicar; little is known about him (at least, by those in Frye), except that he seems to take no interested in one of his villages, surrounded by dense forest beside a slow-moving river.
The Military system in Frye is currently in a state of sad disrepair; the only people trained in combat are the guards, who solve petty disputes and keep the peasants in line, and perhaps some of the sons of the powerful families have been trained in swordplay or archery for sport.
The Economic system in Frye is in a better state, as the Village Elders are accepting of people starting their own industries; as this is a medieval setting, there are very few laws on business, and a laissez-faire attitude prevails amongst the council.
The Religious system in Frye is conflicted; while the country as a whole is largely Ud'ehbaian in belief (A belief of order and fine arts, believing that the soul is imprisoned in the body, and that the key to transcendence is order, and those who do not believe so are filth), there are some commoners who also believe in a certain Dabalia, a pagan goddess of songs and an odd purple-haired prophetess; these odd beliefs are rare in the village of Frye, but they do exist by word of mouth. None in Frye have seen this strange prophetess themselves... Furthermore, there are rumors of a strange dark cult spreading throughout the countryside, worshiping a dark god called "Chayrus"...
The Political system in Frye is stable. The elected body of Village Elders are a widely accepted source of authority, save by eccentric dissenters and criminals. Even the powerful Families have (so far) bowed to the decree of the council, although this may one day change...
Current Groups+Characters available to play as:
Northe, Leader of the Medicants: Play not as a family, but an organization with close to as much power.
Church of Udebb'ha: Play as the leader of a local faith, with your own agenda.
Temple of Dabalia: Play as the leader of a local faith, with your own agenda.
Kryne, owner of the Western Mines: Play as a local businessman with large resources, intent on expansion and power.
Cisse, the Village Bailiff: Play a minor role as one who adjudicates and makes mandatory laws, but beware that tyranny could backfire on you!
An Existing Character of Your Choice: If you see any character not currently controlled by another player while reading this, and want to take on their role, feel free to suggest to play it! I'm more inclined to say yes than no.
A New Character of Your Choice: You are welcome to create a character to play as well! This could be someone who has lived in Frye their whole life, a traveler from another area, or anything else you can come up with! The only restrictions here is that it has to fit in the canon of the universe. As above, I'm more likely to say yes than no, and allow you to play!
Amalgamation of all Reports:
First Year:
Second Year:
Third Year:
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