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[Iituem]

More turns in a bit, and a quest for Nuke and followers to undertake.  Sorry, Messiah, but I'm forcing you to make this into a bigger communal quest (which I know you would anyway). 

The spreadsheet auto-saves, Tir, that's the beauty of Google.

Armour and weapon bonuses are an interesting mechanic in YaK.  It is assumed that PCs who go out fighting or adventuring always have a weapon (+1) and armour (+1), and no distinction is made between light leather and thick chainmail on the armour bonus.  The reason for this is because you will sometimes come across NPC mooks who aren't as well kitted-out and also because it means that if a player is caught unprepared (e.g. while sleeping, without armour or weapon) they are at a disadvantage.

Mechanical bonuses on top of that are more expensive.  As a general rule heavy armour (+2 Armour, -1 to movement-related skills) and masterwork weapons (+2 weapon) both cost 1 ducat, while masterwork armour (+2 Armour, no skill penalties) costs 2 ducats.  This seems and is incredibly expensive for a personal item, given that 1 ducat will hire an entire regiment of infantry, but such items do not require upkeep and convey a significant advantage in battle.

Consider a normal fighter with weapon and armour but no skill (+2) vs a guy with masterwork weapon, heavy armour and training (+5).  The other guy is going to win something like 50% more of the time, and that only cost him 2 ducats.

Skills effectively separate into combat and utility skills: Weapon, armour use and dodging skills all give bonuses to personal combat under the right circumstances (i.e. having said weapon or armour/shield, having free movement).  Skills like Tactics and Battle Command give bonuses during combat on the unit scale.  Skills like Metalcrafting, Charisma/Diplomacy/Moustache, Trapping, Tracking, Acrobatics and History all have specific uses within the game.  For example, my character Fust uses his History skill to research things, but Acrobatics to leap across buildings.  Talinth (a blacksmith knight) can use his Metalcrafting skill to forge some decent armour, or to repair a broken door hinge, fix a broken weapon or jimmy open some manacles because he knows how they're made.

This is always subject to change and moderation by GMs, of course.

[Shootandrun]

So far it's fine Cairon, but I'd like to learn more of your character (your bio is very short) before I let you jump right in.

Fil, you've got Tari's approval, I suppose? Other than that... I don't think we have rapiers yet. They were used mostly in the 1400s-1500s, and we're at most in the 1300s compared to the real world. Still in the age of the sword and shield mix or the two-handed sword.

[NUKE9.13]

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Question my research, would you?

...fine. I'll play your game. Come one, come all. Let it be known that the prophet Jitpau is in search of adventurous individuals. Literacy required. Must be of Blessed blood.

[Iituem]

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Question my research, would you?

...fine. I'll play your game. Come one, come all. Let it be known that the prophet Jitpau is in search of adventurous individuals. Literacy required. Must be of Blessed blood.

What, you think you can just waltz into town preaching a new orthodoxy and the clergy will accept it just like that?  And you call yourself a Reader!

[Caellath]

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Question my research, would you?

...fine. I'll play your game. Come one, come all. Let it be known that the prophet Jitpau is in search of adventurous individuals. Literacy required. Must be of Blessed blood.

What, you think you can just waltz into town preaching a new orthodoxy and the clergy will accept it just like that?  And you call yourself a Reader!

I think you actually hit the jackpot. If the church was portrayed in a way more similar to the Dark Ages' Catholic Church, the "Messiah" would be burning at the stake by now.

[Taricus]

*Prods Iituem with a pointy stick.*

Hey, where's my rolls?

[Tiruin]

*Prods Iituem with a pointy stick.*

Hey, where's my rolls?

You mean 13th century rolls?

Spoiler: I had them as a gift, Rolls! (click to show/hide)

@Dwarmin: How are things going as the King? Windheath looks like it's growing exponentially right now!

[Iituem]

Name: Rilaeus Emanhild
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Bio: The younger brother of Bluaritter, Rilaeus, or Ril, for short, trained his whole life to be as good as his older sister, training on a set of Rapiers since he could stand, and, as a result, he became an expert with them. When his father died, he forfeited his inheritance to his elder sister.
As well as the ties of nobility and upward movement that said inheritance allowed, instead going back to his training and cleverly leaving his sister to politics
Descript: A young, blond man with green eyes. Lithe, toned frame. Usually wearing a white shirt.
Skills:
+1 to combat while dual-wielding rapiers and wearing a white shirt.
+1 to somehow getting into WACKY anime-esque situations.

Noble-born. Blauritter's younger brother.

Fil, rapiers are a very exotic Ralkarian weapon.  The Bravos, on the other hand, duel with combined long and swordshorts.  You could be trained in the Bravo fighting style.

And that skill would be... uh.  +1 to being screwed with by the GMs.  Possibly rethink that.

[Tiruin]

Hmm, interesting. Now that all the main noble slots, vassal-type PCs are coming in.

I suppose nobody can act as a foreign diplomat or anything? Probably would complicate things.


In other words:

Northwatch -- The first formidable defense against the Haegar.

Our peasants are rich. Our numbers are few. Our military is small and our lords are useless.

In the first year of our Majesty, the King, this all changed...Well, except for our Rangers.

The old guard stands proud, a veritable ward of age and wisdom.

 

Well, ~12 cold drakes. ~7 more than the last. Anyone who wants to retcon following into the hunt can say so because...Woah, Osir had a lot less drakes and a lot more men to handle this one.

Time to use that +2 to tactics!...and to think about my sheet OOC-ly, I'm quite an underpowered noble!

Editedit: How many drakes comprise a 'regiment'? Thinking of...capturing the beauties.

[filiusenox]

Name: Rilaeus Emanhild
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Bio: The younger brother of Bluaritter, Rilaeus, or Ril, for short, trained his whole life to be as good as his older sister. He spent most of his life training with two weapons, one in each hand, and, as a result, fought his best with two weapons. He was tutored in the arts and maths, and....was basically a shut-in. When his father died, he forfeited his inheritance to his elder sister. As well as the ties of nobility and upward movement that said inheritance allowed, instead going back to his training and cleverly leaving his sister to politics
Descript: A young, blond man with green eyes. Lithe, toned frame. Usually wearing a white shirt.
Skills:
+1 to combat when dual-wielding weapons
+1 to somehow getting into WA- charisma.

Noble-born. Blauritter's younger, HALF brother.

[Shootandrun]

Jump right in, Fil.

[micelus]

Hmm, interesting. Now that all the main noble slots, vassal-type PCs are coming in.

I suppose nobody can act as a foreign diplomat or anything? Probably would complicate things.


In other words:

Northwatch -- The first formidable defense against the Haegar.

Our peasants are rich. Our numbers are few. Our military is small and our lords are useless.

In the first year of our Majesty, the King, this all changed...Well, except for our Rangers.

The old guard stands proud, a veritable ward of age and wisdom.

 

Well, ~12 cold drakes. ~7 more than the last. Anyone who wants to retcon following into the hunt can say so because...Woah, Osir had a lot less drakes and a lot more men to handle this one.

Time to use that +2 to tactics!...and to think about my sheet OOC-ly, I'm quite an underpowered noble!

Editedit: How many drakes comprise a 'regiment'? Thinking of...capturing the beauties.

I'm technically the closest thing since cript's gone and I'm eventually going on a diplomatic mission north.

[Caellath]

Hmmm, capturing drakes? Sounds fun, and I think I would both be able to make money and do something useful with Talinth's time, but I'm in the middle of an investigation.

[Iituem]

Hmm, interesting. Now that all the main noble slots, vassal-type PCs are coming in.

I suppose nobody can act as a foreign diplomat or anything? Probably would complicate things.


In other words:

Northwatch -- The first formidable defense against the Haegar.

Our peasants are rich. Our numbers are few. Our military is small and our lords are useless.

In the first year of our Majesty, the King, this all changed...Well, except for our Rangers.

The old guard stands proud, a veritable ward of age and wisdom.

 

Well, ~12 cold drakes. ~7 more than the last. Anyone who wants to retcon following into the hunt can say so because...Woah, Osir had a lot less drakes and a lot more men to handle this one.

Time to use that +2 to tactics!...and to think about my sheet OOC-ly, I'm quite an underpowered noble!

Editedit: How many drakes comprise a 'regiment'? Thinking of...capturing the beauties.

I'm going to say 6 for a regiment.  Of juvenile cold drakes, at that stage of their life.  Fire drakes are their own regiment personally.

[Tiruin]

6 cold drakes with unknown stats for a regiment.

Given my disposition, and the perhaps unknown terrain yet-obviously-not-open, this will be very fun!