The Mood just hit me. Why not make a game in a Solomon Kane/Low Fantasy Renaissance Setting. You the players take the roles of Witchhunters in the newly established Order of the Stonewatch, created by the Wealthy Herman Whiteflow, Consul of the Republic of Meglengrad...
It is the year 2454 of our Holy Lord Uldor Godslayer. It is a Dark Time. Ancient Beings and longforgotten Gods are stirring. War and Pestilence scourge the lands and Things thought long dead rise to reclaim their place in the Mortal Realms. To this Effect Consul Herman Whiteflow reestablished an Old Order of our Holy Faith: the Stonewatch.
By the Will of the People the Stonewatch has been reinstated as the Protectors of The Mortal Realms from the Unholy Beasts created by the Ancients. To Protect the People of Meglengard from the Fangdrake, the Cultist, the Witch and the Heretic. To extinguish the Burning Light of Gleaming Phoenix and swathe the land in the Warming Dark Embrace of the Allmother.If you now wonder at the weird Names of the Gods, Some Place and why the hell anyone would dislike the Sun and the Light and mark it as evil, well i took the freedom of using the Pantheon-Mythology in a World where the Gods themselves had gone into the background, a world where the Gods didn't have as much influence on the Planet as on Despair. However you don't need to have read or played Pantheon in Order to play this game, if you have though you will find very often some amusing things that have been warped and stretched by the view of the Mortal Humans.
Anyhow the three of you form the Basis of the Stonewatch. As the game progresses it may very well grow into a mighty Organization. However the Day is Painfully Bright and Full of Terrors, thus be prepared for a High Amount of players going insane or dying.
Next Point your Starting Templates, deciding which Backstory your Character had before being "volunteered" into the Stonewatch, decides about much of your starting Equipment aswell as things you might or might not know about aswell as potential friends you can call favours from.
Following the Faith of Vani, Wife of Uldor and Goddess of Marriage,Life and Lust, the Red Sisters form the Military Arm of the Faith of the Red Woman. The Red Sisters are trained in a myriad of ways of Melee Fighting...Axes,Swords,Mauls, Martial Arts you name it. Furthermore the Sisters are trained in the Ways of the Courtesan. This Dates back to the Time when the Goddess Vani was not married to Uldor and just the Goddess of Lust.
Skills
Red Sister Training
Courtesan Training
Close Combat Weapon of Choice (Level 2)
Martial Art Skill (Level 2)
Starting Equipment
Purse: 3 Meglens (Currency of Meglengrad)
Weapon of Choice
Leather Armour
The Red Book ( A Compendium Containing the Rules and Commandements of the Red Sisterhood, as well as offering Training Units on the Special Martial Art the Red Sisters master. At the End is an Extra Chapter dubbed "The Way of the Courtesan")
The Gods Among Us ( A Book containing descriptions of the Gods of the Emberfaith, aswell as the Mythos of Creation and several simple incantations to the gods)
While the Red Sisters form the Military Arm of the Faith of the Red Woman and the Black Sisters are defending the temples/please worshippers, the White Sisters are neither Warriors nor Courtesan. Leading a Life of Virginity the Sisters are the Keepers of Knowledge, Healers and most importantly they can perform the Ritual of "Vani's Kiss" which allows them to have children by merely kissing. The Children born from such a Ritual are always integrated into the Different Castes. In fact over the Centuries most Sisters are Daughters of the White Sisters, fresh volunteers only accepted very seldomly.
Skills
White Sister Training
Herblore (Level 2)
Ancient Knowledge (Level 2)
First Aid (Level 2)
Surgery (Level 2)
Equipment
Purse: 3 Meglens (Currency of Meglengrad)
White Sister Robes
The White Book ( A Compendium Containing the Rules and Commandements of the White Sisterhood, containing knowledge about hundreds of Herbs with Toxic and Healing Properties as well as some with super natural qualities. Extensive Knowledge about Anatomy is also contained withing this tome.)
The Red Book ( A Compendium Containing the Rules and Commandements of the Red Sisterhood, as well as offering Training Units on the Special Martial Art the Red Sisters master. At the End is an Extra Chapter dubbed "The Way of the Courtesan")
The Black Book ( A Compendium Containing the Rules and Commandements of the Black Sisterhood, as well as offering Training Units on Self Defense and Training with Maul and Dagger, the favourite weapons of the Black Sisters. A Large part of the Compendium entails advanced Courtesan Skills)
The Red Goddess ( A book containing more information about the Red Goddess. Her Real History( not the abridged Version of "The Gods Among Us"), Advanced Rituals to Ask the Goddess for Aid, aswell as vague mentionings of her Children: The Wyrms, the Seaspawn and The Fallen Sisters)
The Gods Among Us ( A Book containing descriptions of the Gods of the Emberfaith, aswell as the Mythos of Creation and several simple incantations to the gods)
Yet another Caste of the Faith of Vani, the Grey Brothers are the male children born from the White Sisters. Usually trained ins uppor troles they are mostly trained in the use of Bows,Crossbows and recently: Muskets. Each and Every Grey Brother is a trained Marksman.
Skills
Grey Brother Training
Ranged Weapon of Choice (Level 2)
Close Combat Weapon of Choice (Level 1)
Equipment
Purse: 3 Meglens (Currency of Meglengrad)
Ranged Weapon of Choice
Close Combat Weapon of Choice
Grey Brother Uniform
Leather Armour
The Gods Among Us ( A Book containing descriptions of the Gods of the Emberfaith, aswell as the Mythos of Creation and several simple incantations to the gods)
A Priest of Uldor. Formerly a position reserved for Emberdwarves, with their dwindling numbers on the Surface, Humans are more and more prevalent among their ranks. Each Priest is trained in Swordplay but also has to master a Crafting Trade of his Choice. Representing the two sides of Uldor, the Craftsman and the Godslayer, Emberpriests carry with them herbs that allow them (once ingested) to enter a Martial Trance.
Skills
Emberpriest Training
Herblore(Level 1)
Crafting Skill of Choice (Level 2)
Swordsmanship (Level 2)
Equipment
Purse: 3 Meglens (Currency of Meglengrad)
Emberpriest Clothing
Crafted Object
Sword of Choice
3 Concotions to induce a Martial Trance
The Gods Among Us ( A Book containing descriptions of the Gods of the Emberfaith, aswell as the Mythos of Creation and several simple incantations to the gods)
The Book of Embers( The Holy Writings of the Emberfaith. Contains Recipes for the Combat Drugs the Emberpriests use, Incantations and Rituals to Uldor and vague mentionings of the Creations of Uldor: the Emberdwarves, the Coastaldwarves, the Swampdwarves and the Golems)
The Wanderer's are little more than wandering Storytellers. Their God has been killed long ago while he thought on the side of Uldor. The Wanderers are thus not exactly on Good Terms with the Followers of Uldor since the God never used his Powers to resurrect Thaneos. Perhaps the Only Cult who hasn't been warped and changed through the perception of the mortals over the millenia, the Cult is has changed several times over the aeons. From being simple messengers,storytellers and bards, to a militant priesthood and back to being wandering storytellers with a knack for healing.
Skills
Wanderer Training
First Aid (Level 2)
Surgery (Level 1)
Mythology (Level 2)
Weapon of Choice (Level 1)
Equipment
Purse: 3 Meglens (Currency of Meglengrad)
Travellers Clothes
Sewing Kit
Bandages
2 Weapons of Choice
You Are serving in the Army of the Republic of Meglengard, or rather served as a lieutenant.
Now you are a Member of the Stonewatch. Your Skill with the Long and Short Steel as well as Flintlock Pistol is impressive.
Skills
Military Training
Noble Upbringing
Dual-Wielded Sword Skill ( Level 2)
Pistol Skill (Level 2)
Equipment
Purse: 300 Meglen
Short Steel
Long Steel
Flintlock Pistol
Officers Uniform of the Republican Army
Amour ( i leave it up to you what you want)
Heften Purebreed Charger
Application Sheet:
Name:
Archetype:
Skills:
Equipment:
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Archetype: Grey Brother
Skills: Grey Brother Training, long bow skill (level 2), Dagger skill (level 1)
Equipment: Purse: 3 Meglens, simple long bow, small dagger, Grey Brother Uniform, Leather Armour, The Gods Among Us
Name: Magadas Teras
Archetype: Meglengard Officer
Skills: Military Training, Noble Upbringing, Dual-Wielded Sword Skill ( Level 2), Pistol Skill (Level 2)
Equipment: Purse: 285 Meglen, Short Steel, Long Steel, Flintlock Pistol, Officers Uniform of the Republican Army, Sky blue plate armor with a crest of crossed blades severing a witches head on the chest and a helmet with a faceplate shaped like a wolf, Heften Purebreed Charger
Name: Fatima Adan
Archetype: Wanderer
Skills: Wanderer Training, First Aid (Level 2),Surgery (Level 1), Mythology (Level 2), Quarterstaff Skill (Level 1)
Equipment: Purse/71 Meglens (Currency of Meglengrad), Travelers Clothes, Sewing Kit, Bandages, Quarterstaff, Utility Knife
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