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[Khaiel]

Fantasy Civilizations

Well, since it seems I'm once again able to post (and I don't want to join FEF games because everytime I do something related to FEF, something keeps me away from playing), I've decided to run something different.

In Fantasy Civilizations there are 2 types of players: Rulers and Heroes. Rulers are the main players, and each of them controls a civilization created by them. Heroes have to be of a certain civilization (doesn't have to be a player controlled one, as there are NPC Rulers, and also NPC Heroes), and they can influence the world due to their superior skills, strange powers or influence.

The game will probably have some changes while we play, as we test the rules. There will be both strategy and roleplaying elements.

Spoiler: Rules (click to show/hide)

The game will be turn based. Each turn will represent a year.

Rulers have 2 Major Actions each turn. Major Actions represent a dedicated effort by the Ruler to perform a certain task (like building a new settlement, recruiting large amounts of troops, building specially complex infrastructure or doing complex research). Major Actions can make the population unhappy, as they require citizens to work harder, pay higher taxes or any other number of things. Rulers also have Minor Actions. These can be anything, from recruiting small amounts of military units, to introducing upgrades to agriculture to increase food production. Any number of Minor Actions can be taken, but the higher the number, the less likely it is that they will be accomplished in one turn.

Heroes instead can take 2 types of actions. They can Travel from one settlement to a different one. This represents the Hero settleing down in a different settlement, not just travel. Instead of travelling, they can choose to take a Quest. Quests can be any number of things (monster slaying, stealing from the government, leading an army or any other thing), and they have various risks and rewards. Aside from these two types of actions, Heroes can interact with rulers or other Heroes by talking to them (if they are in the same settlement). A Hero can (although this WILL take multiple Quests) overthrow a Ruler and become a new Ruler.

Both Rulers and Heroes can produce offspring. This is specially important for Rulers due to the concept of Dinasties. If a Ruler dies, he will be able to keep playing as one of his children, being a Ruler (if the chosen child would inherit titles) or a Hero.Heroes can do the same, but unless there are special circumstances, their children will always be Heroes. The skills perks of a child depend on both parents' skills and perks, and they can be modified by their upbringing.

Rulers can give Heroes control over small parts of their civilization, or responsabilities as generals, administrators or any other positions. These give the Heroes greater power (and the ability to sometimes act as small scale Rulers) and gives the Rulers the benefit of being able to use the Heroes higher stats where they are needed (as a higher Intelligence improves production, and a higher Charisma reduces Tension, for example).

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

Races have certain stats. These are the base stats of the race. Unless otherwise stated, a race has "Average" in all stats.The level on a stat can take any of these valors:

Horrible<Extremely Low<Very Low<Low<Below Average<Average<Above Average<High<Very High<Extremely High<Legendary

Agility: The natural dexterety of someone.
Charisma: A combination of someone's looks and savoir-faire, his ability to convince others to do what he wishes.
Intelligence: Someone's clearness of thought and ability to reason.
Lifespan: This represents a race's natural lifespan.
Magic Affinity: This represents someone's ability to channel magic. There are various types of magic, depending on whether it's origin is divine (coming from the gods), mundane (coming from the energies of the planet and living beings) or arcane (coming from cosmic energies that leaked into the world in ages past).
Perception: The ability to sense things.
Strength: Someone's physical might.
Toughness: Someone's ability to resist damage and resiliance to disease.

Lifespan is a very special and important stat. Average lifespan is 80 years old. For individual characters (Heroes and Rulers), when they are created, a roll is made 78+2d20. The final amount is the % of that age that the character will reach. At the end of the year he reaches that age, the character will die. This roll is secret and made by the GM, but from 20 years before the date of death, there will be a yearly chance that the player gets a warning about his character's health deteriorating. This might even come with a penalty to some of his stats or the introduction of negative perks.Each level above Average doubles the lifespan (so Above Average would be 160 years old). Each level below Average halves the lifespan.

Lifespan also influences Population Growth (+15% per level below Average, -15% per level above Average).

Spoiler: Races (click to show/hide)

There are X races in the world that Rulers can choose when creating their civilizations. Halfbreeds are rare, but not unheard of. As a Ruler, you have to choose a Major Race for your civilization. You can choose other Minor Races, to a maximum of five, which will make up no more than 30% of the total population. Choosing Minor Races will increase Tension, depending both on the amount of Minor Races and the total percentage of the population that they are. If at some point Minor Races make more than 30% of the civilization's population, Tension will skyrocket. If at some point a Minor Race is mora than 50% of the population, it will become the new Major Race.

Humans:
Humans breed quickly. +20% Population Growth.
Humans are ambitious. +20% Gold Production.

Elves:
Elves have Above Average Agility.
Elves have Above Average Magic Affinity.
Elves have Low-Light Vision.
Elves have Above Average Perception.
Elves have High Lifespans.
Elves have Below Average Toughness.

Dwarves:
Dwarves have Above Average Toughness.
Dwarves are perfect for working at mines. +10% Ore and Materials

Production.
Dwarves have Night-Vision.
Dwarves have Above Average Lifespans.
Dwarves have Below Average Agility.
Dwarves have Below Average Magic Affinity.

Goblins:
Goblins breed really quickly. +40% Population Growth.
Goblins have Above Average Agility.
Goblins don't mind others. Tension from Minor Races is reduced as if there was one less Minor Race.
Goblins have Below Average Lifespans.
Goblins have Below Average Charisma.
Goblins have Below Average Strength.

Orcs:
Orcs have Above Average Strength.
Orcs have Above Average Toughness.
Orcs have Low Light Vision.
Orcs have Average Lifespans.
Orcs have Below Average Intelligence.

Ogres:
Ogres have High Strength.
Ogres have High Toughness.
Ogres have Night Vision.
Ogres will eat almost anything. +10% Food Production.
Ogres have High Lifespans.
Ogres have Low Intelligence.
Ogres have Below Average Agility.
Ogres have Low Charisma.

Lizardmen:
Lizardmen breed really quickly. +40% Population Growth.
Lizardmen have Above Average Toughness.
Lizardmen have Low Lifespans.
Lizardmen have Below Average Intelligence.

Gnomes:
Gnomes have Above Average Intelligence.
Gnomes have Above Average Magic Affinity.
Gnomes have Low Light Vision.
Gnomes have Above Average Lifespans.
Gnomes have Below Average Strength.

Halflings:
Halflings have Above Average Charisma.
Halflings have Above Average Agility.
Halflings breed quickly. +20% Population Growth.
Halflings have Above Average Lifespans.
Halflings have Below Average Strength.

Draconians:
Draconians have Above Average Strenght.
Draconians have Above Average Toughness.
Draconians have Above Average Magic Affinity.
Draconians have Very High Lifespans.
Draconians breed slowly. -20% Population Growth.

Fey folk:
The Fey Folk have High Magic Affinity.
The Fey Folk have Above Average Charisma.
The Fey Folk have a connection with Magic.
+10% Magic Crystals Production.
The Fey Folk have Extremely High Lifespans.
The Fey Folk have Below Average Strength.
The Fey Folk have Below Average Toughness.

Spoiler: Civilization Design (click to show/hide)

When signing up as a Ruler, you have to design a civilization after you choose the Race or Races that will populate it. The choices you make when designing the civilization will give you bonuses and penalties, and your civilization might change during the game.

Government:
Your govenmert choices represent the way the civilization governs itself. It is also very important for Rulers as with some choices your offspring won't automatically become the next Ruler. First of all you have to choose whether government will be Centralized or Decentralized. Centralized government means more Authority, but also more Tension. Decentralized government means less Tension, but less Authority. After that, you have to decide a type of government.

Monarchy:
+10% Increased Authority.
-50% chance of Conscription causing increased Tension.
The Ruler is chosen from a certain family line. By default, this is the closest living relative (usually the eldest child) but other succession laws can be specified. Members of the family line might ask to be granted positions of power and will be unhappy if their demands aren't met.
Tension will rise if there are multiple people with strong claims to rulership.

Magocracy:
+10% Magic Crystals Production.
Magic Affinity of all Heroes and Rulers of this civilization is increased by one step (70% chance), two steps (20% chance) or three steps (10% chance).
This cannot be chosen if the Major Race of the civilization has worse than Average Magic Affinity. If a Minor Race with lower than Average Magic Affinity becomes the main race, a new form of Government will have to be chosen. The next Ruler will be chosen from all Heroes (PCs and NPCs) based on who has the highest Magic Power. The Ruler might nominate a succesor, who will have a +5 to their Magic Power for the purpose of calculating who will be the next Ruler.
Prohibiting Magic Users from experimentating will result in a higher than normal increase in Tension.

Democracy:
-20% Tension increase from Major Actions.
+10% Loyalty of NPC Heroes.
+10% Gold.
In a Democracy, most of the population (usually all adults) can vote who rules them. The ruler can designate a Right Hand. The Right Hand has to be an adult Hero of the Civilization. When he dies, the Hero with the most Popularity (a special stat used by Oligarchies and Democracies, which depends on the actions of the character and his Charisma) will be chosen as the next Ruler. The Right Hand gets a boost to his Popularity if the previous Ruler had a high Popularity, or a penalty if the previous Ruler had a low Popularity.
Tension directly reduces Authority.

Oligarchy:
+20% Loyalty of NPC Heroes.
-10% Tension increase from Major Actions.
In an Oligarchy, a small percentage of the population (Heroes) decides who gets to rule. As with Democracy, there are a Right Hand and Popularity, but the kind of actions that will increase or reduce popularity are different.
Denying requests from Heroes has a chance of increasing tension depending on the request and whether or not the Hero is of the Major Race of the Civilization.

Theocracy:
Increased +10% chance of Religious Rituals granting good results.
Religious Rituals decrease Tension (based on the amount of Crystals used).
In Theocracies, the Ruler gets to choose his succesor. However, if he goes against the teachings of his religion or ignores the requests of Heroes that are followers of his religion, there is a chance that somebody else will be chosen as the new succesor.
Other religions and gods might target the Civilization. Relationship with Civilizations and Heroes not loyal to the state's religion will increase Tension (depending on whether they don't worship any god or worship other gods, and which gods are those they worship).

Tribal:
Conscription doesn't cause Tension.
The same rules of succesion as in Monarchy are followed. However, whenever a member of the ruling family asks for a certain grant, he or she will perform a Quest of some kind to prove that they are worthy first.
Changing any of the Civilization's Points during the game will highly increase Tension.

Dictatorship:
+20% Increased Authority.
Can take up to 3 Major Actions per turn.
+10% Increase in the production of a chosen Resource.
The Ruler can choose whoever he wants to become the new Ruler. However, f the previous Ruler's Authority was lower than the Tension, a new Government will be created (at random) and it is highly possible that a different character will be chosen as the new Ruler.
Whenever Tension Increases, it will Increase an extra 20%.

Points

Points are what define the civilization. They can be anything from having an undead workforce, to being slavers, having a great bureaucracy or being raiders. When creating a civilization, you can choose up to 3 Points. The GM can veto certain points or decide that they are worth more than a normal point. You can also choose to take negative points to take more positive points, but no civilization can have more than 5 points worth of positive points (so for example, a Civilization can have 4 Points, with one of them counting as two because of the benefits it provides, and then 2 negative points).Points will define what kind of units a Civilization can recruit, and what kind of research it can do.A Civilization Character Sheet must look like this:

Name:
Major Race: (with the % of the population they make)
Minor Races: (if there are Minor Races, write what % of the total population each makes)
Current Ruler:
Government: (if you have taken a government that can have variations to it's succession, please write how succession will work here)
Points: (Negative ones in red, positive ones in green.
Description and Background: (It is useful if here you say what kind of terrain you would like your initial settlement to be in)
Religion: You can make up the religion or religions followed in your civilization (gods rarely directly interact with the world, so it's hard to know whether a religion is a true one or not), or you can choose one that another Civilization has.

Spoiler: Resources (click to show/hide)

There are 6 kinds of Resources that Civilizations use.

Food: Sustains population growth. The higher the population, the more food it will consume per turn. If there is not enough food, there will be famines.
Materials: These are used to build structures and settlements.
Ore: This is used to equip new military units, and so it is necessary when recruiting them. It can also be necessary for some structures.
Gold: Used to pay Heroes and mercenaries, most military units also have an upkeep in Gold. Heroes and Rulers can use Gold to train, as it provides them with everything they need for their training.
Magic Crystals: Used by Heroes with magic powers to perform rituals, and necessary in some structures and rituals by civilizations.
Population: In order to recruit units, one must have enough population. Population can diminish during wars and famines. If there is a food surplus, there will be population growth.

There are also 2 special "Resources", Authority (which is tied to a specific Ruler) and Tension. They are given as a %. The higher your Authority, the less likely it is any of your orders will be ignored. The higher the Tension, the more likely it is people will protest and demand for things to be done.

Spoiler: Heroes and Rulers (click to show/hide)

When joining, you have to create your character. In order to do so, you choose a Race (if you are creating a Ruler, he or she must be of the Major Race of the Civilization). Then you have to fill the following sheet. Depending on how you describe your character, you will be given 3 increases to your stats (5 for Heroes) and a number of perks and disadvantages. If you are not satisified with the perks and stats you have been give and think that your description should grant you different ones, please say so in a polite way. Age must always be high enough that the character would be considered an adult. This is 16 for Average, and it doubles with each step higher or halves with each step lower.

Name:
Age:
Description and Background:

Spoiler: Units, Armies and Combat (click to show/hide)

All units have 4 stats, a type, and a number of perks.

The 4 stats are Upkeep, which is usually paid in Gold, Food or Magic Crystals, Movement, Might, and Defence.

Movement is expressed in hexes per quarter of years, as each unit can take up to 4 actions per year. Might represents the offensive power of the unit. Defence represents is ability to keep fighting, whether by morale, numbers, natural resiliance or magic.

Types are Light Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Light Cavalry, Heavy Cavalry, Monstrous Infantry, Monstrous Cavalry, Flyer, Maritime, Hero and Monster.

Heroes (and by extension, Rulers) don't have a Movement value. Instead, they have Magic Power (which can act as their might through the use of Magic Crystals, and is a prerrequisite for Magic Rituals). They will either have to move with a unit or spend their turn moving from one place to another.

Each turn has 4 phases. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. During each phase, units can do one of the following actions: Dig in, Move, Destroy or Attack. Units can take actions in groups.

Dig In: The unit will have to remain stacionary for the remaining of this turn and all the following turn. The next turn, and every following turn that the unit remains on that hex, the unit will have a flat +2 bonus to its Defence.
Move: The unit will move a number of hexes up to its movement during that phase. If it would collide with an enemy unit, the unit stops.
Attack: The unit moves a number of hexes up to its movement and attacks another unit within 1 hex from that final position. Attacks get done before any other actions.
Destroy: The unit begins the destruction of an undefended settlement or strips the land of its resources wherever it is standing. If it is done to a settlement, some infrastructure will be lost. If it was a non settlement hex, that hex will be able to support 1 less unit that turn.

In progress

Things like combat, events, variations in production... Will be semi-random.

The game is still in development, so you can expect changes and fixes if things get too crazy.

Spoiler: Example Civilization (click to show/hide)

Name: The Coalition of Magic
Major Race: Humans (100%)
Minor Races: None
Current Ruler: Great Archmage Frederick the First
Government: Magocracy
Points:
Necromantic Workforce and Army (3): Less Tension from Major Actions. Military Units need very little Population and their upkeep is paid in Magic Crystals instead of Gold.
Magical buildings (2): Structures are more durable and are built faster at the expense of small amounts of Magic Crystals.
Backstabbing meritocracy (1): Increased chance of NPC Heroes to be selfish backstabbers.
Not used to needines (1): Famines increase Tension more than usual.
Description and Background: Generic evil wizards. This is not an adequate description, and it is only to fill the example.
Religion: Generic evil deity. Same as above.

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Civilizations

Spoiler: Serakhuer Dominate (click to show/hide)

Name: Serakrhuer
Major Race: Elves (70%)
Minor Races:
-Dwarves (8%)
-Draconians (7%)
-Lizardmen (5%)
-Goblins (6%)
-Orcs (4%)

Government: Dictatorship (Centralised)
Points:
-Multicultural (2): Due to the length of it's multi-racial coalition, and the degree of it's assimilation the nation suffers less tension from it's composition of races than normal. Tension is generated as if there only were 3 Minor Races.
-Dutiful (2): The culture of the nation is one primarily geared towards state service, ensuring that only minor grumbles are the worst that happen when the nation calls upon it's citizens. -40% Tension generated from Major Actions.
-Dangers of meritocracy (1): NPC Heroes are more likely to look after their own advancement first.

Description and Background: Serakrhuer is an odd nation, in that it's current multiculturalism was with it ever since it's founding, with mixed contingents of dark elves and Draconians uniting against greater outward threats. Soon the defensive alliance of convenience was turned into that of a proper coalition, then that of a united nation state, soon turning it's might from it's own protection to the subjugation of it's neighbours, constantly driven by the want and need to expand for power, resources and glory. As it grew, the nation began integrating more ,and more races into it's fold, soon counting dwarves, orcs, lizardmen and goblins among it's ranks.

When the Dominate finally halted it's conquests, it had covered a large region, stretching from the highlands in the east to the sea in the west. Buoyed by this expansion, the reigning Overlord at the time laid out the plans for a capital that embodied all the races in it, built at the base of a small mountain range, adjacent to the great river Rhuer and it's waterfall gracing the city and being included within it's limits as a central part of the city.

As peace followed the Dominate's solidification, so too did the militarisation of the state turn more inward; where one would formerly be conscripted into the army, they'd now find themselves serving within the civil service (From the city watch to the bureaucracy and everything in-between). Culturally, national service is regarded highly, said attitude cultivated by a need to avoid tension between the disparate races within it's borders. Advancement is meritocratic; one has to earn their position, regardless of wealth or heritage.

Religion: (The central government takes no hand in religious affairs, leaving the people to do as they wish. (Unless it ends up needing a military intervention.)

Spoiler: Thulth Maul (click to show/hide)

Name: Thulth Maul
Major Race: Draconians (70%)
Minor Races: Ogres (5%) Orcs (5%) Goblins (5%) Elves-[Dark] (15%)
Current Ruler: Wer jennu irral deevdru di Takhisis
Government: Theocracy
Points:
Ultra Religious (4): Tension from Major Actions is decreased. Access to religious military units that require little pay. Tension from direct Religious Actions is increased.
Slavers (1): Can increase production at the expense of population from Minor Races.
Ambitious (1): NPC Heroes are more likely to look after their own advancement first.
Family Blood (1): High increases of Tension when Heroes and Rulers marry outside the family.
Description and Background: Coming from Fiery Volcanoes, Thulth Maul is a rather new Civilization Ruled by its high Priests.
Religion: Three Goddess
Takhisis, Queen of Evil, mistress of Lust, Leader of the Pantheon, mother of treachery and Dragons.
Lolth, Keeper of Dark Secrets, Mother of Spiders, Deceit, And Lies.
Eilistraee, Giver of Good, Watcher of Forests, Defender of Virtues.

Spoiler: Kulkuzac (click to show/hide)

Name: Kukulzac
Major Race: Fey (80%)
Minor Races: Ogres (20%)
Current Ruler: Chalchiuhtlicue
Government: Centralised Magocracy: The Empress is of the most powerful bloodline of magic, and role in society is determined by magical ability.
Points:
-Ancient Magic (2): +20% chance of Magic Rituals providing positive results.
-From Blood, Magic; from Magic, Blood (3): As innately magical beings magic can be used to create fey population or living beings used to empower spells. Population can be exchanged for Crystals and Crystals for Population. Exchanging large amounts (more than 10% of the current value of any) will cause some minor Tension.
-The Rites Demand Blood (2): Without enough prisoners or slaves to sacrifice, tension may rise.
Description and Background: The thick jungles, studded with lakes and rivers, make up the home of the enigmatic Kukulzac. Their society revolves around magic and sacrifice - the position of a family in the society is determined by their magical potential. They tend not to let outsiders into their lands, instead setting up trading posts and sending out merchants and diplomats to deal with other nations. They cultivate good relations with allies, purchasing criminals and slaves to take back into their own lands for sacrifice in blood magic. Their culture is heavily caste-based, but those who do great works - capturing many in war, developing new, potent magic, or creating great works of art or culture - can move up the caste systems.
Though the Kukulzac rarely work iron, their lands are rich in gold, as well as copper and tin, with which to make bronze. Merchants are an important part of Kukulzac society, and they demand protection while in foreign nations with the full might of the Kukulzac behind them. The Kukulzac tend to wear leather and weave, adorned with gold, bronze, and bright gems and feathers.

In war, the Kukulzac tend to rely on a mixture of ogre shock-troops, fey ground troops and mages who attack with bows, spells, and atlatl darts, and Phorusrhacidae-mounted cavalry armed with Mācuahuitls and Tepoztopilli.
Religion: The bloody pantheon of the Kukulzac is worshipped, but rarely ever beseeched for help - it is considered up to the Kukulzac to live or die on their own means. Though the god Tezcatlipoca is most thanked for teaching them of magic, their rituals - through tending to sacrificial - do not rely on the gods.

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Heroes and Rulers

Accepting up to 3 Rulers and 6 Heroes for now. Will accept more later.

Spoiler: Seine Veidan (click to show/hide)

-Name: Seine Veidan
-Age: 86
-Description and Background: The Overlord of the Serakrhuer nation, Seine, is presumably one of the most powerful rulers in the land, combining a strong body with a formidable will and a ferocious intellect. Overlord Veidan was the hand-picked successor of the previous overlord, proving to be the most able of the potential successors to lead Serakrhuer. Having served within the military as a high-ranking officer prior to becoming Overlord, Seine is at ease with military action, something tempered by extra training in governance to ensure that he is well-prepared to control the civilian side of governance as well.

Rumoured to be the half-breed between the union of an elf and a draconian, Seine has many a rumour floating around him, most cultivated by him and spread around until they are talked about by the commoners. Time and again has this use of deception found itself useful for Seine against his foes, most never knew what exactly he was doing until it was far too late before anything could be reacted to.

Stats:
Above Average Agility
Average Charisma
Above Average Intelligence
High Lifespan
Above Average Magic Affinity
Above Average Perception
Average Strength
Above Average Toughness

Perks and Disadvantages:
-Dubious Ascentry (Draconian): Although no one knows whether or not it is true, he shows the signs of Draconian ancestry. He can use magic and gains +1 to his Magic Power.
-Learned Tactician: Armies led by him gain +1 Might.

Might: 3
Defence: 3/color]
Magic Power: 4

Spoiler: We just call him Wer (click to show/hide)

Name: Wer jennu irral deevdru di Takhisis
Race: Draconian
Age: 467
Description: A Strong, Intelligent, And Somewhat Charismatic Dragonian, With Green Scales, and Red eyes.
Background: At the Age of 200, Takhisis sent a Vision of a World Ruled by his race, He spent 152 Years gathering the tribes by force of will and Strength of Arm, and another 61 years after that Enslaving Some minor races, Orks, Goblins, And Ogres. (Dark)Elves were the first to take up his Religion, Followed by the rest of the Races he enslaved, all this took 88 years. over the last 34 years he has gathered power and Finally his Chosen people have left the Fiery Mountain he started in...

Stats:
Average Agility
Above Average Charisma
Above Average Intelligence
Very High Lifespan
Above Average Magic Affinity
Average Perception
High Strength
Above Average Toughness

Perks and Disadvantages:
-Guided by a God: +10% chance of Religious Rituals overseen by this character being succesful.
-Priest: The character can use Divine Magic and has a +1 to his Magic Power.

Might: 3
Defence: 3
Magic Power: 4

Spoiler: Chalchiuhtlicue (click to show/hide)

Name: Chalchiuhtlicue
Age: 256
Description and Background: While Chalchiuhtlicue is young for a fey ruler, she is unmistakably powerful in magic, and thus commands the loyalty of her people. Though inexperienced - by Fey standards - her beauty and gentle tones allow her to sway all she speaks to to her way of thinking.

Stats:
Average Agility
High Charisma
Average Intelligence
Extremely High Lifespan
Extremely High Magic Affinity
Average Perception
Below Average Strength
Below Average Toughness

Perks and Disadvantages:
-Fey: Chalchiuhtlicue, as a Fey, can use Magic.
-Magic Bloodline: The character's Magic Power is increased by 3.

Might: 2
Defence: 2
Magic Power: 7

Spoiler: Alex Raman (click to show/hide)

Name: Alex Raman
Civilization: The Serakhuer Dominate
Age:64
Description and Background: An Elven man born of low class, but seeming to be bright, despite the lack of full education. Born in an area full of elves, magic was a common practice. Even then, he managed to be unusually skilled for his age.. He promised himself he would be a great wizard, no matter what. He trained in magical theory for a long while, and as such was unskilled in the majority of what somebody else would learn, but he believed it would be worth it.

Stats:
Above Average Agility
Average Charisma
High Intelligence
High Lifespan
Extremely High Magic Affinity
Above Average Perception
Average Strength
Below Average Toughness

Perks and Disadvantages:
-Great Wizard: The character is able to use Arcane Magic, and has a +3 to his Magic Power.
-Ineptitude for the mundane: The character has a -10% chance of succeding at anything not related to magic.

Might: 3
Defence: 2
Magic Power: 7

Spoiler: Cyrus Ironblood (click to show/hide)

Name: Cyrus IronBlood
Race: Draconic
Age: 276
Civilization: Serakhuer Dominate
Bio: His family had originally come from Thulth Maul, however they had to flee when it was discovered they were some of the last adherents of the Sunlight Dragon Saran. They fled to the Serakrhuer Dominate, a Dark Elf kingdom that was full of different races Even though it was a dictatorship, they stay out of the peoples religions so they were accepted. Finally able to worship openly, the family opened a church the first in centuries to Saran. Cyrus decided to swear an oath to Saran, to become become his champion and to redeem his name. Training long and hard he become a great warrior and while he never became really skilled with magic he uses what he knows to complement his fighting style with a bit of trickery. While a very strong fighter his keen mind is even stronger having, gotten him out of many situations with great tactical sense. His great stamina and toughness however is what has allowed him to survive and keep going despite what injuries and exhaustion may befall him.

Stats:

Average Agility
Average Charisma
High Intelligence
Very High Lifespan
Above Average Magic Affinity
Average Perception
High Strength
Very High Toughness

Perks and Disadvantages:
-Priest: The character can use Divine Magic and has +1 to his Magic Power.
-Balanced Fighter: The character has +1 Might and +1 Defence.
-Not native: The character is not native of the chosen Civilization. NPC Heroes will be more hostile towards him.

Might: 4
Defence: 4
Magic Power: 4

Spoiler: Cipatctli (click to show/hide)

Name: Cipactli
Race: Ogre
Age: 117
Civ: Kukulzac
Description and Background: In a Magocratic society, position is determined by affinity with the arcane powers-magical ability allows even those of little worth to ascend from the lowest rungs of society to the highest. Thus, Ogres are usually relegated to front line troops, laborers, and such-any job that requires a good deal of strength but little finesse. A certain breed of this species was called a 'Cuneiform Ogre'...those few of that hulking species with a workable intellect enough that they are allowed to assist in 'delicate' work in laboratories and libraries-as much assistance in dangerous experiments as hazardous guard duty, they make fearsome opponents...traced with magical scratch-runes, ancient symbols of binding, and glyphs of power-these symbols are no the source of their powers, though they do help them contain and direct it. Cuneiform Ogres are designed, primarily, to detect, absorb, and dispel all forms of magic-simply, by eating magical objects (and persons), they can digest a resistance to the arcane, and eventually evoke a 'null field' that makes it more difficult to cast or maintain magic in their sphere of influence. Living anti-magic monoliths who can also still squash a man flat with a giant club, they are useful in all sorts of tasks-exposure to this magic increases their other physical attributes as well, though the mutations can be somewhat unpredictable. Few Mages of note in Kukulzac do not have a bodyguard of these sorts of Ogres around them at all time-they serve much the same way as their less enchanted brothers, proving a thick bulky frontline force that can take anything and dish it out while protecting those in the rear. They are offered a bit more freedom than other Ogres in the day to day-their missions tend to take them in quite a lot of places, and who's going to ask a Runed Ogre where he's going?

Cipactli is one of these. When he was an Ogreling, his tribe rebelled and was utterly destroyed by the Kukulzac-in a rare show of mercy, all young under the age of 30 were spared for the slave markets. Cipactli (as he would eventually name himself) was not much smarter than the average Ogre, or faster, or even stronger-but, he did have a ferocious appetite and a certain resonance with anti-magical energies. His training by the ruling House primarily consisted of eating failed Acolytes, sacrifices, and hunting rare beasts to absorb their energies into himself. Only upon consuming a powerful Dire Crocodile, did he gain his name and reputation as a fearless Hunter and Defender. In another world, he might be called a Hero-but in Kukulzac, he is but a servant of greater powers-he has recently been purchased by Queen Chalchiuhtlicue's court as 'solver of problems'.

Cipactli is, to describe, much like the rest of his race-tough rocky skin hued a mossy green shade, and a stocky, powerful body, with a large protruding gut (all muscle, though) and a pair of cracked Jaws through which many a soul has slipped. Cipactli is covered in runic script as described above-though in truth, he hardly needs them anymore. His most fashionable symbol is the Dire Crocodile skin cloak which he had made from his most famous kill-that he was even allowed to own such a thing bespeaks of his value to his Queen...or, perhaps no one has asked him to take it off.  He is also adorned with various metal bangles on his limbs, gemstone brooches on his neck (quite a few are trophies, looped into one heavy bronze chain), and a queer affection for a angled hat with a feather in the brim-fit for a Court Ogre, anyway. His only true inner desire is to continue to find magic to consume-while serving Kukulzac loyally...at least, openly. Secretly, he questions.

Everything.

Stats:
Below Average Agility
Low Charisma
Below Average Intelligence
High Lifespan
High Magic Affinity
Average Perception
Very High Strength
Very High Toughness

Perks and Disadvantages:
-Antimagic Field: The character can dispel magic. His mere presence can reduce the Magic Power of a chosen target by his own Magic Power, or the Magic Power of all characters in that Hex by a third of his own Magic Power. He also has a +1 to his Magic Power.
-First among equals: Due to his special status in his Civilization, this character has extra support by other citizens of his same race.
-Minority: Due to the status of his race in the Civilization, NPC Heroes of the same civilization and different race will be hostile to this character.

Might: 3
Defence: 3
Magic Power: 4

Spoiler: Valar (click to show/hide)

Race: Human
Name: Valar
Age: 34
Civ:  Serakhauer Dominate
Description: A pale, blonde human of average stature, meagre strength, keen wit and charming personality.
Background: A frankly mediocre hedge mage who recently acquired a secret rite for committing blood sacrifice.  It significantly increases his magical potency, albeit at the cost of leaving a trail of bodies in his wake.

Stats:
Average Agility
Average Charisma
Above Average Intelligence
Average Lifespan
Above Average Magic Affinity
Average Perception
Average Strength
Average Toughness

Perks and Disadvantages:
-Learned Wizard: The character can use Magic and has +2 Magic Power.
-Blood Magic: The character can temporarily increase his Magic Power through Quests. These Quests will result in a loss of population in whichever settlement he is in. He can also increase his Magic power by killing other Heroes.
-Not native: The character is not native of the chosen Civilization. NPC Heroes will be more hostile towards him.

Might: 3
Defence: 3
Magic Power: 5

Spoiler: Bilmo Shaggins (click to show/hide)

Name: Bilmo Shaggins
Age: 43 (Hes basically 25 physically)
Race: Halfling
Occupation: Mercenary/Thief

Backstory: Was born into a peaceful family, his baker father accidentally left him in a carriage with a shipment of pastries bound for Serakrhuer. Upon arrival, the soldiers who were sent the Cinnabons were quite surprised. After a Near-Sighted Orc almost ate him, they decided to raise the little kiddie as their own. Grew in a Large World, perpetually 2 feet short. Was trained in combat by the Guards. Eventually, they were called to other positions, leaving poor Bilmo alone on the streets at 13. He quickly learned pickpocketing was a skill he excelled at. Helped by him being smaller than most, he almost always managed to escape.Eventually found refuge in an underground market, and was adopted by a Human midget too old to do much work. Tyrion trained him in the ways of a Dagger-for-Hire. Skilled in the fine arts of smashing and shanking, Bilmo then proceeded to move on to Professional Contracts. By age 20 he had developed a  small reputation. He remains the go-to guy for dirty dealings.

Stats:
Very High Agility
Above Average Charisma
Average Intelligence
Above Average Lifespan
Average Magic Affinity
Very High Perception
Below Average Strength
Average Toughness

Perks and Disadvantages:
-Fast: Whenever he Attacks, instead of his attack and the defender's attack being resolved at the same time, his attack is resolved first. If the attack kills its target, there is no retaliation.
-Stealth: When Attacking someone from outside their Field of Vision, the character gets +2 Might.
-Not native: The character is not native of the chosen Civilization. NPC Heroes will be more hostile towards him.

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Corrected some calculation errors. Everything should be correct now.

[Khaiel]

World Map

This map represents what is known of the world, either by legends, history or the tales of traders. It might not be completely accurate.

At the start of the game each Civilization only has one settlement, its capital.

Serakheur Dominate: Black, on 19.48
Thulth Maul: Dark Red, on 29.61
Kulkuzac: Maroon, on 27.85

Spoiler: The Map (click to show/hide)

I'm having trouble uploading the map, as imgur keeps resizing it for some reason. I'll try to fix it. Sorry for the delay.

[Khaiel]

Reserved

[Taricus]

Spoiler: Serakrhuer Dominate (click to show/hide)

Name: Serakrhuer
Major Race: Elves (Dark) (70%)
Minor Races:
-Dwarves (8%)
-Draconians (7%)
-Lizardmen (5%)
-Goblins (6%)
-Orcs (4%)
Current Ruler:
-Name: Seine Veidan
-Age: 86 (Not sure how the age limit increasing works, is it linear or something else?)
-Description and Background: The Overlord of the Serakrhuer nation, Seine, is presumably one of the most powerful rulers in the land, combining a strong body with a formidable will and a ferocious intellect. Overlord Veidan was the hand-picked successor of the previous overlord, proving to be the most able of the potential successors to lead Serakrhuer. Having served within the military as a high-ranking officer prior to becoming Overlord, Seine is at ease with military action, something tempered by extra training in governance to ensure that he is well-prepared to control the civilian side of governance as well.

Rumoured to be the half-breed between the union of an elf and a draconian, Seine has many a rumour floating around him, most cultivated by him and spread around until they are talked about by the commoners. Time and again has this use of deception found itself useful for Seine against his foes, most never knew what exactly he was doing until it was far too late before anything could be reacted to.

Government: Dictatorship (Centralised) [+10% Materials]
Points:
-Multicultural (?): Due to the length of it's multi-racial coalition, and the degree of it's assimilation the nation suffers less tension from it's composition of races than normal
-Dutiful (?): The culture of the nation is one primarily geared towards state service, ensuring that only minor grumbles are the worst that happen when the nation calls upon it's citizens.
((The GM is free to put in any flaws he wishes, since I can't think of any, and I would prefer them being meaningful))
Description and Background: Serakrhuer is an odd nation, in that it's current multiculturalism was with it ever since it's founding, with mixed contingents of dark elves and Draconians uniting against greater outward threats. Soon the defensive alliance of convenience was turned into that of a proper coalition, then that of a united nation state, soon turning it's might from it's own protection to the subjugation of it's neighbours, constantly driven by the want and need to expand for power, resources and glory. As it grew, the nation began integrating more ,and more races into it's fold, soon counting dwarves, orcs, lizardmen and goblins among it's ranks.

When the Dominate finally halted it's conquests, it had covered a large region, stretching from the highlands in the east to the sea in the west. Buoyed by this expansion, the reigning Overlord at the time laid out the plans for a capital that embodied all the races in it, built at the base of a small mountain range, adjacent to the great river Rhuer and it's waterfall gracing the city and being included within it's limits as a central part of the city.

As peace followed the Dominate's solidification, so too did the militarisation of the state turn more inward; where one would formerly be conscripted into the army, they'd now find themselves serving within the civil service (From the city watch to the bureaucracy and everything in-between). Culturally, national service is regarded highly, said attitude cultivated by a need to avoid tension between the disparate races within it's borders. Advancement is meritocratic; one has to earn their position, regardless of wealth or heritage.

Religion: (The central government takes no hand in religious affairs, leaving the people to do as they wish. (Unless it ends up needing a military intervention.)

[Khaiel]

To make things easier, these are all possible ages of adulthood and ranges of lifespan (the range of ages at which a character can die of old age):

Code: [Select]

Stat                  Adulthood         Range of dead of old age
Horrible               0.5 years                   2-3.5 years
Extremely Low          1 year                       4-7 years
Very Low              2 years                      8-14 years
Low                   4 years                      16-28 years
Below Average        8 years                      32-56 years
Average              16 years                     64-112 years
Above Average       32 years                    128-224 years
High                  64 years                   256-448 years
Very High            128 years                  512-896 years
Extremely High       256 years                 1024-1792 years
Legendary            512 years                 2048-3584 years

[Yourmaster]

Will make hero. Reserved.

[Nirur Torir]

Spoiler: The Silver Star (click to show/hide)

Name: The Silver Star
Major Race: Humans (86%)
Minor Races: Elves (5%) Lizardmen (9%)
Current Ruler: Sandrick the Seeker
Government: Dictatorship (decentralized)
Points:
Self-Sufficient Magistrates (1): Magistrates will try to solve their own problems, rather than risk ceding authority by calling for the despot's help.
Magical Research Focus (3): Wizards are given a great deal of freedom for experiments, and are heavily incentivized for magical study.
War acclimated (1): People are used to being at war.
Recent Conquests (1): The realm doesn't have a shared cultural unity holding it together.
Independent Strife (1): Magistrates will occasionally attack each other, or, rarely, raid borderlands smaller than The Silver Star.

Description and Background: The Silver Star was an ancient tribal federation, greatly consolidated together by Sandrick's grandfather. Sandrick's father rapidly expanded the borders, through conquest, intrigue, and alliances.

The resulting state has culturally distinct provinces ruled by fairly independent magistrates. Said magistrates are given a very loose hand to rule, so long as they continue regular tithes and do not plot against the despot.

The capital, Starsborn, sits on grasslands alongside a major river.
The river comes from mountains, tightly controlled by the ruler, which provide most of the Silver Star's ore and are under tight state control.
The river feeds into swamplands, home of battle-loving lizardmen, used as shock troops. They happily joined for the promise of better arms, abundant food, and glorious battles, and were the source of many of Garth Bloodfist's early victories.
The forest elves were a recent acquisition. They (reluctantly) joined to avoid a bloody war which would destroy many of their sacred sites, and for the luxuries from the rest of the Silver Star.

Religion: Disparate and varied. The capital has a form of spirit worship.

Name: Sandrick the Seeker
Race: Human
Age: 43
Description and Background:Sandrick was the only son of Garth Bloodfist, and was trained to continue his father's footsteps, and in how to keep his subjects loyal. He doesn't want to lead a life of conquest, and doesn't like killing.

Sandrick has always been thrilled by the concept of magic, although he possesses practically no potential for it. None-the-less, he spent much of his youth learning as much as he could about it, and knows a good deal of the magical lore and background of his inherited lands.

When he was 12, he was traumatized by watching his mentor be violently killed. He has since been obsessed with immortality. He intends to focus as many resources as possible on encouraging magical study and finding a way to cast off mortality.

Edit: nevermind, not in.

[Khaiel]

@Nirur Torir: The Magic Focused Ruler would probably be a perk for the Ruler, rather than a point for the Civilization. You might want to think about a different Point, or maybe rephrase it (maybe have it so that the civ gives a lot of freedom to mages in their experiments, thus increasing the chance that they are succesful?)

[Nirur Torir]

Magical Research Focus (3): Wizards are given a great deal of freedom for experiments, and are heavily incentivized for magical study.

Does that work, then?

[Khaiel]

Yes, that works

[crazyabe]

Spoiler: Civ (click to show/hide)

Name: Thulth Maul
Major Race: Draconians (70%)
Minor Races: Ogres (5%) Orcs (5%) Goblins (5%) Elves-[Dark] (15%)
Current Ruler: Wer jennu irral deevdru di Takhisis
Government: Theocracy
Points:
Ultra Religious (?): Less Tension from Major Actions, Religious Military Units require very little pay, More Tension from direct Religious actions.
Slavers (?): Minor Race Pop can be paid to increase Ore, Gold, and Food production.
Ambitious (?): Minor nobles and low ranking Priests Will Often attempt murder on there superiors.
Family Blood (?): Nobles & Priests are Expected to marry either for power or into there own family, Breaking this Custom Results in Tension being Increased by 20%
Description and Background: Coming from Fiery Volcanoes, Thulth Maul is a rather new Civilization Ruled by its high Priests.
Religion: Three Goddess
Takhisis, Queen of Evil, mistress of Lust, Leader of the Pantheon, mother of treachery and Dragons.
Lolth, Keeper of Dark Secrets, Mother of Spiders, Deceit, And Lies.
Eilistraee, Giver of Good, Watcher of Forests, Defender of Virtues.

Spoiler: Leader (click to show/hide)

Race: Draconian
Name: Wer jennu irral deevdru di Takhisis
Age: 545
Description: A Strong, Intelligent, And Somewhat Charismatic Dragonian, With Green Scales, and Red eyes.
Background: At the Age of 200, Takhisis sent a Vision of a World Ruled by his race, He spent 152 Years gathering the tribes by force of will and Strength of Arm, and another 61 years after that Enslaving Some minor races, Orks, Goblins, And Ogres. (Dark)Elves were the first to take up his Religion, Followed by the rest of the Races he enslaved, all this took 88 years. over the last 34 years he has gathered power and Finally his Chosen people have left the Fiery Mountain he started in...

[Yourmaster]

Spoiler: Hero of The Silver Star (click to show/hide)

Name: Alex Raman
Age:16
Description and Background: A man born of low class, but seeming to be bright, despite the lack of full education. Born in the Silver Star, magic was a well spread idea. He promised himself he would be a great wizard, no matter what. He trained in magical theory for a long while, and as such was unskilled in the majority of what somebody else would learn, but he believed it would be worth it.

[Khaiel]

Tracy and Margaret would be proud

EDIT: Ninja'd. You do not get to choose where your increased stats will go. Those are decided by me depending on the description of the Hero/Ruler (I found this prevents some min/maxing. Because it doesn't matter what the game is about, someone will try to min/max).