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[Ardas]

Oops, my bad then.

[Dwarmin]

That was my summer training roll, yes.

So I think we're all caught up.

[micelus]

Back to the forums!

I tip my hat to you Fili, Hatcur is truly and utterly, screwed. 

[CyberGenesis]

Or he just caused them to send a fleet, who knows

[Ardas]

I don't get one thing terenos: that 4 is attached to a roll for the land claim or to the messengers? because if its about the messengers, then what roll would count as succesful letter delivery?

nvm.

[Terenos]

My bad, that 4 should have been a 3. Musta mistyped.

[CyberGenesis]

Mice, what exactly are you trying to accomplish?

[micelus]

Looking for lost artworks, lost structures...trying to make it seem that the hatcuri aren't just expansionist lizards. They also happen to have a liking for knowledge. This way (maybe) the hatcuri might have a chance of being slightly more accepted in Ligoria.

The technology system is established, right? Maybe some lost technology for Ligoria?

...Or could all this just be rp'd?


 

[Tiruin]

So I've been lurking and watching this and the main thread for the past...27 or so new pages? I'm very interested in it, but truly unsure on anything and how everything (Player roles and how they post) correlates with each other.

[Terenos]

By all means ask questions. Or come hang out in our IRC channel!
Wed be more than happy to help.

[Tiruin]

(( I...don't even know what an IRC is...))

So first off, I get that this is incredibly complex and multiplayer, as the wiki and mostly everything else suggests, which got my attention right after I learned of the Forum Games and Roleplaying sub-forum. (First time for me. This is beautiful.)

Is the wiki maintained and made by the players I see here (as well as the art, I can guess)? Meaning, is this the first 'You are King' idea to be made?

Spoiler: What I don't get (click to show/hide)

1. So it states that players can take any role and any rank in the Nobility/Current Hierarchy; I'm happy with the lower-class but what confuses me is how they can interact, is everything here driven by the players? And if I have a character, will he/she be placed in some random town or someplace near mostly everyother player?

2. It said any role, or as far as I've read. Most of what I've seen are individual Commanders and their own forces, does every player start out as this (from the basic officer of the army) or could we be standard traveling merchants and such?

3. I live in a timezone which is mostly half a world away from many here, meaning I'm pretty new to all this (and I mean everything). Does the time in where players are online have any effect on anything?

4. Ducats are the currency, does our role need to be based on someone who earns a steady flow of this?

5. I'm aiming to make or create a small-time character, one that carries influence in his/her current place but not large enough to warrant any significant attention if danger comes about (As I'm very concerned about screwing up, especially when in exceptional games. Confidence-wise.)

Is it possible to have someone like so, but also interact with the other players? (Like a simple Guardsman, or Craftsman in general)

6. Is there gender discrimination present? Like the ol' Dark Ages/Medieval era, women were considered to be 'less' than men. Can women join the military or act in any labor or profession that only men are expected to be in?

7. If any major mistake is created, we suffer the consequences, I get that. But can one be made intentional, to keep with what your character may be feeling or doing at that current time?

8. Is this something a moderately casual forum-goer can play?

9. Is it possible to create a character that reviles magic/does not use it in any form or way?

~More up later~

Sorry for the load of questions.

[Terenos]

Well an IRC is internet relay chatting, its just a chat program for many people.
So far as I know, You are King is a spin off of You Are a Lord, with a much more concrete ruleset. As such it may be the first of its kind, but our Wiki is mostly to keep track of defined township data and so on.

1) Everything is driven by the players. It may be difficult to acquire meetings with players who see themselves as nobility, or are in positions of power. As its up to them if they want to meet with you.
You may, while making your character, define the area they start in. We do want everything to occur in the relative area of the Storm Coast. (See Nukes map on post 1, the crappy paint version for the general play area).
2) By all means be a traveling merchant. The player creation is set up so that people can define themselves better (at the cost of starting ducats). Please keep in mind we're about to update the merchant system, come the new year. So if merchanting is your goal, you may wish to wait to see the revised ruleset.
3) Anope. We're pretty lax about enforcing strict timelines, outside the Season changes. And most people are fairly good about waiting for replies.
4) Not particularly. Ducats are used for large scale purchases. If you want to play a 'poor' character, thats entirely possible.
5) Should be possible. But I wouldn't worry about screwing up. We play DF after all, losing is FUN! you wont lose the character, we're very against killing players off for any reason (unless its absolutely unavoidable/permitted by the character)
6)So far as I can tell, the Storm Coast is fairly relaxed regarding gender roles.
7) By all means. It would add depth to your character, and create a more engaging story.
Yep.
9) ..Wellllllll seeing as how magic is 'crazy rare' and for the most part we dont have any wizards (we had some but they vanished)...Go right ahead? I've hinted at the existence of Talosist witch hunters, so clearly its not unheard of to hate magic.

[filiusenox]

Start in Polca! William needs some PC's under his control.

[Tiruin]

Well, that's a lot of reading to go through. Cheers for speedreading.

Will post a sheet...several hours from now.

[Tiruin]

Um, before I post down the sheet, could the role be along the notes of a merchant, but as the caravan guard?

Start in Polca! William needs some PC's under his control.

Where is Polca by the way?