Welcome E viewers adn or posters, to my next attempt at running a game here. After a failure or to I'd like to try my luck again. Lets see if we can't get this one up and running and keep it running this time around. Noticed a few things here and there, upon other games, and I believe we can get this working this time around. Now lets get to why your still reading this.
The Game: Many things lay hidden within the past, hidden beneath the veil of time. Ideas, wars, old alliances, even kindoms. What lays hidden within the lands that is best left unknown? Words stir of conflict and priests dream of blood. Yet all the world is at peace, no hint or warning of military build ups or even magical fluxes of power. Yet omens of doom hover upon the horizon. People all over Kor panic at the news. The Elves remain elusive and the Booshites continue their raids. People try to ignore it but the more it is ignored the stronger the signs become. The high priests and his bodyguard deny these visions as they themselves have had not seen them. People start to pack up and leave, others prepare themselves. The outskirts of the cities and countryside become home to wandering flocks of people and death lingers in the air as hungry people try to get a bit of food. Where is this fear coming from? Why only a select few are touched? What will happen in the coming days? The Shards of Kingdoms Past is a Pathfinder based game with characters starting at only 1st level. If you don't know what pathfinder is please go to the [
Book of Knowledge]
As for the rest of you that do know what Pathfinder is you make create a level one character following these guidelines.
Character Creation: Level: 1
Points: 20
Races Allowed: Only the Core Races listed upon the SRD site
Book of Species Classes: Any class that is within the SRD site from Core Classes and Base Classes,
Book of Heroes or
Book of Heroes 2 anyone picking summoners will have game like penalties which will be explained farther.
Starting gold: Standard for your class.
Book of Wealth please scroll down to 8 and take your classes average.
Hit Points: Max every new level follow your classes automatic HP upon level list.
Traits: You may only have 2. These must be on par with your characters background.
Background: What your character is and why.
Flavor: Something here of their that you want others to know about your character or yourself.
Now as you rush about working upon your characters I would like to state that I will be accepting and reviewing characters till Friday, also how can you make a character without some game background? This will be a large group to start but will grow smaller as time moves on. I know many of the people here will have other things to do but the ones that wish to stick in here and have some fun with other people I'm game for. So you have been forwarned I will kill PCs. It's not a matter of favorites but people hate waiting and waiting kills well over 50% of games. Reguardless of how many people are interested, interest fades quickly without movement. With this out of the way I would like to present my world.
The areas that you will all be working in is within 5 prime areas. These are those areas, just to give you an idea.
Empires of the WorldThe Empire of Kor, a . human empire that follows the will of the Emperor. The Emperor is a powerful man of great strength, intelligence, and Iron will. He leads the humans within his kingdom in times of war. He lives within the capitol city of Kor within a impressive castle. The people are hard working and the land is thriving with fertile lands and wealth. Yet visions of unknown danger hovers over parts of the population.
The Elven forest known as the Emerald forest. It houses 4 noble blooded elven city states that have ruled for thosands of years, and a large council city at it's heart. They keep to themselves within their forest. Whatever is affecting Kor they know nothing of nor care it seems. They are to the east of Kor.
The Mountains of Sorrow. Directly north for the elven empire is a massive mountain range that no one goes to. Dwarfs are rumored to have fortresses littering the mountainside but few can prove this. People that go in come out scarred and changed.
The wastelands. Farther east of the Elven forest is a large wasteland of mud filth, and war. Orcs and orc warlords battle over this area to no end just to fight. No material wealth is in this area and the elves of the eastern end of the forest always are on patrol to prevent and invasion.
The Booshites: North of the Empire of Kor is the steppe lands of the Booshe Barbians. Always skirmishing with the Kor military since as far as people can remember, no one knows why. But to face one in battle strikes terror into even a veteran soldier.
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You:
Your character is a nobody trying to make a name for himself to become a somebody, or your just someone that decided to change his lot in life and seek out adventure. The choice as to why you decided to pick up the staff, sword, knife, backpack, it is up to you. I'd like a pairing system here. It's not enforced but I would like for your character and someone else to know one another. How is up to you. All of you will start in a small waylay town built to check merchant goods near the border of Kor and the Emerald forest. More information will be added to the above based on interest. If you have questions do ask.
Starting Location:
Bishan [Merchant Exchant Town]Bishan, a place of budding wealth and grow reputation, is a good, clean, and carefully watched merchant station. Everyone comes and goes through the station at some point for major goods and deals towards the Emerald Forest. Merchants of all trades head out towards the Emerald Forest, wearing the finest fashions and jewels only to come in rags and despair. Some make their fortunes of course and they control large estates within the Kor Empire.
Merchants generally employ a number of guards for their caravans for Bishan outskirts are littered with bands of thieves and murders, where town itself is a haven of safety. It is here that you find yourselves, seeking your passions. For Bishan allows access to many parts of Kor and into the Emerald forest. Even Bishan itself is a place to gain employment as a guard, assistant, and even deal with back alley trades.
A number of establishments are littered about the area, but the main attractions are a few choice areas. The barracks, where the soldiers of Kor and merchant guards relax and trade tales, the tavern, where people drink and tell tales as well as make deals, the brothel, where people relax and make deals and trade information back and forth and then the merchant lane, where merchants trade goods and make deals. Everyone goes through the merchant lane as they enter in to the town and guards are posted in pairs or groups about the area, wearing simple leather armor and spears with shields. They are wearing the colors of Red and Yellow for Kor soldiers or the darker colors of merchants.
Local gossip has been about the visions from the capitol and people claiming to have visions. Elves that go into Bishan laugh about the dreams and claim to say that prices will only go up if they continue their silly tales. Merchants fear price increases and the influx of wandering bands of people. This causes the merchants to increase their guards upon their caravans as they take their goods into Elven markets and Kor itself.
What I can give you: I will reply to whoever posts a question or shows interest within a 24-48 hour timespan. I will also make sure that each of you has a good time if you in turn provide me with characters that you are willing to play.
Characters So Far:
Tess Dian- Rogue
Mystery Man - Gunslinger
Muse- Fighter
Charlie-Wizard