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Three rounds pass while the conversation below goes on … The Riverkeeper approaches the edge of the ford, but does not leave the water, as most of you dismount and walk to the bank. He answers those who have spoken to him: Jiam: "Riverkeeper, I wish to know more of your lady, and of how you ca...

Taking place right now, I'm just an hour behind schedule is all :) Two rounds have passed while the negotiations below go on Oldin calls out to the wading dwarf, "We mean no intrusion. Please, we have no desire to anger your Lady or defile her river. Is there any way to purify our bodies and c...

Galaphile wrote:Brand, holds position. Listening to Oldin, while watching the Dwarf.

OOC: Is the water considered difficult terrain?

Yes, the water is difficult terrain for small and medium creatures.

Here is the promised map to help visualize the situation. "D" is the dwarf amidst the waters of the ford. The other black letters are your initials. Those of you who are mounted have brown squares representing the horses. Aeless is currently leading the pack horse and Tildon leading the ex...

Since I've fast-forwarded several days of your journey, this thread will provide a place for you to roleplay any interaction with your fellow party members that may have taken place during that time. You aren't required to post here, nor do I plan on validating anything posted (although I'll certain...

Validation continued ... The party departs Tak Shire, riding at good pace north along the road to Trenth. You camp in a mountain valley the first night, and by dusk of the second day find yourself in the village itself, taking meals and spending the night in the poor inn there, if only to conserve ...

The morning is spent finalizing the list of supplies, followed by a busy day of gathering everything. Oldin himself goes to procure certain special items, while providing gold for the rest of you to purchase the rest. Aeless and Brand return with the horses they've selected by late afternoon, while ...

A couple of questions left hanging from last night, to save you from reposting "Oh, and one other thing we should take up wi' the sage," the scout remarks. "Some way t' let the lad know we're friends, else he may raise a fuss at th' wrong time." Looking at Jermain as if gaging h...

Note: continued from validation at the end of the previous thread. Read that for flavor. The group reconvenes in the common room of the Boar and Pig early the next morning. Oldin and Jiam have returned from their errand and the party sits down to a light breakfast. The rest of you recap for Oldin y...

While Oldin conducts individual interviews, the newly-formed party makes itself comfortable in the inn. Many of you sip mead, ale, or wine while partaking of a light meal, but only Jiam seems to really indulge. There is light conversation, even some whispering among individuals, while you wait. When...

Technically, I don't think the postings in this thread are necessarily connected to the order of the interviews, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. In real world time, most of the interviews are completed, except maybe Rúadhnait, Elezar, and Jermain. Hopefully, those will be done by Tuesday, so ...

Looks like the votes are in and Tuesday is the winner.

Not much to validate here as the interviews are still going on: Between your time with Oldin, all of you relax and eat and drink to your hearts' content. The innkeeper and his wenches are attentive to your every need, as Oldin has promised to pay them well. A few other customers come and go, stoppi...

Seems no one had a problem with a Friday validation, so one validation will occur at 3pm eastern time on Friday (it's 1:20 pm eastern as I post this, to help with time zone translation). There was a suggestion that Monday would be better than Tuesday, so I'm posting a poll on the timing for the othe...

The party is now assembled! Ideally, I'd like to handle Oldin's private interviews via email, so that I can be in on them, yet have them be private. With that in mind, please pm me your email address. If anyone has a problem with that, let me know and we'll work out another method. Edit: Oh yeah, an...

Each of you arrives in Tak Shire, having heard the news that Shah Leayh seeks adventurers for some mission ... and the rumor that the Shah's son is missing. Those of you who have not been to Tak Shire before find it a rather unusual place. The town is surrounded by a moat and stone curtain walls. Wi...

If you check the Player List post, you'll see I'm still waiting for mcs files from 3 players. If you are one of them, please try to get your character done ASAP. We will start as soon as those characters are completed, or, if they aren't done soon (like by mid this week), we will start without them....

Jeramie - Sorry you won't be able to play, but thanks for letting us know. Klaxor, this means you are in as first alternate, if you still want to be. To keep things moving towards actually starting play, I'd like to get mcs files (or at least some contact regarding your status on building a characte...

Closer up - focusing on the region around Tak Shire. The red dots are provincial capitals and only a few of the many towns (black dots) are shown.

The extent of the Viridian Empire

The known parts of Perearth

After starting mine up, I realized that it gives a whole lot more time for development. The play pace may be slower but everything that has happened is readily available to you as well. No need for someone to write every little incident down. Yep, this is absolutely true. I realize now that it does...

I've toyed with the idea of a campaign with psionics instead of magic... Well stop toying and run it on the board! we'll help you get it where you want it for your live game.... Yeah, running a game on these boards isn't really that much of a time commitment. And there's the intoxicating power of b...

We'll see how I do pulling off two at once

Also, edited the main post to reflect that the deadline is past and to note the status of character creation ...

As requested (and something I should have done in the first place): Common is the language spoken by the ordinary citizens of the Viridian Empire, Caithness, and the Sea Barons. They all have different accents, and some different word usage, but the language crosses borders. Tharbrians speak Tharbri...

Also, if players want to post to this thread with an indication of what type of character they might play (assuming you don't want to keep it secret), please go ahead. Might help others plan their characters.

It's an idea, but I don't have any of the psionic sources and I'd never even heard of a Xeph until I started playing in your game :) If someone really, really, really wants to play a soulknife, they might be able to convince me. Actually, it's more likely I'd ask them to play a different, but kind o...

The two major religions in the empire are: The Mer Shunna: followers of Armadad Bog (LE), god of ocean depths, death, and elemental water. The Emperor himself is also the God-Priest of Armadad Bog, and, thus, the human sacrifices demanded by Bog are an accepted part of life in the Empire. The Natcha...

Shah Leayh, who rules Thygamus Province in the northwest part of the Viridian Empire from the provincial capital at Tak Shire, has sent out a discreet call for adventurers who can come to his aid. Quiet rumors suggest that the Shah's 10 year-old son, Amon, is missing ... Given this starting scenario...