Caravan of Courage
Out of Character Thread
Out of Character Thread
Concept:
We're going back to the basics as it were, a simple, small party play-by-post RP based in a setting that we are all hopefully rather familiar with (Mount and Blade: Warband, yo). Less of a focus on the perfect posts (a posted post is better than the most perfect of posts that remains on unposted), but rather on having some fun and developing a nice story.
No grand armies, no endlessly confusing plots, and instead a humble start, wherein our heroes are tasked with the most basic and familiar of tasks from the very game that spawned this forum...escorting a caravan.
Notes: Blame Gammagirl for the title, it's all on hen.
~ Your humble language dictator,
Úlf
Link to In Character Thread
Rules:
- Before posting in the IC thread you must post a completed character sheet in the OOC, receive approval from both the GM(s) and a majority of active players must cast a vote in your favor in the super secret votes that will be conducted
- No Powergaming (try to role-play in a balanced and reasonable manner)
- No Mary Sues or Gary Stus (characters so perfect they easily overcome any and all obstacles)
- Out of Character information should not be used In Character (unless something has been revealed in character, your character should not be aware of it)
- Don't take control over another player's character without their permission
- Try to approach combat and battles in a realistic or at least believable manner
- No one word or one sentence posts (one paragraph is encouraged as an absolute minimum).
- Collaboration between players (using things like Google Docs or TitanPad) is strongly encouraged!
General Information:
Current Events: WIP
Huge Map of Calradia
Useful Lore Info: Mount and Blade Warband Wikia
Characters Guidelines:
Character Sheet Template:
Name: (Simply a worthy name for your character, if possible try to pick something that fits the character's origins and the lore of Mount and Blade Warband)
Gender: (No real restrictions on gender, barring some very specific professions, see lore section for more information)
Age: (Unless you have some very good reasons I would prefer all characters were eighteen years of age or older)
Faction of Birth: What faction (nation) does your character hail from?
Allegiance: List any particular allegiance your character has (although ideally they should simply be a soldier/mercenary/trader/etc. looking for work)
Experience: (Choose from one of three experience levels: green, veteran, or elite, to indicate the general competence of your character. This choice should make sense given the background of your character and other factors like their age, for example a 15 year old peasant will probably not be the most capable soldier)
FeudalRank: Commoner or Noble (major/minor nobility)
Appearance: (Describe in writing what your character looks like, their stature and any other physical attributes that you feel are important. Length is negotiable, but at least a couple of solid sentences are usually needed to flesh out a character's appearance. )
Personality: (Again, I don't really need a huge amount of text, but I'd like to see a couple of sentences that give a "feel" for who your character is and how people are likely to perceive them.)
Talents: (A couple of sentences mentioning any specific talents or skills your character brings to the party, i.e. mention if your character is a trained swordsman, pickpocket, hunter, blacksmith, chemist, etc.)
Biography: (A biography of your character, feel free to write in whatever way you find best, be it a dialogue, letter format or simply the standard biographical format. Please do not neglect this portion of the CS as it will be one of the primary means of judging your character and making sure they fit the setting. Feel free to PM many any questions you have. I would like to see at least 250+ words of writing, but quality is always preferred over quantity. If there are some things about your character you would rather not publicly reveal you may PM me these portions of your character's background. With that being said I will not accept blanket statements of "I'll reveal his/her background during the RP" unless you can provide me with some amazing reasoning why this is fair to the other players.)
Equipment: (Check the Weapons, Armor, Equipment, and Combat section for information regarding equipment)
Worn (clothing/armor):
Weapons (melee weapons, shields and ranged weapons):
Horse:
Miscellaneous (anything else):
Gender: (No real restrictions on gender, barring some very specific professions, see lore section for more information)
Age: (Unless you have some very good reasons I would prefer all characters were eighteen years of age or older)
Faction of Birth: What faction (nation) does your character hail from?
Allegiance: List any particular allegiance your character has (although ideally they should simply be a soldier/mercenary/trader/etc. looking for work)
Experience: (Choose from one of three experience levels: green, veteran, or elite, to indicate the general competence of your character. This choice should make sense given the background of your character and other factors like their age, for example a 15 year old peasant will probably not be the most capable soldier)
FeudalRank: Commoner or Noble (major/minor nobility)
Appearance: (Describe in writing what your character looks like, their stature and any other physical attributes that you feel are important. Length is negotiable, but at least a couple of solid sentences are usually needed to flesh out a character's appearance. )
Personality: (Again, I don't really need a huge amount of text, but I'd like to see a couple of sentences that give a "feel" for who your character is and how people are likely to perceive them.)
Talents: (A couple of sentences mentioning any specific talents or skills your character brings to the party, i.e. mention if your character is a trained swordsman, pickpocket, hunter, blacksmith, chemist, etc.)
Biography: (A biography of your character, feel free to write in whatever way you find best, be it a dialogue, letter format or simply the standard biographical format. Please do not neglect this portion of the CS as it will be one of the primary means of judging your character and making sure they fit the setting. Feel free to PM many any questions you have. I would like to see at least 250+ words of writing, but quality is always preferred over quantity. If there are some things about your character you would rather not publicly reveal you may PM me these portions of your character's background. With that being said I will not accept blanket statements of "I'll reveal his/her background during the RP" unless you can provide me with some amazing reasoning why this is fair to the other players.)
Equipment: (Check the Weapons, Armor, Equipment, and Combat section for information regarding equipment)
Worn (clothing/armor):
Weapons (melee weapons, shields and ranged weapons):
Horse:
Miscellaneous (anything else):