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This is the sign up for a Game of Thrones/Songs of Ice and Fire inspired RP. It will be medieval Fantasy Tech with limited magic and monsters to be determined by the players. Each Player will control a House that must make alliances or wars to take the throne of all of a fictitious Dienstad or declare their independence once and for all. I have attached a link to the map I am currently using. City Locations can be moved if requested, names are up to you, but I will update them as quickly as I can. If you would like, download a copy of the map and edit it, then post your claims on this thread. I am also accepting names for rivers, seas, lakes and oceans from sign ups. Due to situations beyond my control, I am limiting the initial sign up to seven players including myself. If things go well or houses ‘die off’ we may add more, depending on the RP.
As it stands, this RP will take place on a made up continent called Dienstad, much like the region many of the interested parties are from. The basic background plot line is this:
King Robert has died, leaving no heir for the throne. No one is in a position of power strong enough to waltz in and take it for themselves. Within days of his death, two separate claims for the throne are made. The first is the Queen, being the wife of the late King her family believes that is time a Queen takes over the Kingdom and ensures a peaceful transition. However the Queen needs a Consort to give her an heir, with the old King dead and enemies at the gate she will have to remarry, and soon. The second is the King’s first cousin, a man from the same noble family as the late King. He believes, with the death of the King, he is the next logical choice in line for the throne, but he has not made strong diplomatic ties with the other Houses. As such, he will need to negotiate and work with the other Houses to defeat his late cousin’s wife and her conspirators.
To sign up, pick and name between 4 and 6 cities within close proximity to each other to claim for your House. List their location and names on your sign up sheet. In addition, each player signing up gets to claim one title of their choosing. This Title will go to a Family Member who may or may not be the reigning Lord, but will give them significant influence in Capital Politics. As such the titles and benefits are as follows:
King’s First Cousin - According to his beliefs, the King’s Land in the center should be under his rightful control. Many consider him to be the rightful King, and will support his claim. However, he is Lord of his Family’s land, and as such has no starting contact with the King’s Land at the beginning.
BONUS: 3,000 loyal Royal Soldiers in his Family Capital, Initial Claim to Throne, Starts in Family Home.
Queen - According to the Queen and her birth Family, it is time for a Queen to rule Dienstad. She starts in the Capital, with the loyalty of the King’s Guard and many members of the Small Council, including the Master of Coin and Master of Secrets. These members will allow the Queen to control Royal Budget and Intelligence, as long as the Houses keep paying their taxes of course.
BONUS: 60 King’s Guard Soldiers in the Capital, 100 Family Soldiers in the Capital, Initial Claim to Throne, Royal Treasury, and ability to recognize coups before they take place, starts in Capital
Hand of the King - The King shits, and the Hand wipes, the old saying goes. The Hand of the King was the last person to Speak with the King before he passed away, and as such only he knows the true desires of the dead King. In his dying breath, the King assigned him as Protector of the Realm and promised the Hand’s children the Throne. However, who will believe such a claim? The Small Council he led may not be trustworthy, but the late King trusted him to ensure the future of the Realm. Can he negotiate to ensure the King’s will is upheld?
BONUS: 200 Family Soldiers in the Capital, copy of King’s last will and testament, claim on Throne, starts in Capital, Loyalty of the Callraven and its 4,000 soldiers.
Commander of Kingsport Royal Army - A brave Knight who has earned the respect of the King enough to command the Garrison in charge of protecting the Capital. He leads the largest force in Kingsport. 3,000 Royal Army Soldiers loyal to him and whomever sits on the throne. Though he could easily take the city for himself, Dienstad would burn him alive for it. Instead as the number of Kings grows, it is in his best interest to determine one to follow and support their claim, or attempt the much harder line of neutrality.
BONUS: 3,000 Royal Soldiers loyal to him in the Capital, 40 ships in the Capital, starts in Capital
Lord of Rosenport - To the north of Roseport lays the mining City of Goldshire, the largest gold mine in Dienstad. The Lord of Rosenport is the de facto commander of Goldshire simply because they are the responsible for its defense. As such, Roseport controls nearly a third of the Gold that keeps the Royal Treasury afloat. The rest coming from other sources and taxes. As such, they have one of the largest armies in the King’s Land under their control. 8,500 Men Loyal to the Roseport Lord, however 1,500 soldiers are from the Goldshire Garrison and won’t abandon their post. BONUS: Massive Gold surplus, 3,000 soldiers in Goldshire and 5,500 soldiers in Roseport, 20 ships, starts in Capital for King's funeral.
Lord of Golden Keep - If Kingsport holds the Capital, and Roseport holds the Gold, then Golden Keep holds the military forces that protect the King’s Sea from invasion. His is the largest Navy and Army in the King’s Land, with 8,000 soldiers, 2,000 Royal Marines and over half of the Royal Navy. If the Lord of Golden Keep so chose, he could bypass Roseport and launch an invasion of Kingsport to ensure the crown rests on the head of whomever he wished.
BONUS: 10,000 total soldiers, 80 ships, starts in Capital for King's funeral.
CLAIMED TITLES:
Each player gets one.
King’s First Cousin: Lord Darko Brulja Lamont(Lamoni)
Queen: Natasha of House Mokane(Mokastana)
Hand of the King: Lord Franklin Black, Lord of Callraven(NPC)
Commander of Kingsport Royal Army: Sir Andradin Calavar of Alambil(Geara)
Lord of Golden Keep: Ser Benjen Huntley(US of PA)
Lord of Rosenport: Humphrey von Stafford(Qoryx)
- Code: Select all
HOUSE NAME:
WORDS:
SIGIL:
FAMILY HOME:
LORD:
TITLES:
INITIAL TROOPS(up to .5% of pop):
INITIAL WARSHIPS(subtract 50 soldiers per ship):
CITIES:
FAMILY:
HOUSE INFO:
(Copy and paste to add your House)
HOUSE MOKANE(Mokastana)
HOUSE BRACATAN(Geara)
HOUSE QORYX (QORYX)
HOUSE HUNTLEY(US of PA)
HOUSE GILLIGAN(The Matthew Islands)
HOUSE MURCHADHA(Expectareaction)
HOUSE LAMONT(Lamoni)
SMALL HOUSES (NPC factions):
HOUSE BLACK
HOUSE CALAVAR
HOUSE STONE
HOUSE WESTOVER