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The Elder Scrolls: Ascension [OOC 2 | CLOSED]

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:18 am
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
NEW RP IS HERE

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THE ELDER SCROLLS: ASCENSION


IC Thread



Co-op: dunno lol



...and Pelinal came to Perrif's camp of rebels holding a sword and mace, both encrusted with the smashed viscera of elven faces, feathers and magic beads, which were the markings of the Ayleidoon, stuck to the redness that hung from his weapons, and he lifted them, saying: "These were their eastern chieftains, no longer full of their talking."

The Song of Pelinal, Volume 2: On His Coming



It is the year 307 of the Fourth Era, and the dawn of the Fifth Era is upon us. The future of Tamriel stands at the precipice. The entire continent shall be engulfed by the coming Great War, the second of its kind. The remaining provinces of the Empire now stand united behind Emperor Remaunus Cardes III, grandson of the first to bear his name, he who was sent to take the Ruby Throne by Reman Cyrodiil and Tiber Septim themselves, reclaiming several of the relics of Pelinal Whitestrake, the Divine Crusader, bane of Elfkind, and he who reforged what was left of the Empire of old. Opposed to the Empire stand the Aldmeri Dominion, victors of the Great War, utterly convinced of Merkind's supremacy over mankind, still recovering from their losses during that War. The Dunmer of Morrowind and the Argonians to their south are still at war, the only thing keeping the Argonians from overrunning all of the Dark Elves' homeland the efforts of the still mighty House Redoran. Hammerfel, still independent, too prepares for battle against the hated Thalmor once more.

Tamriel shall bleed, flogged by the war that is to come. The stage has been set, the dice has been cast. Soon the fate of all Tamriel shall be decided...




"I am Cyrodiil come."

Reman I



An Elder Scrolls roleplay? As if! We've never seen that before!

Anyway, I always find Elder Scrolls RPs a lot of fun, and while they don't always work out, one can always try! The setting is huge, with lots of little details hidden in its lore, and with a massive and varied world to use it should never be boring. In this Roleplay, you'll be free to do as you like (within limits, I'll have to add), creating your own story somewhere within Tamriel - although I recommend interacting with other players, which always makes things more interesting and fun. If you want, you can ask me or my Co-OPs to throw an event at you or something of the likes, if you're not sure what to do or how to start out, possibly even yielding rewards of some kind!

The roleplay's focus is on storytelling, and if you're stuck the OP and his Co-OPs will gladly help you out. That said, feel free to discuss whatever you like in this thread (within NS's rules, eh?)



The World


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The world of Tamriel is, as can be expected, much the same as the one we know and love - although it is set slightly more than a hundred years past Skyrim. As such, here's a rundown of the major events that've happened in the past century!

The Dragonborn's done all the quests and such from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and during the Civil War he sided with the Stormcloaks - racist Nord bastard that he is! With the Emperor assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood, Cyrodiil slowly erupts into Chaos once again as Councillors begin vying for power, although the Elder Council manages to agree on sending more Legionaries towards Skyrim to aid the remaining troops in an effort to reclaim the province - successfully so, the Imperial Legion managing to claim Markarth, Falkreath, Riften, Morthal, and Solitude - keeping the vital link between High Rock and Cyrodiil in Imperial hands.

For roughly 40 years the play for power in Cyrodiil regularly changes into open conflict, not much different from the Stormcrown Interregnum not more than 200 years before. The Aldmeri Dominion, still suffering from its losses during the Great War, is unable to invade but assassinates several key political figures. Eventually, the civil war is ended as Remaunus Cardes, claiming to be sent to claim the throne by the Worldy God Reman Cyrodiil and the hero-god Tiber Septim (and even naming himself after the former), ascends the throne, pushing his claim by his recovering of several of the Divine Crusader's relics, formerly lost once more following the Oblivion Crisis. Getting rid of the opposition, the guy cements his power in the Empire. Following that, he sets his eyes upon Skyrim, seeking to reunite the Empire of old as best as he can in order to combat the Aldmeri Dominion.

Remaunus Cardes proceeds to invade the parts of Skyrim that remain independent, wiping out what remained of the Stormcloak rebellion and replacing the local government with Imperial nobility. Following that, the newly crowned Emperor sets for High Rock, cementing the province's allegiance to the Empire by several marriage contracts - wedding the Breton High King's daughter as well as several other notable families wedding into the Imperial family with the Emperor's relatives. With High Rock in his pocket, the man (the legend!) moves for the Skyrim-Hammerfel border, towards the city of Orsinium - securing the aid of the Orcs by promising them their own province should the Aldmeri threat be dealt with, the Imperial Legion's ranks swelling with Orsimer recruits.

With that done, he returns to Cyrodiil (smug grin and all), attempting to restore relations with Hammerfel, rather than outright seizing it sending more Imperial "advisers" as well as supplies, in return for the province's aid in the coming Second Great War. Relations with Morrowind and Argonia are not restored, the Emperor unwilling to waste his resources on stopping the conflict between the two former provinces of the Empire, the conflict ever at a standstill, House Redoran forming the bulwark against the Argonian tide.

Que even more years later, Emperor Cardes' grandson, Remaunus Cardes III has risen to the throne, and the Imperial Legion is almost at its largest since the Great War. With the aid of the Orsimer and Hammerfel promised to the Empire, the Empire prepares for the Second Great War, intent on defeating the Aldmeri Dominion once and for all...




Rules & Application



As always, there are some rules in place - these shouldn't be too hard to follow, I believe, and are pretty much common sense, but here they are anyway!

Follow the site's rules.
Don't godmod/metagame/etc.
Use correct grammar and spelling.
Minimum IC post size should be one paragraph compromising of at least 4 lines.
Don't be an ass.
No Dragonborn allowed. Go shout somewhere else!
Players can not achieve CHIM, nor can they use Console Commands (looking at you, Vivec) or the Creation Kit. No reloading old save games!
You're allowed three characters total - none of them should be Canon characters, and if they're related only distantly so (exceptions for minor characters).
Have fun!




Current no-no's for character creation:
No vampires
No races that aren't playable in the game (we already have a few of those running around)
No leaders of Companions/Fighters Guild/College of Winterhold/etc




Behold, thy application form! Please don't start out with silly OP equipment such as fully enchanted gear or Daedric stuff. Thanks.

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[b]Race:[/b]
[b]Gender/Sex:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b] What do you look like? Description or picture. You may delete this part of the app if you did a picture in the [float right] tags!
[b]Class:[/b] What is your class? Check the Elder Scrolls wiki or UESP for more info if required!
[b]Equipment:[/b] What equipment do you use? Equipment includes armor, weapons, and any other gear you might use.
[b]Skills:[/b] What are you really good at?
[b]Weaknesses:[/b] What are you really bad at/What are your weaknesses?
[b]Bio:[/b] Two paragraph minumum.
[b]RP Sample:[/b] One or more. You can also write one for this RP specifically.

(please remove all text in this app that isn't within the bold tags)
(everything underneath is optional)

[b]Personality:[/b]
[b]Likes:[/b]
[b]Dislikes:[/b]
[b]Theme song:[/b]
[b]Voice:[/b]
(feel free to add something else to this list yourself!)

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:18 am
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
Useful links



The Elder Scrolls: Ascension
The IC Thread
The Archive Thread
OOC Thread #1
The Elder Scrolls: Ascension "Official" Wikia

The Elder Scrolls

The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages
The Elder Scrolls Wiki
The Imperial Library
Name Generators
Map of Tamriel
In-game maps

Misc

Creating a Roleplay Character 101

Summary/Current Events



Some spearpoints before I get the actual summary up:
-->War between the Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion is imminent, as forces of both the Empire and newfound allies in the form of the Maormer are sent to the island of Khenarti's Roost.
-->A coup happened in the Dominion, replacing the Thalmor with a more moderate government. Rebellions are rising within the Dominion, however.
-->A new rebellion has started in the province of Skyrim, instigated by a wealthy nobleman named Ylgim Skycrown.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:19 am
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
Numbers and other assorted information



Military numbers

These numbers exclude town/city/hold guard and private armies/mercenary companies in the employ of noblemen, or organisations such as the Fighter's Guild.
Current Legion Strength:
128.000 Imperial Legion Soldiers
3200 Battle Mages
11.000 Mercenaries

Current Dominion Strength:
58.000 Dominion and Thalmor Soldiers
7000 Battle Mages
9000 Mercenaries

Current Argonia Strength:
37.000 Argonia Soldiers
800 Battle Mages

Current Morrowind Strength:
18.000 Soldiers, mainly from House Redoran forces
2100 Battle Mages

Current Strength of Orsinium:
13.000 Orc Warriors
120 Battle Mages

Current Strength of Hammerfell:
27.000 Alik'r Warriors
650 Battle Mages


Population

Haafingar
Total population of 270.000
Solitude 98.000

The Reach
Total population of 160.000
Markarth 66.000

Hjaalmarch
Total population of 180.000
Morthal 62.000

Whiterun Hold
Total population of 180.000
Whiterun 86.000

The Pale
Total population of 90.000
Dawnstar 42.000

Winterhold Hold
Total population of 110.000
Winterhold 74.000

Eastmarch
Total population of 190.000
Windhelm 88.000

Falkreath Hold
Total population of 140.000
Falkreath 57.000

The Rift
Total population of 160.000
Riften 71.000


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Misc

The Imperial Family
Remaunes Cardes III - Emperor, Head of the Cardes family, Imperial
Haspecius Cardes - Uncle to Remaunes, retired Legion general, Imperial
Maleigh Cardes - Aunt to the Emperor, Breton
Aliitus Cardes - Cousin to the Emperor, officer in the Imperial Legion, Breton
Alyssande Cardes - Cousin to the Emperor, Mage at the College of Whispers, Imperial
Esthael Cardes - Cousin to the Emperor, Breton

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:19 am
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:23 am
by The Intergalactic Russian Empire
Huzzah and whatnot! Well, better transfer that unfinished app over here.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:23 am
by The NAR
This is going to look beautiful

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:30 am
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
The Intergalactic Russian Empire wrote:Huzzah and whatnot! Well, better transfer that unfinished app over here.

That'd be a good idea, although the previous OOC will remain open so you'll continue to be able to access your draft from there.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:40 am
by The Intergalactic Russian Empire
The Armed Republic of Dutch coolness wrote:
The Intergalactic Russian Empire wrote:Huzzah and whatnot! Well, better transfer that unfinished app over here.

That'd be a good idea, although the previous OOC will remain open so you'll continue to be able to access your draft from there.

I haven't even posted it yet. I feel like ig I do I'll never get around to finishing it but I probably should

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:41 am
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
That's my general assumption when I have to do anything: "I'll never get around to finishing it, but I probably should!"

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:44 am
by The Intergalactic Russian Empire
The Armed Republic of Dutch coolness wrote:That's my general assumption when I have to do anything: "I'll never get around to finishing it, but I probably should!"

I should probably post it up right now as a WIP so I don't lose my progress, it's really only the bio left (again).

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:56 am
by Cerrania
Hey, Dutch, I've been wanting to join this RP for ages. Is there any chance I could get a TL;DR? I saw that there was a summary, but it seemed to be...missing. :lol2:

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:58 am
by Reatra
I think I'll actually apply this time.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:59 am
by Nuxipal
Well, I almost apped awhile back. Tried keeping up with the IC, but never could.

I suppose I'll get that Dunmer app up like I promised then.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:03 pm
by Cybraxia
posting to have this show up in my list of threads thing

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:05 pm
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
Cerrania wrote:Hey, Dutch, I've been wanting to join this RP for ages. Is there any chance I could get a TL;DR? I saw that there was a summary, but it seemed to be...missing. :lol2:

working on that, just finished playing Battlefield 4

I'm getting really immersed in that game with all those fireworks around here, as I pressed the quote button there was a noise so loud I could swear that it was a mortar shell hitting the neighbour's house.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:06 pm
by Cerrania
The Armed Republic of Dutch coolness wrote:
Cerrania wrote:Hey, Dutch, I've been wanting to join this RP for ages. Is there any chance I could get a TL;DR? I saw that there was a summary, but it seemed to be...missing. :lol2:

working on that, just finished playing Battlefield 4

I'm getting really immersed in that game with all those fireworks around here, as I pressed the quote button there was a noise so loud I could swear that it was a mortar shell hitting the neighbour's house.

It's the Aliens, they're invading. They're just masking their rampant shelling with the fireworks of the New Year.

Edit: Removed Russians and added Aliens, so as to quell my American born Red Scare. :lol2:

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:10 pm
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
So that was why BBC was down this morning. Damnit, Putin.

Added three spearpoints to where the summary should be, summary will probably be up tomorrow or something. You have any questions, you can ask me now.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:33 pm
by Illan
Holy shit fuck yeah

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:39 pm
by The Intergalactic Russian Empire
WIP: Subject to change
Alaric Frost-Shield
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Race: Nord
Gender/Sex: Male
Age: 56
Appearance: The pic, but with darker (and greyer) hair. 6'1" 200lbs
Class: Knight (Oblivion)
Equipment:
Armor
Sword
Skills: Politics, economics, smithing, swordfighting.
Weaknesses: Alaric's smithing and sword skills are a bit rusty, bad at archery. He's also really soft
Bio: Born one calm summer day almost 60 years ago to the Frost-Shield family of Windhelm, Alaric lived a quiet and peaceful life learning smithing under his parents. When he was 17 he joined the Imperial Legion and served as a Legionnaire for 8 years before returning home to Windhelm where he met a young woman named Rebekka Kjeldsen
RP Sample:



Personality: Alaric is even more honorable and dutiful than his stoic and aloof son yet unlike his son he keeps a warm and welcoming heart. Also unlike his son there are few things in this world that he'd say he hates.
Likes: Skyrim, the Skycrowns, independence, family, friends
Dislikes: racism, war
Theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b493SVQtY7o

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:44 pm
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
Illan wrote:Holy shit fuck yeah

Hail!

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:49 pm
by Greater Corea
#late2theparty

Yay, OOC mkII!

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:50 pm
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
Greater Corea wrote:#late2theparty

Yay, OOC mkII!

mk3 when

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:50 pm
by Cerrania
So, before I drop this app, is a sort of witch-hunter from an Imperial Guild okay? I'm not sure of the name, but I'll think of something.

Think Geralt from Witcher, but less emphasis on the monsters are more emphasis on rogue magic users.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:52 pm
by The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness
Cerrania wrote:So, before I drop this app, is a sort of witch-hunter from an Imperial Guild okay? I'm not sure of the name, but I'll think of something.

Think Geralt from Witcher, but less emphasis on the monsters are more emphasis on rogue magic users.

Sounds like a cool idea to me. Suffering from nymphomania as well? :P

PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:54 pm
by Cerrania
The Armed Republic of Dutch coolness wrote:
Cerrania wrote:So, before I drop this app, is a sort of witch-hunter from an Imperial Guild okay? I'm not sure of the name, but I'll think of something.

Think Geralt from Witcher, but less emphasis on the monsters are more emphasis on rogue magic users.

Sounds like a cool idea to me. Suffering from nymphomania as well? :P

Heh.

"I'm looking for a whore."

Perhaps. I am modeling the personality after Geralt a tad too, but probably no insatiable craving for witch booty. That would just be counterintuitive.