The Elder Scrolls: The Gibbering's Gambit [OOC | Open]

[Free States of Agnosicstan]

Hello everyone, I'm rather new to Forum RPs (especially with the NS format), though not new to RP or story-writing in General. That being said, I have no idea about how forum RP etiquette works or how half of this works, so if I do make any mistakes, please do tell me, prefereably politely.

Now that that's out of the way, i'd like to ask a few questions before I get started on a character:
What rank structure is the Imperial Legion using, the one from Skyrim of the one from Morrowind, and how does one make an RP sample?

Hey! Welcome. For the Imperial Legion we'll stick with Skyrim more so than Morrowind when it comes to the ranks - although there's also various ranks around that aren't available to the player in-game that I'm fine with players here having (captain etc) - honestly, the Legion's ranking system is a hot mess and Bethesda hasn't exactly made clear how that all works, unfortunately, so we sort of have to make do!

For an RP sample, write something that could go for an average post of yours, is what I'd say. Or something you've already written in the past - it's basically an example of your writing.

Right, okay, thanks for the clarifications. I'll see what I can do about that sample, might even just write it directly into the app if that's acceptable enough, though it'll be kept brief if I do

[Free States of Agnosicstan]

Dredlia Sedaen

Race: Dunmer
Gender/Sex: Female
Class: Nightblade
Equipment: Potion ingredients of various origin, various potions (Healing, magicka, magic resistance, 1 cure disease), enchanted dress/robes, an Elven dagger.
Skills: Illusion Magic, Stealth, Lock-picking
Weaknesses: Physical combat, making friends, selling goods.
Bio: Dredlia was born to a small, well-off Dunmer family in the city of Sadrith Mora, sometime before the Oblivion Crisis. Her parents were merchants who had inherited the holdings of their parents, and as such already owned their own house and shop. Both of them were merchants, buying and selling whatever they could to the various visitors to Sadrith Mora. From a young age, Dredlia showed a high amount of magical aptitude having been born under the Mage sign, though with a significant helping of pure, natural talent as well. This quickly led to her growing curious and fascinated by the aloof wizards that, nominally, controlled the town she lived in, and her childish curiosity about her abilities lead to her attempts first to buy the expensive knowledge she desired, and later steal it. Though often she got away with it, she soon found herself barred from most of the better sources of magical knowledge and found herself at a dead end for a short while. As an only child who often spent her time with her nose in books or, even worse, sneaking around the back of shops, she rarely found time to make friends. Not that it ever mattered to her, with the endless possibilities of magic to entertain her.

To her parents disdain, she soon found herself working for the local thieves guild, getting her the money she needed to pursue her magical interest. The thieves guild would, however, cause her to completely sever her relationship with her parents and she found few friends among the Guild. She soon used her connections in the Guild to make ends meet, travelling all across Morrowind, including the cities of Vivec and Mournhold, both of which she found dis-interesting. Eventually, she had decided that she had enough of petty thieving, and that a woman with her natural talents could easily do better for herself than a dead-end life as a thief. As such, at the age of 35, she found herself working for the House Telvanni, taken as an apprentice to a Telvanni wizard. Despite having lived in comparative poverty, Dredlia found that her Master did not keep track of his own wealth and was soon skimming off the top, and buying whatever she desired; Jewelry, dressed, weapons. All of the things she had, once, dreamed of were not easily acquirable for the right price. Often, she found herself as a lab-rat, rather than a student, of the wizard and, not long after the beginning of the Oblivion crisis, her master was killed in his sleep and she naturally took his position as a wizard of House Telvanni, taking his tower for herself. She sat out the Oblivion Crisis in this state, barely noticing the outside world. Eventually, however...

The tower, located quite illegally in the lands near the border of Cyrodiil, closer to Redoran and Hlaalu territory than Telvanni, found itself abandoned as wanderlust troubled the still-young Dunmer, who left it sometime after the start of the Red Year. This, as it turns out, would save her life as not long after, the tower and everything in it was destroyed by the vengeful Argonian invasion--But by this point, Dredlia neither noticed or particularly cared as, in typical Telvanni fashion, she had simply 'moved on' and found herself a new interest, the political situation of Cyrodiil, which was so ripe for exploitation.

Personality: Often publically childish and immature, she uses this public face to hide her manipulative intentions and often to force her enemies to under-estimate her ability with a dagger. Despite this, she can often act like a spoilt child, especially when she doesn't get what she wants.
Likes: Getting what she wants, Dunmer, learning new magics.
Dislikes: The Beast Races, Nords, drinking alcohol.

RP Sample:

Dredlia Sedaen, apprentice wizard of House Telvanni, daughter of merchants and a well-accomplished thief, had finally reached her limit. Her masters 'experiments' had become physically and mentally draining, and constantly paying for or acquiring healing potions was frustrating at best, or dangerous at worst. No, she'd full-well had enough of her master in general. His arrogance, his petty squabbles with other wizards, his constant neglect to ever bother teaching her anything; She could do better on her own!

Which is what led her here, using one of her oldest and favourite spells: Muffle. And, knowing the paranoid old fool all too well, she'd cast invisibility too; Just to be sure. And now, here she was, creeping towards the old mans bedroom, long since the sun had set and he had retired to 'study', which was his way of saying fall asleep at his desk. She'd never used her aptitude for moving unseen to kill anyone before, the Morag Tong was never really her thing after all, but the entire new experience nearly had her giggling with excited glee. Very, ever so carefully, she slipped into room of the Wizard, and sure enough he was snoring at his desk. She crept closer, constantly looking around the room for traps and other security measures, before realising he probably never expected his rivals to find him, let alone get past the security outside.

Now, while murdering him was perfectly within the rules, or lack thereof, of House Telvanni, she was never one to simply cut someones throat. No, that was too boring. She'd have to do something exciting for this new record she was setting for herself. Her mind was racing, her thoughts sporadic and unclear, as was what often happened.. I'm an assassin now. Do I use poison? Maybe make it...Look like an accident? I can't decide. Why not both? Her childish excitement at the thought of committing murder disturbed even her a little, so she calmed herself, realising that her spells won't last forever. While it was a shame to waste the opportunity, she concluded that she may as well just get it over with. The bumbling fool had taught her plenty, after all. Certainly, he'd given her access to near-limitless spell books, scrolls and other tools. So, she concluded that she should simply cut his throat. Reaching forwards to do just that, she hesitated for a moment, panic setting in. She shook her head slightly, trying to clear away the nagging doubt that the wizard was really asleep, as she reached forwards, slipped her knife under the wizard's beard, and sliced.

She'd sliced much too thinly, she realised, when as she walked away she heard the wizard gurgling and stumbling to his feet, just as her muffle spell wore off, leaving her gasp of shock very, very audible. She panicked, again, and ran at the wizard invisibly, stabbing him in the stomach with the knife a dozen or so times and making very sure that this time he was dead by including a stab in the neck for good measure, coating herself, her knife and her dress in the wizards blood. Well...So much for making it clean. Darn. Looks like i'll be needing a new dress, too. Something enchanted should be nice. She concluded, as she cleaned her knife on the wizards bed-sheets, before retiring to her own room.

[Faal Lot Himdah]

Another Dunmer.....

[Free States of Agnosicstan]

Another Dunmer.....

Problem, N'wah?

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Another Dunmer.....

Perfect!

Welcome aboard, my f'lah

[Entwood]

Got the post up. If anyone has a job available, Uzgar can be found at the market district and Mehraq at the merchant district.

Also, not exactly 100% sure, but i assume we just edit our applications to keep the carried equipment up-to-date?

When I get home tonight Aryca may just be able to offer a minor fetch style quest.. alchemy ingredients or something similar.

Got a reply up, it's not much, but it has to do for now.

[Zanera]

Another Dunmer.....

They breed faster than the races of Men.

[Nuxipal]

Another Dunmer.....

They breed faster than the races of Men.

No we are just very displaced currently. Very easy to be a dinner adventurer around this time period.

When I get home tonight Aryca may just be able to offer a minor fetch style quest.. alchemy ingredients or something similar.

Got a reply up, it's not much, but it has to do for now.

It's perfect. I'll get a response to it once I get off work tonight

[Zanera]

They breed faster than the races of Men.

No we are just very displaced currently. Very easy to be a dinner adventurer around this time period.

Got a reply up, it's not much, but it has to do for now.

It's perfect. I'll get a response to it once I get off work tonight

Morrowind for the Dunmer, keep them out of our lands!

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

And keep the Empire out of ours?

[Zanera]

And keep the Empire out of ours?

House Hlaalu would disagree, but seeing as how the Dunmer destroyed that house it's time for the Empire to attach themselves to a new one.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

And keep the Empire out of ours?

House Hlaalu would disagree, but seeing as how the Dunmer destroyed that house it's time for the Empire to attach themselves to a new one.

You can have House Dagoth.

[Strength and Order]

House Hlaalu would disagree, but seeing as how the Dunmer destroyed that house it's time for the Empire to attach themselves to a new one.

You can have House Dagoth.

Not even Thalmor would touch House Dagoth.

Also: RP example going either later today or tomorrow.

[Zanera]

House Hlaalu would disagree, but seeing as how the Dunmer destroyed that house it's time for the Empire to attach themselves to a new one.

You can have House Dagoth.

"Due to the purge of records associated with House Dagoth, very little is known about its culture and character. One of the few extant documents describes them as "subtle" and having a penchant for diplomacy and subterfuge.[13] This may go some way to explain Dagoth Ur's willingness to take up the failed project of his race's ancient enemy, as well as his seemingly conciliatory attitude towards the Nerevarine."

yeeeeee

[Negarakita]

And keep the Empire out of ours?

House Hlaalu would disagree, but seeing as how the Dunmer destroyed that house it's time for the Empire to attach themselves to a new one.

[Zanera]

House Hlaalu would disagree, but seeing as how the Dunmer destroyed that house it's time for the Empire to attach themselves to a new one.

Imperial Morrowind will riiiise ageeun!

[Free States of Agnosicstan]

Imperial Morrowind will riiiise ageeun!

As a Telvanni, all I can say is: "Hippity hoppity get off my property"

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Imperial Morrowind will riiiise ageeun!

As a Telvanni, all I can say is: "Hippity hoppity get off my property"

You mean Hippity hoppity, Argonians are property?

[Free States of Agnosicstan]

As a Telvanni, all I can say is: "Hippity hoppity get off my property"

You mean Hippity hoppity, Argonians are property?

That too: Unfortunately, it seems the Morrowinds property market is a little flooded, and the property seem to be angry.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Cursed post

[Faal Lot Himdah]

Looks like Jo'taba has a party now.

[Derelldia]

Cursed post

I see you've subscribed to the best source of Elder Scrolls Lore as well.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Cursed post

I see you've subscribed to the best source of Elder Scrolls Lore as well.

A blessed subreddit.

[Ralnis]

What's the general situation of Bruma?

[Strength and Order]

As a Telvanni, all I can say is: "Hippity hoppity get off my property"

You mean Hippity hoppity, Argonians are property?

Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your 'property' sacking Mournhold.

Cursed post

By the Hist...