NationStates

Prusslandia wrote:'Lo VOID, this seems rather interesting. Room for another noble house?

Additionally, do you have a Discord or IRC set up?

So far no Discord, plus the more nobles we have the merrier I suppose lol

Also also, I'm not quite sure what kind of population I'm thinking of having. I've been tossing around maybe having, say, 20,000 people in my tribe, with more who would come once Nichithe raids the town below and gains more followers. And then, within that tribe, maybe around 5,000 people in the raised militia. Does that sound like a decent number, or should I amend it?

Also also also, I'll just go with the settlement I attack being a minor one that not too many people care about, and thus probably doesn't need to be owned by a noble here.

Tasuirin wrote:Also also, I'm not quite sure what kind of population I'm thinking of having. I've been tossing around maybe having, say, 20,000 people in my tribe, with more who would come once Nichithe raids the town below and gains more followers. And then, within that tribe, maybe around 5,000 people in the raised militia. Does that sound like a decent number, or should I amend it?

That sounds pretty feasible to me, though it'd also depend on how spread out the tribe is.

Zapatha wrote:

Tasuirin wrote:Also also, I'm not quite sure what kind of population I'm thinking of having. I've been tossing around maybe having, say, 20,000 people in my tribe, with more who would come once Nichithe raids the town below and gains more followers. And then, within that tribe, maybe around 5,000 people in the raised militia. Does that sound like a decent number, or should I amend it?

That sounds pretty feasible to me, though it'd also depend on how spread out the tribe is.

It'd be pretty centralised for the most part. Nichithe kind of remodeled the tribe after human cities when he came to power. I expect it will grow outwards as he invades, and I'm also thinking of creating some kind of tribal confederation later on in the RP.

Tasuirin wrote:

Zapatha wrote:That sounds pretty feasible to me, though it'd also depend on how spread out the tribe is.

It'd be pretty centralised for the most part. Nichithe kind of remodeled the tribe after human cities when he came to power. I expect it will grow outwards as he invades, and I'm also thinking of creating some kind of tribal confederation later on in the RP.

Something like the Iroquois Confederacy but lizard people instead?

I like it lol

Zapatha wrote:

Prusslandia wrote:'Lo VOID, this seems rather interesting. Room for another noble house?

Additionally, do you have a Discord or IRC set up?

So far no Discord, plus the more nobles we have the merrier I suppose lol

If VOID were to permit it I'd be willing to whip up a Discord, I find it makes communicating far easier.

How extensive is magic in the setting? Are there dedicated institutions (Circles from Dragon Age, or Hogwarts) for teaching the craft, or is it largely in the hands of tribal shamans and Court Magisters?

Prusslandia wrote:

Zapatha wrote:So far no Discord, plus the more nobles we have the merrier I suppose lol

If VOID were to permit it I'd be willing to whip up a Discord, I find it makes communicating far easier.

How extensive is magic in the setting? Are there dedicated institutions (Circles from Dragon Age, or Hogwarts) for teaching the craft, or is it largely in the hands of tribal shamans and Court Magisters?

Hella no for the discord. I prefer it here, so it's more formal and more linked to the general NS platform. Discord is messy hence why I left it. This might be slightly more complex, but it's also more efficient.

Zapatha wrote:

Tasuirin wrote:It'd be pretty centralised for the most part. Nichithe kind of remodeled the tribe after human cities when he came to power. I expect it will grow outwards as he invades, and I'm also thinking of creating some kind of tribal confederation later on in the RP.

Something like the Iroquois Confederacy but lizard people instead?

I like it lol

You gottit! Though with Nichithe's tribe as the de-facto 'head' of the confederation.

Yeah, though I like Nichithe in some ways, he's quite corrupt in some ways.

Prusslandia wrote:'Lo VOID, this seems rather interesting. Room for another noble house?

Additionally, do you have a Discord or IRC set up?

It was briefly discussed earlier and dismissed as not really needed, and I stand by that.

Bla Ary wrote:

Elysian Kentarchy wrote:
So this RP is devolving from medieval fantasy to medieval fantasy with 40k overtones and people with Houses of the symbols of Space Marine Legions and GoT...

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Well my character is unmarried but eh, not a goal at the moment, I just tend to play my noble characters as being unmarried. Plus just being more selective on where to hold the wedding, like at the Icy Keep, surrounded by his own army. Yeah that would work.

I feel like ICly Atheo and your kingdom would be on good terms. You feel that?

I have a feeling talks about fishing rights are common given my territory's large fishing fleet and relative close proximity and probably a large trading partner if there is a market for things like iron and wood in Atheo. So likely yes.

Prusslandia wrote:

Zapatha wrote:So far no Discord, plus the more nobles we have the merrier I suppose lol

How extensive is magic in the setting? Are there dedicated institutions (Circles from Dragon Age, or Hogwarts) for teaching the craft, or is it largely in the hands of tribal shamans and Court Magisters?

Depends on area. The North-East's ruling family are from a long line of Ice Mages and have their own dedicated organization called the Vigil which is primarily dedicated to protecting said territory and policing what they deem to be maleficarum (think Space Wolves Rune Priests but more organized) and educating mages from their lands on avoidance of magic they deem to be evil, everywhere else I don't know.

The World Capitalist Confederation wrote:

Prusslandia wrote:If VOID were to permit it I'd be willing to whip up a Discord, I find it makes communicating far easier.

How extensive is magic in the setting? Are there dedicated institutions (Circles from Dragon Age, or Hogwarts) for teaching the craft, or is it largely in the hands of tribal shamans and Court Magisters?

Hella no for the discord. I prefer it here, so it's more formal and more linked to the general NS platform. Discord is messy hence why I left it. This might be slightly more complex, but it's also more efficient.

I echo the sentiment, I only use Discord to replace TG if I happen to know the person there. I will admit it makes private communication easier but for something that would be on the main thread it just makes everything easier to get buried if there is a lot of activity.

What's religion like in the Empire?

The Hierophancy wrote:What's religion like in the Empire?

There are gods, the most prominent being Gaia which Terra itself is built upon. The others gods aren't named I think, though I'd assume they are kind of like in other mythology and fantasy genres.

Some people worshipped the Regine Dynasty as well, as they were descended from divinity, though I'm not sure how it will be affected due to the Regine's extinction.

The Hierophancy wrote:What's religion like in the Empire?

Worship Northern Materialism instead! You don't have to believe in anything physically impossible, you can marry as many people as you want, drink, think and enjoy life without being threatened with hell or purgatory!


EDIT: To clarify from my lore, most people still worship the ancient Draconian religion (Still finding a name for it), but many do it in private due to persecution and priests are currently the bulwarks of secession in Draconia.

Zapatha wrote:

The Hierophancy wrote:What's religion like in the Empire?

There are gods, the most prominent being Gaia which Terra itself is built upon. The others gods aren't named I think, though I'd assume they are kind of like in other mythology and fantasy genres.

Some people worshipped the Regine Dynasty as well, as they were descended from divinity, though I'm not sure how it will be affected due to the Regine's extinction.

"The Regine dynasty still lives on... In our hearts..."
"...wot?"

The Hierophancy wrote:What's religion like in the Empire?

The lizardfolk have their own group of spirits which they worship, and are pretty much all morally neutral, so... Yay?

Tasuirin wrote:Also also, I'm not quite sure what kind of population I'm thinking of having. I've been tossing around maybe having, say, 20,000 people in my tribe, with more who would come once Nichithe raids the town below and gains more followers. And then, within that tribe, maybe around 5,000 people in the raised militia. Does that sound like a decent number, or should I amend it?

Also also also, I'll just go with the settlement I attack being a minor one that not too many people care about, and thus probably doesn't need to be owned by a noble here.

If the militia is comprised of adult males, and the tribe is quite centralized, 5000 sounds about right.
Take into account that you would probably be able to levy all those men as a standing army for short periods of time, as they would be unable to hunt, or gather, or whatever lizardmen do to survive.

Rule of thumb: 1/15 of the total population can be mantained as a peacetime standing army in a medieval setting. And about 1/4 can be levied during war for a couple of weeks.

The Vampires don't have a religion exactly. The Vampire Counts are too vain to worship a higher being while Blood Knights idolize champions and other high exceptional vampire warriors.

Union Princes wrote:The Vampires don't have a religion exactly. The Vampire Counts are too vain to worship a higher being while Blood Knights idolize champions and other high exceptional vampire warriors.

Sounds familiar

Hmm. What's everyone's thoughts on a House of purity-obsessed sorcerer-kings/wych-warriors? I'd stray away from anything OP, of course, but I'm surprised to see such a House absent from the roster.

Union Princes wrote:The Vampires don't have a religion exactly. The Vampire Counts are too vain to worship a higher being while Blood Knights idolize champions and other high exceptional vampire warriors.

Tbh, same with the Draconians except they just don't give enough of a damn (hence their stereotypes), so they just 'worship' what they see as the symbolic representation of their view of the universe: energy on one side, matter on the other. Whilst clearly false from a modern perspective, it's much closer than most religions get.

Prusslandia wrote:Hmm. What's everyone's thoughts on a House of purity-obsessed sorcerer-kings/wych-warriors? I'd stray away from anything OP, of course, but I'm surprised to see such a House absent from the roster.

I guess we're just too...err..something for cliches.

Prusslandia wrote:Hmm. What's everyone's thoughts on a House of purity-obsessed sorcerer-kings/wych-warriors? I'd stray away from anything OP, of course, but I'm surprised to see such a House absent from the roster.

"What is this? A Higher Vampire reincarnated?" - every lesser vampire ever

Sraelyn wrote:

Tasuirin wrote:Also also, I'm not quite sure what kind of population I'm thinking of having. I've been tossing around maybe having, say, 20,000 people in my tribe, with more who would come once Nichithe raids the town below and gains more followers. And then, within that tribe, maybe around 5,000 people in the raised militia. Does that sound like a decent number, or should I amend it?

Also also also, I'll just go with the settlement I attack being a minor one that not too many people care about, and thus probably doesn't need to be owned by a noble here.

If the militia is comprised of adult males, and the tribe is quite centralized, 5000 sounds about right.
Take into account that you would probably be able to levy all those men as a standing army for short periods of time, as they would be unable to hunt, or gather, or whatever lizardmen do to survive.

Rule of thumb: 1/15 of the total population can be mantained as a peacetime standing army in a medieval setting. And about 1/4 can be levied during war for a couple of weeks.

Remember also that a lot of reptiles are much less sexually dimorphic than mammals, which is what I'm going for, so the army will be likely made up of males and females. But yes, Nichithe is on the warpath, so that's mostly just for a raised army while he's doing that.

Prusslandia wrote:Hmm. What's everyone's thoughts on a House of purity-obsessed sorcerer-kings/wych-warriors? I'd stray away from anything OP, of course, but I'm surprised to see such a House absent from the roster.

Anything from being at constant loggerheads with my House (including my House blaming yours for the rumors that they resort to inbreeding to make sure the family maintains magic since "ignorant southerners think all magi are the same") to neutral, to polite relations between the two magic families.

If someone wants to make a Discord server or IRC, I wouldn't mind it. It certainly would make things easier.

I didn't finish my IC post, yet, and it's getting late and I have stuff to do in the morning. I'll post tomorrow in the IC. Please be patient and try not to move too far ahead without me.

https://discord.gg/CQfBDE2

Discord if anyone is interested, I’ll hand ownership over to VOID if they hop on.

VOID what is the state of magic in the kingdom?

Prusslandia wrote:https://discord.gg/CQfBDE2

Discord if anyone is interested, I’ll hand ownership over to VOID if they hop on.

I have no particular antipathy towards discord, and am actually part of a few NS RP discords, but really, an RP discord has to be mandatory or not exist at all. If it exists only to a few, things will be discussed there that will have an impact on the RP as a whole and a large segment of the RP will lose out on that.

Just my two cents. I'm not sure this will work out.