Historical Character RP Group

[Austria and Bavaria]

Historical Character RP Group

Introduction:
Hello all, this is a RP group dedicated to the sadly oft-neglected topic of historical character RP. This is something of an off-shoot of the main Historical RP group, although most certainly a separate group. Feel free to advertise any historical character Rps here, as well as discuss history and plan future RPs.

Current Rps:
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Member List:

Austria and Bavaria
Arana
Sanabel
Alouite
Wamzu
Alieagh

[Arana]

As the second guy to get here, allow me to Columbus this thread.

*plants flag*

[Austria and Bavaria]

As the second guy to get here, allow me to Columbus this thread.

*plants flag*

You dirty Imperialist pig, trying to drive out the natives and exploit their resources!

[Arana]

As the second guy to get here, allow me to Columbus this thread.

*plants flag*

You dirty Imperialist pig, trying to drive out the natives and exploit their resources!

Heathen!

This thread is now the property of the Spanish Empire!

[Austria and Bavaria]

You dirty Imperialist pig, trying to drive out the natives and exploit their resources!

Heathen!

This thread is now the property of the Spanish Empire!

>fires poisoned blowdarts, dooming most of your men to an agonizing death
>warriors come screaming like furies, clubbing your men unconscious
>they are then taken back to camp, where they are served as dinner
>awaits wrath of Spanish Empire

[Arana]

Heathen!

This thread is now the property of the Spanish Empire!

>fires poisoned blowdarts, dooming most of your men to an agonizing death
>warriors come screaming like furies, clubbing your men unconscious
>they are then taken back to camp, where they are served as dinner
>awaits wrath of Spanish Empire

>coughs
>you all die of European diseases

[Sanabel]

I demand entry!

[Austria and Bavaria]

>fires poisoned blowdarts, dooming most of your men to an agonizing death
>warriors come screaming like furies, clubbing your men unconscious
>they are then taken back to camp, where they are served as dinner
>awaits wrath of Spanish Empire

>coughs
>you all die of European diseases

>nooooooooooooo
>99% of natives are dead
>the rest are women who marry spaniards
>Viva Espana

[Prevnina]

>greentexting outside of a chan

[Alouite]

I'll be joining this.

[Sanabel]

Arana, what's the ETA for your RP

[Arana]

Arana, what's the ETA for your RP

Considering I had no plan for making one and thus have nothing prepared whatsoever beyond a vague idea and a theme song...

Probably not soon.

[Sanabel]

Arana, what's the ETA for your RP

Considering I had no plan for making one and thus have nothing prepared whatsoever beyond a vague idea and a theme song...

Probably not soon.

Aw shucks

[Arana]

Considering I had no plan for making one and thus have nothing prepared whatsoever beyond a vague idea and a theme song...

Probably not soon.

Aw shucks

I mean I can start work on it, but I'm not that great at making OPs, so it's gonna take some time.

[Alouite]

Aw shucks

I mean I can start work on it, but I'm not that great at making OPs, so it's gonna take some time.

I would help, but I'm already writing two, one for Vladivostokava and one for myself and Ik Ek Al Akai.

[Arana]

I mean I can start work on it, but I'm not that great at making OPs, so it's gonna take some time.

I would help, but I'm already writing two, one for Vladivostokava and one for myself and Ik Ek Al Akai.

Yeah... the reason I hadn't done mine already is that I'd pushed it aside to work on an RP that I hope will be my first successful one... if I can ever finish preparation.

[Alouite]

I would help, but I'm already writing two, one for Vladivostokava and one for myself and Ik Ek Al Akai.

Yeah... the reason I hadn't done mine already is that I'd pushed it aside to work on an RP that I hope will be my first successful one... if I can ever finish preparation.

Well when you find the time, I'll help you a little at the least.

[Wamzu]

Hello can I join?

[Austria and Bavaria]

Arana, you and I need to do a greentext Conquistador RP.

[Alouite]

Well I'll be making a new RP to fit in with this soon enough.

[Austria and Bavaria]

Well I'll be making a new RP to fit in with this soon enough.

Cool.

[Altito Asmoro]

*plants flag*

Now to colonize some lands.

And religion. Spread the religion.

And probably some gold.

This time, I'll colonize instead of being colonized by someone.

[Danceria]

*After watching the aforementioned colonies fail and their empires crumble, a new colonial empire emerges determined not to repeat the same mistakes*

I came here to recruit natives, spam tomahawks, harvest fur and maize, generally kick ass, and chew chicle.

And I'm all out of chicle...

[Danceria]

On a more serious note, I was debating on merging the Character and Faction flavors of RP for a historical RP, specifically dealing with the Wars of the Tetarchy and the third-ish century.

The reason why this isn't a flat up faction flavored RP (how I envision it) is a more interactive version of CK2, where say, Constantine has his forces, but they have their respective commanders whose decisions may shape whether they stay in power, or die.

I chose the third century because Rome was on the tipping point of dissolution, but perhaps a few good generals could restore Rome's might. Not to mention the religious aspects of paganism versus the rise of Christianity, Barbarians versus Rome versus the Persians/Parthinians/Sassanians, absolutism versus a possible republic.

Now down to the nuts and bolts of the "character" aspect.

Say you are the Chief of a Barbarian Tribe, and your chillin with a vat of beer after a long day of pillaging... when a messenger comes in and says that there's this dude who's gettin the priests/shamans riled up by preaching somethin' called "Christianity". It is up to you as a Barbarian King to hear him out or (more likely) ignore or kill him.

If you're the Prophet Mani, and you've pissed off the Shah of Persia by preaching Gnosticism, and every Persian or Zoroastrian within the empire's out for you and your followers's blood, what do you do? You (as Mani) could sacrifice yourself as a martyr, recant, or run like hell with your followers.

Even OP/Co-Op/"God" is not exempt from this sort of potential snarkiness; as OP could create an "omen" (in the semi-legendary angelic appearance to tell Constantine (the person of example) to draweth the cross on your shields), Constantine could either comply, or decide that he shouldn't go back that wine seller ever again. He may even still win the battle through a means of dice-rolling and real time tactics that I've yet to formulate.

So, conceptually, am I asking to much of a standard RP thread? Or maybe this might be worth a shot?

[Alouite]

On a more serious note, I was debating on merging the Character and Faction flavors of RP for a historical RP, specifically dealing with the Wars of the Tetarchy and the third-ish century.

The reason why this isn't a flat up faction flavored RP (how I envision it) is a more interactive version of CK2, where say, Constantine has his forces, but they have their respective commanders whose decisions may shape whether they stay in power, or die.

I chose the third century because Rome was on the tipping point of dissolution, but perhaps a few good generals could restore Rome's might. Not to mention the religious aspects of paganism versus the rise of Christianity, Barbarians versus Rome versus the Persians/Parthinians/Sassanians, absolutism versus a possible republic.

Now down to the nuts and bolts of the "character" aspect.

Say you are the Chief of a Barbarian Tribe, and your chillin with a vat of beer after a long day of pillaging... when a messenger comes in and says that there's this dude who's gettin the priests/shamans riled up by preaching somethin' called "Christianity". It is up to you as a Barbarian King to hear him out or (more likely) ignore or kill him.

If you're the Prophet Mani, and you've pissed off the Shah of Persia by preaching Gnosticism, and every Persian or Zoroastrian within the empire's out for you and your followers's blood, what do you do? You (as Mani) could sacrifice yourself as a martyr, recant, or run like hell with your followers.

Even OP/Co-Op/"God" is not exempt from this sort of potential snarkiness; as OP could create an "omen" (in the semi-legendary angelic appearance to tell Constantine (the person of example) to draweth the cross on your shields), Constantine could either comply, or decide that he shouldn't go back that wine seller ever again. He may even still win the battle through a means of dice-rolling and real time tactics that I've yet to formulate.

So, conceptually, am I asking to much of a standard RP thread? Or maybe this might be worth a shot?

It won't be a standard RP thread, it has the potential to be much more. I say go ahead.