OP: Arnoria || Co-OPs: Valloria & The Krogan
Set in an alternate universe of the epic fantasy novel series of A Song of Ice and Fire by GRR Martin, the interactive roleplaying game of Game of Thrones: Conquest is based on the HBO TV show of Game of Thrones and loosely based on the books of A Song of Ice and Fire. It all began when the execution of Eddard Stark shattered the plans of House Lannister to make peace with the enraged House Stark and House Tully. However, with Jaime Lannister a hostage of Robb Stark and cut from the Westerlands, Tywin Lannister decides to retreat to Harrenhal and ordered Ser Gregor Clegane, the Mountain, to keep sacking the Riverlands from Gods Eye to the Red Fork. He also sent Tyrion Lannister to the King’s Landing to rule as Hand of the King in his stead and rein in Joffrey and his mother, Cersei. Meanwhile, when the news of Eddard Stark’s death reached the Northern and River lords, they chose not to support either of Robert's brothers, declaring independence from the Iron Throne. Two years after Eddard Stark’s execution, in 301 AL, the Kingdom of the North was reestablished under the rule of Robb as King in the North.
King Robb Stark, or the Young Wolf, continued to win victories in the Westerlands, taking captives at Yellow Fork, forcing the surrender of the Crag and closing on Casterly Rock itself. King Stannis Baratheon sailed on King's Landing. With both the nations capital and his own seat under threat, Tywin convened a war council. He argued that Robb was a greater threat and decided to march immediately. He left Ser Gregor as castellan at Harrenhal and Arya to be his cupbearer. Unbeknownst to him, however, Arya manages to escape Harrenhal. Tywin arrived in King's Landing towards the end of Battle of the Blackwater with a large force of Lannister-Tyrell soldiers, thus winning the battle. A wounded Tyrion saw them arrive, just before passing out and Cersei was sitting on the Iron Throne with Tommen, when Tywin came in to announce their victory.
Following the Battle of Blackwater, Tywin wasted no time in asserting his authority over King's Landing; planning a quick end to the War of Five Kings. House Bolton and House Frey conspired with House Lannister to massacre the ruling members of the Kingdom of the North during a wedding of Edmure Tully at the Twins. When the Northerners marched south, Robb was made aware of Bolton and Frey's planned treachery due to reports from loyal spies for House Stark, and as a result, the invasion of Westerland was cancelled with Robb and his bannermen pulling back to their country. The Riverlands fell to Bolton’s hand, forcing Catelyn Tully and her House to seek refuge in the Kingdom of the North. However, King Robb Stark planned to march south again, hoping to liberate House Tully’s land and invade the Westerlands. Theon went to Pyke with Robb's suggestion that Balon name himself King of the Iron Islands and join the war against House Lannister. Theon found Asha as heir and was met with scorn from his family, who considered him softened by the green lands. Balon spurned the offer and declared himself King of the Iron Islands and the North. Balon Greyjoy, with Theon and Asha, planned to invade the mainland with their vast fleet.
Westeros braced for a winter, which may become a new Long Night, as the White Walkers and their army of the dead are poised to strike against the Wall and the realms of men. The War of the Five Kings, once thought to be drawing to a close, was instead entering a new and more chaotic phase. Westeros was on the brink of collapse, and many were seizing what they can while the realm imploded, like a corpse making a feast for crows. In the Bolton-controlled Riverlands, Roose Bolton and his newly legitimized bastard, Ramsay Bolton, united with the Frey and other lesser Houses. They are planning a direct attack against the North with the aid of House Lannister. The self-proclaimed King Stannis Baratheon, a R’hllor fanatic, retreated to the Stormlands after his defeat in the Battle of the Blackwater. With the aid of the Red Priestess, Melisandre, Stannis was convinced that he would gain victory in future battles. He planned to destroy his enemies by invading the Reach, and the Crownlands. A year later, before such invasion could begin, Jaime Lannister was finally returned to King's Landing but Joffrey Baratheon was poisoned in his own wedding, and Sansa Stark was sent to the Vale.
In King's Landing, Tommen Baratheon was now King of the Seven Kingdoms and Queen Cersei Lannister gave the Faith an army without King Tommen and Tywin Lannister's consents. However, the Queen Mother quickly lost control over the Faith Militant as the High Sparrow moved for a religious revolution in the capital. The High Sparrow arrested Ser Loras Tyrell and Queen Margaery Tyrell, and the Lannisters realized that the Faith was quickly gaining the support of the people. Tywin decided to retreat to Casterly Rock, alongside with the Royal family. Although King Tommen wanted to remain behind, he was forced to comply.
In truth, Tywin was fleeing from a larger and more powerful force, which was the Targaryen host, bound for King's Landing with thousand upon thousand of forces from the east, with Viserys Targaryen and Daenerys Targaryen at their head, and three powerful fire-breathing dragons. Olenna Tyrell chose to welcome the long lost royal family, giving Viserys Targaryen the Crownlands and the capital. The Targaryen Imperium officially replaced the Seven Kingdoms, though King Viserys was only able to take control of the Crownlands, the Reach and Dorne. Myrcella Baratheon and Trystane Martell, with Oberyn Martell, ventured to King's Landing while Jamie Lannister went to Casterly Rock after delivering Myrcella to the capital and were granted safe passage by King Viserys. The direst situation in Westeros, however, was in the North and at the Wall. The massive assault against Castle Black by the wildling army of Mance Rayder was defeated at the last moment by the surprise arrival of King Robb Stark and his massive forces. His brother, making him Commander of Robb’s army and heir to the throne of the North and Winterfell, legitimized Jon Snow.
Lord Willas Tyrell of the Reach quickly secures his realm before Stannis or Tywin can march against his House. Meanwhile, the High Sparrow is still holding Margaery Tyrell and Loras Tyrell captive in King’s Landing. Lady Ollena Tyrell are left with only two choices; flee to the Reach and attack King’s Landing with her army, or ask for help from King Viserys Targaryen and in return, Ollena will agree in merging House Tyrell and House Targaryen together. In the Vale, Lord Petyr Baelish marries Lysa Arryn, with Sansa being held captive. Petyr decides to remain neutral but this man who is also known as Littlefinger is widely known for his well-planned schemes. Far south, in Dorne, Prince Doran Martell declares neutrality as well, however his brother, Prince Oberyn Martell, secretly plans to take advantage of the chaos to avenge the death of sister and destroy House Lannister.
Lord Willas Tyrell of the Reach quickly secured the Reach before Stannis or Tywin could march against House Tyrell and its vassals. Meanwhile, the High Sparrow was still holding Margaery Tyrell and Loras Tyrell captive in King’s Landing. Lady Ollena Tyrell were left with only two choices; flee to the Reach and attack King’s Landing with her army, or ask for help from King Viserys Targaryen and in return, Ollena would agree in merging House Tyrell and House Targaryen together. In the Vale, Lord Petyr Baelish married Lysa Arryn, with Sansa being held captive. Petyr decided to remain neutral but this man who was also known as Littlefinger was widely known for his well-planned schemes. Far south, in Dorne, Prince Doran Martell declared neutrality as well, however his brother, Prince Oberyn Martell, secretly planned to take advantage of the chaos to avenge the death of sister and destroy House Lannister.
Distracted by the political intrigues in King's Landing, the exhausted lords of Westeros must now brace for the rise of the kraken — the ironborn led by House Greyjoy. Early in the War of the Five Kings, Balon Greyjoy declared the Iron Islands' independence and raided the North while the Stark's army was fighting in the south. Having remained relatively uninvolved ever since, the ironborn's massive fleet remains at full strength, a fact lost on the major powers of the mainland, who have been nearly exhausted fighting each other.
You must choose your side in this time of treacheries, turmoil, conflicts and political confusions; the game of thrones is about to end as the fire sweeps from the south and the ice from the north. What would you do when all hope is lost? Will you stand and fight for the ones you love? Or flee for your life? Conquer Westeros!
The Krogan wrote:Probably one of the most detailed roleplays I've ever been in.Kings Island wrote:This roleplay is incredibly detailed and strategic. It's scope is also very wide with a number of conflicting parties and even organizations, such as the Faith Militant and the Iron Bank, which can make or break kings.Mesrane wrote:Well I've been hooked to Game of Thrones since I finished the first book close to a year ago. Ever since then I've been on the lookout for solid RPs set in Westeros. Of course, some are more solid than others and a few don't even get off the ground for a variety of reasons. But this, with it's interesting alternate story line, insanely detailed OP, a plethora of storylines, and wide selection of factions, along with high quality writing from the player base, is probably the best roleplay I have ever signed on for. Best GoT RP without a doubt.
This roleplay is based on the TV show by HBO and loosely based on the books. The age of the main characters (Sansa Stark, Tommen, etc.) are based on the show, while the books are used to provide more information regarding the minor and lesser Houses.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
In order to prevent moneyspam in the replenishing of troops to the maximum amount whenever any are lost, a yearly limit has been put in place for troops. The amount of reserve troops any given player has is modeled in the following equation: (R = M – F – A – L), where R is the amount of reserve troops the player can use to replenish any they have lost, M is the maximum amount of troops the player's house/territory can raise, F is how many troops the player fielded at the beginning of the year, A is the amount of additional troops they field, and L is the amount of troops they lose. Any addition to the L value is subtracted from the F value. Because each year is 12 IC pages long, the player's amount of lost troops ("L") is reset to zero at the end of every 12 pages. This is so that the player don't completely run out of troops. It also encourages the player not to field all their troops at once. The equation for currently fielded troops is (using the same variables from before, with the addition of variable T, which stands for the total amount of currently fielded troops): (T = F + A). Confused? Here's an example:
The Westerlands can field 120,000 troops at their maximum. This makes the value of "M" at 120,000 in the reserve troops equation: (R = 120,000 – F – L). If the Lannisters field 60,000 of those troops, the value of "F" is set: (R = 120,000 – 60,000 – A). However, the Lannisters get into a battle with the Tyrells and lose 10,000 men out of the 60,000 they fielded. The value of "L" is now set at 10,000, and 10,000 is shaved off of the value of "F" because those fielded troops are now dead: (R = 120,000 – 50,000 – 10,000). Now, the amount of troops they can field for the rest of this year is determined: (60,000 = 120,000 – 50,000 – 10,000). If the Lannisters choose to replace all the troops they've lost, we must add 10,000 to the value of "A", as additional troops have now been fielded.
Thusly, the equation changes: (50,000 = 120,000 – 50,000 – 10,000 – 10,000). Now there are 60,000 troops fielded in total once again, but this is not reflected in the value of "F". There is an equation to find the total amount of troops currently fielded: (T = F + A). Because in the last version of the equation for reserves, "F" = 50,000 and "A" = 10,000, we can add the two together to get the value of the total fielded troops: (60,000 = 50,000 + 10,000). Now, at the end of each 12 IC pages, the value of variable "L" is discarded. Considering the scenario above, if the Lannisters do not lose any more troops by the end of the year, "L" is reduced to zero and the maximum number of reserve troops is changed: (60,000 = 120,000 – 50,000 – 10,000 – 0). If there are confusions, you can ask for more information to the Co-OP, Valloria, who made this brilliant rule.
To avoid an overwhelming number of troopers in an army, the number of your men has been maximized according to your region. This is the maximum numbers of soldiers in each House. For the vassals, these numbers are for each vassals.ARMY AND NAVY UPKEEPS
In order to keep Game of Thrones: Conquest realistic, we have agreed to implement the upkeep system, since your men need foods and your vessels need constant repairs. Remember to always take the golds out of your treasury every month for the upkeeps.
- 0-5000 men and 0-50 ships = -1000 GDs and -200 GDs
- 5001-10,000 men and 51-100 ships = -3000 GDs and -500 GDs
- 10,001-70,000 men and 101-600 ships = -5000 GDs and -1000 GDs
SHOP SYSTEM
Troops, siege machines, ships and other various units you bought from the Market or you acquired from a building instantly appears, but the building itself takes a page, or two, or three, depends on the price. So do not forget to list them all to your current Number of Troops and/or Number of Ships.REWARDS AND LOSES
GAIN (VICTOR SIDE)
- Winning a battle against a superior army will give you 4000 Gold Dragons.
- Winning a battle against a balanced army will give you 2000 Gold Dragons.
- Winning a battle against a lesser army will give you 500 Gold Dragons.
- Invading and successfully taking a Seat of any House will give you 8000 Gold Dragons.
- Destroying a fort, bridge, city, town, village and others will give you 3000 Gold Dragons.
- Taking a fort, bridge, city, town, village and others will give you 4000 Gold Dragons.
- Destroying an entire Faction’s land will give you 15000 Gold Dragons.
LOSE (DEFEATED SIDE)
- Losing a battle against a superior army will cost you -5% of your total wealth.
- Losing a battle against a balanced army will cost you -8% of your total wealth.
- Losing a battle against a lesser army will cost you -10% of your total wealth.
- Losing a Seat of your House will cost you -25% of your total wealth.
- Losing a fort, bridge, city, town, village and others will cost you -4% of your total wealth.
- Losing the entire land to an enemy will cost you -60% of your total wealth
THE SMALL COUNCIL
The small council is a small group of advisers which advises the King of the Seven Kingdoms on matters of policy and their areas of expertise. Aegon I Targaryen relied on councillors after being crowned, but it was not until the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen that the small council was formalized. The council is headed by the king, the only one who can make the council's decisions into law. In his absence the role falls to the Hand of the King or the regent if the king is too young. The council members are appointed and dismissed by the king as he wills, a right freely used during times of war and strife. Although a council seems to always have seven members, it may include additional members as advisors. However, the Kingdom of the North modifies the Small Council, as it is compromised of four important people, including the Queen.
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