I am aware of this: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/263/posts/ooc?page=1

But I was wanting to do a roleplay similar to Game of Thrones' setup, however I wasn't wanting to use its lore, setting, or anything like that. Unfortunately, I'm finding it hard to come up with something without totally ripping off Game of Thrones or Daeron's Conquest. So I'm open to ideas, tips, advice, and more - whether its good or bad. Understand I am already hosting one RP at the moment, so I'm not sure I'll do this soon.

Premise
This RP will take place in a fictional land known as Omeria. Omeria was ruled by a single King, but this king has recently been murdered by the Assassins of Kings (not their real name, that's what everyone calls them). The same night, the King's only heirs are slaughtered in unison in their own home (Castle Snowshod).

So with the King dead and his immediate heirs killed, Omeria is throne into a tumultuous and tense standoff. Many Lords, Ladies, and other leaders will raise armies, forge alliances, and wage war to claim the throne, but only one can win; where do you stand?

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So you'll have to be some sort of leader. You could be a Lord who already has an army, a faction leader who owns a smaller force, even a sellsword or exiled prince who is seeking his destiny in this war (who can fight for other lords if he so wishes). Strategy and tactics will count in battle, as well as morale and troop placement. Numbers may play a role in the outcome, but you'll also have to rely heavily on tactics in battle.

Your main goal will be to secure various holdings by taking over castles and cities, while taking villages and towns to resupply and hurt your enemy. And since Castle Snowshod is virtually defenseless and leaderless I expect everyone will try their stakes in it first.

I myself will be playing as Jorn, a sellsword who stumbles across a 12 year old girl and becomes her Sworn Sword for a very important reason. Jorn and Allona will play a major role in the roleplay and change events, and will be affected by the choices you make.

You guys may also need to call truces and temporarily ally to defeat foreign invaders.

I'd definitely be up for it.

Count me in!

I'm definitely interested in this too.

I'm up for this.
Before the old site went down, I had a similar thread up.

Definitely interested!

Advice?

Use History as your guide. Surely Omeria isn't the only continent in your fictional world; probable there are other Kings, Queens, Emperors, Sultans, etc, etc.

Political games, especially of the medieval sort, are often a sort of 'wheels within wheels' affair: the royal family's assassins may all be Omerian, but maybe the (or one of the) forces behind the assassinations are not native to Omeria. A slighted religious leader? A foreign distant relative to the royal family looking to power grab, or simply respond to their distant family being murdered? Maybe the Omerian royals wronged a powerful merchant guild? Or worse, didn't pay their creditors?

(To say nothing of typing in 'campaign ideas', or 'roleplaying ideas.' A lot of tabletop RPers use the internet as a means to share ideas, and they're a great resource for roleplayers like us on the Guild.)

Countless options. Options easily found in our real world history book (also other works for fiction, not just GoT), stories just waiting to be discovered and re-imagined for your setting.

Hope that helps! <3

I am totally digging this! Count me in for sure!

I'm also interested in this.

I say get an OOC up, we seem to have enough interest.

I take it this is dead?