The year is two-hundred and ninety-eight after Aegon's Conquest, Robert Baratheon is dead and Eddard Stark - Hand of the King and personal friend of the Usurper - has been imprisoned in King's Landing.

Many within the Seven Kingdoms most assuredly see this as the worst thing to happen since the fall of the House Targaryen - the realm has been thrown into turmoil, battle lines are being drawn, and monarchs and nobles are preparing their levies and warhosts - but there are also those that see this as a time of opportunity, a time to gain reputation, to show ones valour, but most importantly to amass a fortune in coin.

These are the Sellswords, outcasts, exiles and masterless men who have not yet sunk to the depths provided by base banditry but will sell their blades to the highest bidder nonetheless; it is also with a small band of these ill-reputed warriors that tale is concerned...

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Welcome, welcome, one and all to A Fistful of Dragons!

I've always had a fascination with the medieval period and, as my degree may have it, with the War of the Roses. I like to think this placed be in good standing with the works of Mr R.R.Martin, or at least the history behind his semi-fantastical world, and I suppose inevitably this should eventually directed me toward a roleplay based in that world...and it has.

So what I would like, if any willing writers could/would oblige me, some dedicated volunteer Sellswords willing to make the best of a bad situation in Westeros.

I intend for this to be a slow-burn down-to-earth roleplay, involving a range of colourful characters - both players and NPCs - on a journey that could potentially take us anywhere in the ASoIaF world.

The main plotline and events of the books, no matter how far or for how long this RP lasts, will generally be used as more of a backdrop - though interaction with POV characters could happen in certain instances.

As far as the television show is concerned, don't even bring it up.

Questions and intentions of interest are both welcome in equal measure, so if there's anyone with either then, please, go for it.

I'll sign on for this. I've played the mercenary theme before, and I'm also a fan of the Hundred Years War and the War of the Roses. I have thoughts on an individual character in the way of sellsword longbowman (and sometime bandit.)

Out of curiosity, would this start in the Seven Kingdoms or in the Free Cities...and is this a new company or an established one?

Well I'm onboard.

I'll sign on for this. I've played the mercenary theme before, and I'm also a fan of the Hundred Years War and the War of the Roses. I have thoughts on an individual character in the way of sellsword longbowman (and sometime bandit.)

Out of curiosity, would this start in the Seven Kingdoms or in the Free Cities...and is this a new company or an established one?

I will say that I'm personally leaning toward beginning in the Free Cities (or more specifically in the Disputed Lands) as part of an established company - just not a canon one - before it gets decimated somehow (think of the Battle of Hattin, but with survivors I.E. the lot of us), leaving we merry few, we band of brothers, to go...somewhere; could be anywhere from reforming the company to simply heading over to Westeros (assuming we're not already there) and becoming bandits on the King's Road - that's something to work out once/if this gains some traction,I think.

That said I think the starting location is something that can be discussed, assuming we get enough folks on board. As for new or established, I was thinking more of a band of Sellswords, rather than an entire free company - hence the rout of the prologue - but again the size of the group and so on can all be hashed out in the event of this taking off.

If you do have any suggestions of your own, do feel free to put them forth at any point.

Well I'm onboard.

Excellent, glad to have you.

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I will say that I'm personally leaning toward beginning in the Free Cities (or more specifically in the Disputed Lands) as part of an established company - just not a canon one - before it gets decimated somehow (think of the Battle of Hattin, but with survivors I.E. the lot of us), leaving we merry few, we band of brothers, to go...somewhere; could be anywhere from reforming the company to simply heading over to Westeros (assuming we're not already there) and becoming bandits on the King's Road - that's something to work out once/if this gains some traction,I think.

That said I think the starting location is something that can be discussed, assuming we get enough folks on board. As for new or established, I was thinking more of a band of Sellswords, rather than an entire free company - hence the rout of the prologue - but again the size of the group and so on can all be hashed out in the event of this taking off.

If you do have any suggestions of your own, do feel free to put them forth at any point.

I'm down with that survivors of a rout storyline and am good with wherever it is going to be set. My character, quite frankly, isn't a 'stand and die for some nobleman' type as it is, so this all fits as far as I am concerned.

A band looking to perhaps stake into a larger company makes sense.

Edit: Also makes sense that any company looking to campaign in Westeros will hire experienced hands in anticipation of that. It would make sense that companies aren't going to be fully staffed until comes time to fight a war, after all.

Im interested if you will have me.

As far as the television show is concerned, don't even bring it up.

I am sold.

I would love to join this~!

Absolutely love ASOIAF ^^

Im in

Im interested if you will have me.

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I am sold.

I would love to join this~!

Absolutely love ASOIAF ^^

Im in

Thank you all for your interest!

I think we'll stop most likely at seven to eight writers (max) - and a reserve list in case of drop-outs etc.

@Stormborn You've got one post in two days, so I will politely need to ask for a writing sample if you wish to join, if that's alright? A DM would be fine.

I think I can count myself interested.

@Stormborn You've got one post in two days, so I will politely need to ask for a writing sample if you wish to join, if that's alright? A DM would be fine.

Yeah that is understandable. I would be happy to write one up :D

I would consider joining if it was outside of the main storyline. However, I will wish you the best of luck with this idea.

This sounds intriguing. Count me down as having expressed interest.

The year is two-hundred and thirty-eight after Aegon's Conquest, Robert Baratheon is dead.

hol up.

How hard will it be for a sellsword to get himself a castle in this? I'm willing to settle for less than Highgarden, mind you.

@Jbcool A band of mercenaries in a Fantasy world... Sound’s familiar....

I would consider joining if it was outside of the main storyline. However, I will wish you the best of luck with this idea.

Well it isn't really in the main storyline, I mean we could bugger off to Asshai if that was the general consensus. My thanks for your wishes though.

This sounds intriguing. Count me down as having expressed interest.

I shall, and thank you.

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hol up.

SSSSSHHHHH! I meant ninety-eight, just wasn't concentrating.

How hard will it be for a sellsword to get himself a castle in this? I'm willing to settle for less than Highgarden, mind you.

Unless we take it by force and hold it in our own name, avoid being killed by one side or the other, and can actually put forward a reason for keeping it...Not easy.

@Jbcool A band of mercenaries in a Fantasy world... Sound’s familiar....

A common enough trope that I've done before, so I imagine it would - is that interest or just spouting, good sirrah?

Interested.