Hidden 8 yrs ago 8 yrs ago Post by Vas Khaleen
Raw
GM
Avatar of Vas Khaleen

Vas Khaleen Gold fangs on, pocket full of coin.

Member Seen 7 yrs ago

Blood and steel, a Dane's life

GM: Vas Khaleen

Co-GM: Halvtand

(The plot may seem shallow as it stands, but thats because I wanted to allow the story to grow from one starting point any and all ideas are accepted and considered.)

This RP will be a historical albeit low-fantasy tier story beginning in the small Dane settlement of Kjolr, a town with hardy wooden buildings and a single great hall made from stone ruled by Jarl.Yrsa Skardisson; build in Eastern Britain some years before by her father Jarl.Svien Skardisson. Since her father built the settlement the Dane's and the Saxons whom originally lived in the areas have managed to work out a fairly stable peace, trade between the two peoples common; though there is always risk in life. Monsters roam the open wilderness, from the plains, to the forests and mountains, trolls, shape-shifters and all other manner of beasts both super-natural and natural threaten the settlement and its inhabitants; generally terrorizing the outlying farmers more than those whom lived inside the main settlement. The society is made up of three distinct social classes as old as the vikings known raids Jarls, Karls, and Thrall's, Jarl's being the highest and most wealthy of the three classes, followed by Karl's which were the common people, farmers, craftsmen, warriors and the like; Thrall's were enslaved peoples either taken in battle or bought from the Saxons and other slavers.

A karl which lives upon Jarl.Yrsa's land brought a grave issue to her attention, his children were stolen in the dead of night; and his farm ripped apart leaving him the lone survivor of the attack shamed by his cowardice when a small band of Troll's attacked and he fled instead of defending his home. He begged the Jarl to help him avenge his loved ones by gathering a band of her bravest warriors to hunt down and destroy the beasts, which he described as twice or thrice the size of any man he had ever seen; with broad set shoulders capable of ripping a person limb from limb with ease. Hearing his plea and desiring to be rid of such a threat before they reproduced and possibly did the same to more of her people Jarl.Yrsa put out the word, some of her great warriors lived close few in her own personal guard; though many were more humble in times of peace tending the land to support their families and pay their share to the Jarl. This is were the story first begins, a hunt for justice and revenge with a meeting first with the fair haired Jarl.Yrsa for promise of reward and glory in the eyes of the God's for defeating such great monsters.

Rules
1.No being overpowered, I don't want to see single warriors taking on tweleve men at a time or one shotting monsters
2.Magic will be allowed, albeit there won't be any fireball slinging Skyrim mages
3.Any nationality is fine, so long as you have proper reasoning for why they are where they are
4.Stay historically accurate on weapons and armor, any questions for historical accuracy can be directed to myself or Halvtand my Co-GM
5.No getting asshurt, there will be graphic themes in this roleplay as we will not be sugar coating the Viking way of life, if you cannot handle that you need not apply.
6.Women as well as men may apply to be warriors, though men will have obvious advantages in physical might.




Hidden 8 yrs ago 8 yrs ago Post by Vas Khaleen
Raw
GM
Avatar of Vas Khaleen

Vas Khaleen Gold fangs on, pocket full of coin.

Member Seen 7 yrs ago

Everyone post characters here first, look at Halvtand's and mine as a guide.
Hidden 8 yrs ago 8 yrs ago Post by Halvtand
Raw
Avatar of Halvtand

Halvtand The Voice of Reason

Member Seen 10 mos ago

Name: Arne Thorbrandsson, known throughout Kjolr as “Farfar Arne Skalle” (Grandfather Arne the bald).

Nationality: Dane.

Age: 57.

Gender: Male.

Magic: None.

Profession: Farmer/Retired adventurer.

Weapons: One bearded axe, one longsax, a round shield, a knife, a bow and a quiver containing twelve arrows of Arne’s own design.

Appearance: Arne is almost completely bald with only a few grey, almost white hairs left on his neck. Above his clear blue eyes sits two big, bushy eyebrows and on his chin a magnificent beard which he always keeps clean and well-brushed. His face is wrinkled with age and sunlight and he has quite a big, red nose. The nose is pretty much the only part of his body with some colour on it. His recent life has kept him indoors and so his skin is pale in comparison to other hard-working people.


Background: Arne was born is today’s southern Sweden as the son of a farmer and spent his youth as an adventurer. He has seen things that most people can only dream about. He has been all the way east to the Rus’ lands for trade, south all the way to the Arabs, where he has served as a Varjang. He has fought in more battles than he cares to count and claims to have seen the valkyries come for the brave dead after the battle even in foreign lands.

Now he mostly just sit at home. He bought a small farm in Kjolr one winter as he was recovering from an illness and simply stayed even after he became well. During the day he either tends to his little patch of earth or looks after the village’s kids so that their parents can work. He has always loved kids and his only regret in life is that he never found time to find himself a good woman and get some kids of his own. That is why he’s called grandfather, both because he is older than most men alive, and also because he is like a second father to many of Kjolr’s children. Arne knows a lot of the stories about monsters, gods and other creatures of the different worlds that are told to either entertain or scare children and adults.

Arne is known to brag a lot and has a very sharp tongue. His biggest flaw is that he can’t really face the fact that his days of glory are long gone. He has memorised Havamal (a long poem about how you should behave) and will often school youngsters with it if they are behaving badly. He can also both read and write, and does what he can to teach the children, although only very few have the patience for such things.

He has a long and eventful life behind him, once he was known far and wide for his strength and skill with both axe and sword. Now he is an old man and most of his strength has left him. He has realized that there is more to the world than the strength of one’s arm, that the mind, filled with memories and experiences can be as much of a weapon as any blade. He relies heavily on his mind in battle, and while his strength and speed might be dwarfed by the younger men’s, that is not the only way to fight. Arne is an expert at reading and predicting his opponent, and a master of his own reflexes. Thanks to this his sword finds it’s mark as true today as it did by pure might 30 years ago.

The thrall: Arne is, due to his age and various difficulties associated with it, accompanied by his thrall Torkell. Torkell (not his real name) is of the slavic tribe and knows very little of the Nordic language outside his regular commands (Pants, beer, seat, fire etc). He is a man in his early 20’s and relatively intelligent. Arne has often wondered if Torkell is not from a good family, and if he’ll some day be approached by a slav with a lot of money to buy Torkell’s freedom.
Arne is a reasonably good slave owner, not the best by far, but also a long way from the worst.
Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Vas Khaleen
Raw
GM
Avatar of Vas Khaleen

Vas Khaleen Gold fangs on, pocket full of coin.

Member Seen 7 yrs ago

Approved @Halvtand
Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Vas Khaleen
Raw
GM
Avatar of Vas Khaleen

Vas Khaleen Gold fangs on, pocket full of coin.

Member Seen 7 yrs ago

Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Halvtand
Raw
Avatar of Halvtand

Halvtand The Voice of Reason

Member Seen 10 mos ago

Just poking this to life. The hat is working on a character. Don't really know what to expect, but knowing hat it will be some kind of pervert.
Hidden 8 yrs ago 8 yrs ago Post by Tsar Gatto
Raw
Avatar of Tsar Gatto

Tsar Gatto African or European?

Member Seen 7 mos ago

Here we are:



Not sure about historical accuracy, but let me know any amendments or anything :)
Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Vas Khaleen
Raw
GM
Avatar of Vas Khaleen

Vas Khaleen Gold fangs on, pocket full of coin.

Member Seen 7 yrs ago

Here we are:



Not sure about historical accuracy, but let me know any amendments or anything :)


Looks good to me.
Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Halvtand
Raw
Avatar of Halvtand

Halvtand The Voice of Reason

Member Seen 10 mos ago

@Tsar Gatto
That is a good character. As far as historical accuracy I only noticed two odd things.
The first is the longsword. If you are talking about this:
I would advice against it. Twohanded swords weren't used in this culture because there was no need for the extra power and slight range enhancement. In fact it made matters worse since you had to sacrifice a shield or second weapon for that grip, as well as the techniques that are developed in the culture, you'd basically have to figure out how to fight all by yourself. If you had to go all in for one weapon you'd better make sure it was a good one, like a spear.

The second is the no-wife thing. I know, I'm one to talk, being wife-less myself. Do expect people to talk about it, and since your character still has a few good years left (and is rich) women would try to claim you, if not by themselves then their parents would like to have very serious talks. Luckily for me, Arne is as ancient as the gods, no one wants that shit ;P
Possible gossip: Who takes care of his house when he is away? (A slave cannot legally do this) Children?
Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Vas Khaleen
Raw
GM
Avatar of Vas Khaleen

Vas Khaleen Gold fangs on, pocket full of coin.

Member Seen 7 yrs ago

Single Jarl, those not powerful need not apply to bask in her greatness.
Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Tsar Gatto
Raw
Avatar of Tsar Gatto

Tsar Gatto African or European?

Member Seen 7 mos ago

Excellent many thanks, and fair points all. I shall consider these.

I was hoping for him to be 'that odd one who loves his slave too much', but I'll have to think about the house point. Maybe he just continues to profess his love for Jarl Yrsa, fruitlessly so, or some other unobtainable object of desire.
Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Vas Khaleen
Raw
GM
Avatar of Vas Khaleen

Vas Khaleen Gold fangs on, pocket full of coin.

Member Seen 7 yrs ago

Excellent many thanks, and fair points all. I shall consider these.

I was hoping for him to be 'that odd one who loves his slave too much', but I'll have to think about the house point. Maybe he just continues to profess his love for Jarl Yrsa, fruitlessly so, or some other unobtainable object of desire.


You can go ahead and put him in the character tab.
Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Halvtand
Raw
Avatar of Halvtand

Halvtand The Voice of Reason

Member Seen 10 mos ago

I was hoping for him to be 'that odd one who loves his slave too much', but I'll have to think about the house point. Maybe he just continues to profess his love for Jarl Yrsa, fruitlessly so, or some other unobtainable object of desire.


I love it, dare to be strange!

Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Halvtand
Raw
Avatar of Halvtand

Halvtand The Voice of Reason

Member Seen 10 mos ago

Just to keep some activity going while we await the characters, here are ten things that not many people know about the viking, how surprised are you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtOv_jPk1B0
1x Like Like
↑ Top
© 2007-2024
BBCode Cheatsheet