Hidden 6 yrs ago 6 yrs ago Post by River Goblin
Raw
GM
Avatar of River Goblin

River Goblin bumping is for cowards

Banned Seen 5 yrs ago



Welcome to The Redwatch, a story about mice with swords, the things that try to kill them, and how they refuse to die. It is essentially Redwall played by the rules of A Song of Ice and Fire, bolstering the world with cozy settings and loving descriptions of food and festivals, while still delving into the details of vicious animals killing mice while even more vicious politicking does essentially the same thing. The setting of The Redwatch is what you might call “low fantasy.” There is no magic, few if any traditional fantasy elements, and the world operates according to well-understood natural laws. The exception, of course, is that there are sapient mice, and they've established what amounts to a medieval society in the middle of a forest known as The Kingdoms of Gnaw.

The mice of Gnaw have created a quasi-military force -- the titular Redwatch -- to elevate themselves from their place at the bottom of the food chain and overcome the forces of nature. The Watch exists in an ambiguous social area somewhere between knights, Tolkien-esque rangers, and FEMA agents. They are thankless heroes who exist outside of mouse society to better serve it. When something has gone seriously wrong in the kingdoms and time is of the essence, members of the Watch are dispatched to put it right -- even at the cost of their lives.

Despite their technology and fledgling civilization, they're still mice: when you're three inches tall, a snake is a creeping horror out of Lovecraft, hawks are terrifying dragon-like predators, a swollen stream is a deadly impassable torrent, and a good storm can annihilate farms and wreak havoc on your communities. One of the core features of a world of mice is the sense of scale this should impart. You are playing small creatures in a huge and hostile world, but highly motivated ones. With swords.













Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by Supermaxx
Raw
Avatar of Supermaxx

Supermaxx dumbass

Member Seen 1 day ago

Ayy let's go. I'll get the second part of my sheet up in a bit.
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by Tangletail
Raw
Avatar of Tangletail

Tangletail Keyboard Knight

Member Seen 4 yrs ago

@River Goblin


Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by River Goblin
Raw
GM
Avatar of River Goblin

River Goblin bumping is for cowards

Banned Seen 5 yrs ago

@Tangletail Overall I think the issue I have with Montary Jack, aside from the choice of nickname spelling, is that he does not really feel as serious as the world should be. It is tough to be a mouse, and probably tougher if your trade of choice is playing an instrument for tips. He is "a minstrel first and a soldier second", which doesn't feel conducive to what is essentially a story about soldiers, and overall I think you'd have an easier time playing a charismatic former bard. This is a guy who would have already spent years in a military order telling him to cut his shit out or be sent to a desk, so if he hadn't already cut most of his shit out, he'd be at a desk. Jack should be a soldier with vestiges of bard still remaining -- perhaps they've confiscated his instruments but cannot actually ban him from singing. Maybe he's the equivalent of a war drummer, or plays reveille with a horn, or is part of the queen's ceremonial band or something, but otherwise, you should be looking at a character who is less flamboyant as a result of joining the military.
Hidden 6 yrs ago 6 yrs ago Post by GodOfWar
Raw
Avatar of GodOfWar

GodOfWar Originally Bloodied

Member Seen 3 yrs ago

@River Goblin, Got room for one other player? This concept's got me hooked.

EDIT: Tales of despereaux! that's what this reminds me of. A lot grittier and realistic though; a cool aesthetic.
1x Like Like
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by PURRfect93
Raw
Avatar of PURRfect93

PURRfect93 From the old guild I came, In the new guild I live

Member Seen 6 yrs ago



Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by Supermaxx
Raw
Avatar of Supermaxx

Supermaxx dumbass

Member Seen 1 day ago

@River Goblin What number is the 'base' stat line for a mouse? Would the average watch mouse have a nine in strength, for example?
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by Dusty
Raw
Avatar of Dusty

Dusty Sorta Sharp

Member Seen 1 day ago

@River Goblin Do you want part 2 to be posted in the character tab with part 1? Or here in the OOC?
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by River Goblin
Raw
GM
Avatar of River Goblin

River Goblin bumping is for cowards

Banned Seen 5 yrs ago

@PURRfect93
The traits Kent is described with are
- Naive
- Keen
- Mature
- Prankster
- Pitiful
- Amazing
- Outcast
- Inspires fear and horror (the same thing, really)
- Inspires shame
- Slow to anger
- Uncompromisingly honest

I'd like to see more cohesion in his sheet. I'm not asking for a two dimensional caricature or single archetype, but I don't really read Kent's sheet and get an idea of what he's like, because there are so many unrelated and sometimes contradictory details. There doesn't really feel like there's anything bad about Kent aside from his albinism, of which I think you might've played the superstition up a bit. Albinos and black mice are more like left-handed people and redheads than the social leprosy Kent seems to have. Nicknames should be for obvious traits, and I don't really get why he has a nickname befitting an especially stealthy mouse. While I'm on the subject of his nickname, please fix the compound word caps in SilentFur and DarkPelt.

Another question I have is the ears -- It seems kind of like an arbitrary mutilation. If I'm a rat who's captured a Greenband who I don't want to kill and eat for some reason, ears seem like a weird trophy. I feel like they'd get dried up and crunchy. Why not a tail, or a paw?

My final gripe is that he lives by the Valley of Bones. Not something you could have known, but I have plans for that particular area, so I'd like you to come up with a different place for him to be from. You can keep him as a Westercroft mouse by all means.
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by River Goblin
Raw
GM
Avatar of River Goblin

River Goblin bumping is for cowards

Banned Seen 5 yrs ago

@Dusty That depends on if you have already been accepted or not.
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by River Goblin
Raw
GM
Avatar of River Goblin

River Goblin bumping is for cowards

Banned Seen 5 yrs ago

@Superboy There is no cap on levels, but I'm just sort of eyeballing the stats as a reference. I never liked deciding on fights with power levels and things like that. Five is acceptable, seven is good, ten is great. Having a fifteen in one stat would imply exceptional skill, twenty would be so good at something I'd probably ask for it to be bumped down.
1x Like Like
Hidden 6 yrs ago 6 yrs ago Post by Rigmarole
Raw
Avatar of Rigmarole

Rigmarole

Member Seen 6 yrs ago

@River Goblin


1x Like Like
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by River Goblin
Raw
GM
Avatar of River Goblin

River Goblin bumping is for cowards

Banned Seen 5 yrs ago

@Rigmarole Accepted! I appreciate the lengths Galan thinks about the deeper ideas at play, and that his views aren't entirely black and white.
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by PURRfect93
Raw
Avatar of PURRfect93

PURRfect93 From the old guild I came, In the new guild I live

Member Seen 6 yrs ago

@River Goblin
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by Rigmarole
Raw
Avatar of Rigmarole

Rigmarole

Member Seen 6 yrs ago

Thanks, River Goblin. I'll start working on the whole sheet.
Hidden 6 yrs ago 6 yrs ago Post by Chicken
Raw
Avatar of Chicken

Chicken One Bad Motherclucker

Member Seen 6 yrs ago

I think Skye is accepted, but I'm posting her in this section first just in case. Also, I'm reposting my questions.

So I was curious about how this RP will play out, now that I've peeked briefly at the original thread. Will our characters be given assignments that we pursue as pairs / small groups, or will we all be traveling and working together?

Generally, just wanting to know what I should expect going in, should I be picked to play.

EDIT: Also, is it recommended that I make a Greenband character as well? I notice quite a few people have a Greenband and a Watcher. Or am I okay with just having a Watcher for now?

Hidden 6 yrs ago 6 yrs ago Post by GodOfWar
Raw
Avatar of GodOfWar

GodOfWar Originally Bloodied

Member Seen 3 yrs ago

Got my own little mouse soldier coming in.



I avoided backstory and equipment since those were to be made on the second character sheet. If you'd like those included though River, I'd be more than happy to edit the CS.
Hidden 6 yrs ago 6 yrs ago Post by Tangletail
Raw
Avatar of Tangletail

Tangletail Keyboard Knight

Member Seen 4 yrs ago

@River Goblin

I’m willing to cut down the character’s antics and change a few things about the personality. But I’m not going to completely butcher the character’s initial design. The character doesn’t sound like he fits, but he’s more realistic than you might think in a military organization. And actually do fit perfectly in a dark fantasy setting about soldiers. A book series that shows this perfectly would be the Dragon Lance series, and Glen Cook's Black Company.

(( actually he’s pretty much the most common one you’d see in a free-company, men-at-arms, and in marines ))

To avoid spamming the OOC, we can discuss this further the changes you want over IMs or Discord, or something. If you want more details about the character that isn't in the sheet, I'll be happy to provide that to you.
Hidden 6 yrs ago Post by River Goblin
Raw
GM
Avatar of River Goblin

River Goblin bumping is for cowards

Banned Seen 5 yrs ago

@Tangletail Responded to you in PMs, let me know when you make the needed changes.
Hidden 6 yrs ago 6 yrs ago Post by River Goblin
Raw
GM
Avatar of River Goblin

River Goblin bumping is for cowards

Banned Seen 5 yrs ago

@Chicken Doubling characters is up to you. Assignments will vary on characters, but for now, assume everybody will be in the same fort. Also, Skye is accepted.
↑ Top
© 2007-2024
BBCode Cheatsheet