[OOC] Masters of the Hidden Valley

[Shorticus]

@Mardox @Eklispe @Lauder @Lexicon @Wernher @Tracyarmav

The penultimate round is upon us. This is the last series of questions before the open-ended questions hit.

[Shorticus]

So, I figure now is as good a time to re-explain the last vote section and also talk about Storm Giants.

I've got the big events surrounding Storm Giants in my head, but haven't put it into the computer. I'd intended to explain what the Storm Giants did in this current question set before writing the two current questions, but, uhh... I goofed.

Instead, what I'll do is add a lore tidbit on the Storm Giants at the end of the voting process.

The final voting round will involve two open-ended questions. Instead of tallying votes, I'll be choosing my favorite of your submissions, and I'll give you guidelines on what I'm looking for. Don't worry, the guidelines aren't super strict. You'll see what I mean when the next round is upon us.

The present voting series ends at 3/22 at 6 p.m. Central. I dunno when I'll be home, so 6 p.m. seems a safe bet.

[Lauder]

@Shorticus

ENTHUSIASM!!!!

[Shorticus]

@Shorticus

ENTHUSIASM!!!!

@Lauder

WELL FINE HOW ABOUT THAT ENTHUSIASM

As an aside, if you guys wanted to see a list of the effects of your choices, the effects of your choices are now visible in the first post of the OOC under the "Our Clan" section (which will be renamed after we name the clan). This new section is at the bottom of that post, beneath the picture of half-naked dudes on horses. I've shoved it into a hider.

EDIT: By the way, folks, we're ALMOST DONE with this vote series. I just need one person to send me a second terrain choice and I'll be ready to tally things up.

[Shorticus]

The votes are tallied! I had to exercise my tie-breaking powers for one of the votes.

Because our clan attempted to assassinate the High King, we are known to be unscrupulous people and some clans assume ill of us. Many clans in the Valley are similarly disparaged for their history, however. We are better at stealth than other clans.

We have settled on some hills along the river, giving us a defensible position and fertile ground. We are neither close to other clans nor distant from them.

[Lauder]

@Shorticus

MORE ENTHUSIASM!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[Lexicon]

@Lauder@Mardox Since we're almost done with clan creation stuff, did y'all want to discuss when the bandit attack happened? Would it be at all possible to have it happen BEFORE our clan got exiled to the Hidden Valley?

[Lauder]

@Lexicon

Yeah, I think it would be most plausible if it happened before the exile.

[Shorticus]

You three are 100% free to work out the bandit raid, yeah. Player-added lore for the clan is good lore for the clan. Invent away!

[Lauder]

@Shorticus

Can we start out with nuclear warheads?

[Shorticus]

@Shorticus

Can we start out with nuclear warheads?

@Lauder

Yes. However, starting out with nukes means you blew up the world, and we had to wait for the universe to go through enough Big Bangs until we randomly got a new world with the same characteristics as the present roleplay with a nation called Urland only without the nuclear warheads.

So, the end result is that you don't have nuclear warheads.

[Lauder]

<Snipped quote by Lauder>

Yes. However, starting out with nukes means you blew up the world, and we had to wait for the universe to go through enough Big Bangs until we randomly got a new world with the same characteristics as the present roleplay with a nation called Urland only without the nuclear warheads.

So, the end result is that you don't have nuclear warheads.

@Shorticus

Can't really argue with you there

[Lexicon]

@Lauder Okay, so we're talking pre-exile. That's perfect. I guess the next question would be when did our clan get exiled? A few weeks ago? Several years ago? Then we can pinpoint exactly when the attack happened.

I guess this might actually be a question for everyone. When did our clan get banished to the Hidden Valley?

[Lauder]

@Lexicon

I suppose it would at least take a whole month (possibly) to get from the old lands to the Hidden Valley, if anything a couple weeks or even a year. Give me a moment while I try to visualize the distance and do math. After all, we don't exactly have a set destination path in miles.

Edit: it could also take a couple of months.

[Lexicon]

I'm not sure the distance really matters. My issue is this: in Mardox's CS it says that he only recently became a member of the Council. Because of his performance during the bandit attack. Serheim was blinded during this same attack and Maire's mother died as well. In Maire's CS, however, it says she joined the Council, filling her mother's vacant spot, in her early twenties after the attack. Maire is 26 now. The timelines don't quite mesh.

[Lauder]

You do have a valid point. Perhaps there could be several different bandit raids, after all our clan it is impossible to avoid bandits, but I don't believe that there would be enough bandits to support three different raids.

Maybe Mardox's character could have been selected after everyone got settled down in the Hidden Valley and the Warriors wanted him on the ring. However, we could also pushed the bandit raid to when they did get settled in the Hidden Valley. As for your character, perhaps the the age be scaled up slightly to fit. However, if you don't wish to change that part of history, perhaps the a a rival clan attacked ours before our true exile.

Any of these tickling your fancy?

[Lexicon]

It might be easier for me to just change it to a different bandit raid. One that happened before the exile. Once I have a little more time, I'll see what adjustment needs to be made. Or I'll just make Maire older. I shall investigate when I get home tonight.

[Lauder]

And there we go, one problem partially solved.

[Lexicon]

Now we just need to figure out how long we've been exiled. A month? A year?

[Lauder]

I would be inclined to say at least a month. Now don't mind me as I go back to binge watching YouTube.