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Do The Eagles Circle The Mountains? - A Eastern "Middle Ages" Fantasy RP

Okay. Giving the same explanation I gave elsewhere, but:

Steam Summer Sale - Yep. Orcs Must Die 2. Fact is, I shamelessly wasted a whole day on that game and it was glorious.

Free RPG Day - And then I shamelessly used up today playing it and part of yesterday geeking out over the prospect of it.

And I started a thread of my own and have been focusing on that, and that took up... a lot of time.

So, what I'm going to do is post 1/2 of the post I wanted to post tomorrow and the other half the day after. It'll be a double post as well, but it's better than putting it off for another day after tonight.

Ashes of Orvell - Setting Construction

Report: Free RPG Day was awesome. I played 13th Age and Battletech and was thoroughly amused (plus a few other games). Tomorrow I will post stuff like crazy.

Do battlemechs dream of electric sheep?

Shadowrun: Chicago Blues

So. Free RPG Day happened. I just finished playing Battletech. I am STOKED for sci-fi.

Expect a post tomorrow.

Ashes of Orvell - Setting Construction

Okay. I've done some thinking about what changes I'm going to ask of different things, but won't write them up yet because...

Yesterday: Steam Summer Sale. I have shamelessly been playing Orcs Must Die 2.

Today: Free RPG Day. I'm going to be playing Battletech like a madman.

So, I'll post my thoughts either tonight or tomorrow. Stay cool.

Ashes of Orvell - Setting Construction

Check out this shiny new map Hansa has made.

Ashes of Orvell - Setting Construction

Falling asleep, stayed up all night, but I'll check out all these submissions come the time I wake up.

That, or I'll spend an hour or two shouting about Gork and Mork first.

Shadowrun: Chicago Blues

I plan on making a 100% pure Physical Adept, probably from one of the Native American tribes. Dwarf. Punch things in the face. Yeah.

No metal.

Ashes of Orvell - Setting Construction

I will make an Orcish war orientated nations/settlement once Orcs have been outlined :)

@Pripovednik

They've been outlined. Half-orcs aren't outlined, but orcs are. Take a look.

Ashes of Orvell - Setting Construction

Just finished writing up humans and orcs as examples of the race format in action. Feel free to design non-traditional races if you please, folks, and also feel free to work with traditional races.

Next on my agenda: half-orcs, the Brief History of Orvell, and the Wizard Aldaban.

Ashes of Orvell - Setting Construction

A couple notes on Ekrech @ulsterwarrior:

• First, try to separate the blocky text into smaller paragraphs at natural breakpoints. The city-state's page is difficult to read right now. If you want, I can handle those sort of edits.
• Secondly, keep in mind that humanity is a flawed species, and no city will be perfect. While it can definitely be a great place to live, this should come at some sort of price. Perhaps the other Aelkan city states suffer as their resources are pulled into Ekrech, or perhaps the city's army is not as strong as the stories claim. (I won't suggest the "corruption" route because Amurach has that covered.) Perhaps you might consider a pro-Human angle for the city's flaw? Non-humans might be looked down upon, seen as despoilers of the fair city? Just a thought, but again: you need some sort of flaw.
• Also, while it may prefer to make friends rather than enemies, there's definitely going to be a lot of covetous eyes looking toward that city. I think you understand that very well, and I like your allusions to that. I'd suggest keeping that in mind when writing up the other city states. Perhaps one of them has suffered most at the hands of raiders and has become considerably more warlike than its neighbors... and has a grudge against those cities near it that haven't had to suffer as it has suffered.
• Your plot hooks are all very good. I'm happy there.

EDIT: I see, on a closer inspection, that you did mention the army being possibly weak and soft. Makes perfect sense. Good!