Red Wizard

This Dark Age of Ours

@The Nexerus Sure, go ahead with the server.

Regarding the setting: there were once sereval empires stretching the Sunrise Lands (and beyond). These aren't defined, mainly because I want you to have creative freedom.

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@Inkarnate That's a good question. I have never used discord for guild purposes before. Would you recommend it?

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@neogreggory It's fine as it is. You can explore it further in the IC. Accepted.

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@rush99999 I like it. Totally accepted.

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@Inkarnate I'm sure they'll do their best.

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@Inkarnate I think we'll make do. I will submit a nation shortly, and with the current interest gathered we should cover most of the map. Even if we don't, we'll just consider the unoccupied zones as unclaimed barbarian land.

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@LightningLynx89 Looks great. Totally accepted.

@Inkarnate Also great, and accepted.

@rush99999 Probably, hinging of course on the execution of said application.

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We're closing in on getting to the actual game here. An app or a few more and I'll start the thread.

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@Dedonus Looks good to me. I would however like a little more information in general about these Viera. I recognize them from some FF game, but I don't know anything about them apart from the fact that they look like women with playboy bunny ears.

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@Taengrid That's perfect. I'd accept that app in a heartbeat.

It is a fantasy game, but not an epic one. Had you wanted to, for example, your people could have been orcs, or dwarves, or maybe even centaurs. Humans are very much welcome, though.

@neogreggory There's really no lore at all, at the moment. Just write what you have in mind and we'll discuss it.

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This Dark Age of Ours

It is summertime in the sunrise lands of the east, but living sure is not easy.
Because, see, the sun may be shining and the rain may be falling, and that may be great.
But lurking amidst the humming activity of the villages and their fields,
and hidden beneath the surface of the bustling cities and their markets,
there is a foul thing brewing.

See, summer may be the season for farming, and growing, and living. Sure.
But it is also the season for raiding, and killing, and war. Oh yes.
And it does not matter that you say no, or that you fight back, or that you build high walls to keep them out.
Because, see, nothing is unobtainable to the sword.
Not in this dark age of ours.

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The Sunrise Lands

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Introduction

This Dark Age of Ours is a small scale, early medieval, fantasy NRP. It is set in the sunrise lands of the east of a fictional world of comparable size and climate to Earth. It is summertime, which to the feudal mindset means war season, and the Kings and Queens of the land are preparing accordingly.

These are truly the dark ages of this world; the golden era of ancient civilizations collapsed a few hundred years ago or so, and much of what was once great has been for ever lost. Populations are declining, and the empires of old are all but broken and gone. What remains are petty kingdoms run by petty sovereigns, waging petty wars and plotting petty schemes against eachother. And all the while the people struggles, and progress seems to have come to a grinding halt.

Although this may be a fantasy game, the fantastic elements are to be kept grounded and sensible. Magic is a word for that which cannot be explained; it is not an awesome force of fireballs and levitation. There may be fantastic creatures in the hills and woods of the land, or even sentient humanoid beings other than man, but the rule of sensibility applies here also. No acid-spewing dragonborn or flying birdpeople shenanigans.

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Application

Unlike some NRPs, this game will not be big on stats, or details. I do not want an in-depth description of your economy, or a full report of every unit in your army composition. What I want is to get the feel of your nation. Something that can ultimately be summarized in a single sentance; "Steppe horseman raiders from the west", "Religious goods peddlers from the riverlands", or maybe "Nomadic orc warriors from the northern highlands". Needless to say, I want you to write more than that, but about three to five paragraphs should be enough. Leave some room for development in the IC!

Nation App

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Current Claims

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