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Post by Nilaya on Nov 23, 2008 20:27:44 GMT -6
There was mixed feelings about it in the series. Some of the dwarf tribes wanted it and some didn't. I suppose since the dwarf king would be different than in the series they might not have associated themselves with the Varden. Depends on which clan the ruler came from.
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Post by Berl on Nov 23, 2008 22:12:21 GMT -6
it also depends on what type of person the ruler is, tho. they may come from a clan that supports the varden, but s/he him/herself is a coward, or s/he doesn't want to cause a divide in dwarven society. and so chooses to ally themselves with the anti-varden
(yes, i know it's probably a guy, but we haven't decided on that yet)
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Post by Nilaya on Nov 23, 2008 23:24:01 GMT -6
Actually it could be a female. They have an election for the new dwarven ruler in Brisingr and there was a woman running. We can't rule out that it could be a woman in this alternate time line. And yes, you're right, it depends on the ruler as well as the clan they are in. We should figure that out though.
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Post by Berl on Nov 23, 2008 23:35:27 GMT -6
okay, i'm going to be reading brisingr over thanksgiving (i've had it since it came out, but my parents took it away from me when they came and visited, grr)
so, what kind of person do we want? someone should flip a coin to decide which side they're on. or we could vote
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Post by Beezle on Nov 23, 2008 23:47:23 GMT -6
I chose these randomly:
The king is a dwarf man from the Feldunost clan and they do not ally themselves with the Varden (doesn't mean they are against them)
Anyone have objections? (I won't be mad if you do)
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Post by Berl on Nov 23, 2008 23:49:01 GMT -6
works for me
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Post by Korin on Nov 24, 2008 8:26:42 GMT -6
Fine by me.
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Post by Korin on Nov 24, 2008 10:47:51 GMT -6
Double posting. Bad me. Wanted this to be seen though.
Possibly if we could figure a lot more of this out and have a plot going for this alternate time line we could get more members. It might be that the site, as it is, isn't very interesting and even Aftermath had the main background/plot for the site figured out when they started.
Things we know so far: ~ Korin's father is a tyrannous king ruling in Uru'baen. ~ The dwarf king is a male from the Feldunost clan and they do not ally themselves with the Varden at the current time. ~ Somewhere the Varden exists though with different leaders than in the series
Things we should figure out: ~Elven ruler ~Where the Varden is and at least the gender of their ruler
With that info I could probably write a decent plot that might attract more people. We might have to create, somewhat, the rulers and leaders though so they exist. I don't know if we'd necessarily have to play them.
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Post by Rivlet on Nov 24, 2008 11:34:28 GMT -6
We think too much alike. I was working on that stuff at my job this morning when I had free time. This is what I have so far. (chosen randomly again) The elf ruler is a warrior king that does not openly support the Varden. I'm sort of assuming that they just stay hidden in their forest. The leader of the Varden is a man. Varden is hidden in Surda. As of now, the King of Alagaesia doesn't actively seek out the Varden, but is deffinitely opposed to them. The King of Surda is openly opposed to the King of Alageisia, but is not yet at war with them. (repeat) The dwarf king of the Feldunost clan do not ally themselves with the Varden. However, they may still enter dwarf territory, they just don't receive dwarf support. Also, I don't think anybody should play the actual rulers. It would probably be best to leave them as characters nat associated with a specific member of the site. They can still be played as NPC's though. (again any objections?)
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Post by Korin on Nov 24, 2008 12:23:07 GMT -6
Only one by me. All those rulers are male so it seems a little sexist. We should have at least one of them be a woman. Other than that I can definitely put together a plot from that information.
Also, I agree that we think too much alike. I was going to say that I think the rulers and leaders should all be NPCs that people can play but no one has direct claim to them. I was saying we should create them mostly so it is the staff (Noah and I aren't really staff but we're helping get everything off the ground so we're close to that) that dictate who they are. If they're staff created people can't really argue with who they are and then we place a thread somewhere, sort of like the NPC thread on Aftermath, that contains these five leaders and the info needed to NPC post as them.
Another thing though, isn't there also a leader of sorts among the urgals? Or are we assuming they're helping the tyrannous ruler of Alagaesia?
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Post by Rivlet on Nov 24, 2008 14:21:42 GMT -6
I noticed the all male leaders thing too despite it being random, but it is easy to change. I would suggest change elf kin to elf queen since they had one in the book. And I don't thing the urgals have a leader for their entire population. Garzhvog was just the leader of one large group, I think. Could be wrong.
And the 'not being staff' thing has changed. You two will be considered staff, at least in name. I didn't actually give you any staff abilities, but you are still counted as staff.
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Post by Korin on Nov 24, 2008 14:50:21 GMT -6
Alright. I couldn't remember. You're probably right though I just remembered there being a leader to the ones who were fighting alongside the Varden in the series. For now we'll just have those five leaders. And with that I give you the new advertisement, plot included. Perhaps once we have the leaders we can make a banner with them on it to make this a little more flashy. I made a substitute banner for now, though it can stay if you like it. Words of Power is a roleplaying site based off of the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. Our site takes place on an alternate time line to that of the books. While Galbatorix and the Foresworn still destroyed the Dragon Riders the lot of them vanished, leaving Alagaesia in the chaos of their actions.
In the turmoil left behind a new ruler took the throne, originally supported by the people. He and his family are proving to be tyrannous rulers though and a Varden has sprung up to take him down. Though based in Surda, the King of Surda is not yet at war with the Alagaesia and not in open support of the Varden. In fact, the Varden stands alone as of yet. The dwarf King has not allied themselves with the Varden and allow both sides to pass through the mountains unmolested, yet under careful watch. The elves, under the leadership of their queen, have hidden themselves away in their forest deigning not to get involved. Dragons seem to have nearly vanished from existance at the moment.
On this site you will take on the role of either a warrior or a spellcaster, free to roam the land. Whether you are good, evil, or somewhere in between is up to you. Will you find fame, imfamy, or something else all together? The Fate of Alagaesia now rests in your hands.
home~rules & plot~character creation
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Post by Berl on Nov 24, 2008 17:10:46 GMT -6
woot. staff. fun. btw, even if the urgals have allied themselves with the royal family Torak/Yfel/Whatever, they still probably have a king. it's their king that has decided to ally them with the royal family T/Y/W, probably (or they just joined in a huge mob)
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Post by Nilaya on Nov 24, 2008 17:22:07 GMT -6
Yes yes, fun stuff. Even if it is only a title I'm guessing we have a slight amount of authority... when we finally have more members than the three of us that is. My sister plans on joining, she's just been busy.
Anyways, Ok, we need to decide whether the urgals have a king. Also, each of us should probably undertake creating one or two of the royals/leaders so that we can have those NPCs set up. Probably just create a bio and stick them all in a thread somewhere.
Oh, and off topic suggestion: Move the info about Spellcasters and Warriors into the character creation area or else link to the threads pertinent to the specific type of character in the app thread. Makes it easier to find those.
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Post by Berl on Nov 24, 2008 17:42:45 GMT -6
first issue: is it bad if i automatically assume ur sister's name is sara?
second issue: would we be rp-ing said rulers from time to time, or just making bios? (i can't remember why i'm asking that, but it seemed important when i came up with the question)
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