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[Licinius]

Victor c, would you mind showing me examples of your roleplay? I am trying to improve my roleplay writing skills.

I am currently trying to start a rebellion by writing a roleplay on my unique item, "Radiating Helm of the Kings" something along the lines of going insane as the helm takes over my mind and starting a rebellion.

Any advice on starting a rebellion?
I'm currently recruiting fellow rebels, sadly the active/reliable nobles seem pretty loyal. Sigh* well hopefully I'll either rise in glory or die in a blaze.

Hic Sunt Leones,

[Vita`]

Rebellions are as difficult as starting a religion. Unless the realm government is completely dead/silent and you have a good group of engaged players backing you to take control of the government and actually do something for a change. Or unless the ruler just did something highly unpopular amongst nobility (banning someone well-loved, for capricious reasons etc.) and you can properly capitalize (usually helped by longevity in realm). Or the ruler just won his own rebellion and you're attempting the loyalist counter-rebellion. Having the General or Capital Lord on your side is always a huge help; you can almost predict a rebellion's success by whether the general or capital lord is supporting the rebellion or not.

[Victor C]

I don't think I'm that good at writing roleplays, but sure.
For me, I just write what comes to mind (I hardly spend a moment to think of what I've written, sometimes I'll reread and correct errors etc. But no true brainstorm. It's just a short story

Roleplay from Draken Druezar   (2 days ago)
message to all nobles of Spearhold
Draken stared at Reeds at the horizon under the cover of his black shrouded cloak, the walls towered over the trees. It would be a pleasant site to watch those walls fall! The echoes of the voices filled him with hatred! The lies were flowing deep in these lands, he could feel them at their roots. Disgusted, he turned way from the walls.

His camp of men were near invisible, they walked through towns with no opposition what so ever. These elites were no simple war party, for they had been trained for this very situation.

The darkness was their home. It sheltered them from the lies of the world. It fed them with the blood of evil and kept them warm with the bodies gifted by justice. It was a job not many could do, but then again... not everyone could be a hero.

Those walls will fall.

Roleplay from Draken Druezar   (18 days, 13 hours ago)
Message sent to everyone in the region Tahgalez (13 recipients)
Draken peered over the walls at the corpses that still stained the dirt. The bodies appeared to be writhing in pain as they stiffened from the lack of life, their sweat and tears only made the stench worse as they began to shroud the city in a wild musk.

With contempt, Draken walked back into the town. He preached the way of the truth to any who was near and and gripped his lasher in case of nonconformists.

It was an interesting city... His great great great uncle had told him many stories of this land. How chaotic it was and how dead the nobles seemed. A chuckle escaping his lips as he reminisced on how NOW the nobles WERE dead.

Roleplay from Nezar Druezar   (3 days, 6 hours ago)
message to all nobles of Swordfell
Nezar stared at his letters as the men rallied for the second attack.

They'd absorbed quite a bit of damage and many lay wounded or dying. However, the will of Swordfell would bring them to rise to the occasion once again, it was assured.

As Nezar came upon the notice for the upcoming elections, he pondered whether he should run for a position. It was a hard political task that required a great deal of knowledge, had he this divine knowledge? Even if he'd come across such knowledge, had he the support of his fellow countrymen?

With a sigh, Nezar discarded the notice and continued to sift notes, the time was not right for Nezar... Perhaps another day he'd find a way to bring change to this continent and bring it upon a world of excitement like in the stories of his elders.

Roleplay from Nezar Druezar   (28 days ago)
(Personal message to Kaylee)
The stench was REPULSIVE, it almost made Nezar want to puke. With pure willpower, he fought the tears and said most likely the bravest thing he's ever said before, "It is fine. I'll search it."

As the words left his lips, regret quickly followed. As he stepped forward into the room, his boots met a pool of vomit immediately. He'd stepped in blood, he'd stepped in mud, but he'd never stepped in vomit before... it's something he'd never wish to repeat ever again surely.

He hovered over one of the passed out noble, his face was hidden in the dark, but the stench of ale was strong with this one. Nezar slowly raised the sheets to discover that the man had no purse. Unfortunate...

With a quick step, Nezar came upon the next one who slept. As Nezar raised the covers, a sudden flash of gold began to shine bright, so bright that it awake both men.

They stared at Nezar confused for a moment, not realizing what they were seeing, they rub their eyes in disbelief. Suddenly they pounced from their covers, they hacked at Nezar but their swings were slow due to their drowsiness. He kicked one away and threw the other out of the room, hoping that Kaylee may deal with him instead. Nezar looked at the sheet with gold and found that this was indeed his, for he made a small mark on each of his coins to ensure it's legitimacy. As the he turned to meet the one he'd kicked away, he found a man sprawled across the floor attempting to regain his senses. He raised his hands hoping to block whatever may come down upon him, he begged for forgiveness and made empty promises. "You have wronged me! And for this, you will pay a consequence... it is not of equal value, but it will have to suffice!" Said the Nezar as he raise his sword. The man's eyes filled with fear as he knew his fate. Nezar came down with a force far too superior for the noble's hands to withstand. He plunged the sword into the noble's chest and watched as the life vanished from his eyes.

The deed was done, he turned to face the door thinking how Kaylee had served him well, seeing as how a sword was not protruding from his chest.... perhaps she deserved more gold, let us say perhaps... 100 coins. It was nothing compared to what Nezar held in the bank, but it was a fair share.

Also,

Yah rebellions are really hard... requires extreme planning and carful execution. When I rebel, normally I have to turn everyone against the ruler by exploiting every small thing he does... even then I can't guarantee support ;P

[Licinius]

Vita & Victor c,

Thank you both for your input, I'll be sure to use this information. Sadly the realm's government is fairly active but made up of oldies, of which I would like to change and put the young nobles in power. Hopefully I can spur on ambition and lust for power from young nobles.

"Before we can usher in the new, the old must be put to rest" This line is amazing! I can't wait to use it.

I am one of the two candidates to the election of the new General, hopefully I will be elected. I wrote a really long letter on why I should be General, it will be a pity to lose after putting in so much work. I'll disband all militia(do I have to pay them before I can disband them?) in the capital before storming it with my fellow rebels. Of course I'll sending the loyal army away on a mission first

Victor c, I will post my roleplays here for you to see when I start my rebellion hopefully they will be as good as yours.

Hic Sunt Leones,

[Wimpie]

Vita & Victor c,

Thank you both for your input, I'll be sure to use this information. Sadly the realm's government is fairly active but made up of oldies, of which I would like to change and put the young nobles in power. Hopefully I can spur on ambition and lust for power from young nobles.

"Before we can usher in the new, the old must be put to rest" This line is amazing! I can't wait to use it.

I am one of the two candidates to the election of the new General, hopefully I will be elected. I wrote a really long letter on why I should be General, it will be a pity to lose after putting in so much work. I'll disband all militia(do I have to pay them before I can disband them?) in the capital before storming it with my fellow rebels. Of course I'll sending the loyal army away on a mission first

Victor c, I will post my roleplays here for you to see when I start my rebellion hopefully they will be as good as yours.

Hic Sunt Leones,

There is a disband cost for militia, yes.

[Licinius]

Thanks Wimpie!

Hmm, I guess I'll have to get some gold on the pretext of refitting the entire army. The king has 40k gold currently, hmmm I just need 20k perhaps 10k...

Well it all depends on the election!

Hic Sunt Leones,

[JDodger]

good luck, dont get too hung up on the outcome. rebellions rarely succeed. if you actually like the realm you're in and see potential in it, and there are just some flaws youd like to correct, i personally recommend to stay patient and just work to be as useful as possible to the people in charge, give em a few compliments and congratulations when something goes good, and perform any task youre given 110%. make your character fun and memorable (but not ridiculous) and make things fun for other players. keep it up and you will grow in power and influence naturally, and when opportunities to change things come you will be able to do so.

rebellion should only be embarked upon if either you have all the aces in all the holes as mentioned above, or if the situation in the realm is so bad that you don't care if you're forced to leave and never come back and become a pariah there. like i told a friend recently, i never won a rebellion but i never regretted rebelling.

this above all, to thine own self be true...

[Constantine]

Any advice on starting a rebellion?

Always remember that "oldies" are more savvy and powerful than you. Win some oldies to your side.
Oh, and don't spill the beans all over the place. Jesus Christ, mate.

[Licinius]

Sigh* major disappointment, the first person I tried to recruit, tipped off the king about my rebellious thoughts. Sniff* it was my trusted Vice Marshal...

Well at least, the General hasn't taken any action against me yet other than warning the realm about rebels lurking in the realm.

Constantine,
Sadly, those "oldies" are the reason why I'm rebelling in the first place. "To usher in the new(young nobles), the old(those oldies) must be put to rest." I'm planning on taking power away from those oldies and giving it to promising young nobles. I believe it helps to revive the realm a little. The realm is extremely stagnant and inactive. 

Things just got interesting! Hmmm, perhaps I'll bring in an "oldie" to help me out before backstabbing him/her once I have assumed power. Evil laugh*


Jdodge,
Thanks man! "Rebellions rarely succeed" I really thought rebellions were like a 50% chance of losing or winning. "Mayhem" led a successful rebellion and became the ruler recently, I got inspired by him. Well I am the Marshal and led the army to victories, only to be beaten down by lack of funds and hordes of monsters. perhaps I should be more vocal :/

I can always follow Mayhem if I got banned, he is planning to create a new realm.

Hic Sunt Leones,

[GundamMerc]

Always remember that "oldies" are more savvy and powerful than you. Win some oldies to your side.
Oh, and don't spill the beans all over the place. Jesus Christ, mate.

Powerful, yes. Savvy? no, just more entrenched.

[Constantine]

So.. you want to usher young nobles exactly where? The entire military hierarchy comprises of new folks (including you), the judge is electable, so young nobles have a shot, and none of you people want to be a banker anyway. This leaves us with a terrible conspiracy of oldies embodied by his Majesty. Don't insult my intellect by claiming you're doing this "for the people".

[Licinius]

I want to usher young nobles to Democracy... All positions are electable, I went into military because I wanted to inject new life into the realm by conducting campaigns. Well maybe no one else but me wants to be banker. (sadly, the position is appointed...)

Imagine this:
1)Competition for positions will be high thus more player activity.
2)Everyone gets to have a choice in who will hold Ruler, General, Banker and Judge position monthly.
3)New players will get the chance to hold one of the positions rather than once in a blue moon.
4)Oldies will have a hard time keeping hold of their power as the young nobles will gain power and influence, perhaps those young nobles might change the whole political situation in the realm.(You know like a restart button on power and influence)

It might not happen but wouldn't it be fun if the realm changes hands monthly, some might be more aggressive or conservative. The realm will be unpredictable;D

Constantine,
Uhh, not sure if I offended you or something, I didn't mean to insult your intellect*?

Hic Sunt Leones,

[Constantine]

Sorry to disappoint, but power dynamics in an established realm do not rely on governmental system too much. We'll just keep electing some oldie as our president. Not because the whole realm is conspiring, but because we'd prefer a proven and mature leader at the helm. You should ponder a while why you had literally no support in your undertaking.

And no, you didn't offend me. Just a figure of speech.

[Licinius]

Aww that's a pity. Well at least I didn't have no support, there are two other rebels...

Oh a figure of speech. Anyways I got some experience from this, it sure was fun planning out stuff!

Hic Sunt Leones,

[Vita`]

Thanks man! "Rebellions rarely succeed" I really thought rebellions were like a 50% chance of losing or winning. "Mayhem" led a successful rebellion and became the ruler recently, I got inspired by him.

Morek was a small enough number of nobles for protests and rebellions to be much more effective, without strong leadership. Mayhem also put in effort gaining loyalty of his fellow rebels.