Well now, this is interesting! The last realm that was created in the North (BA in Ossmat) did not last long, although they claimed to be friendly towards us, secretly.
Anyway, this has potential. Might mess with Nothoi's plans since they claim Keffa though!
Why isn't Rania ruler yet?
EDIT: Oh yeah you lost everything when becoming Prophet of your new religion.
JeVondairs are pretty much like some sort of tectonic plaque. You KNOW they're there, you KNOW they're always moving and you always keep forgetting about them due to the glacial speed of their plans. That's when they pop a volcano in your garden and cover your lawn in ashes and lava.
Damned JeVondairs.
Sooo atm, Yao Ling, accompanied by an army from Nivemus, is in Keffa. Rania, unconscious from her ordeal, lies naked in the gravel of the crater where she'd arrived. Yao Ling navigated her way through the hundreds of lessor Daimons protecting Rania to cover the younger noblewoman's modesty with her own cloak.
OOC...I tried preaching and the followers of the Portal took exception to that, wounding her, so now Rania really CANT respond to messages.
Gotta love how the game mechanics sometimes serve to reinforce the RP!
Now then, I don't suppose either of you dabble in theology? The Heralds of Obeah can use some work and any ideas or experience is welcome!
Here are some ideas I have for
Realm titles:
Ruler = Archon
General = Ecclesiarch
Judge = Inquisitor
Banker = Chancellor
(I may or may not be playing Dawn of War atm so...)
Religion Titles
Founder = First Herald
High Priest = Cardinal
Priest = Chaplain
Noble (Full Rank) = Herald
Noble Follower (non-full member_ = Scholar
Follower (adventurer rank)= Adept
The religion game is new to me. Can you have two temples to different religions in the same region?
But if you are able to secure good relations with nearby realms, you might do well.
You can have many temples in a region. One to as many religions as you wish.
Of course, only the region lord can build a temple, anyone can loot them, a region lord can close the, and other fun stuff.
And the region lord must be a member of the religion in question before he or she can build a temple to that region.
Let us say that very few regions have more than one temple, and fewer still have more than two temples. I cannot in fact think of one that does.
;)
I think 3 of our regions in Thalmarkin have 2 temples. Golden Feather, Daishi are active in the realm and then we have that damn 'The Portal' religion who had been building temples everywhere they went ???
Additional question, is it worthwile for a priest to study oratory at the academy? how does that really affect preaching?
somebody hasn't seen this page yet ::) :
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Priest_Game (http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Priest_Game)
Temples and shrines generate followers
It felt pretty badass to use Ghaundan's jedi mind tricks like that ;D
Do temples auto-generate followers? I know the Daimon Lords are priests, but nothing short of mind control seems able to explain how wide-spread the Portal is. It will be a long, difficult task to uproot it.
Additional question, is it worthwile for a priest to study oratory at the academy? how does that really affect preaching?
*Awaits Vita to enter*
I miss Ghaundan :-[ :-X :-\ :'(
There's no particular restriction on temple size by region population. As far as the expansion code is concerned, they're just guildhouses.
Shrines "motivate" followers in the region, increasing the likelihood of traveling to and conversions in nearby regions.
Priests can build shrines in any region that has more than a bare-minimum following (I think it's 5% or something?).
Daimons.*gets cultist robes*
*proceeds to offer sanctuary to the conspirators who pledged an entire realm to the Netherworld.
How not to befriend your neighbors 101.
Do you know what the Inquisition does? ;)https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf_Y4MbUCLY (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf_Y4MbUCLY)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf_Y4MbUCLY (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf_Y4MbUCLY)
Obia'Syela? More like "Ohbye'Seeya!' ;D
Obia'Syela? More like "Ohbye'Seeya!' ;DHard to say and spell this realm name. Any idea?
Realm Destroyed (21 hours, 10 minutes ago)
message to all nobles of Obia'Syela
Your realm has lost all its regions and has been destroyed. To regain a region and rescue your realm from being forgotten in dusty history books, another ruler must give your ruler a region. Alternatively, a foreign duchy must change allegiance to your ruler or a royal realmmate; of course, that duchy should have regions of its own. Finally, a foreign region lord could change allegiance to one of your duchies. If none of these happen, you must change allegiance to a new realm or you risk being declared a rogue, with the risk of being executed.
Out-of-Character from Bastian Moore (1 hour, 10 minutes ago)
The realm of Obia'Syela does not border on this region, and you can not give regions away to a faraway realm.
Andrew Moore
As much as I know you want to kick off Obia-Syela in the south, you're gonna have to wait to come to a better agreement with Fronen than just dealing with Bastian. None of us agreed to his new terms to hand over the city. At this rate, he will not longer be Doge in 3 days time so I understand why you're trying to rush things :P
No realms should be in Rines or the graveyard of Riombara, all that's going to do is isolate them, and isolated realms only go two ways: They either get wiped out by rogues and daimons(like Riombara), or they're far enough away that no one cares/can do anything feasible and build up and become gold-farmy conflict starters. With the current mixmash of borders and neighbors we're forced to deal with each other, whether it be for good or bad.
As much as I know you want to kick off Obia-Syela in the south, you're gonna have to wait to come to a better agreement with Fronen than just dealing with Bastian. None of us agreed to his new terms to hand over the city. At this rate, he will not longer be Doge in 3 days time so I understand why you're trying to rush things :P
making it really hard to understand why JoeFronen in the street would complain about 'losing' Rines.
Is that a bug?
Between special powers to save humanity and being a witch is only a very fine line.
How much does Rania weights compared to a duck?
It is.
Please try again, as I believe I have fixed it.
WitchKING out there that really no one is making a big enough deal about.
Allot is happening actually, it's just not shared with your character, your new ruler or your realm by your new ruler.
yeah....i was referring to the forums.
It is.
Please try again, as I believe I have fixed it.
It's a challenge but not impossible.
A realm in Rines can become a westgard like realm fighting rogues, or it can become a looting realm, with the entire east coast at their disposal.
It can also expand, seceed and fight it's self.
I Think a realm in Rines can definitely impact the entire islands politics if it finds an effective way to loot other realms.
Westgard is close enough for a handful of realms to have come help on multiple occasions. Astrum, Avernus, Arnor, and Morek, namely. And has a permanent source of rogues to fight. Daimons aren't persistent, and Rines isn't really close to any realm.
I think it'd be better to leave it rogue.
Unlikely.
Well the capital is moved and things seem to be [hopefully] stabilizing. I've never seen a region in as rough shape as Rines, though.
Well the capital is moved and things seem to be [hopefully] stabilizing. I've never seen a region in as rough shape as Rines, though.
As is Bastian, he was voted out almost immediately and I think the character was deleted? Rania no longer has him in her contacts and now has to deal with a rather ornery replacement in Duchess Nyx.
I have yes, but those were desert regions or other frontier-type spots. I've never seen a city with such a low percentage of it's population. Rines has just over 4000/64000. Starving. All the infrastructure was gone and not a single turn has passed without being hit by rogues. The militia that Fronen left suck up tax gold. It will be very challenging, slow going
It will certainly be an uphill adventure!
It's not called starving in a city full of priests, the proper term is fasting ;)
No, rogue regions don't revolt from independence. They savour their sweet local independence under a tribal chieftain, equals under an anarchist-syndicate, or just participating in good ole town hall governance with a board of selectmen. :P
Ps, how do you like having a psychopath with an ego in your realm? ;D
I'm thinking about giving a shot at priest game in Obia'Syela. If it goes well with how stuff unfolds for my character there, then why not. One of the better realms to have a priest at, I assume.
Honestly I think we are all enjoying it quite a bit. Goriad II is an interesting character. He respects who he respects and couldn't be bothered for those he doesn't. I love the byplay brewing with Blint: Two lethal characters trading pointed barbs because they know Momma Rania will be upset if one or both of them got hurt. So it's a lot of fun reading you two dance around each other and I am hoping other players join in and take sides Capulet/Montague style.
Rania is rapidly becoming my main char as well.[/size]
Psst! More advertising JV.
Random thought, but what if Inquisitors were characters he specialized in swordskill?!
Think about it, it would make sense:
- It delivers a fundamental difference between Templars and Inquisitors bc 2 diff fighting types
- Inquisitors kill heretics right? Random chance wont do. Duels will.
- Templars would be focused on the noble cause of defending the realm with armies, whereas inquisitors train all day
- Gives the Inquisition a reason to be small, elite, and infiltrator-oriented. For the righteous good of all, of course...
Anyhow... I like, nay - love, nay - adore the idea of Templar Cavaliers / Inquisitor Infiltrators. Were we to go the class/army route, it would in no way infringe upon the rules or inalienable rights as players still choose their own class for their own reasons. For example, The Templars would be our large, general, standard army. The Inquisition would basically be smaller and specialized for raiding and shadow work and such. Should a player be an infiltrator, they'll most likely join the Inquisition because that would be oriented to their playstyle, etc.Quote
So if it goes this route, the Inquisition will become a group of players specialized in dueling and/or infiltration. These players, as inquisitorial agents and enforcers (which aren't bad names for official ranks), would seek out whomever the faith deems as heretical and neutralize them. The Inquisition's current hierarchy would change so that infiltrators (agents) and duelists (enforcers) will be just beneath Lord inquisitor's and above regional lords/title holders. They would be a smaller, selective, selective order, cherrypicking the best recruits from the Templars, which would not doubt be a source of friction between the two.
For comparison, you can see many parallels in existing fantasy like the contention between soldiers/warriors and rangers. You know? one works in groups, the other works best alone, etc. One is not necessarily better than the other, they are both different, equal, and highly leatho
Solomon Drake, here. I really like the distinction between the two, not just because it gives players something more to strive for, but also grants the opportunity for a unique realm back story!
That being said, I don't like the idea of all knights being Templars, it gives the Templars less meaning and feels like the Inquisition is the place to be (Which it's just not :P)
Besides the General is called The Grand TEMPLAR :p
You already lost my friend ::) Inquisition has become the elite army and thus the place to be for cool people 8)
This does make it a new goal for me though. Become General and then ask the title to be changed to Grand Inquisitor
LOL That would really piss Vahanian off...
NOT IF I BECOME GENERAL FIRST!
Why do so many people claim to be most beautiful or smartest in this realm?
:D At least you two have a common target now...... its a start! I have a feeling though this might escalate a little bit too much for my taste
Why do so many people claim to be most beautiful or smartest in this realm?
People want to imagine they're playing the hero/protagonist. What is forgotten is that you can't just say you're a hero, and be a hero. I find the most incredible protagonist stories in BM are those who take crazy risks and succeed.
Like King Fingolfin's legendary invasion success that resulted in Thalmarkin trying to spread his authority upon invasions throughout BT. Or the incredible survival of Eponllyn and the beginning of a turnaround with relations with Perdan...before Perdan went back to its same old lame self with Vix's help. Or the tale of the People's Republic of Avamar survival against all odds until the largest battle in BM history (up to that point, since surpassed) ended them. Or Glaumring's survival story. Or the survival of Luria Nova against an invasion by all Dwilight sans Swordfell, which Luria won and forced peace terms upon (most) of their enemies. Sint surviving in-between invasions with the nefarious reputation they acquired during invasions. And many more...
People want to imagine they're playing the hero/protagonist. What is forgotten is that you can't just say you're a hero, and be a hero. I find the most incredible protagonist stories in BM are those who take crazy risks and succeed.
Like King Fingolfin's legendary invasion success that resulted in Thalmarkin trying to spread his authority upon invasions throughout BT. Or the incredible survival of Eponllyn and the beginning of a turnaround with relations with Perdan...before Perdan went back to its same old lame self with Vix's help. Or the tale of the People's Republic of Avamar survival against all odds until the largest battle in BM history (up to that point, since surpassed) ended them. Or Glaumring's survival story. Or the survival of Luria Nova against an invasion by all Dwilight sans Swordfell, which Luria won and forced peace terms upon (most) of their enemies. Sint surviving in-between invasions with the nefarious reputation they acquired during invasions. And many more...
Nah Glaumring should never leave Dwilight. But his other chars are more than welcome 8)
Akrogath of Bel is my good character, sad for Bel but I chose him to be different than the other two characters. Glaumring will never leave Dwilight, he'll die there.
Hope you guys share it with all the realms. Way too many syeps for me too climb. Some people have important duties other than sitting in the capital.
This is going to sound silly but until you mentioned it I hadn't realized Akrogath was yours. Hope you enjoy the Summit RP!
Thats how differently I play each character. lol ;)
Nah. You are just not famous enough. I am sure one day people won't even look at your character name and just check your family name right away.
I doubt the powerful personalities are nearly as adorable, though.
I can't keep up with this realm. XD
;) Long live the Inquisition!
Lol what's happening now?
There is a lot of restructuring going on atm. We've been kind of struggling to find definition that differentiates Templars from Inquisitors while nursing a healthy rivalry. But it feels a lot like riding a mechanical bull and trying not to fall off. Lots of strong personalities with strong opinions.
Meanwhile, in the Ruler's channel, not a thing was broadcasted today, but Rania is pleased where things appear to be going.
There is a critical referendum occurring in Fronen that concerns the fate of Obia'Syela, but Doge Akrogath is a big fan of being terse.
On the plus side the faith is growing. There are more priests and members across more realms than ever before, many of whom have chosen to contribute to the wiki, which I am thrilled with.
My mouth has gotten me in trouble before so I keep myself in check, plus Akrogath is a bit more terse than Glaumring is. ;D
Lol what's happening now?
I like Solomon
when Jarra joked to Solomon about the need for teal paper when someone wants to write a report and request together in one letter and he took it literally, dutifully replying that he'll look into it
But Erheas and Rania forgot about one thing though and Solomon is the only one who knows what I mean hehe
The Trifecta: Article VII States...
Total War between Signatory States shall be absolutely forbidden. In the case of irreconcilable differences, Belligerent States must submit a credible Cassus Belli (to be judged by Trifecta and/or Herald Leadership), and specific goals. In the event of a Declaration of War between Signatory States, it is generally understood that said War will only have a period of 3 months, or 90 days, to be resolved at the risk of directed intervention from signatory members at the direction of Trifecta Leadership towards the purpose of ending said war in the swiftest possible manner.
I did read it, and I still wrote the above (read it carefully ;) )
You guys still need an additional thug?
Josiah really doesnt like obia. He's going to use all his influence to ensure fronen doesnt sign unless it's as obia as a tributary.
Its an old school rpg version of Baldur's Gate meets Belluaterra/ObiSye. Demon invasion, theocratic holy order, fight between templars and inquisitors, and shenanigans. So many shenanigans. Sort of like if we stuck Obia in Diablo II crossed with Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall and Baldur's Gate thrown in for good measure.
Made by some guys from the Czech republic in the late 2000s, then finally got translated into English in 2012. Plenty of good lets plays on youtube. For the time, the graphics and gameplay were incredible. The environmental sounds are glorious, alignment/magic/loot/crafting system rocks, and the trees wave in the breeze. They WAVE.
Question: There's obviously been a lot of chatter about things in the realm. The hottest topic being in regards to Templars Vs Inquisitors. However, a decision that will have a more immediate impact is what to do with all of this territory we'eve enlightened. One camp says keep all the land and make duchies. The other says we should start founding new realms based around the cities we've laid claim to.
With 23 nobles for our current 10 regions, we could certainly start doing the latter. But I kind of like looking on the realmstat page and seeing that our numbers closely rival the powerhouse that is Nothoi. Thus, I'm torn.
What if we encounter a player/player(s) that don't like or don't want to participate in the religion aspect of the game? We can't - I don't think - tell them to F*ck off and go find another realm.. at least I would feel bad about doing that.. So my question is how would we handle that IC? I imagine G2 would want to burn them at the stake and eat them for dinner...
Out-of-Character from Rania Eastersand JeVondair(3 days, 2 hours ago)
message to all nobles of Obia'Syela
Ok y’all, so I’ve been thinking on the various critiques offered publicly and privately regarding the confusing system of titles between the realm and the three organizations Obian society has been built upon. Someone, I forget who, suggested a unified title system so as limit confusion.
PROPOSED TITLE CHANGES
==Elder Rank==
•Guild Leader: Arch Herald/Templar/ Inquisitor -OR- Herald/Templar/Inquisitor Archon
•Ruling Councilors: High Herald, High Templar, High Inquisitor
==Full Rank==
•Regional Lords: Lord Herald/Templar/Inquisitor
•Knights: Herald/Templar/Inquisitor
=Entry Rank==
•Adventurers: Initiate
I am not locked on these, per se, but I figured this would be a good platform to start the conversation. Do you agree with this list or have suggestions to contribute? Please do! All are welcome. Once we get a consensus, I’ll make it official
*Note to JeVondair, you still have to hand over control of the guild for that matter... I can't even do a thing atm
Another option would be is to add some titles to the church and make a separation between the two as well. Those faithfull becoming Inquisitors will also be inquisitors in the church and same with Templars. That should solve 90% of the confusion I think.
What the problem at this moment is are the double meanings of ranks. In the church erheas is a high Templar, which is the rank of the Templar leader in the Templar order. The grand Templar council role in the rank, is the rank for rulers in the church. Stuff like that makes that there need to be some uniformity between the ranks, in the sense that they don't mean something different in every organisation.
Especially since we started moving away from referring to all OS nobles as 'Templars' and instead calling them the Enlightened.
@JeVondair
I gave you credit for that.. But also, I think reworking faith titles might be more effective then changing inquisition & Templars & heralds.
The attack failed, Rania, was captured. Although her heroic powers allowed her to escape immediately
So they captured all three of us at the same time? What exactly effects this mechanic bc priests walked through Xavax like it was nothing.
I'm actually, physically pouting rn.
Bah, it sucks for us. If I'd known the chance for capture was so high, I'd have planned something else. Are amphibious landings of any kind just anathema between realms at war? bc I remember Archibald just waltzing through Xavax like he owned the place.
Bah, it sucks for us. If I'd known the chance for capture was so high, I'd have planned something else. Are amphibious landings of any kind just anathema between realms at war? bc I remember Archibald just waltzing through Xavax like he owned the place.
I'm under the impression that sea landings in the regions of hostile realms are generally a bad idea if you're not packing along a good-sized group of soldiers.
I have no idea what's going on, Solomon is injured, East Continent is going in circles, MT has left, RL life is hell -
HELL
On the plus-side, I'm going to get poptarts and do homework and not care. xD
Also, I have a feeling that Obia'Syela and Solomon are going to be my main place and character soon, if not my only one.
On the plus-side, I'm going to get poptarts
I am grossly susceptible to bribes...
*hugs*
It's the power of the poptarts. We all have that kryptonite. xD
Also, we finally heard back about my fiance's MRI. He needs brain surgery, which we suspected. Our doctor is looking for a neurosurgeon who will do the operation, but we might have to go to Seattle or out of state. I also don't know what kind of recovery we'll be looking at, so if I have to pause Solomon I'll hopefully be able to let you guys know ahead of time. Don't think it'll come to that, but better to be prepared.
Best of luck to you and your fiancé! Hope all goes well!
!@#$ty. My sister just passed away 3 weeks ago due to brain cancer. Hopefully it's not that.
No worries. I have a few ideas as well.Diplomacy, Violence, and Pasta? ;D
Diplomacy, Violence, and Pasta? ;DHehe, those are among them.
Meanwhile, I am over here praying to god that G2 runs and gets re-elected as GI.......
What have you done to me...
We never saw them coming.
The bane of generations - an ancient scourge borne upon the howling wind.
Harbingers of a plague given form; their bleak silhouettes carved unto memory.
Souls of black without conscious spark.
...Or so we believed.
A fell wind blew that night - that blasphemous wail of dark lament.
Profane mutterings born of an eldritch macrocosm far beyond Man's perception.
Shambling hordes scattered beyond leagues; devoid of cause nor destination...
By the naive nature of callous Men, we mistook them for naught but mindless wanderers.
How could we be so wrong?
Putrid maws called out unto the darkness in a tongue Man cannot fathom - and something answered the call.
Like a plague of locusts they coalesced. A leviathan horde descended from the pits of oblivion to cleave our ranks asunder.
Despite the best training and preparation money can buy, our defensive positions were overwhelmed without warning.
How does one defeat an enemy who feels no pain; which never tires; that knows no fear?
We never stood a chance.
First they ambushed our scouts. Then they probed our response - unveiling vulnerabilities we were too blind to notice.
The flood broke upon our flanks like a tsunami - consuming the front-lines like loose grains of sand.
They were too swift, too vast a force to reform our lines. There was no second charge.
What few men survived will forever relive that night in their darkest nightmares.
We've doomed us all.
Did the Heralds became a state relligion? :(
It's sad to see but I've noticed there are hardly any followers from outsite OS. What happened to the great evangelisation? Get priests out in the world and start convertin'
There are temples in Fronen and the Shattered Vales, our closest neighbors. But the problem was always too few priests-players :-(
SOS needs to find a way to found a new kingdom in the south or it will be destroyed in the next invasion.
Well we may, or we may not. There is still a lot of time, plus Ardmore keeps failing hehe.
Well it was only 3k this time, that's actually not really bad. But the orders went out way too late, so very few people moved.
Here's my worry: Invasions can happen in a lot of ways, but last time it began with monster spawns from sea and rogue regions, which SOS is still completely surrounded by bc the southern monster spawns have been ridiculous. And if you think we're struggling now, wait till those invasion-level, 50k+ Rogue hordes start popping up again. If we don't find a way to populate and pacify the south, we'll loose it.
It's impossible atm though. There simply aren't enough nobles on BT to do what you propose. So we'd need Northern nobles to travel south to make it happen. Also not sure if you noticed but so far we're failing in Ardmore already let alone further ;D
Letter from Goriad II Gabanus
Message sent to everyone in message group "The Grand Council" (4 recipients)
You all have your orders and tasks. You have been elected into your positions, now I expect you to do your job. Do not disappoint me, for if you fail I will interfere where need be and I do not wish to waste my time on cleaning up your mess. In stead there are a great many diplomatic matters to deal with as well as the spread of our faith. Do not fail your job, for I won't fail mine.
Goriad II Gabanus
Regent of Obia'Syela
Royal of Obia'Syela
Ambassador of Obia'Syela
Priest of Heralds of Obeah
That, and/or we do what has been proposed IC and relocate.. maybe closer to SV or somewhere else north?
Maybe G2 can convince Fronen and Gotland that they'd be better served with their staunch allies in the much wealthier southern regions.
<turnscapbackwards>
Go, G2! I choose you!
Doing everything I can not to pick a fight... :P
You'll still have the same problem. The island is as well secured as possible and more than any other due to Avengmil. We will not relocate unless we can get like Creasur ;) (Nothoi if you're reading, always willing to negotiate xD
Maybe G2 can convince Fronen and Gotland that they'd be better served with their staunch allies in the much wealthier southern regions.
<turnscapbackwards>
Go, G2! I choose you!
I can't see a reason why wouldn't Fronen want Jidington, Thromegor, Bym, Eylmon and everything south from that line. Rich, perfectly defensible...
Oh the things I could do with a bigger army!!
Sooooo anyone spare a healing scroll?
My entire time on BT, I've only seen a healing scroll ONCE :-(. Been looking since Selenia died because reasons, lol.
I am glad they are super rare. The whole thrill of being a hero is the risk of death. You don't get much more out of the class IMO. So if you can just come back from the dead each time it kind of kills it for me...Exactly. This type of event should be *exceptional*.
I wish there was some sort of consequence for coming back from the dead. Although socially I guess there is. Selenia became a pariah among the other rulers... it just added fuel to their hatred.I think its good to be handled by players. Each situation/perspective is different. For a simplistic dialectic, undead or divine resurrection? But I do think there was some discussion awhile back about skills being affected (harsher skill loss by age, softcapping, resetting to lower levels et cetera) by returning from death by healing scroll. Still, since its supposed to be exceptional, dev effort on what shouldn't be a common occurrence isn't exactly the highest.
Portal event. What was that Rania said about Gythrul finding no reward in the afterlife the first time he was in the cells of SOS?
Sea monsters are stupid and should be removed from the game forever.I don't need to change your mind. You need to change mine (or Anaris's). :P
Change my mind.
*vexed grumbling*
Of course, its not like we know for sure how he's doing over there. If he comes back we'll ask him.
Sea monsters are stupid and should be removed from the game forever.
Change my mind.
Obia'Syela seems interesting thus far. I look forward to seeing how things progress.Welcome back! I didn't realize we had a Himoura!
Damn, there goes the neighbourhood ;D
​Question for the group: Given the players that we have [27], does anyone believe it would be possible to have a standing army of 30,000 mobile CS before the next invasion comes around?
Well, what we do have just beat a force of almost 50k. Sure we had defenses(2), but we were expecting a force of 4k and won anyway bc Obeah WILLS IT
Best birthday gift to Obeah would be summoning Her, no?Oh, I don't think you want to do that...
Oh, I don't think you want to do that...I think I really do.
I don't think a faith of 50,000 followers is big enough to make that happen. Flights from beyond the Veil aren't cheap, you know. Get back to me when we hit a million faithful or a hundred noble followers...cough Portal Stones cough
cough Portal Stones cough
(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/014/962/HeresyStamp.png)*coughs in radical inquisitor*
(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/014/962/HeresyStamp.png)
I don't think a faith of 50,000 followers is big enough to make that happen. Flights from beyond the Veil aren't cheap, you know. Get back to me when we hit a million faithful or a hundred noble followers...
Lmao. I am loving the influx of Nobles and units we are getting cause now I can play who has the bigger stick with most regions around us, and WIN, and it makes me happy :)
So time to give you new challenges? What about timely orders? ::) :P
Enlightenment rule of thumb - when things go well it is because of Grand Templar's tactical ingenuity, when things go bad it is because of Marshals' ineptitude. :)
Exactly.
:P
Haha well you're responsible for your marshals :p twice-daily. Your #1 will start nagging you again haha
Enlightenment rule of thumb - when things go well it is because of Grand Templar's tactical ingenuity, when things go bad it is because of Marshals' ineptitude. :)
Enlightenment rule of thumb - when things go well it is because of Grand Templar's tactical ingenuity, when things go bad it is because of Marshals' ineptitude. :)...this right here is getting saved to the wiki
First of all, more heresy memes, please. I've been waiting since founding the Inquisitiion for everyone to GET it, lol
Second of all, this......this right here is getting saved to the wiki
I am not the best guide as I think myself the layman in 40k but basically it was a pen'n'paper RPG setting (originally just warhammer without 40k) of futuristic, very grandiose sci-fi that over time turned into entire franchise with video games, books, animation movies etc.That’s a rough idea. God-Emperor’s been dead for 10k years. His soul is lighting the space lighthouse, human FTL travel is through hell.
Basically in this setting there is God Emperor sort of that rules everything and has lots of orders. Basically the social structure, to put in in coder's language boils down to:
if problem - apply terror
if solved - good
if not - apply more terror
rinse and repeat
Inquisition is the top branch of the tree. When they find signs of heresy they don't throw the baby out with the bathwater, they throw the entire kindergarten out with the bathwater.
I believe it translated well into Obia'Syela, since early Inquisition in OS was the one time I had the inexplicably awesome opportunity to enjoyably balance on the edge between being rewarded and being executed.
I seriously still don't get these references at all. It was explained to me yesterday that originally Inquisition in Keffa was based on 40k (whatever that is) and then with no demons left it became the pussy variant in Rines till G2 brought it back to 40k? (Without me knowing what that is, I'm confused).
The eye that sleepth not.
The Inquisition (Let's begin)
The Inquisition (Look out, sin)
We have a mission
To kill all the Heretiiiiiics~ (Heretics, He-he-he-heretics~)
We're gonna teach them (Wrong from right)
We're gonna help them (See the light)
And make an offer that they can't refuse.
(That the heretics just can't refuse)
Confess (confess), don't be boring
Re-peeeent~ (Repent), don't be dull
A fact you're ignoring
It's better to ditch the skull throne than your skull
The Inquisition (What a show)
The Inquisition (Here we go)
We know you're wishing that we'd go away
But the Inquisition's here and it's here to stay
The Inquisition (Oh boy)
The Inquisition (What joy)
The Inquisition (Oi oi)
I was posting down in /tg/, I was minding my own business
I was about to post some Loli Daemonette.
Then these Ordos Hereticus plunge in
And they throw me in a dungeon
And they shoved a revved up chainsword up my ass.
Is that considerate?
Is that polite?
And not a tube of Preparation H in sight.
I'm sittin' flickin' daemons
And I'm lookin' through the thickens
When suddenly these guys break down my walls.
I didn't even know them
And they grabbed me by the scrotum
And they started playing Ping Pong with my balls
Oh, the agony!
Ooh, the shame!
To make my privates public by a game!
The Inquisition (What a show)
The Inquisition (Here we go)
We know you're wishing that we'd go away
But the Inquisition's here and it's here to-
Hey, Torquemada!
What do you say?
I just got back from the autos-du-fe,
Autos-du-fe? What's the autos-du-fe?
It's what you oughtn't to do but you do anyway!
Skit scat doodlebac doodle be bay
Will you convert?
NO NO NO NO!
Will you confess?
NO NO NO NO!
Will you revert?
NO NO NO NO!
Will you say YES?
NO NO NO NO!
Now I asked in a nice way
I said pretty please
I bent their ears
Now I'll work on the knees
Hey Torquemada
Walk this way
We got a new game you might want to play!
Pull this handle, try your luck
Who knows, Torq, you might win a buck! (All right)
Put it in the ship.
(In the ship In the ship!)
How we doing? Any Heretics repent today?
Not a one! Nay Nay Nay!
We've flattened their fingers,
We've branded their buns.
Nothing is working!
SEND IN THE NUNS WITH GUNS
The Inquisition (What a show)
The Inquisition (Here we go)
We know you're wishing that we'd go away
So come on all you Heretics and you Xenos
We got some big news for all of yous
You'd better change your point of views today
'Cause the Inquisition's here and it's here to stay!
Oh... the inquisition is even worse than I thought...
Not yet they arent, which is part of he current problem. Strictly speaking, the Inquisition technically is not an official branch of the Heralds religion and have no official standing within the church,. Rather, like the Templars, they are merely closely associated with the church. Unlike the Templars, however, The Inquisition was meant from the start to be an international guild run by the continental judges with as much autonomy as possible. Frankly, I was hoping this would add a new layer of power dynamics to the beluaterran gameplay,
Not yet they arent, which is part of he current problem. Strictly speaking, the Inquisition technically is not an official branch of the Heralds religion and have no official standing within the church,. Rather, like the Templars, they are merely closely associated with the church. Unlike the Templars, however, The Inquisition was meant from the start to be an international guild run by the continental judges with as much autonomy as possible. Frankly, I was hoping this would add a new layer of power dynamics to the beluaterran gameplay,
It definitely worked out well for your character. I'm still left scratching my head. Turns out G2 lied about Grehkia, no one even knew about the dealings besides Iestyn(?) AND they just elected Wilhelm Altenar to the throne to boot. And that whole spiral with Adolphus was just out of the blue.
Meanwhile, I'm behind on everything as per usual :-[
Main thing, any faithful not in OS tge realm sees no activity to begin with. Church is at dead as the Daisha.
Also, Temple stuff
--CURRENT--
7 Vast and Splendid Temple Area 1,600-1,800 32? 31,500 (current faithful pop in Rines is steady at 38k)
--NEXT--
8 Awe-inspiring Temple District 2,000-2500?? 40 40,000?? (halfway funded)
--FUTURE--
9 Awe-inspiring temple district spanning 1 blocks 3,000?? 60? 50,000?? (October)
10 Awe-inspiring temple district spanning 2 blocks 4,000?? 60 60,000 (December)
11 Awe-inspiring temple district spanning 3 blocks 5050 80? 80,000?? (February 2019)
After that, I'll start saving for statues and monuments.
Somewhere in here I'll have to figure out a way to fund a tournament too as I'm curious to see what knights from what realms will show up.
Also, sorry everyone for how long its taking me with these RPs.
HMMM?I believe that the most recent portal event was done in the Vales.
A couple adventurers in Reeds report their portal stones evaporating in their bags.
Did you guys do something over there?
Rania is critically wounded. I think that since she's a hero there is a chance she may just die of her wounds. Lots of good RP lead up to the moment, though.
Fun fact:
Obia'Syela Roleplays between September 5th and October 10th = 33,984 words
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone = 76,944 words
Another fun fact - September was a slow month.
Keep on being awesome dearies. :-*
Fun fact:
Obia'Syela Roleplays between September 5th and October 10th = 33,984 words
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone = 76,944 words
Another fun fact - September was a slow month.
Keep on being awesome dearies. :-*
The Second Founding
Nobles of the Sacred Court,
Now that Amen Telum has joined Iron, Obeah, and Keffa, We wish to begin discussing what We refer to as The Second Founding. That is, the splitting of the Sacred Realm into smaller states unified by Faith and homogenous tradition. Originally, We had intended to discuss the matter with only the Ducal Caste themselves, but We feel that the entire Court should make themselves heard here. (OOC this is all a brainstorm. Jump on in, the water’s fine!). Our intent is to split the realm three ways to at last form the Obian Trifecta:
Amen Iron:Amen Telum:
- The realm based around Irombro in Amen Iron would be allotted the 5 regions south of and including Rii and Ruefello.
- This Realm would first be led by whomsoever holds the ducal circlet: Presently Grandmistress Jessica, who will likely serve as the Grand Herald of this realm.
- Lords will have to be found for Bolkenia and Cagamir
- This Realm will need its own Grand Council Members to include: General, Judge, and Banker. Volunteers are needed.
- This realm will likely become the breadbasket of the Trifecta
- [size=80%](OOC just thoughtof this but how’s Scythera for a name?! Chosen because breadbasket=farmers=reapers=scythes. Oh no, the Scytheran Inquisitors are coming! Oh noooos!)[/size]
Sacred Obia'Syela - The Motherland
- The realm based around Grehk in Amen Telum would the 5 regions stretching from Ardmore to Kuugl.
- This Realm would first be led by whomsoever holds the ducal circlet: Presently Grand Templar Vahanian
- Lord Herald Eva will transfer the banner of Ardmore here, and serve as the Grand Herald of this realm.
- Lords will need to be found for Glongin, Mio Dupaki, Bym, and Kuugl
- This Realm will need its own Grand Council Members to include: General, Judge, and Banker. Volunteers are needed.
- This realm will be the first Obian line of defense against any invader and will be the springboard from which Elymon and Jidington will eventually be colonized[size=80%](OOC just thought of this but how’s Telumasca for a name?! Oh no, the Telumascan Templars are coming! Oh noooos!)[/size]
Knights who are not lords will be granted a 200-gold stipend directly from the Herald’s treasury if they commit to joining either one of these new ventures. The Trifecta Realms would be bound to sign that treaty and uphold the Accords. Beyond that, their traditions, titles, ambitions, and individual cultures shall be their own, though their spirit shall remain with the Veiled Goddess. Their goal would be to grow their number of nobles to 10-15 if possible. Together, three such realms WILL be enough to resist the next Daimonic invasion. Moreover, the fires of Our civilization will burn so brightly that nobles will be drawn to the gravity of Our great union. The Heralds of Obeah will function as the unifying hub of communication between these three realms so that in essence, We will form one Grand Realm against the coming dark.
- Compromised of both Amen Keffa and Amen Obeah, would retain Our original borders: 5 regions including and north of Avengmil.
- A Lord will need to be found for Cjelegy as Lord Boltgan may be going South at the invitation of the Iron Duchess.
- The Lightbringer army will be disbanded. The Farseers will be the only sponsored army in the Motherland.
We welcome your contributions to the discussion thus far. We chose rightly to bring the matter before you all. Our thoughts, however, remain unchanged: The realm should be split into three as soon as possible. While We understand the hesitation, We do not agree with it. It remains Our view that the benefits to splitting far outweigh risks and the difficulties involved.
In the beginning, We were entirely alone. “Grand†in name only, and mistress of a single small city in the heartlands: Keffa. We were alone, but not for long, and within weeks Our kingdom took shape as houses like Blint and Gildre heeded Our summons. How many of you were with Us during the Great Pilgrimage? We know. We can count your number on the fingers of one hand. Keffa, Our capital, the only region of Obeah, burned behind us as Jomorosh and his daimonic warhost devoured the faithful by the thousand. Sacrificed so that hope could be reborn in Rines. There, again, We were alone. Rines was a necropolis. The dead were everywhere and the peasants’ numbered not more than 800. All living in fear, rags, and hunger. We were alone, Our knights scattered and displaced through the long Pilgrimage until houses like Stark and D’Este leant their weight to Our cause. All of this, Everything We have as a nation, sprouted from nothing but Faith. If any of you lack faith in Our Vision, look around, for you are standing in but a chapter of it. Time soon to turn the page. While it need not be done today, the process must begin soon. We are on borrowed time. One does not need to have faith in Our visions to have faith in the fact that the Daimons will never stop clawing to pierce the Veil. Sooner or later, they will. Hope for later, but prepare for sooner. We remind you all of this before any of you try to say again that what We propose now cannot yet be done. It can. And by Obeah, it will be.
Consider: Where We were on Our own, you will have all the power of Rines to support you. Where we had to build up the infrastructure stone by stone to even build an army, You already have two, and infrastructure built in both cities to ensure access to more. Where We had no gold and relied entirely upon Our family fortunes to get by, you will have the mercantile might of the Amen Keffa to make sure your troops get paid while your new realms grow around you. Where we were forced to hold every council position Ourselves, in addition to Our titles as Duchess, Margravine, and Oracle, it was because there was no one else ready to share Our burdens, whereas you will have your comrades with you from the start. Where We were forced to suffer the constant depredations and indignities of rogue assaults freshly buoyed by the still-ongoing Invasion, you will have the Farseers army to call upon if ever you feel overwhelmed. If you do not have faith in Our Vision, have Faith in Us and the fact that We will do everything in Our power to ensure it is so. We do not have the ideal amount of knights, to be sure, but We have enough.
With that being said, allow us to detail Our vision further:We want this discussion to continue, and have outlined Our vision to the best of Our ability. We invite critique, questions, and council. Change Our mind, if you believe your argument decisive enough. Currently, Ultimately, From Our perspective, all that will really change is the color of the map and how We address Our letters. With were you, the knights of the Sacred Court, any less united in faith and tradition, were you any other people, We would have doubts. But you are Obians, so doubt We do not. The knights of other, lesser nations stop at “difficult.†The knights of Obeah dare more. In place of doubt, We have faith. Faith in the Veiled Goddess, faith in Ourselves, and We have faith in each of you.
- Duke Blint will secede with Amen Telum and Lord Herald Eva, as mistress of Ardmore, will join him. Her knight, Dame Mariana, will follow. Amen Telum will begin with 3 nobles by default and a wealthy rural that will be more than enough to feed Grehk as it grows. Add to that at least two more volunteers from the Motherland and you have a more than viable realm. That makes the initial region density 5:2 to start, and they can expand at their own pace.
- Duke Stark will secede with Amen Iron, taking Lords Felmoure of Rii and Tom of Rueffilo with him. Lord Tom’s knight, Sir Connor, would follow. Amen Iron will begin with 4 nobles by default and two wealthy rurals to support Irombro’s continued growth. Add to that at least one more volunteer from the Motherland and you have a more than viable realm. That makes the initial region density 5:3 to start, and they can expand at their own pace.
- This arrangement leaves the Motherland with 15 nobles. We could spare 5 more volunteers and at merely 10 the Motherland would Still have more nobles than other nations on this very continent. We can spare as many as 9. Each realm would have more than the baseline 1 noble per region (1:1). The Dukes-turned-rulers can place as much or as little power in the hands of their lords and knights as they choose, their rulership style does not concern Us so long as [[Obia’Syela/Trifecta|the Accords are adhered to]]. As far as We are concerned, they can compete to entice additional knights from the Motherland to serve them. It all serves the Veiled Goddess in the end.
- The temples of the Heralds of Obeah will unite the kingdoms in communication as every landowner of the Sacred Realm is already a member of the faith by law. This includes ALL of our military commanders, economic strategists, and of course the Heralds themselves. The multiplying of titles need not result in a bloating of bureaucracy so long as a central hierarchy is maintained within the church. We will see to that personally.
- The Motherland, using Our elite Farseer army, will take the responsibility of defending her Children until they are strong enough to stand on their own. You all heard the Bells. You’ve all seen the reports of monsters and undead shuffling back into the sea. It is a blessing, yes, a reprieve from the struggles that have been our Bane for decades. But it is also a challenge, a divine one, to see just how much We can grow in their absences and every day is precious in that regard…because We know that days of peace will surely be limited. In the meantime, Dukes Blint and Stark will sponsor their own armies to compete with Ours, and be authorized to use the royal We as We Ourselves do.
- We have no fear of treachery as We love and cherish Our people. We would no more believe that Dukes Blint or Stark could turn on Us as We would believe Our own two hands harbored ill will towards Us. And even if they did, if both went mad and rose against Us, what army of theirs could challenge the power of Rines or the might of the Farseers? Even were such evil ambitions to worm its way into the heart of both trusted men, it would take years. And if they ever were confident in a campaign against Us, it will be because their realms were successfully nurtured from this very point, which would rather make further deliberation against the merits of Our plan rather moot.
- Rines will grow hungry, this is true, but that test of faith is a familiar one for Our people, and they have remained stalwart through worse. Besides We trust Lords Eva, Tom, and Felmoure to ensure that their harvests are made available. We trust their dukes to ensure it. We trust Duke Blint to send raiding expeditions West, and We can send the Farseers themselves to do the same if necessary.
- We understand that knights on the frontiers cannot afford the same units as those of Rines. We will personally ensure that Duke Blint and Stark will have gold requests fulfilled as often as possible. Given the army’s’ current gold requirements, it is feasible.
- Titles are not candy to be handed out at request or thrown at passerby. For all We care, Dukes Blint and Stark can follow in Our footsteps and hold all of the realm titles until one of their personal court is ready to step up and share the burden of leadership. If We did it, THEY can do it. We Ourselves will assume any vacancies remaining in the Motherland if none of Our remaining court will aid us.
- There are temples for the Heralds of Obeah in every region currently in Our domain, and more outside Our borders. Planted like seeds by Heralds past and present. Unlike Us, you will never be alone or without access to food, funds, and family through faith.
I don't think temples cap follower count. There is a cap to how many of those followers can attend the temple though.
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Priest_Game#Temples_and_ShrinesAh yes, I recall this now.
There's a cap. It isn't "preaching won't allow followers to rise above X cap", but a semi-softer "followers above this cap will very quickly lose faith".
So ends the life of Stheno, daughter of Rania.
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