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=Overview=

'''Kingdoms''' is a fantasy game set in the fae realm of Arcadia, where two opposing brother-kings clash in a highly formalised contest of warfare and intrigue to determine who will rule. This is the ''Game of Succession'', which only one brother can win.

'''Kingdoms''' is based around the imagery and structure of a game of chess, but does not use the rules or the board of that game. Instead, the contests are based on preparation, player creativity and an element of luck!

As a roleplaying game, '''Kingdoms''' is designed with a ''one-GM / four-player'' format in mind, with each ''Game of Succession'' typically lasting 3-4 sessions of a few hours each. It is heavily structured, and explicitly a player versus player game. It is designed to be most rewarding for players and GMs with strong imagination and the ability to roleplay and maintain multiple roles and characters, but also rewards smart strategic and tactical thinking.

This is, however, a game of narrow focus and finite length, probably most enjoyable the first two or three times you run through it! Also, it is unashamedly different from most rpgs in that the goal here is to ''win'' and to ''defeat the enemy players''. As such, its not for everybody and probably not something you'll play forever. Still, I hope you decide to give it a go!
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=Premise=

For one thousand years the ''High King'' rules over ''Arcadia'', just as his father did before him, and his father's father before. Through him, ''Glamour'' flows into the realm, sustaining the very existence of his kingdom and his people.

Now though, the millennium draws to an end and Arcadia demands that the ''High King'' is sacrificed on the ''Altar of Seasons''. At the very moment the ''High King'' dies, his ''Queen'' bears him two twin sons. 


Watch as the sons grow into adulthood. As has always been, one turns to Light and the other to Darkness. 

The ''Seelie Prince of the White Domain'' becomes a man of honour and tradition, beloved by his loyal subjects. 

The ''Unseelie Prince of the Black Domain'' becomes a man of passion and ambition, surrounded by like-minded followers who fear and respect his strength.


They reach their eighteenth birthday, and on that day each Prince receives a bride from realms beyond their own. 

As they take their Queens they change from being ''Princes'' to ''Kings'', and their ''Court'' assembles around them... ''Two Knights to lead in War, two Bishops who master Intrigue, two Rooks as defenders of the realm, and Eight Armies to fight for the kingdom.''


The two brothers realise that there cannot be two Kings, and that the Black Court and the White Court cannot rule the next millennium together. Only one can rule. As in generations and millennia previous a war must be fought. 

This war, ''The Grand Game of Succession'' will rage for up to twelve years, till only one brother remains. Victory will give him control of Arcadia for the next thousand years, and it will be the victor whose vision shapes reality.


'''Let the Game commence.'''
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=Rules of Engagement=
This section provides all the information you need to play the game.

* [[Kingdoms: Overview of the Game System|Overview of the Game System]] - A broad look at the system, and introduction of game terms.
* [[Kingdoms: Creating the Court|Creating the Court]] - An overview of how to create your Court, in preparation for the game.
* [[Kingdoms: Springtime - Growth|Springtime - Growth]]
* [[Kingdoms: Summer - War|Summer - War]]
* [[Kingdoms: Autumn - Harvest|Autumn - Harvest]]
* [[Kingdoms: Winter - Intrigue|Winter - Intrigue]]
* [[Kingdoms: Changing Number of Players|Changing Number of Players]] - How to adjust the game if you don't have exactly four players and 1 adjudicator!

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=The Court=
This section explores the different Pieces in more detail.

* [[Kingdoms: King - The Lord and Liege|King - The Lord and Liege]]
* [[Kingdoms: Queen - The Sorceress|Queen - The Sorceress]]
* [[Kingdoms: Rooks - The Defenders|Rooks - The Defenders]]
* [[Kingdoms: Knights - The Warmasters|Knights - The Warmasters]]
* [[Kingdoms: Bishops - The Manipulators|Rook - The Manipulators]]
* [[Kingdoms: Pawns - The Eight Armies|Pawns - The Eight Armies]]
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=The Realm=
This section is background information on the world and the game setting, and also includes additional resources for players and GMs. Players of the game can read this section, but it isn't essential to gain enjoy the game.

* [[Kingdoms: Arcadia - Through the Looking Glass|Arcadia - Through the Looking Glass]]
* [[Kingdoms: Events|Events]]
* [[Kingdoms: Neutrals and Outsiders|Neutrals and Outsiders]]
* [[Kingdoms: Playing The Adjudicator|Playing The Adjudicator]]
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=Sample Courts=
This section presents sample courts. Game groups in a hurry can pick up one of these "off the shelf" to play with, but generally they're here just as examples. Creating the Court is one of the most important and enjoyable parts of the game, so the players ideally should do so themselves!

'''White Courts:'''
* [[Kingdoms: Court of Desert Roses|Court of Desert Roses]]
* [[Kingdoms: Court of The Sun Dragon|Court of The Sun Dragon]]

'''Black Courts:'''
* [[Kingdoms: Court of Hell's Legions|Court of the Hell's Legions]]
* [[Kingdoms: Court of the Web of Harmonies|Court of the Web of Harmonies]]
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=Credits=
<br>'''This is a complete roleplaying game,  originally created on the rpg.net wiki by ''Asklepios''. '''

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