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− | The players start the game as villagers in an extremely isolated area called the Village of the Vale. They will know almost nothing of the big wide world around them. | + | Writing up this game is an exercise in minimalism. The players start the game as villagers in an extremely isolated area called the Village of the Vale. They will know almost nothing of the big wide world around them. I will write up very little before the players need it. |
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==<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">'''''What you know'''''</div>== | ==<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">'''''What you know'''''</div>== | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Vale''' is a village which has 4 hamlets and a collection of 20 or so farmsteads surrounded by a forest. '''Gingal''', ''''Dandan''', '''Kubelo''', and '''Jenkins'''. Each has 5 to 10 buildings. There are about 500 people in the Vale and PCs will know every single one of them, young and old. |
Hamlets are a market and community center or Long Hall for nearby family farms. They provide locally needed services like surplus storage. Each Hamlet will have a mill for grinding flour. They will have a blacksmith able to shoe horses, repair and make tools, and tinker pots. | Hamlets are a market and community center or Long Hall for nearby family farms. They provide locally needed services like surplus storage. Each Hamlet will have a mill for grinding flour. They will have a blacksmith able to shoe horses, repair and make tools, and tinker pots. | ||
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*'''Gingal''' has a lumber mill for planing boards. | *'''Gingal''' has a lumber mill for planing boards. | ||
− | *'''Kubelo''' has a large number of pepper trees and olive trees. They produce olive oil used locally and with peppercorns, provide one of the profitable | + | *'''Kubelo''' has a large number of pepper trees and olive trees. They produce olive oil used locally and with peppercorns, provide one of the profitable expors that benifits the whole vale. |
*'''Dandan''' has a lot of fruit trees. Traded whole the fruits are a staple of local diets. They also brew various liqueurs for local consumption. They also produce a great deal of jams and jellies and canned fruits. '''Dandan''' also has a great many beehives and produces honey and meads.. | *'''Dandan''' has a lot of fruit trees. Traded whole the fruits are a staple of local diets. They also brew various liqueurs for local consumption. They also produce a great deal of jams and jellies and canned fruits. '''Dandan''' also has a great many beehives and produces honey and meads.. | ||
− | *'''Jenkins''', the largest, has a traveler's Inn and an attached brewery. (The inn is cleverly called the [[Inn at Jenkins]]) The brewery produce a large amount of beer much of which is exported. '''Jenkins''' also has a large structure near the Inn that is used for storage of local produce for export where the elders of Jenkins oversee local provisions for trade and | + | *'''Jenkins''', the largest, has a traveler's Inn and an attached brewery. (The inn is cleverly called the [[Inn at Jenkins]]) The brewery produce a large amount of beer much of which is exported. '''Jenkins''' also has a large structure near the Inn that is used for storage of local produce for export where the elders of Jenkins oversee local provisions for trade and againt hardship. |
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− | + | Farmteads are miniature hamlets themselves but interact with the various hamlets. For an idea of a active Farmstead think about Faldor's Farm in the Beleriand series. | |
− | The | + | The Vale is surrounded by forest on 3 sides with rolling hills and the beginning of a gorge to the south. To the west is a range of mountains topped by two great mountains; the Tooth directly west and White Spire to the south of the Tooth. Vale is a wet regionwithmany creeks and streams all flowing to the gorge which flows south. |
A Village called '''Belwing''' is to the south someplace. Most adults have been there from time to time during their lives. The Village of '''Blue Rock''' is to the northeast, farther away. Only a few people have been to it in their lives. The City and castle of '''Arrow''' is near '''Blue Rock''' and the '''Duke of Arrow''' lives there. The City and Castle of '''Redfoot''' is far to the south and the '''Duke of Redfoot''' lives there. Only the Village elders have been there and not in the last decade. | A Village called '''Belwing''' is to the south someplace. Most adults have been there from time to time during their lives. The Village of '''Blue Rock''' is to the northeast, farther away. Only a few people have been to it in their lives. The City and castle of '''Arrow''' is near '''Blue Rock''' and the '''Duke of Arrow''' lives there. The City and Castle of '''Redfoot''' is far to the south and the '''Duke of Redfoot''' lives there. Only the Village elders have been there and not in the last decade. | ||
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==<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">'''System and Skills'''</div>== | ==<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">'''System and Skills'''</div>== | ||
− | + | I am not sure what game system i will use. Probably a mixture Warlock and other things. I will give players a copy of the "Game Book." I have a copy of Warlock as a doc file to clip from. The rules will be trimmed down to a bare minimum and | |
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− | + | Players will start as fighters and use the warlock fighter exp chart and skill chart. Skills will draw from a collection i will put together including fighter and thief skills. | |
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Not all priests will be evoking priests. Certain to be a sore point among them. | Not all priests will be evoking priests. Certain to be a sore point among them. | ||
− | Hedge wizards will be rare but well known and the Vale will have a couple. These practitioners will be sort of a mixture of herbalists, midwife, alchemist, and charlatan. At best a | + | Hedge wizards will be rare but well known and the Vale will have a couple. These practitioners will be sort of a mixture of herbalists, midwife, alchemist, and charlatan. At best a 3 level mage making a rural living. Most will have traveled to learn more their trade but may enlist youths to collect local supplies. They may provide medical help. |
− | Friars are something akin to a parish priest, druid, and a monk. Well versed in nature lore, knowledgeable in stories and myths, they perform rituals, marriages, funerals, and blessings. | + | Friars are something akin to a parish priest, druid, and a monk. Well versed in nature lore, knowledgeable in stories and myths, they perform rituals, marriages, funerals, and blessings. The usually have medical skills. |
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Magic items are extremely rare and almost impossible to destroy. | Magic items are extremely rare and almost impossible to destroy. | ||
− | Enchanted items have a spell causing the magic and | + | Enchanted items have a spell causing the magic and the it maintains its usual strength. |
So a magic spear can be used to lever a large bolder from the ground easily. An enchanted spear can be broken like a normal spear. | So a magic spear can be used to lever a large bolder from the ground easily. An enchanted spear can be broken like a normal spear. | ||
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*There are known to be 5 Arch-mage staves. | *There are known to be 5 Arch-mage staves. | ||
*There are known to be 3 Magical harps. | *There are known to be 3 Magical harps. | ||
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At the beginning of the game the PCs will know little beyond the Village of Vale except place names. The Villages of '''Belwing''' and '''Blue Rock''' are well known as are the Cities of '''Arrow''' and '''Redfoot'''. | At the beginning of the game the PCs will know little beyond the Village of Vale except place names. The Villages of '''Belwing''' and '''Blue Rock''' are well known as are the Cities of '''Arrow''' and '''Redfoot'''. | ||
− | Beyond that the cities of '''Candle''', '''Buckle''', '''Flatter''' and ''' | + | Beyond that the cities of '''Candle''', '''Buckle''', '''Flatter''' and '''regal''' are known. |
Each of these is ruled by a Duke, though Regal is ruled by a Grand Duke. There is no king currently, and the players will not know why. | Each of these is ruled by a Duke, though Regal is ruled by a Grand Duke. There is no king currently, and the players will not know why. |