Nations - Revision history

Matt at 08:03, 14 November 2014

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	* Andrew Dudgeon, Charlotte Barratt, and Al Bevan are playing the Wintermark egregore.		* Andrew Dudgeon, Charlotte Barratt, and Al Bevan are playing the Wintermark egregore.

	~~[[Category:~~Plot]]		{{Plot Further Reading}}
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Matt at 08:03, 14 November 2014

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	===Relevant NPCs===		===Relevant NPCs===
	* Rick Jackson is playing the League egregore.		* Rick Jackson and Liza Shepherd are playing the League egregore.

	==The Marches==		==The Marches==
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	===Relevant NPCs===		===Relevant NPCs===
	* Andrew Dudgeon is playing the Wintermark egregore.		* Andrew Dudgeon, Charlotte Barratt, and Al Bevan are playing the Wintermark egregore.

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Matt: /* Wintermark */

2014-02-23T20:19:07Z

Wintermark

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 ==Wintermark==
 ===Relevant NPCs===
 * Andrew Dudgeon is playing the Wintermark egregore.

Matt: /* Varushka */

2014-02-23T20:04:17Z

Varushka

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	It is remarkably difficult to frighten a hundred and fifty players in a field in a fest - and the setting was not written with the intention that we should try. It is great if the players emphasize the superstitious character of Varushka and we should encourage them to do so, but the place to emphasize the dark nature of Varushka is on any quests and expeditions that take place in the nation. Once you can control the environment, it becomes much easier to play to the Varushkan themes. It is important to note however that the Varushka brief repeatedly stresses that it is too dangerous to go out after dark in Varushka - so the best time to run plot set in Varushka is at dusk, ''not once the sun has set.'' The former gives a sense of urgency as the light fades, the latter demands the players violate the spirit of the brief - it should be reserved for the most dire of situations at most.		It is remarkably difficult to frighten a hundred and fifty players in a field in a fest - and the setting was not written with the intention that we should try. It is great if the players emphasize the superstitious character of Varushka and we should encourage them to do so, but the place to emphasize the dark nature of Varushka is on any quests and expeditions that take place in the nation. Once you can control the environment, it becomes much easier to play to the Varushkan themes. It is important to note however that the Varushka brief repeatedly stresses that it is too dangerous to go out after dark in Varushka - so the best time to run plot set in Varushka is at dusk, ''not once the sun has set.'' The former gives a sense of urgency as the light fades, the latter demands the players violate the spirit of the brief - it should be reserved for the most dire of situations at most.
			===Territories===
			* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Karov Karov]
			* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Volodmartz Volodmartz]
			* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Miekarova Miekarova]
			* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Karsk Karsk]
	===Relevant NPCs===		===Relevant NPCs===
	* Dave Kibblewhite is playing the Varushkan egregore.		* Dave Kibblewhite is playing the Varushkan egregore.

Matt: /* Varushka */

2014-02-23T20:01:53Z

Varushka

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	==Varushka==		==Varushka==
			Varushka is a dangerous land where the people are constantly faced with hard choices. It is located in the north east of the Empire, north of Dawn and east of their cousins in Wintermark. The city of Temeschwar was once part of Varushka, but joined the League when that nation was formed. The nation shares a long border with the Thule in the North but also suffers from the presence of many powerful internal threats - the sovereigns and their minions.

			The style for Varushka is overwhelmingly one of dark fantasy. It draws stylistic inspiration from Grimm's Fairy Tales and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Fairy_Tales Russian fairy tales], but also from the setting and style of gothic horror like Bram Stoker's Dracula. The tone of the nation is dour and serious, there is great wealth in Varushka, but the price to be paid for it is one of constant danger. Any plot that offers the players bleak moral situations where they must choose between two evils is great for Varushka.

			It is remarkably difficult to frighten a hundred and fifty players in a field in a fest - and the setting was not written with the intention that we should try. It is great if the players emphasize the superstitious character of Varushka and we should encourage them to do so, but the place to emphasize the dark nature of Varushka is on any quests and expeditions that take place in the nation. Once you can control the environment, it becomes much easier to play to the Varushkan themes. It is important to note however that the Varushka brief repeatedly stresses that it is too dangerous to go out after dark in Varushka - so the best time to run plot set in Varushka is at dusk, ''not once the sun has set.'' The former gives a sense of urgency as the light fades, the latter demands the players violate the spirit of the brief - it should be reserved for the most dire of situations at most.
	===Relevant NPCs===		===Relevant NPCs===
	* Dave Kibblewhite is playing the Varushkan egregore.		* Dave Kibblewhite is playing the Varushkan egregore.

	==Wintermark==		==Wintermark==
	===Relevant NPCs===		===Relevant NPCs===

Matt: /* Urizen */

2014-02-23T19:49:29Z

Urizen

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	==Urizen==		==Urizen==
			Urizen is a nation of mages, historians, seers and philosophers. The nation mixes inspirations drawn from Tolkien's Nolder with Classical and Eastern philosophy. The nation has by far the smallest population in the Empire (except Imperial Orcs) as they live on dwellings fashioned on mountain-tops. Their lands are in the south-east of the Empire, beyond Sarvos and the League and south of Highguard. Like the Navarr, they are a fore-runner people, a remnant of the destroyed empire of Terunael, although they are not defined by that loss.

			The ideal plot style for Urizen is plot that involves mystery and discovery. Plot that is esoteric or occult in nature is well suited to the player-base, but historical plots as well as plots that involve magic and the eternals are also good. Part of the psyche of the nation is about influencing and manipulating others - albeit for their own good - and plot that implies or offers methods to extend subtle control or influence over others are great. Urizen thought is highly philosophical in nature and plot that involves logic, abstract ideas, ethics and real world philosophies are perfect, provided the writer is confident with the material they are using.

			===Territories===
			* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Morrow Morrow]
			* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Redoubt Redoubt]
			* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Zenith Zenith]
			* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Spiral Spiral]

	===Relevant NPCs===		===Relevant NPCs===
	* Toni Badnall is playing the Urizen egregore.		* Toni Badnall is playing the Urizen egregore.

	==Varushka==		==Varushka==
	===Relevant NPCs===		===Relevant NPCs===

Matt: /* Territories */

2014-02-22T09:39:26Z

Territories

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	The Marches is the most low fantasy of all the nations in Empire. The ideal plot for the Marches should be gritty, low-fantasy and based around human failings. Plot should still respect the fantasy elements of the setting but emphasize human agency and human outcomes. Game of Thrones and Joe Abercrombie's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Abercrombie The First Law] books are great examples of what should work well in the Marches.		The Marches is the most low fantasy of all the nations in Empire. The ideal plot for the Marches should be gritty, low-fantasy and based around human failings. Plot should still respect the fantasy elements of the setting but emphasize human agency and human outcomes. Game of Thrones and Joe Abercrombie's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Abercrombie The First Law] books are great examples of what should work well in the Marches.

	==Territories==		===Territories===
	*[http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Upwold Upwold]		*[http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Upwold Upwold]
	*[http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Mitwold Mitwold]		*[http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Mitwold Mitwold]

Matt: /* Territories */

2014-02-22T09:39:09Z

Territories

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	Although many of the orc players love a good fight, care should be taken not to run plot that presents that as all these is to being an Imperial Orc. Plot should represent the Imperial Orcs as martial, not brutal, as soldiers, not savages. They love battle, but so do Dawn and Wintermark, and like those nations they are not defined solely by that. They may lack the trappings of high civilisation as embodied by nations like Highguard and the League, but they have a deep appreciation of literacy, loyalty, family, and history.		Although many of the orc players love a good fight, care should be taken not to run plot that presents that as all these is to being an Imperial Orc. Plot should represent the Imperial Orcs as martial, not brutal, as soldiers, not savages. They love battle, but so do Dawn and Wintermark, and like those nations they are not defined solely by that. They may lack the trappings of high civilisation as embodied by nations like Highguard and the League, but they have a deep appreciation of literacy, loyalty, family, and history.

	==Territories==		===Territories===
	At present the Imperial Orcs have no territories. Their nation is conceptually divided by their allegiance to one of the [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Imperial_Orcs_territories two Imperial Orc Armies], with this loyalty replacing the territory division in a character's identity. The two armies have a distinct flavour and background that can be used to create plot.		At present the Imperial Orcs have no territories. Their nation is conceptually divided by their allegiance to one of the [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Imperial_Orcs_territories two Imperial Orc Armies], with this loyalty replacing the territory division in a character's identity. The two armies have a distinct flavour and background that can be used to create plot.
	===Relevant NPCs===		===Relevant NPCs===

Matt: /* The Marches */

2014-02-22T09:06:36Z

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	The Marches is located in the west of the Empire, between Wintermark in the north and the Brass Coast in the south. Like Wintermark is shares a border with the Jotun who have conquered the Mourne and signed a ceasefire with the Empire over the current territorial borders. The eastern Marches was once part of Dawn and the nation nurses historical resentment from that time, this has been picked up and is being played by many players in the field.		The Marches is located in the west of the Empire, between Wintermark in the north and the Brass Coast in the south. Like Wintermark is shares a border with the Jotun who have conquered the Mourne and signed a ceasefire with the Empire over the current territorial borders. The eastern Marches was once part of Dawn and the nation nurses historical resentment from that time, this has been picked up and is being played by many players in the field.

	The Marches is the most low fantasy of all the nations in Empire. The ideal plot for the Marches should be gritty, low-fantasy and based around human failings. Plot should still respect the fantasy elements of the setting but emphasize human agency and human outcomes. Game of Thrones and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Abercrombie ~~Joe Abercrombie's~~ The First Law] books are great examples of what should work well in the Marches.		The Marches is the most low fantasy of all the nations in Empire. The ideal plot for the Marches should be gritty, low-fantasy and based around human failings. Plot should still respect the fantasy elements of the setting but emphasize human agency and human outcomes. Game of Thrones and Joe Abercrombie's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Abercrombie The First Law] books are great examples of what should work well in the Marches.

	==Territories==		==Territories==

Matt: /* Imperial Orcs */

2014-02-22T09:05:57Z

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	The Imperial Orcs are unique in that they do not presently have any territory. They have two large armies (equivalent to three normal armies in total), but no territory to defend. This gives them a unique ability to commit their entire force to military aggression and to be involved and interested in any border conflict. Thus far they have proved popular with other players (prejudice against them is practically non-existent) although they have fallen out badly with the Varushkans.		The Imperial Orcs are unique in that they do not presently have any territory. They have two large armies (equivalent to three normal armies in total), but no territory to defend. This gives them a unique ability to commit their entire force to military aggression and to be involved and interested in any border conflict. Thus far they have proved popular with other players (prejudice against them is practically non-existent) although they have fallen out badly with the Varushkans.

	There is no clear plot style for the Imperial Orcs, but they do have a clear plot narrative. The briefing material for the orcs describes a national goal for them - to gain their own lands, to win one or more territories. Their is also a subtext that their nation is short of people, and bringing more orcs into their nation would be beneficial. Any plot that even hints at these goals should interest the Imperial Orcs.		There is no clear plot style for the Imperial Orcs, but they do have a clear plot narrative. The briefing material for the orcs describes a national goal for them - to gain their own lands, to win one or more territories. Their is also a subtext that their nation is short of people, and bringing more orcs into their nation would be beneficial. Any plot that even hints at these goals should interest the Imperial Orcs. There is also a second story arc for the orc players involving reconciling their ancestors with the Empire and the creation of new Imperial Orc ancestors.

			Although many of the orc players love a good fight, care should be taken not to run plot that presents that as all these is to being an Imperial Orc. Plot should represent the Imperial Orcs as martial, not brutal, as soldiers, not savages. They love battle, but so do Dawn and Wintermark, and like those nations they are not defined solely by that. They may lack the trappings of high civilisation as embodied by nations like Highguard and the League, but they have a deep appreciation of literacy, loyalty, family, and history.

	==Territories==		==Territories==
	At present the Imperial Orcs have no territories. Their nation is conceptually divided by their allegiance to one of the [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Imperial_Orcs_territories two Imperial Orc Armies], with this loyalty replacing the territory division in a character's identity. The two armies have a distinct flavour and background that can be used to create plot.		At present the Imperial Orcs have no territories. Their nation is conceptually divided by their allegiance to one of the [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Imperial_Orcs_territories two Imperial Orc Armies], with this loyalty replacing the territory division in a character's identity. The two armies have a distinct flavour and background that can be used to create plot.