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Matt: /* The Sentinel Gate */

2014-11-14T08:14:42Z

The Sentinel Gate

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	All our events take place at Anvil - the cultural centre of the Empire where the great and the good meet four times a year to rule the Empire. Anvil is not a city as such, more a sacred meeting place, a cross between the Icelandic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althing#foundation Althing] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_the_Cloth_of_Gold Field of the Cloth and Gold]. As such it is pretty much the safest place in the Empire - and certainly the last place you would expect to get attacked.		All our events take place at Anvil - the cultural centre of the Empire where the great and the good meet four times a year to rule the Empire. Anvil is not a city as such, more a sacred meeting place, a cross between the Icelandic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althing#foundation Althing] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_the_Cloth_of_Gold Field of the Cloth and Gold]. As such it is pretty much the safest place in the Empire - and certainly the last place you would expect to get attacked.

	To get the opportunities to go on battles, skirmishes and quests, the players need to pass through the ~~[http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Sentinel_Gate~~ Sentinel Gate], an ancient stone gate that draws on the power of the stars to teleport the players elsewhere in Empire for a limited time. This plot device is what enables the players to travel from the safety of Anvil to the dangers of the battle grounds.		To get the opportunities to go on battles, skirmishes and quests, the players need to pass through [[the Sentinel Gate]], an ancient stone gate that draws on the power of the stars to teleport the players elsewhere in Empire for a limited time. This plot device is what enables the players to travel from the safety of Anvil to the dangers of the battle grounds.

	The Sentinel Gate has it's [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Sentinel_Gate own cosmology and rules] that determine how it can be used. Please make sure that you read these carefully and make sure your plot works with these rules, rather than against them.		The Sentinel Gate has it's [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Sentinel_Gate own cosmology and rules] that determine how it can be used. Please make sure that you read these carefully and make sure your plot works with these rules, rather than against them.

Matt at 08:04, 14 November 2014

2014-11-14T08:04:41Z

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	The Costume (Pru) and Makeup (Mim) teams can help you with advice on what costume, makeup and prosthetics we have available and what the options are.		The Costume (Pru) and Makeup (Mim) teams can help you with advice on what costume, makeup and prosthetics we have available and what the options are.

	~~[[Category:~~ Plot]]		{{Plot Further Reading}}
	[[Category: Structural Elements]]		[[Category: Structural Elements]]

Matt: /* Quests */

2014-11-13T13:00:44Z

Quests

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	However unlike battles, quests do not need to have anything to do with the Empire's ongoing military campaigns. Magistrates may want to send militia to bring back a criminal, a sorceror or a blasphemer. The Conclave might be requested by an Eternal to send a party to retrieve a lost item from a regio. A map to a valuable treasure might come up for sale in the Bourse.		However unlike battles, quests do not need to have anything to do with the Empire's ongoing military campaigns. Magistrates may want to send militia to bring back a criminal, a sorceror or a blasphemer. The Conclave might be requested by an Eternal to send a party to retrieve a lost item from a regio. A map to a valuable treasure might come up for sale in the Bourse.

	There are a limited number of quest slots available at each event~~. Speak to the plot actuation team if you~~ are ~~looking at creating~~ a ~~plot that involves a quest~~.		There are a limited number of quest slots available at each event, they are normally assigned on a first come first served basis.

	===Non-combat Quests===		===Non-combat Quests===

Matt: /* Monster Stats */

2014-11-13T12:59:28Z

Monster Stats

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	===Monster Stats===		===Monster Stats===
	Most barbarian warriors should be built on a handful of character points, similar to a PC. For anything else, the Referees (Graeme Jamieson, Nicholas Taylor~~, Paul Tucker~~) can help you with stats for monsters and other creatures.		Most barbarian warriors should be built on a handful of character points, similar to a PC. For anything else, the Referees (Graeme Jamieson, Nicholas Taylor) can help you with stats for monsters and other creatures.

	===Costume and Makeup===		===Costume and Makeup===

Matt: /* Timetabling Quest Slots */

2014-11-13T12:59:16Z

Timetabling Quest Slots

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	===Timetabling Quest Slots===		===Timetabling Quest Slots===
	~~Plot Actuation (Liza Shephard) are~~ the ~~team responsible for allocating~~ quest ~~slots and ensuring that~~ a quest ~~or skirmish has everything~~ it ~~needs~~ to ~~run~~.		Each event has a limited number of quest slots. Once your plot has been approved then you can add it to the quest timetable, provided there is a slot free. If there is not a slot available for your quest, it will have to wait until the next event.

	===Monster Stats===		===Monster Stats===

Matt: /* The Sentinel Gate */

2014-11-13T12:57:06Z

The Sentinel Gate

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	To get the opportunities to go on battles, skirmishes and quests, the players need to pass through the [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Sentinel_Gate Sentinel Gate], an ancient stone gate that draws on the power of the stars to teleport the players elsewhere in Empire for a limited time. This plot device is what enables the players to travel from the safety of Anvil to the dangers of the battle grounds.		To get the opportunities to go on battles, skirmishes and quests, the players need to pass through the [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Sentinel_Gate Sentinel Gate], an ancient stone gate that draws on the power of the stars to teleport the players elsewhere in Empire for a limited time. This plot device is what enables the players to travel from the safety of Anvil to the dangers of the battle grounds.

	The Sentinel Gate has it's own cosmology and rules that determine how it can be used. Please make sure that you read these carefully and make sure your plot works with these rules, rather than against them.		The Sentinel Gate has it's [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Sentinel_Gate own cosmology and rules] that determine how it can be used. Please make sure that you read these carefully and make sure your plot works with these rules, rather than against them.

	==Templates==		==Templates==

Matt at 16:56, 19 March 2014

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 ==Skirmishes==
 A skirmish is like a battle but smaller - only involving one, or at most two, nations of PCs. They are usually shorter in duration than a battle, but should have the same amount of plot detail and sets of objectives. At present we are not running any skirmishes at the first event in 2014, to allow us to concentrate more resources on quests.
 ==Quests==
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 ==Locations==
 We have the woods and an open field and either may have some kind set piece or fortification, we can (and like to) run combat after dark but this has challenges particularly in the woods where lighting is very poor. Night time woods quests better suit static combats e.g. attack a camp site or sneaky knives in the dark type missions. It is not a good idea to have a quest that involves a large running battle for thirty players and that many monsters after dark.
 ==Getting Help==

Matt at 16:34, 19 March 2014

2014-03-19T16:34:59Z

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	* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empireplotwiki/Skirmish_Template Skirmish template]		* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empireplotwiki/Skirmish_Template Skirmish template]
	* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empireplotwiki/Quest_Template Quest template]		* [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empireplotwiki/Quest_Template Quest template]

			==Locations==
			We have the woods and an open field and either may have some kind set piece or fortification, we can (and like to) run combat after dark but this has challenges particularly in the woods where lighting is very poor. Night time woods quests better suit static combats e.g. attack a camp site or sneaky knives in the dark type missions. It is not a good idea to have a quest that involves a large running battle for thirty players and that many monsters after dark.

	==Getting Help==		==Getting Help==

Matt: /* Quests */

2014-03-19T01:14:20Z

Quests

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	There are a limited number of quest slots available at each event. Speak to the plot actuation team if you are looking at creating a plot that involves a quest.		There are a limited number of quest slots available at each event. Speak to the plot actuation team if you are looking at creating a plot that involves a quest.

			===Non-combat Quests===
			Quests do not have to include combat, indeed most ''should'' be more than just an excuse for a fight. Sometimes a mosh is what players want, but it is better to try to include as much plot and roleplaying interaction as possible in your quests and skirmishes.

			However, where possible, it is better to avoid non combat quests. We can only run combat on quests (i.e. not on the Anvil field) so every non combat quest is one less opportunity for those that want combat. There are lots of good ideas for quests that don't include any combat, but we will only run a handful of non-combat quests each event, to make sure there are plenty of fighting quests for those that want them.

			If your plot does not involve combat, see if there are ways to run the encounter on the field at Anvil - generally we won't run a non-combat quest if that could be run as an encounter on the field.

	===Structure===		===Structure===

Matt at 01:06, 19 March 2014

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 ==Overview==
 The Empire is at war with the barbarian nations it borders. The expected pattern for that war is that the players will, over the next few years, reverse the defeats of the last five decades before eventually invading and conquering new territory. The battles that we put on - as part of the ongoing military campaigns - are part and parcel of the event, so the Empire being at war with ''someone'' is unlikely to go away any time soon. So plots that involve the ongoing wars will always be viable in some form in Empire. What follows below is a brief explanation of the mechanical system that we use to calculate the progress of the war and how the PCs influence that.
 ==The Military Campaign==