[D&D-5e] D&D 5th edition Challenge of Kingdoms

[KhamLuc]

Originally Posted by Damionovich

DOH!!! This is why 5th ed drives me nuts. Yes, go ahead be variants, I guess that is another correction on my part. color? I needed my niece to tell me what the colors were on the map and now you want more color? I'm colorblind.

but use the 5th edition rules. I keep reverting to 3.5.

Alright, if we have everyone rolled to determine who selects first, we can start looking at the map and picking.

not every one have roll yet

and seem to have the last to put his feet on the doorstep : Palliven who just roll a 95 ... but that all I have for info for him

[Damionovich]

Originally Posted by KhamLuc

not every one have roll yet

and seem to have the last to put his feet on the doorstep : Palliven who just roll a 95 ... but that all I have for info for him

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Thank you for keeping track Kham, I appreciate the help.

OK gang, 13 on the map is a different color, it looks like either corn, wheat, oats, rice, or some grain.

Also, I have several more rolls for everyone to make which are to help build your civilization..would you like to roll (on the previously used roll thread) or choose once we get the game thread?

[KhamLuc]

Originally Posted by Damionovich

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Thank you for keeping track Kham, I appreciate the help.

OK gang, 13 on the map is a different color, it looks like either corn, wheat, oats, rice, or some grain.

Also, I have several more rolls for everyone to make which are to help build your civilization..would you like to roll (on the previously used roll thread) or choose once we get the game thread?

I think we better wait that every one complete the first stage ...

that will let time to open the tread and let you prepare those for a clean start ...

[Palliven]

Name: Heddwyn Dun'Dain
Gender: Male dwarf
Class: Wizard (Abjurationist, war caster)
Chosen Culture to emulate: Welsh
Personality: A serious and responsible man Heddwyn is driven to carry the weight of the world by his love of the people around him. He finds joy in others happiness, satisfaction in others accomplishments and sadness when others he cares for hurt. Those rare cases where he does relax he enjoys family meals, singing traditional songs with his deep baritone voice and painting. He has a curiosity to learn and while eager to try new things and explore new avenues, has a strong traditional mindset around right and wrong. Slow to anger and quick to forgive, he does not tolerate liars or fools.

Appearance:
Heddwyn’s long red brown hair is shaved on the right side and worn long on the left. A line of archaic symbols is tattooed in blue ink on the skin of his shaved head, marking him as part of the Sundergaard. His long beard curls in the front and has one thick braid hanging down the left side. The braid is held by three wide silver bands, each etched with a dwarven name. He almost always wears a leather jerkin covered with large, steel plates rectangular in shape with curved corners. While most are bare of markings except the scrollwork etchings along their bottom edges, several have runes that have been etched and then painted red across their surface. A dark green tartan kilt above chain greaves is part of what he wears to battle. Easy to overlook due to the well-kept. but well used, tower shield he carries is his missing left hand. Where that hand once was is now a silver forged arm cap.
Territory Roll: 95

Backstory:
Life in the Citadels was a life of purpose. Like each dwarf before him, Heddwyn Dun’Dain stood before the Council of Three as they read through the tablets of his lineage and questioned how strong the flames burned in his soul. While some accepted his claims of royal lineage, others doubted it or cast dispersions against him for it. Perhaps this is why The Council ordained that Heddwyn’s purpose was to serve in the Sundergaard, a path that would have him learn the ways of magic and war in order to protect the people.

For years he trained, learning the discipline of the Sundergaard. His skill grew as did his confidence. He stood among the guards at each battle, protecting and supporting them so their might would never falter. He began to think there was no foe they could not drive back but then fate stepped in and proved him wrong. Their small group went past the secure outskirts, overly confident in their strength and unaware that there had been recent attacks. They were set upon by swarms of foul beasts and soon were fighting for their lives. Heddwyn stood among the guards using his spells, but despite his magic and his courage had to watch them get torn apart. They were Sundergaard though and they gave what they got. When all was done, one guard remained standing and Heddwyn was on one knee, holding the bloody stump where his left hand used to be.

The following months found him doubting himself. Despite his training and the strength of the warriors with him, they had nearly fallen. He struggled with the conflict between what was expected of him and his diminished sense of self-worth. For many nights he sat, unsure what his future held and what he should do. Ultimately though, that decision was made for him when he was summoned to King Asguild’s chambers to hear his final words.
Never having acknowledged or supported Heddwyn, the King had not been much of a father to him, but hearing Asguild’s words before he died, Heddwyn now understood that he had been Father to his Empire. That had been his priority. The king’s words inspired him and helped him see that his life was not in vain but had led him to this moment. He saw his purpose and it was clear. In this fragile time, it fell to Heddwyn to protect that which had been built, to provide shelter to the people behind the shield of his rule. It would be Heddwyn that would ensure that the people given to his care would thrive, that what the Empire had stood for did not crumble and be lost to history. There would be hardships to face, threats to his rule and his lands. As he left the King’s chambers, his head was high, and he had only one thought. Let them come.

[KhamLuc]

Little question
what is the book your are accepting for characther creation ( feat, backgroun, spell ) and rule for different built (tool or magic item creation ) ... all except homebrew ?

[penbeast0]

Beige= beach, sand; Dark Green = thick forest, Light green is a hybrid between rolling hills and forest (not thick so can sustain, but not export in large quantities.), blue = water, gray = Moutains. There are rivers flowing from the mountains as well. All water on the inland is freshwater.

Not sure this makes sense as there is no grey and the beige does not tend to correspond with shoreline plus there are two different colors of beige, light and dark.

Might I suggest:
Blue = water
Brown = hills (defensible terrain)
Dark Green = forest
Light green = farmlands
Dark Tan = scrub brush/pasture
Light Tan = uncultivated grasslands/pasture

That leaves the lines which are a bit odd. There are brown lines and blue lines on the map.
The brown ones seem to border forests . . . walls?
The blue ones might be streams but they don't make sense as they don't start in highlands, don't flow together and get bigger, and don't end up in the larger bodies of water.

(Sorry, among other things, I teach history and geography and have to repeat this about rivers and streams 20-30 times a year.)

I would suggest having your niece or someone put numbers or variable crosshatching on each terrain type and hand drawing the streams and rivers to make them flow with the terrain. Or, one of us could redo the map for you if you like; key is to change it as little as possible since you have clearly done a lot of prep work with it.

[Rylus]

I am a little confused. Are feats and variant human allowed or not? Added race and a picture, though the race may change depending on if human variant is allowed or not.

[KhamLuc]

Originally Posted by Rylus

I am a little confused. Are feats and variant human allowed or not?

Yes FEat and variant human are accept finally

I'll just wait the answer of the DM to know if All publish book are allow in the game ( except homebrew of course)

[Alatere]

Originally Posted by delpinator

Well that's interesting old English is less than the new. Alatere want to be close and I can create the Danelaw to your england?

With similar cultures it would make sense for our lands to be close to each other. We will see where we end up!

[Alatere]

Originally Posted by Damionovich

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Thank you for keeping track Kham, I appreciate the help.

OK gang, 13 on the map is a different color, it looks like either corn, wheat, oats, rice, or some grain.

Also, I have several more rolls for everyone to make which are to help build your civilization..would you like to roll (on the previously used roll thread) or choose once we get the game thread?

Yes would be nice to have the game thread before we get too deep in kingdom creation.

[delpinator]

Yeah a game thread would be nice.

[KhamLuc]

Originally Posted by KhamLuc

I'm making a table to resume the application just to help

MAP LINK MAP

Roll Link Dice Roll Link

HEre some RESUME of UPdate info about the game :

-Core races; PHB.... anything outside will need to be explained. Even being a whore of a man mating with a demon or cloud giant..............kind of doesn't make sense
-Attribute max is 18 before racial and level adjustments 30 point Buy (14-15-16- 17-18 cost 2 pts each)
-Any background that fits, but nobility in title only.
-Feats + subclasses are good to go. No crazy stuff and other sources are ok. just remember. No crazy stuff.
- ALL Publish MAterial except homebrew accept for character creation ( feat, background, spell ) and rule for different built (tool or magic item creation ) ...
-XP can come from anything DM see fit EX in the spoiler

 

1 Diplomacy, combat, trade, and the Kingdom's states have equal balance. Achieving treaties, trade partners, aid, and joint operations. gain 200 xp Trade agreements and securing trade routes. gain 400 (200 for the trade agreement, 200 for securing the route. Combat; Conquering another district 200xp, successfully defending against an assault 200 xp, losing a battle 100 xp. Expanding the logistics and trade strength of a kingdom is 200 xp plus increase in revenue, population, taxes, and available recruits. I have already determined the starting number in your military, but you must determine which types of units are being used. Remember that you have to pay them. Discovering the answers to a mystery or discovering a magic item or artifact is worth 300 + the value of the item.

-Map dimmension/ travel time

 

Travel Time Each Hex is 10 square miles. Hard marches can cover 2 Hexes in a day. Moderate 1 hex. Horse or wagon 4 hexes in a day. Traveling on top of mountains completes 1 hex per day. If you create a tunnel system you can travel the normal 2 hexes a day. There are rivers throughout the mountains so every region has access to water.

-info about territory chosen

 

info Circles are the designated 'city states' In my introduction post I linked a thread for players to roll a 1D100. Let me know the results of that roll. Without information as to the strength of the cities, those with the highest roll will choose one (include the district number you want) in the event more than one person wants the same property, the player with the highest roll wins, in case of a tie we reroll. Once everyone has selected their city/states, I will provide you the template with basic information. I have lists for building resources, available advisors, generals, military units, and a general idea of what is currently taking place inside your borders. No specifics until you have selected your district. Note that just because a circle is larger doesn't mean it is stronger. Look for places that provide good resource options. this will give you time to flesh your characters, how you want your architecture, what advancements do you have (no space or modern eras please, looking for a pre-industrial culture.

-REstart Option :

 

Originally Posted by Damionovich

Sure. for NPC I'll be creating their civilizations as well. I'll provide a list (without sharing their location) and if anyone dies or is overtaken or gets tired of their choice and wants to start again..
You can choose from the list.

-king is a Whore

 

more setting info Originally Posted by KhamLuc @Damionovich Just to be sure... The King was holding tight 25 differents civilizations in the same continents and Make a descendent in each of that territories as his legacy on his death wish... so We must be the same "tribe" and/or "Race" than the territories we will receive ? can you clarify and wrong in my comprehension of the setting Originally Posted by Damionovich First; Didn't I post the map before? I swear I posted it and now can't find it. I'll keep hunting. Kham; Unfortunately yes, it would be difficult to put multiple continents on one slide and be large enough for people to see. Different civilizations, kind of, the man was a manwhore and had a lot of concubines. The women came from different civilizations and the mothers spent more time and influenced each child. Daddy was too busy taking over the continent. The 'districts' themselves are vanilla and will take on the traits you give them. The reason players can choose to be other races is because the concubines are not specified and I posted earlier, that although technically most are half breeds, if they want to be a Full Elf treat it as a dominant race in the mix as if they were pure blood. Regarding the races within the land you choose. If you want it to be a pure race or you want it to be a mixture with diversity. Those are going to be determined by you. I intentionally left a lot of information out of the lands because I want you to have the freedom to build it the way you want. I don't think a King would say 'I'm dead here' I would think he brought each child in to choose maybe four to six months prior and allowed each of you to take over then so he could die in peace.

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[delpinator]

I could switch Norse if it's to similar.

[Damionovich]

Originally Posted by KhamLuc

Little question
what is the book your are accepting for characther creation ( feat, backgroun, spell ) and rule for different built (tool or magic item creation ) ... all except homebrew ?

[Damionovich]

Originally Posted by delpinator

I could switch Norse if it's to similar.

People are free to have the same civilizations, we all have different visions of how we see history.

With that, play what you think you will enjoy.

I have the game thread now and will create a few of the joint threads. Let me know if you want your thread with the character name or the name of the Kingdom you chose to name it as.