The Advent of a New Era: Highwaymen RPG

[Xenoe]

Alright guys, ever since the untimely hiatus of the Bullshit, there as been a void at the forums. A VOID OF A LONG RUNNING RPG.

Thus, as per my own will, and with Lord Kelvin's blessings, I will take it upon myself to host the next forum RPG(once again).

Details coming below.

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Setting: On this continent of Ey, one god is real, and their name is (dovahkin, dragonborn!) Ru.

Ru is the god of fortune, and manifests as a reality warping force that enforces games of all kinds(mainly chance), even those where the other player is nature.

All sentient beings have the power to evoke Ru once a day by declaring a bet, and will have the contents of their bet realized through the power of the divine, and as a result, the hallmark of sentience is the power of gambling. Some say that there are particular methods to gain more gambles a day, but most dismiss it as a mere rumor...

You play as the members of a notorious but honorable highwaymen gang, who generally prey on the rich.

Your gang is based in the southern mountains of the Luw Celestial Empire, but as a band of outlaws your background can come from all walks of life, and even foreign countries, united by only the desire to make a living.

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Game system: As a land blessed by the god of fortune, most physical actions will be decided with dice roll, the threshold of success being heuristically decided based on a player's character traits checked against the difficulty of the task at hand.

As detailed in the setting, every player has the opportunity every day to perform a gamble, whether it is against another sentient entity, or against nature itself, the contents of which can be logically impossible to physically achieve.

Such as one can inadvertently bet 20 Rues(the in game currency) that it will rain tomorrow, and Ru will then offer you the terms of your bet in a divine revelation, which you can accept or decline. If you accept and succeed, it will actually rain tomorrow, and if you lose, your 20 Rues will evaporate into thin air(perhaps joining their friends in Ru's coffers in the event that some schmuck tries to bet Ru for money, the empire's coin mint has many friendly things to say to those who directly bet money, however). If someone else then bets something conflicting, then that person will be pitted against the owner of the original result, and not Ru.

If one declines Ru's terms, then the player will lose their chance to gamble again that day (since Ru's offers are always considered completely fair, and by not accepting you are essentially committing blasphemy).

[Xenoe]

The Celestial Empire of Luw:

The celestial empire is a bureaucratic empire which selects its leader, the Great Roller, based on gambling skill. Whenever a Great Roller dies, a nationwide gambling tournament is held in the name of the crown, and the winner is crowned the new Great Roller. Of course, even when a Great Roller is alive, he or she can be challenged for his or her seat, but the punishment for failure is death.

All of the other administrative officials are appointed in a ladder structure, but any problems that the empire may have are relegated to the Great Roller, by which they may challenge Ru to mystically resolve their situation. The Great Roller is checked by the council of five, the leaders of five of the most ancient noble houses of Luw, and in times where the Great Roller is negligent of their duties, will challenge the Great Roller to a gamble to depose them.

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More setting to come based on request, you can now PM your characters if you wish to participate.

Also, if you have a particular choice as a name for your bandit posse, post below and we can have a vote.

[SilkScarf]

Ah, the great kingdom of Luw! Long has the young man, Brue dreamed of traveling to the epicenter of gambling greatness to test his own skill.

Hailing from the land of Fukyutu, Brue grew up as a farmer's son, where the most gambling he did was to wager a few meagers Rues for the possibility of rain on their farmlands. But now, he is ready to move to the big leagues and become a high-roller, like the rest of the Luwian elite.

[Xenoe]

Character Sheets:

Anything you want, but it is preferred that you provide a name, physical description, skills and talents, and a brief character history when you create your character. Any white spaces will be filled in by ME on a as needed basis in a way that won't conflict with existing information.

[Xenoe]

Tech Level: The Luw Empire is approximately close to Napoleonic France in technology. There is no casting magic.

[Xenoe]

The Confederacy of Fukyutu:

A confederacy of many fiefdoms of various sizes, all united under a common culture. Approximately three hundred years ago, the country was still ruled by a monarch, but due to some strange reason, the members of the ruling family became infertile and thus the line was ended abruptly when the last king Guy died, and nobody since has been able to claim the crown.

The people of Fukyutu highly prize their families and clans, perhaps a little too much. In foreign countries they are generally known as a bunch of inbreds, a name which they proudly accept. In fact, marriage with someone outside of the family is considered strange, and the rare few that happen are between those of the same social class.

[Kaede]

Oh shit this happening now? If it's not too late I'll have a character sent tonight

[Xenoe]

Yeah, come one come all, I'll try to fit you in to the action some how.

[The Lord Kelvin]

ayyy

[Kaede]

Gotta ask, can anyone see my post? For some reason I can't see my post.

[The Lord Kelvin]

same here

[Kaede]

I can see it if i'm not logged in but if I'm logged in I can't see anything. I guess for now have a private window open to see the posts.

[The Lord Kelvin]

apparently our posts r on p5, which we can't seem to access

[SilkScarf]

I can see both of your posts, and it looks like the text was pasted twice.


Weirdly enough, page 5 of the thread doesn't show up when I log out.

[Kaede]

Wanna pause for now and yell at corenat to fix it later?

[SilkScarf]

I can see it if i'm not logged in but if I'm logged in I can't see anything. I guess for now have a private window open to see the posts.

LOL that's the exact opposite issue I have.

@Kaede I made a new thread to post in the meantime.

[Corenat Rovarnus]

Sorry about the inconveniences, it seems the weirdos had a similar issue a while back and they had to work around it.
I've never experienced this phenomenon myself, I can see everything whether I'm logged in or not. Can you guys provide screencaps of what you see so I can get a better idea of what's happening?

Suggestion: Go to User CP > Edit Options > Thread View options. Try to increase the number of posts you see per page to like 50 or higher and see if that helps.

[The Lord Kelvin]

Changing the thread view options fixes it for me, but the problem persists if I revert back to the default setting.
Here's a screenshot of the issue from my end.