<![CDATA[The Red Blades of Manderian - All Forums]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/ Sat, 19 May 2012 19:33:20 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA["The other 100 points"]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=136 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:17:30 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=136
The 5 categories are:

Intrigue
Action
Romance
Exploration
Military

Once we get numbers from everyone, we can use that to calculate the mean result and the variance, which will give us a "profile" of our groups interests ^^

Bear in mind that extreme results tend to generate loads of variance, so try to be fair instead of overloading your favourites way higher than they should be, in an attempt to sway the mean values your way Tongue

Also, these can be campaign specific, so may have to make it a current look.

My 100 points at the moment:

Intrigue: 30
Action: 20
Romance: 30
Exploration: 15
Military: 5

So yeah, for me a sense of mystery, wonder and fascination supported by a periods of romantical involvements is the perfect backdrop. Nothing quite says "We did a good job!" or "Climatic ending!" as an action scene you perfectly swayed in your favour, so those are of importance to me as well. Call them the stick behind the door that makes the rest of the adventure seem more exciting and urgent.

I won't say exploration is a minor element for me, but I don't tend to explore for the sake of exploration. I tend to explore to make sure we've got all the clues, or to see if there's a more advantageous way to "solve" the next action sequence. That, and RPGs have taught me that the best loot is found by first taking the routes that -don't- advance the game. I blame them for that.

Currently have little interest in a military campaign. Others tend to call the shots there and death is a lot more arbitrary and out-of-your-hands, neither of which appeals to me. If we're going to do boundary-shifting things, finding a hidden magical artifact or uncovering a dastardly plot is more up my alley.

edit: Apo's signature makes one question if this is a good idea or not, but...]]>
The 5 categories are:

Intrigue
Action
Romance
Exploration
Military

Once we get numbers from everyone, we can use that to calculate the mean result and the variance, which will give us a "profile" of our groups interests ^^

Bear in mind that extreme results tend to generate loads of variance, so try to be fair instead of overloading your favourites way higher than they should be, in an attempt to sway the mean values your way Tongue

Also, these can be campaign specific, so may have to make it a current look.

My 100 points at the moment:

Intrigue: 30
Action: 20
Romance: 30
Exploration: 15
Military: 5

So yeah, for me a sense of mystery, wonder and fascination supported by a periods of romantical involvements is the perfect backdrop. Nothing quite says "We did a good job!" or "Climatic ending!" as an action scene you perfectly swayed in your favour, so those are of importance to me as well. Call them the stick behind the door that makes the rest of the adventure seem more exciting and urgent.

I won't say exploration is a minor element for me, but I don't tend to explore for the sake of exploration. I tend to explore to make sure we've got all the clues, or to see if there's a more advantageous way to "solve" the next action sequence. That, and RPGs have taught me that the best loot is found by first taking the routes that -don't- advance the game. I blame them for that.

Currently have little interest in a military campaign. Others tend to call the shots there and death is a lot more arbitrary and out-of-your-hands, neither of which appeals to me. If we're going to do boundary-shifting things, finding a hidden magical artifact or uncovering a dastardly plot is more up my alley.

edit: Apo's signature makes one question if this is a good idea or not, but...]]> <![CDATA[warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=128 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:52:17 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=128

It is the 41st Millennium. For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the Master of mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies. He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology. He is the Carrion Lord of the Imperium for whom a thousand souls are sacrificed every day, so that he may never truly die.

Yet even in his deathless state, the Emperor continues his eternal vigilance. Mighty battlefleets cross the daemon-infested miasma of the warp, the only route between distant stars, their way lit by the Astronomican, the psychic manifestation of the Emperor's will. Vast armies give battle in his name on uncounted worlds. Greatest amongst his soldiers are the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines, bio-engineered super-warriors. Their comrades in arms are legion: the Imperial Guard and countless planetary defence forces, the ever vigilant Inquisition and the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus to name only a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from aliens, heretics, mutants - and worse.

To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruelest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be re-learned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods.

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Welcome to Dark Heresy, a game full of danger, mystery and brutal violence, set in the decaying far future of the 41st millenium. Where the players will take the roles of acolytes serviong The Holy Orders of the Emperor's Inquisition, rooting out the threats of the Imperium of Man, and engaging in deadly combat against heretics, aliens and witches alike.

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Hello all. Here I am with plans to start up a game in the grim dark future. Where, when and how is not decided, but I thought I'd at least check for interests before such things are discussed.

So, anyone interested in playing a game of Dark Heresy?]]>

It is the 41st Millennium. For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the Master of mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies. He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology. He is the Carrion Lord of the Imperium for whom a thousand souls are sacrificed every day, so that he may never truly die.

Yet even in his deathless state, the Emperor continues his eternal vigilance. Mighty battlefleets cross the daemon-infested miasma of the warp, the only route between distant stars, their way lit by the Astronomican, the psychic manifestation of the Emperor's will. Vast armies give battle in his name on uncounted worlds. Greatest amongst his soldiers are the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines, bio-engineered super-warriors. Their comrades in arms are legion: the Imperial Guard and countless planetary defence forces, the ever vigilant Inquisition and the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus to name only a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from aliens, heretics, mutants - and worse.

To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruelest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be re-learned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods.

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Welcome to Dark Heresy, a game full of danger, mystery and brutal violence, set in the decaying far future of the 41st millenium. Where the players will take the roles of acolytes serviong The Holy Orders of the Emperor's Inquisition, rooting out the threats of the Imperium of Man, and engaging in deadly combat against heretics, aliens and witches alike.

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Hello all. Here I am with plans to start up a game in the grim dark future. Where, when and how is not decided, but I thought I'd at least check for interests before such things are discussed.

So, anyone interested in playing a game of Dark Heresy?]]> <![CDATA[Player and Character Gender]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=126 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:34:22 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=126
We had this topic a while ago, but I thought it was a good time to bring it up again now that we lost all our previous threads anyway.

Basically, last time I said my male/female ratio was 50/50. That was true at the time, however it seems to have taken a sharp dive towards the female side since then Tongue

In my opinion however, this is somewhat coincidental. I said before that I pick my character's gender by seeing what "feels" right for the concept, and I've just been thinking up mainly female concepts lately ^^

Admit it: The only reason Elenore isn't creepy as fuck is because she's female. A male Aiko could have worked, but I couldn't get over the fact that most "man of the hour" pop-star guys tend to be douches.
Kate could've been male, but I wanted to go for a "devoted-but-not-seen-as-a-fanatic" kind of character, and people just tend to be kinder for females in that regard.

On top of that, you all play males, and I like diversity ^^

Hmmm, actually, I guess all of these are contributing factors, but I probably just do favour female characters to some extent on top of that. Perhaps I have a harder time with male characters because they're more like me, so it's weirder/harder for me to RP them in a way that isn't me(the fact that my all-time favourite character, Unahim, is a male who is pretty much a sorcerer version of me in a fantasy setting seems to support this.)]]>
We had this topic a while ago, but I thought it was a good time to bring it up again now that we lost all our previous threads anyway.

Basically, last time I said my male/female ratio was 50/50. That was true at the time, however it seems to have taken a sharp dive towards the female side since then Tongue

In my opinion however, this is somewhat coincidental. I said before that I pick my character's gender by seeing what "feels" right for the concept, and I've just been thinking up mainly female concepts lately ^^

Admit it: The only reason Elenore isn't creepy as fuck is because she's female. A male Aiko could have worked, but I couldn't get over the fact that most "man of the hour" pop-star guys tend to be douches.
Kate could've been male, but I wanted to go for a "devoted-but-not-seen-as-a-fanatic" kind of character, and people just tend to be kinder for females in that regard.

On top of that, you all play males, and I like diversity ^^

Hmmm, actually, I guess all of these are contributing factors, but I probably just do favour female characters to some extent on top of that. Perhaps I have a harder time with male characters because they're more like me, so it's weirder/harder for me to RP them in a way that isn't me(the fact that my all-time favourite character, Unahim, is a male who is pretty much a sorcerer version of me in a fantasy setting seems to support this.)]]> <![CDATA[The Journal of Elenore(and friends)]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=124 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:46 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=124 (The following is written crudely in the Dwarven alphabet.)

I have no idea why I even bought this notebook. It is a sparkly, swirly thing. White at first glance, but changes colour when you just so much as avert your eyes... By no means a suitable container for the writings of a Dwarf.

Yet here I am.

It is as if some unseen force drives me onwards. From a business point of view the road down into Breland makes the most sense, yet still my feet carry me on toward the Reaches. I have seen no traders in days, save for that one elf I bought the book from. Compelled towards the woods, compelled to buy this book... What foul curse has befallen me? If this be the trick of some spellslinger, he will rue the day. Durin Ironclad has never faced a foe he could not best, and I do not expect that to change today.

Prepare yourself, miscreant, for my axe doth come!

P.S.: Huh, that’s odd, I can’t find my axe anywhere... Can’t remember seeing it since leaving the Holds, either... I only have this crossbow... Well, it will do.
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(This entry is written in the elegant script of the Elves.)

Finally got rid of that fool. I’ll never understand why Elenore chose him in the first place, I’ve met Kobolds far more reliable. I admit he fit the ticket, but any of a dozen other disguises would also have sufficed - and those wouldn’t have refused to bugger off after “mission complete”. How can one so weak so stubbornly refuse to see the truth?

I can tell why Elenore likes the book. It’s mutable, something she’s always admired. Anything else would bore her to tears. It doesn’t explain why she’s making us actually write in the thing, though. I imagine there’s a scheme involved there; there always is. But she sure isn’t telling me. Perhaps she told the oh-so-great Emmy... Pah. Madame Francisca is a house-hold name in Sharn even today... Were I to return there, we’d have business offers by the hundreds, no, thousands! We could make the House of Indulgence as great as before, nay, greater than before in a single day.

And yet the one currying Elenore’s favour is a common wench. And for what? Playing around with some damnable corpses on a damnable island. And what good did that do us anyway? When I look down at my hands, I can still feel... But it doesn’t matter. We’re almost back at the glade, so there’ll be plenty of time to make Elenore see reason. She let me take care of Durin, now Emmy is next on the list.
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(This entry is written in a combination of different scripts and alphabets. It seems each letter has been taken from a different one, and they form words belonging to several languages. On top of that, the text seems to have been subjected to one or two forms of encryption.)

It’s good to be back. It always is.

I wish I could stay forever, but I just can’t summon the will... It has only been a few days and I can already feel the pull, the longing... But no, I must remain strong. This is my place, the place I belong... I just have to make my subconscious understand that, that’s all. I’ll be taking matters into my own hands from now on. I’ve decided on a whim to keep this journal, or to have this journal kept, as a way to focus my mind. I’m not sure how well that will work, but could at least try, right?

As always, Yrella is like a balsam upon my soul. She’s put my heart at ease and my mind at rest (for my body she did no such thing). The others in my head... they are but distant echoes, very much there, but easily ignored. Most of them have no reason to press the issue, and Francisca’s pleas ring hollow at best. That fame she is so proud of is exactly the reason I cannot just let her roam free. I wish she could see things my way.

The dreams are still here. They just won’t go away... I haven’t told any of the others, what could they do? They do not dream like I do, in that respect they are unfinished... incomplete. Splinters of a greater whole. They are me, but not I. I’ve been reminding myself they’re me, or I’m them, fairly often lately. I think that’s where the idea came from, if someone’s writing in my personal diary, they’re me, right? Who else would write in my diary? It makes sense, see?

I duck to the side, a shard of ice pierces my chest. I fall. Past the storm. Past the howling. I fall. My hands; I cannot let go. I glance down, no crystal, eyes. They stare, and I see...[the line of ink slides off the page here]

I blacked out. Did I write that while I was out of it? This is getting stranger and stranger. If I didn’t know any better, I’d go see one of the mind doctors from Sarlona, but I have a feeling he’d need a doctor for himself once he’s through with me...

Anyway, I will not be keeping the journal while I’m in the glade. There is no need with Yrella here. Speaking of... I think I hear her coming... Trying to sneak up on me, is she? Well, we will se-[this entry ends abruptly, and the rest of the page is covered in small splatters of ink, surrounding a larger spill. The larger spill penetrates to the next page as well, and that page has been left blank.]
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(This entry is similar to the previous one.)

I had forgotten I had this; I found it amidst my things as I was setting up for the night. I suppose some sort of update is in order.

Several months have passed(Yay! I made it that long!), and my condition hasn’t changed. Not for the better anyway. The dreams have become more real... more vivid. I’m not entirely sure they’re less tangible than the world around me anymore. My hands... the marks are readily apparent. They reach all the way up my arms now, I wonder if they’ll go much further?

The fox and I only left the grove half a day ago, but it feels like ages. Already I feel my skin crawl, I am constantly on edge. Ready to change form and lose myself in it at only a moment’s notice. Only the repeated reaffirmation of the fact that we’re completely alone amongst these trees is keeping me sane in this shape. Because really, it’s silly to still run around like this, we’re out of the grove, anyone could just... And there’s no fun in being Elenore without Yrella anyway...

I am worried about this situation at Greensap. I’m not a fighter; I don’t know if there’s anything I’ll be able to do. But I’ll try, for her.

I should get some sleep, we’ll be running through the woods again tomorrow. There’s an ominous atmosphere hanging in the air, it drives me even more on edge. Probably just nerves.
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(This entry has been written in common, but the handwriting is very elegant. It has been encrypted according to what seems to be a makeshift military protocol)

Greensap status report.
Warden: Aurora Silverleaf

For the eyes of the High Warden only.

Trek to Greensap progressed smoothly. One incident involving two poaching Ogres resolved peacefully. Recovered prisoner: one Petal by the name of Fira. Unharmed and offered aid in reaching the objective. Accepted offer and moved on.

Arrived at Greensap early in the day. No sign of hostiles within the premises; mysterious hooded figure seen in the vicinity of the village turned out to be friendly by name of Pariah. Volunteered for nocturnal scouting duty out of own volition. Accepted his offer.

Examination of corpses by Fira suggests hostiles possess sharp fangs, which they use as their primary mode of combat. Assumed giant, web-less spiders at first, but nagging feeling at back of head suggests magical interference. Will keep eyes open for both options. Have arranged villagers into make-shift patrols and set up a single perimeter in the largest house. It will not deter a determined attacker, but we can only hope.

Resting the rest of the day to take up a triple guard shift this night. Waiting until the enemy reveals themselves is all we can do.
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(This is written in Elenore’s encryption again.)

Aurora thinks she is sleeping, but she’s not. We’re not. I’m not. I didn’t think it’d be possible, but with Asa’ksar here I feel more focused. More centered. It was easy to disable Aurora’s will while keeping her shape, in that one moment before she drifted off to sleep... She is newborn and this wouldn’t have worked on the others, but it is a start. I owe it to Asa’ksar. Of all the voices that have turned up in my head over the years, I think I like hers the most right now.

Sure, she can be mean, inconsiderate and more than a bit shady... but I get the feeling she’ll still help me out. And she already has, to a certain degree. Asa’ksar and Aurora... Here’s to new friendships!
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(This entry belongs to Aurora, it is encrypted in the same way.)

Greensap update.

No attack on the village during the night. Pariah attacked and pursued, found his way here heavily wounded. Managed to fix him up. Says he located their lair and that they are “humanoids with extra tentacles”. Will rest until noon, then take Fira and Pariah and strike at their home. If nocturnal, they will be asleep.

Stars watch over our return.
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(This entry is written in Halfling, which utilises the Common alphabet)

Haha! It’s time for Lyle Swiftblade to take the field! Together with his trusty faerie companion, this daring rogue shall pillage chests and empty pockets wherever he goes. We shall bathe in riches, and wenches shall heed our every command!... Is what I’d say if I wasn’t being send to some stupid, boring Tribunal thingy. Seriously, there’s no fun to be had there at all. Plenty of trouble though, hmmm...

The Petal is looking strangely at me. It must have not been prepared for the amazing charisma oozing out of my awe-inspiring laugh. It’s still staring. I’ve heard about what these things can do with their songs... Sing Swiftblade the Mighty asleep, will you? You didn’t get up early enough for that! There is no way I will be taken by such petty tricks, no Petal shall ever sing this Halfling to sleep. I’d like to see them try.

Better get some of the good ol’ shuteye. I have it on good authority we arrive on the morrow. Can’t wait! And Elenore was too scared to go, hah... Can you even imagine? Ridiculous.

P.S.: Ugh, I can’t sleep. Swiftblade the Prophetic may be a bit stressed out after all... Perhaps if I asked the Petal to sing me a song...

((posts are fine, I'll just update in between them Tongue))]]> (The following is written crudely in the Dwarven alphabet.)

I have no idea why I even bought this notebook. It is a sparkly, swirly thing. White at first glance, but changes colour when you just so much as avert your eyes... By no means a suitable container for the writings of a Dwarf.

Yet here I am.

It is as if some unseen force drives me onwards. From a business point of view the road down into Breland makes the most sense, yet still my feet carry me on toward the Reaches. I have seen no traders in days, save for that one elf I bought the book from. Compelled towards the woods, compelled to buy this book... What foul curse has befallen me? If this be the trick of some spellslinger, he will rue the day. Durin Ironclad has never faced a foe he could not best, and I do not expect that to change today.

Prepare yourself, miscreant, for my axe doth come!

P.S.: Huh, that’s odd, I can’t find my axe anywhere... Can’t remember seeing it since leaving the Holds, either... I only have this crossbow... Well, it will do.
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(This entry is written in the elegant script of the Elves.)

Finally got rid of that fool. I’ll never understand why Elenore chose him in the first place, I’ve met Kobolds far more reliable. I admit he fit the ticket, but any of a dozen other disguises would also have sufficed - and those wouldn’t have refused to bugger off after “mission complete”. How can one so weak so stubbornly refuse to see the truth?

I can tell why Elenore likes the book. It’s mutable, something she’s always admired. Anything else would bore her to tears. It doesn’t explain why she’s making us actually write in the thing, though. I imagine there’s a scheme involved there; there always is. But she sure isn’t telling me. Perhaps she told the oh-so-great Emmy... Pah. Madame Francisca is a house-hold name in Sharn even today... Were I to return there, we’d have business offers by the hundreds, no, thousands! We could make the House of Indulgence as great as before, nay, greater than before in a single day.

And yet the one currying Elenore’s favour is a common wench. And for what? Playing around with some damnable corpses on a damnable island. And what good did that do us anyway? When I look down at my hands, I can still feel... But it doesn’t matter. We’re almost back at the glade, so there’ll be plenty of time to make Elenore see reason. She let me take care of Durin, now Emmy is next on the list.
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(This entry is written in a combination of different scripts and alphabets. It seems each letter has been taken from a different one, and they form words belonging to several languages. On top of that, the text seems to have been subjected to one or two forms of encryption.)

It’s good to be back. It always is.

I wish I could stay forever, but I just can’t summon the will... It has only been a few days and I can already feel the pull, the longing... But no, I must remain strong. This is my place, the place I belong... I just have to make my subconscious understand that, that’s all. I’ll be taking matters into my own hands from now on. I’ve decided on a whim to keep this journal, or to have this journal kept, as a way to focus my mind. I’m not sure how well that will work, but could at least try, right?

As always, Yrella is like a balsam upon my soul. She’s put my heart at ease and my mind at rest (for my body she did no such thing). The others in my head... they are but distant echoes, very much there, but easily ignored. Most of them have no reason to press the issue, and Francisca’s pleas ring hollow at best. That fame she is so proud of is exactly the reason I cannot just let her roam free. I wish she could see things my way.

The dreams are still here. They just won’t go away... I haven’t told any of the others, what could they do? They do not dream like I do, in that respect they are unfinished... incomplete. Splinters of a greater whole. They are me, but not I. I’ve been reminding myself they’re me, or I’m them, fairly often lately. I think that’s where the idea came from, if someone’s writing in my personal diary, they’re me, right? Who else would write in my diary? It makes sense, see?

I duck to the side, a shard of ice pierces my chest. I fall. Past the storm. Past the howling. I fall. My hands; I cannot let go. I glance down, no crystal, eyes. They stare, and I see...[the line of ink slides off the page here]

I blacked out. Did I write that while I was out of it? This is getting stranger and stranger. If I didn’t know any better, I’d go see one of the mind doctors from Sarlona, but I have a feeling he’d need a doctor for himself once he’s through with me...

Anyway, I will not be keeping the journal while I’m in the glade. There is no need with Yrella here. Speaking of... I think I hear her coming... Trying to sneak up on me, is she? Well, we will se-[this entry ends abruptly, and the rest of the page is covered in small splatters of ink, surrounding a larger spill. The larger spill penetrates to the next page as well, and that page has been left blank.]
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(This entry is similar to the previous one.)

I had forgotten I had this; I found it amidst my things as I was setting up for the night. I suppose some sort of update is in order.

Several months have passed(Yay! I made it that long!), and my condition hasn’t changed. Not for the better anyway. The dreams have become more real... more vivid. I’m not entirely sure they’re less tangible than the world around me anymore. My hands... the marks are readily apparent. They reach all the way up my arms now, I wonder if they’ll go much further?

The fox and I only left the grove half a day ago, but it feels like ages. Already I feel my skin crawl, I am constantly on edge. Ready to change form and lose myself in it at only a moment’s notice. Only the repeated reaffirmation of the fact that we’re completely alone amongst these trees is keeping me sane in this shape. Because really, it’s silly to still run around like this, we’re out of the grove, anyone could just... And there’s no fun in being Elenore without Yrella anyway...

I am worried about this situation at Greensap. I’m not a fighter; I don’t know if there’s anything I’ll be able to do. But I’ll try, for her.

I should get some sleep, we’ll be running through the woods again tomorrow. There’s an ominous atmosphere hanging in the air, it drives me even more on edge. Probably just nerves.
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(This entry has been written in common, but the handwriting is very elegant. It has been encrypted according to what seems to be a makeshift military protocol)

Greensap status report.
Warden: Aurora Silverleaf

For the eyes of the High Warden only.

Trek to Greensap progressed smoothly. One incident involving two poaching Ogres resolved peacefully. Recovered prisoner: one Petal by the name of Fira. Unharmed and offered aid in reaching the objective. Accepted offer and moved on.

Arrived at Greensap early in the day. No sign of hostiles within the premises; mysterious hooded figure seen in the vicinity of the village turned out to be friendly by name of Pariah. Volunteered for nocturnal scouting duty out of own volition. Accepted his offer.

Examination of corpses by Fira suggests hostiles possess sharp fangs, which they use as their primary mode of combat. Assumed giant, web-less spiders at first, but nagging feeling at back of head suggests magical interference. Will keep eyes open for both options. Have arranged villagers into make-shift patrols and set up a single perimeter in the largest house. It will not deter a determined attacker, but we can only hope.

Resting the rest of the day to take up a triple guard shift this night. Waiting until the enemy reveals themselves is all we can do.
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(This is written in Elenore’s encryption again.)

Aurora thinks she is sleeping, but she’s not. We’re not. I’m not. I didn’t think it’d be possible, but with Asa’ksar here I feel more focused. More centered. It was easy to disable Aurora’s will while keeping her shape, in that one moment before she drifted off to sleep... She is newborn and this wouldn’t have worked on the others, but it is a start. I owe it to Asa’ksar. Of all the voices that have turned up in my head over the years, I think I like hers the most right now.

Sure, she can be mean, inconsiderate and more than a bit shady... but I get the feeling she’ll still help me out. And she already has, to a certain degree. Asa’ksar and Aurora... Here’s to new friendships!
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(This entry belongs to Aurora, it is encrypted in the same way.)

Greensap update.

No attack on the village during the night. Pariah attacked and pursued, found his way here heavily wounded. Managed to fix him up. Says he located their lair and that they are “humanoids with extra tentacles”. Will rest until noon, then take Fira and Pariah and strike at their home. If nocturnal, they will be asleep.

Stars watch over our return.
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(This entry is written in Halfling, which utilises the Common alphabet)

Haha! It’s time for Lyle Swiftblade to take the field! Together with his trusty faerie companion, this daring rogue shall pillage chests and empty pockets wherever he goes. We shall bathe in riches, and wenches shall heed our every command!... Is what I’d say if I wasn’t being send to some stupid, boring Tribunal thingy. Seriously, there’s no fun to be had there at all. Plenty of trouble though, hmmm...

The Petal is looking strangely at me. It must have not been prepared for the amazing charisma oozing out of my awe-inspiring laugh. It’s still staring. I’ve heard about what these things can do with their songs... Sing Swiftblade the Mighty asleep, will you? You didn’t get up early enough for that! There is no way I will be taken by such petty tricks, no Petal shall ever sing this Halfling to sleep. I’d like to see them try.

Better get some of the good ol’ shuteye. I have it on good authority we arrive on the morrow. Can’t wait! And Elenore was too scared to go, hah... Can you even imagine? Ridiculous.

P.S.: Ugh, I can’t sleep. Swiftblade the Prophetic may be a bit stressed out after all... Perhaps if I asked the Petal to sing me a song...

((posts are fine, I'll just update in between them Tongue))]]> <![CDATA[Forgotten Lore (D& 3.5)]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=123 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:30:53 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=123
There's more 3.5 books than even I have seen, which leads to a lot of obscure rules out there. In the case of our group, there's also a lot of non-obscure rules that you simply do not know about. In this thread I'll try to shed some light on some of these features, beginning with something you could still use with your current character, rather than stuff you can only do at Character creation ^^

For our first eye on D&D we have... *drum rolls* Skill Tricks!

What?: A skill trick is a sort of "mini feat" you can buy with skill points, if you meet the pre-requisites. They can be used once per encounter.
Found in: Complete Scoundrel, the ultimate guide to playing skillful characters! Page 82.

Why talk about it?: Alright, most of you should know about skill tricks by now, since I've thrown the term around quite a few times on Elenore already. Yet nobody seems to be taking any! For that reason, I've decided to outline their use a little better here, since I'm assuming the main reason nobody is using them is "Well, my character doesn't belong to one of the 'super high amount of skill points' classes. He just fights/uses magic, etc, it's not a rogue!"

Yes, well, that's all well and good, and it is true that rogues can bear the loss of skill points that comes with a skill trick a bit easier, but a lot of this stuff is clearly good for, well... Anyone.

General Specifics: A Skill trick costs 2 skill points. You can't learn more than 1 skill trick at a time upon gaining a level, and your total amount of skill tricks known cannot go over 1/2 your level rounded up.(OMG! Rounding up in D&D??? Hax!)

Each Skill Trick has prerequisites ranks in a skill associated with it. You must reach these first before you can learn the skill. Note that it requires a certain amount of -ranks-, not total modifier. Because of this, Skill Tricks are essentially level-locked.

There are 4 kinds of Skill tricks:

-Interaction: These are for social skills. Useful for people like Elenore.
-Manipulation: Rely on quick hands. Mostly rogue-ish types, but some caster stuff.
-Mental: Quick wits! These can be good for everyone, but at low levels they provide little combat benefit.
-Movement: This is where it is at for non-skillful characters!
I'll leave you to examine the other 3 categories at your leisure, but some of the tricks in movement bear a closer look. All of the following tricks have low prerequisites, and so could be taken at about level 2-5.

Dismount Attack: 5 ranks in ride. If you succeed on a fast dismount check and your mount moved at least 10 feet that round, then you can immediately attack an adjacent opponent as if you had charged. How cool is that? Just picture it! "You can leap out of the saddle onto a foe." Epic. I'm gutting the first character focusing on mounted combat who doesn't take this.

Escape Attack: 8 ranks in Escape Artist. If you escape a grapple, you can make an attack with a light melee weapon as a swift action. The target is considered flat-footed for this. You know what happens if a rogue attacks a flat-footed(or otherwise denied their dex to ac) target? Sneak Attack! This is no simple 1d4 dagger attack we're talking about, this is 1d4+3d6 at least!(since you can only take this trick at level 5 or up)

Extreme Leap: 5 ranks in jump. If you make a 10 feet horizontal jump(DC: 10) and expend your swift action(which you will usually not have another use for anyway) you can move an extra 10 feet that round. So essentially, you can go 40 feet once per encounter. Nice, right?

Nimble Charge: Balance 5. You can run or charge across a difficult surface without making a balance check... Like charge over a table and stuff, it's just cool! Also, if you run over difficult terrain at 4x your speed, and the enemy(who doesn't have this) needs to move over it at 1/2 their speed, then you've just successfully escaped, even if you only get the benefit one turn. Just saying.

Nimble Stand: 8 in Tumble. Stand up from prone without provoking an attack. Need I say more?

Tumbling Crawl: 5 in Tumble. With a DC15 tumble check, you can crawl 5 feet without provoking an attack. The poor man's Nimble Stand!

And that's forgetting some of the higher level tricks that allow you to run up a wall for 1 round and stuff. Yup.]]>
There's more 3.5 books than even I have seen, which leads to a lot of obscure rules out there. In the case of our group, there's also a lot of non-obscure rules that you simply do not know about. In this thread I'll try to shed some light on some of these features, beginning with something you could still use with your current character, rather than stuff you can only do at Character creation ^^

For our first eye on D&D we have... *drum rolls* Skill Tricks!

What?: A skill trick is a sort of "mini feat" you can buy with skill points, if you meet the pre-requisites. They can be used once per encounter.
Found in: Complete Scoundrel, the ultimate guide to playing skillful characters! Page 82.

Why talk about it?: Alright, most of you should know about skill tricks by now, since I've thrown the term around quite a few times on Elenore already. Yet nobody seems to be taking any! For that reason, I've decided to outline their use a little better here, since I'm assuming the main reason nobody is using them is "Well, my character doesn't belong to one of the 'super high amount of skill points' classes. He just fights/uses magic, etc, it's not a rogue!"

Yes, well, that's all well and good, and it is true that rogues can bear the loss of skill points that comes with a skill trick a bit easier, but a lot of this stuff is clearly good for, well... Anyone.

General Specifics: A Skill trick costs 2 skill points. You can't learn more than 1 skill trick at a time upon gaining a level, and your total amount of skill tricks known cannot go over 1/2 your level rounded up.(OMG! Rounding up in D&D??? Hax!)

Each Skill Trick has prerequisites ranks in a skill associated with it. You must reach these first before you can learn the skill. Note that it requires a certain amount of -ranks-, not total modifier. Because of this, Skill Tricks are essentially level-locked.

There are 4 kinds of Skill tricks:

-Interaction: These are for social skills. Useful for people like Elenore.
-Manipulation: Rely on quick hands. Mostly rogue-ish types, but some caster stuff.
-Mental: Quick wits! These can be good for everyone, but at low levels they provide little combat benefit.
-Movement: This is where it is at for non-skillful characters!
I'll leave you to examine the other 3 categories at your leisure, but some of the tricks in movement bear a closer look. All of the following tricks have low prerequisites, and so could be taken at about level 2-5.

Dismount Attack: 5 ranks in ride. If you succeed on a fast dismount check and your mount moved at least 10 feet that round, then you can immediately attack an adjacent opponent as if you had charged. How cool is that? Just picture it! "You can leap out of the saddle onto a foe." Epic. I'm gutting the first character focusing on mounted combat who doesn't take this.

Escape Attack: 8 ranks in Escape Artist. If you escape a grapple, you can make an attack with a light melee weapon as a swift action. The target is considered flat-footed for this. You know what happens if a rogue attacks a flat-footed(or otherwise denied their dex to ac) target? Sneak Attack! This is no simple 1d4 dagger attack we're talking about, this is 1d4+3d6 at least!(since you can only take this trick at level 5 or up)

Extreme Leap: 5 ranks in jump. If you make a 10 feet horizontal jump(DC: 10) and expend your swift action(which you will usually not have another use for anyway) you can move an extra 10 feet that round. So essentially, you can go 40 feet once per encounter. Nice, right?

Nimble Charge: Balance 5. You can run or charge across a difficult surface without making a balance check... Like charge over a table and stuff, it's just cool! Also, if you run over difficult terrain at 4x your speed, and the enemy(who doesn't have this) needs to move over it at 1/2 their speed, then you've just successfully escaped, even if you only get the benefit one turn. Just saying.

Nimble Stand: 8 in Tumble. Stand up from prone without provoking an attack. Need I say more?

Tumbling Crawl: 5 in Tumble. With a DC15 tumble check, you can crawl 5 feet without provoking an attack. The poor man's Nimble Stand!

And that's forgetting some of the higher level tricks that allow you to run up a wall for 1 round and stuff. Yup.]]> <![CDATA[Background Roleplaying]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=122 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:14:27 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=122
We all suffer from this, including me, so don't take this as aimed at 1 person. We need to work on this together!

Let me touch on that theatre aspect first, because that's pretty much the angle I want to approach this from.

One of my favourite parts to play ever was Bruin the Bear, in the play "Fox". It was a modern re-envisioning of the tale of the fox Reinhaerdt, which you may or may not be familiar with, where the characters were WW3(at least we assumed it was WW3) fugitives who end up in an abandoned factory, and to pass the time they decide to, I guess, roleplay the story. (a play within a play, years before Inception!)

I don't think the audience was supposed to 'get' the first scene because it was very confusing, with them only being able to see silhouettes in the dark on stage and such, and with a weird human-to-animal-form transformation scene at the end, but anyway, that's actually not that important.

What is important is that there were a -lot- of characters in the play. Some minor, some major, and plenty of group scenes where a lot of them were on set at once.(for example, when king lion was receiving audiences) The thing is, the audience can only really concentrate on 1 event on set at once. There can't be a back-and-forth discussion between two characters on one side, and another one on the other if you really want them to be able to grasp the contents of the discussion.

So we ended up having a ton of characters on the set who, according to the script, were there to do absolutely nothing at that moment in time. Of course, that isn't what happened.

Our director, Tom Durey(who of course wrote the script) encouraged everyone to keep acting and stay in-character all the time. Some actors like the ones playing the "common rabble" often didn't have lines in the script at all. But over time they learned to mumble in approval/disapproval at things the other characters said, and they'd whisper/talk silently amongst each other constantly, instead of just sitting there. This was easy for the public to take in without really paying attention to it, they'd just notice these little things from the corner of their eyes, or when the character they focused on happened to be close to the crowd. And of course, at any time you always have a number of people in the audience just looking around the set for no apparent reason. These guys could often find little amusing things happening around the set that weren't part of the story, but that did make it feel more 'alive'.

The rest of the actors would do this as well, exchanging glances, looks of befuddlement and "wtf is this shit???" gestures when their 'enemies' were the ones talking.

So, we had the script, but we also constantly improvised. During our first test performance in front of a small live-audience, the king lion(who's portrayed as a bit of a lazy and incompetent/bored king) pulled his small rapier and pointed it at me, the courtier comedy relief bear next to the throne. Now, I had a wooden spoon and a pot of honey, so in response to his challenge, I dueled him with the spoon. Of course I 'lose' and he 'almost stabs me' so I make some gestures/facial expressions that can only be considered to mean "you're crazy, that's dangerous!".

It was a huge success with the test crowd, they lol'd and rofl'd in abundance, the actors who were actually talking somewhere in front of us weren't sure why they were laughing the first time, since that moment in the scene was a bit dry, but the director didn't object so we kept doing that for all the live showings as well. It was always one of the first things people told us about when they got backstage("That part with the dueling was hilarious!").
Our effort to stay "active" while the spotlight was pointed at someone else, made the play better.

The same needs to happen in Fantasy Ground. Even when the spotlight is turned to someone, everyone else is still there. Even if your character is just standing around, there is a difference to passive "following the script"(i.e.: not saying anything) and "actively just standing there"(i.e.: what the actors would do when someone else is talking; exchange glances, sigh, etc)

Compare the following situations to each other:
Quote:DM Character: You will find it in the City of Mist, past the Barriers of Mana.
Vicky: The City of Mist? I thought that was just a legend!
DMC: Nay, 'tis not so. It is as real as you and me. The only problem is getting there. The paths to the Barrier of Mana are perilous, both the Peaks of the End and Dead Man's Creek are not to be trifled with.
Vicky: Hmmm, the creek would be faster by boat, but I don't like the thought of being isolated on the water. What do you think guys?

...

Vicky: Guys?

...

Ben(Vicky) OOC: Dudes, say something! Big Grin
Tom(Bartholomeus) OOC: I don't know anything about the lore yet, dude Confused
Sandra(Merry) OOC: My character is standing there with a confused look!
Ben + DM OOC: *sigh*

Quote:DM Character: You will find it in the City of Mist, past the Barriers of Mana.
Vicky: The City of Mist? I thought that was just a legend!

Bartholomeus raises an eyebrow and throws a glance towards Merry, to see if she's understanding this any better than he is.

Merry shrugs and shakes her head.

DMC: Nay, 'tis not so. It is as real as you and me. The only problem is getting there. The paths to the Barrier of Mana are perilous, both the Peaks of the End and Dead Man's Creek are not to be trifled with.
Bartho leans in closer to Merry and whispers: "Is this guy making this up?"
Merry sighs and replies: "I wish, but he looks too serious... let Vicky handle it."

Vicky: Hmmm, the creek would be faster by boat, but I don't like the thought of being isolated on the water. What do you think guys?
Vicky turns around and smiles at her companions, but her smile quickly turns upside down as she spots the two of you huddled together and clearly not paying attention.

Merry gives Bartho a little nudge and jerks her head towards Vicky.

Bortolomeus: Oh, ummm... right, eh... Whatever you want to do is fine? *sheepish grin*

Vicky: *sigh* Dead Man's Creek it is, then...

Doesn't the second look like a lot more fun? I also garantuee it'll be faster than option 1, even though we're saying more. Waiting for people who've alt-tabbed to present their opinion through OOC channels is a lot slower than the dynamic interactions between organic characters.

Likewise, try not to do:
Quote:Berzerkarososos: I'll just jump into the water!
Mathew(18introxxormage) OOC: Dude, seriously?

but
Quote:Berzerkarososos: I'll just jump into the water!
18introxxormage grabs Berzerkarososos arm before he can run off. "Wait, you dimwit! That's acid, not water!"

And for goodness sake, don't wander off when it's not your turn in combat. If you're really invested into your character, thinking of his next action, typing up an emote/something to say alongside with it, the suspense when an ally rolls his crucial attack roll, etc... should keep you busy. I am SURE we can cut combat time in -half- just by doing this.

If I can stay focused during a fight with the most useless character of the party(in the early combat encounters, anyway. It got better towards the end, and I plan to start making more of a dent, mwhahaha) then so can the guys actually killing shit. I loafed of once or twice too in combat; it can happen. Just please, please, please stop it from happening -every combat- like it is now.

If you can't spend a roleplaying session actually, you know, roleplaying instead of being on youtube, facebook, or whatever... then why bother?

Let's have the best campaign yet, guys!]]>
We all suffer from this, including me, so don't take this as aimed at 1 person. We need to work on this together!

Let me touch on that theatre aspect first, because that's pretty much the angle I want to approach this from.

One of my favourite parts to play ever was Bruin the Bear, in the play "Fox". It was a modern re-envisioning of the tale of the fox Reinhaerdt, which you may or may not be familiar with, where the characters were WW3(at least we assumed it was WW3) fugitives who end up in an abandoned factory, and to pass the time they decide to, I guess, roleplay the story. (a play within a play, years before Inception!)

I don't think the audience was supposed to 'get' the first scene because it was very confusing, with them only being able to see silhouettes in the dark on stage and such, and with a weird human-to-animal-form transformation scene at the end, but anyway, that's actually not that important.

What is important is that there were a -lot- of characters in the play. Some minor, some major, and plenty of group scenes where a lot of them were on set at once.(for example, when king lion was receiving audiences) The thing is, the audience can only really concentrate on 1 event on set at once. There can't be a back-and-forth discussion between two characters on one side, and another one on the other if you really want them to be able to grasp the contents of the discussion.

So we ended up having a ton of characters on the set who, according to the script, were there to do absolutely nothing at that moment in time. Of course, that isn't what happened.

Our director, Tom Durey(who of course wrote the script) encouraged everyone to keep acting and stay in-character all the time. Some actors like the ones playing the "common rabble" often didn't have lines in the script at all. But over time they learned to mumble in approval/disapproval at things the other characters said, and they'd whisper/talk silently amongst each other constantly, instead of just sitting there. This was easy for the public to take in without really paying attention to it, they'd just notice these little things from the corner of their eyes, or when the character they focused on happened to be close to the crowd. And of course, at any time you always have a number of people in the audience just looking around the set for no apparent reason. These guys could often find little amusing things happening around the set that weren't part of the story, but that did make it feel more 'alive'.

The rest of the actors would do this as well, exchanging glances, looks of befuddlement and "wtf is this shit???" gestures when their 'enemies' were the ones talking.

So, we had the script, but we also constantly improvised. During our first test performance in front of a small live-audience, the king lion(who's portrayed as a bit of a lazy and incompetent/bored king) pulled his small rapier and pointed it at me, the courtier comedy relief bear next to the throne. Now, I had a wooden spoon and a pot of honey, so in response to his challenge, I dueled him with the spoon. Of course I 'lose' and he 'almost stabs me' so I make some gestures/facial expressions that can only be considered to mean "you're crazy, that's dangerous!".

It was a huge success with the test crowd, they lol'd and rofl'd in abundance, the actors who were actually talking somewhere in front of us weren't sure why they were laughing the first time, since that moment in the scene was a bit dry, but the director didn't object so we kept doing that for all the live showings as well. It was always one of the first things people told us about when they got backstage("That part with the dueling was hilarious!").
Our effort to stay "active" while the spotlight was pointed at someone else, made the play better.

The same needs to happen in Fantasy Ground. Even when the spotlight is turned to someone, everyone else is still there. Even if your character is just standing around, there is a difference to passive "following the script"(i.e.: not saying anything) and "actively just standing there"(i.e.: what the actors would do when someone else is talking; exchange glances, sigh, etc)

Compare the following situations to each other:
Quote:DM Character: You will find it in the City of Mist, past the Barriers of Mana.
Vicky: The City of Mist? I thought that was just a legend!
DMC: Nay, 'tis not so. It is as real as you and me. The only problem is getting there. The paths to the Barrier of Mana are perilous, both the Peaks of the End and Dead Man's Creek are not to be trifled with.
Vicky: Hmmm, the creek would be faster by boat, but I don't like the thought of being isolated on the water. What do you think guys?

...

Vicky: Guys?

...

Ben(Vicky) OOC: Dudes, say something! Big Grin
Tom(Bartholomeus) OOC: I don't know anything about the lore yet, dude Confused
Sandra(Merry) OOC: My character is standing there with a confused look!
Ben + DM OOC: *sigh*

Quote:DM Character: You will find it in the City of Mist, past the Barriers of Mana.
Vicky: The City of Mist? I thought that was just a legend!

Bartholomeus raises an eyebrow and throws a glance towards Merry, to see if she's understanding this any better than he is.

Merry shrugs and shakes her head.

DMC: Nay, 'tis not so. It is as real as you and me. The only problem is getting there. The paths to the Barrier of Mana are perilous, both the Peaks of the End and Dead Man's Creek are not to be trifled with.
Bartho leans in closer to Merry and whispers: "Is this guy making this up?"
Merry sighs and replies: "I wish, but he looks too serious... let Vicky handle it."

Vicky: Hmmm, the creek would be faster by boat, but I don't like the thought of being isolated on the water. What do you think guys?
Vicky turns around and smiles at her companions, but her smile quickly turns upside down as she spots the two of you huddled together and clearly not paying attention.

Merry gives Bartho a little nudge and jerks her head towards Vicky.

Bortolomeus: Oh, ummm... right, eh... Whatever you want to do is fine? *sheepish grin*

Vicky: *sigh* Dead Man's Creek it is, then...

Doesn't the second look like a lot more fun? I also garantuee it'll be faster than option 1, even though we're saying more. Waiting for people who've alt-tabbed to present their opinion through OOC channels is a lot slower than the dynamic interactions between organic characters.

Likewise, try not to do:
Quote:Berzerkarososos: I'll just jump into the water!
Mathew(18introxxormage) OOC: Dude, seriously?

but
Quote:Berzerkarososos: I'll just jump into the water!
18introxxormage grabs Berzerkarososos arm before he can run off. "Wait, you dimwit! That's acid, not water!"

And for goodness sake, don't wander off when it's not your turn in combat. If you're really invested into your character, thinking of his next action, typing up an emote/something to say alongside with it, the suspense when an ally rolls his crucial attack roll, etc... should keep you busy. I am SURE we can cut combat time in -half- just by doing this.

If I can stay focused during a fight with the most useless character of the party(in the early combat encounters, anyway. It got better towards the end, and I plan to start making more of a dent, mwhahaha) then so can the guys actually killing shit. I loafed of once or twice too in combat; it can happen. Just please, please, please stop it from happening -every combat- like it is now.

If you can't spend a roleplaying session actually, you know, roleplaying instead of being on youtube, facebook, or whatever... then why bother?

Let's have the best campaign yet, guys!]]> <![CDATA[Soritah, Your Padawan Sage]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=120 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:51:59 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=120 Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name: Soritah

Class: Jedi Sage

Character level: 18 at the moment.

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

This game is all about playing with friends and having fun with others for me. And therefore I'm looking for an Active RP'ing Guild for small talks or group Quests etc....
This Guild seems to have it all.

What will you be bringing to us?
A friendly and decent person who has respect for others. Also always trying to help out those who need it.

Why do you think you'll be a great member for us?
see last question.
+ I'm an studying the Force of healing others.

What do you hope we will do for you?
Be social and play together to make the game more fun.

What sort of experience do you hope to get from us? What do you expect us to do to improve your time in game?
I don't except anything except of being fun to play with in general.

Previous Clans:
None.
Don't judge but i've been playing most of my time FPS games with clans.

What other clans you've been in that are game related.

/
Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?
/

state the reasons for leaving your previous clans
/

Do you have roleplaying experience?
I have been roleplaying in the previous SW mmo with my brother .

Roleplaying experience in other games of any kind.
/


What country are you from?
Belgium

Some information about yourself if you wish.
I'm still a Student and i'm trying to enjoy life as much as possible.

Where are you from and what other hobbies you have and such?

I'm playing alot of football nowadays.
Age:

How old are you in RL?
22 years old.

How active do you intend to be?

I'm only playing this game for a week and got to lvl 18...

How many time you're planning to commit on an average base.
anytime if I can.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?
Yes


Kind Regards,
Padawan Soritah]]> Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name: Soritah

Class: Jedi Sage

Character level: 18 at the moment.

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

This game is all about playing with friends and having fun with others for me. And therefore I'm looking for an Active RP'ing Guild for small talks or group Quests etc....
This Guild seems to have it all.

What will you be bringing to us?
A friendly and decent person who has respect for others. Also always trying to help out those who need it.

Why do you think you'll be a great member for us?
see last question.
+ I'm an studying the Force of healing others.

What do you hope we will do for you?
Be social and play together to make the game more fun.

What sort of experience do you hope to get from us? What do you expect us to do to improve your time in game?
I don't except anything except of being fun to play with in general.

Previous Clans:
None.
Don't judge but i've been playing most of my time FPS games with clans.

What other clans you've been in that are game related.

/
Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?
/

state the reasons for leaving your previous clans
/

Do you have roleplaying experience?
I have been roleplaying in the previous SW mmo with my brother .

Roleplaying experience in other games of any kind.
/


What country are you from?
Belgium

Some information about yourself if you wish.
I'm still a Student and i'm trying to enjoy life as much as possible.

Where are you from and what other hobbies you have and such?

I'm playing alot of football nowadays.
Age:

How old are you in RL?
22 years old.

How active do you intend to be?

I'm only playing this game for a week and got to lvl 18...

How many time you're planning to commit on an average base.
anytime if I can.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?
Yes


Kind Regards,
Padawan Soritah]]> <![CDATA[Ilse A'aylyn - Jedi Knight - Guardian]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=111 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:19:06 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=111 Games Interested in Playing
Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:
Ilse A'aylyn

Class:
Jedi Guardian

Character level:
Currently 31

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?
I was recruited by Raeravel (actually his alt) for a RP guild on SWTOR. But he left it for here. Seeing that he seemed to be the kind of person that I would enjoy playing with, I am trying to follow. Also, I met Ethel by accident this morning and, once agian, she seemed a nice person to play with.

What will you be bringing to us?
Well, I have a rather huge RP experience in all domains, tabletop, LARP, on-line games, accumulated over more than 30 years now. I must confess that I am not completely certain about RPing in this universe in this specific era (lack of knowledge, mostly), and about mixing the complicated background story of the game with others. But I hope to take the ambiance in, and participate as much as I can.

Apart from this, I am also looking for, and willing to contribute to, a nice social environment of helpful and fun people. Basically, I enjoy gaming with people, and look forward to making friends.

Lastly, I have a fairly good raiding experience (mostly on WoW), including leading raids in a server's second best alliance guild. I am not sure how that could be relevant in this guild and in this game (I cannot afford to be a hardcore raider anymore), but it might prove useful.

What do you hope we will do for you?
See above, mostly roleplaying events and a nice relaxed and social atmosphere, people helping each other out and having laughs together.

Previous Clans:
Currently in the Free Republican Militia, created by Raeravel's alt, see above. Apart from that, I was an officer in Redrum Inc on Ravenholdt on WoW (not sure if it's waht is being asked here).

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?
I have not left any clan yet on SWTOR. I left Redrum when I stopped hard-core raiding a few years back.

Do you have roleplaying experience?
Well, as mentioned above, I have been roleplaying tabletop-wise for more than 32 years now. I have been LARPing for 24 years, and gaming online for more than 12 years, although that has not always been about roleplaying. If I had one adjective to describe me, hobby-wise, it would be roleplayer... Big Grin

Where are you localised?
Sevres, near Paris, in France

What country are you from?
France

Some information about yourself if you wish.
Well, apart from roleplaying (still organising one LARP a year - max was about 3/year - and tabletop gaming every friday), my hobbies include playing the guitar, running (I am training for a marathon in april), having fun with my family and travelling with them, wherever I can afford it.

Outside "free time", I am head of engineering of a major electronics company.

Age:
47

How active do you intend to be?
A few hours on most evenings during the week (except Fridays), a few hours during the week-end. I am renovating my flat atm, meaning less free time, and I sometimes have heavy work constraints, but I don't travel as much as I used to.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?
I have a microphone, but not installed ventrilo for some time now. It would of course be easy to install it again.

Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)
As mentioned above, I am not completely sure about the way to best integrate in the game, I don't know enough about the era. This is why I intend to build my character slowly, and to "flashback" my background whenever I need it or find it interesting to do so. Basically, I want my character to be a fairly average Jedi Knight, aiming to become a master only through hard work and because she sees her policies being respected and taken into account by the council, not through favors or being political in any sense. She is very straight-minded and extremely honourable, considering obedience to the Jedi code an absolute moral obligation. Very devoted to the Republic, she does not hate the Empire, just considers it a threat to freedom that needs to be ended without using the enemies weapon in any way. In this sense, she tries to help as ;uch as possible every soul needing it that she has the pleasure to meet (as Ethel can vouch for). She also has a dry sense of humour, and can be fairly critical, ironic, or even acidic when the situation calls for it. This leaves me the future ability to ne shocked about events, to weave doubts into the story, and possibly to break down or change entirely depending on whatever story develops.]]> Games Interested in Playing
Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:
Ilse A'aylyn

Class:
Jedi Guardian

Character level:
Currently 31

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?
I was recruited by Raeravel (actually his alt) for a RP guild on SWTOR. But he left it for here. Seeing that he seemed to be the kind of person that I would enjoy playing with, I am trying to follow. Also, I met Ethel by accident this morning and, once agian, she seemed a nice person to play with.

What will you be bringing to us?
Well, I have a rather huge RP experience in all domains, tabletop, LARP, on-line games, accumulated over more than 30 years now. I must confess that I am not completely certain about RPing in this universe in this specific era (lack of knowledge, mostly), and about mixing the complicated background story of the game with others. But I hope to take the ambiance in, and participate as much as I can.

Apart from this, I am also looking for, and willing to contribute to, a nice social environment of helpful and fun people. Basically, I enjoy gaming with people, and look forward to making friends.

Lastly, I have a fairly good raiding experience (mostly on WoW), including leading raids in a server's second best alliance guild. I am not sure how that could be relevant in this guild and in this game (I cannot afford to be a hardcore raider anymore), but it might prove useful.

What do you hope we will do for you?
See above, mostly roleplaying events and a nice relaxed and social atmosphere, people helping each other out and having laughs together.

Previous Clans:
Currently in the Free Republican Militia, created by Raeravel's alt, see above. Apart from that, I was an officer in Redrum Inc on Ravenholdt on WoW (not sure if it's waht is being asked here).

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?
I have not left any clan yet on SWTOR. I left Redrum when I stopped hard-core raiding a few years back.

Do you have roleplaying experience?
Well, as mentioned above, I have been roleplaying tabletop-wise for more than 32 years now. I have been LARPing for 24 years, and gaming online for more than 12 years, although that has not always been about roleplaying. If I had one adjective to describe me, hobby-wise, it would be roleplayer... Big Grin

Where are you localised?
Sevres, near Paris, in France

What country are you from?
France

Some information about yourself if you wish.
Well, apart from roleplaying (still organising one LARP a year - max was about 3/year - and tabletop gaming every friday), my hobbies include playing the guitar, running (I am training for a marathon in april), having fun with my family and travelling with them, wherever I can afford it.

Outside "free time", I am head of engineering of a major electronics company.

Age:
47

How active do you intend to be?
A few hours on most evenings during the week (except Fridays), a few hours during the week-end. I am renovating my flat atm, meaning less free time, and I sometimes have heavy work constraints, but I don't travel as much as I used to.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?
I have a microphone, but not installed ventrilo for some time now. It would of course be easy to install it again.

Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)
As mentioned above, I am not completely sure about the way to best integrate in the game, I don't know enough about the era. This is why I intend to build my character slowly, and to "flashback" my background whenever I need it or find it interesting to do so. Basically, I want my character to be a fairly average Jedi Knight, aiming to become a master only through hard work and because she sees her policies being respected and taken into account by the council, not through favors or being political in any sense. She is very straight-minded and extremely honourable, considering obedience to the Jedi code an absolute moral obligation. Very devoted to the Republic, she does not hate the Empire, just considers it a threat to freedom that needs to be ended without using the enemies weapon in any way. In this sense, she tries to help as ;uch as possible every soul needing it that she has the pleasure to meet (as Ethel can vouch for). She also has a dry sense of humour, and can be fairly critical, ironic, or even acidic when the situation calls for it. This leaves me the future ability to ne shocked about events, to weave doubts into the story, and possibly to break down or change entirely depending on whatever story develops.]]> <![CDATA['Shattered Prophecy', Eberron campaign part II]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=110 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:32:16 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=110 Shattered Prophecy

The Six gather as the Nine outnumber them. When Named become Nameless, the Prophecy is hidden for a time until colors of Dragonhawk, Bear, Wolf and Flame are hoisted aloft one keep for a second time.

The Harbinger stirs.




What's this then?

This is, to put it simply, part 2 of Eberron roleplay campaign run over the magic wires of the internet by me, open for anyone who wants to take part. Or rather, an announcement for it. First part of the campaign, 'Stranded', was run by me last year before we took a break from DnD in Shadowrun universe. It will be time to return to DnD soon, however.

Game system in use will be Dungeons and Dragons 3.5. Setting used is Eberron. Click here for overview of Eberron setting.

The game is played through Fantasy Grounds and Ventrilo (which is used for OOC chat mostly).

Fantasy Grounds stuff

Look here.

It bears repeating that I still have that one extra license.

Theme and style of the game

Epic, dark and pulp. This is no low-fantasy! This is action heavy (by my standards at least)! This is adventure with overarching storyline! This is character-focused!

The characters returning from first part of the campaign are around levels 4-5. New characters will be created to be around those levels as well (unless you want to start lower Tongue)

How do I become part of this?

I'm glad you asked! And to answer, nothing could be easier. All you need to do is to purchase Fantasy Grounds for 10 euros or grap a free license (see above).

All that is required of you is punctuality (which doesn't mean you have to be present for every session, but rather you let me know well in advance wheter the case), moderate activity, willingness to roleplay (I do NOT run pure dungeon romps with minimal RP bits) and good humor. Use of ventrilo during the sessions is required, for listening at least.

What is not needed include extensive or even basic knowledge of rules of DnD. You can learn them as you go. You don't need to be experienced roleplayer either as long as you're willing to put work in improving and are not disruptive to the group. Basic grasp of English language is probably useful Tongue

Players should preferably be of ages 18+, but I'm not that strict on that if you can handle yourself in mature manner. The roleplay itself is probably around K-15 or so (i.e. no explicit sexual content but some more or less graphic violence and mature themes).

If you're interested drop me a line. This game is open to new and old members of RBoM as well as the first random stranger (=bot) coherent enough to form a sentence that is not about selling viagra Tongue.

Even if you joined the clan to just play SWTOR, don't feel hesitant to contact me if this seems interesting to you.

When would this happen?

As soon as we finish our Shadowrun campaign. I am aiming to start this campaign at the beginning of March at this moment.

The scheduling of sessions will follow similar scheme as before. I'll try to hold weekly session during weekends (Sat-Sun) but with as much flexibility as possible. And again, I don't expect you to be able to take part in every session. If many, or someone critical for the session, are missing we'll simply just reschedule.

Players taking part

I'll keep a tally of people who are taking part here. There will be around 6 spots. Even though I'm pretty sure four from the Original Five will be taking part, drop me a line here nonetheless before all the spots are taken!

Dungeon Master: apo (aka Taur in SWTOR for new-comers)

Players:

Unahim playing Elenore (Changeling Beguiler 4/Rogue 1)
Verret playing Swyck (Kobold Warlock 4)
Sain playing Alexiuss Brand (Human Psion 4)
Niles playing Lothar (Human Crusader 4)
Terenor playing Fira (Petal Druid 2)]]> Shattered Prophecy

The Six gather as the Nine outnumber them. When Named become Nameless, the Prophecy is hidden for a time until colors of Dragonhawk, Bear, Wolf and Flame are hoisted aloft one keep for a second time.

The Harbinger stirs.




What's this then?

This is, to put it simply, part 2 of Eberron roleplay campaign run over the magic wires of the internet by me, open for anyone who wants to take part. Or rather, an announcement for it. First part of the campaign, 'Stranded', was run by me last year before we took a break from DnD in Shadowrun universe. It will be time to return to DnD soon, however.

Game system in use will be Dungeons and Dragons 3.5. Setting used is Eberron. Click here for overview of Eberron setting.

The game is played through Fantasy Grounds and Ventrilo (which is used for OOC chat mostly).

Fantasy Grounds stuff

Look here.

It bears repeating that I still have that one extra license.

Theme and style of the game

Epic, dark and pulp. This is no low-fantasy! This is action heavy (by my standards at least)! This is adventure with overarching storyline! This is character-focused!

The characters returning from first part of the campaign are around levels 4-5. New characters will be created to be around those levels as well (unless you want to start lower Tongue)

How do I become part of this?

I'm glad you asked! And to answer, nothing could be easier. All you need to do is to purchase Fantasy Grounds for 10 euros or grap a free license (see above).

All that is required of you is punctuality (which doesn't mean you have to be present for every session, but rather you let me know well in advance wheter the case), moderate activity, willingness to roleplay (I do NOT run pure dungeon romps with minimal RP bits) and good humor. Use of ventrilo during the sessions is required, for listening at least.

What is not needed include extensive or even basic knowledge of rules of DnD. You can learn them as you go. You don't need to be experienced roleplayer either as long as you're willing to put work in improving and are not disruptive to the group. Basic grasp of English language is probably useful Tongue

Players should preferably be of ages 18+, but I'm not that strict on that if you can handle yourself in mature manner. The roleplay itself is probably around K-15 or so (i.e. no explicit sexual content but some more or less graphic violence and mature themes).

If you're interested drop me a line. This game is open to new and old members of RBoM as well as the first random stranger (=bot) coherent enough to form a sentence that is not about selling viagra Tongue.

Even if you joined the clan to just play SWTOR, don't feel hesitant to contact me if this seems interesting to you.

When would this happen?

As soon as we finish our Shadowrun campaign. I am aiming to start this campaign at the beginning of March at this moment.

The scheduling of sessions will follow similar scheme as before. I'll try to hold weekly session during weekends (Sat-Sun) but with as much flexibility as possible. And again, I don't expect you to be able to take part in every session. If many, or someone critical for the session, are missing we'll simply just reschedule.

Players taking part

I'll keep a tally of people who are taking part here. There will be around 6 spots. Even though I'm pretty sure four from the Original Five will be taking part, drop me a line here nonetheless before all the spots are taken!

Dungeon Master: apo (aka Taur in SWTOR for new-comers)

Players:

Unahim playing Elenore (Changeling Beguiler 4/Rogue 1)
Verret playing Swyck (Kobold Warlock 4)
Sain playing Alexiuss Brand (Human Psion 4)
Niles playing Lothar (Human Crusader 4)
Terenor playing Fira (Petal Druid 2)]]> <![CDATA[The next edition of D&D]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=108 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:20:18 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=108 http://goo.gl/h8DmS

So come spring the rules will be largely available for play. I think that may be a cool opportunity for us to play around with them a bit, and perhaps some of us would even take the time to write up feedback to WoTC, who knows?

Over the years I've tried out various rpg systems. SW Saga, Shadowgrounds, Warhammer RPG, Metascape, etc... but the only one I'm constantly coming back to is D&D. I'm not sure why, but there's something about the setting. All the others held my attention for a while out of novelty, but eventually they were largely discarded and forgotten. For that reason I'm looking forward to this '5th' edition, for it may offer some changes I believe the game could use, while maintaining the same spirit.

On that note, 4th edition may also be something we can check out. I played a few sessions of it, it was quite good, group couldn't get together as much anymore so we had to stop, but the system itself was good, really.]]> http://goo.gl/h8DmS

So come spring the rules will be largely available for play. I think that may be a cool opportunity for us to play around with them a bit, and perhaps some of us would even take the time to write up feedback to WoTC, who knows?

Over the years I've tried out various rpg systems. SW Saga, Shadowgrounds, Warhammer RPG, Metascape, etc... but the only one I'm constantly coming back to is D&D. I'm not sure why, but there's something about the setting. All the others held my attention for a while out of novelty, but eventually they were largely discarded and forgotten. For that reason I'm looking forward to this '5th' edition, for it may offer some changes I believe the game could use, while maintaining the same spirit.

On that note, 4th edition may also be something we can check out. I played a few sessions of it, it was quite good, group couldn't get together as much anymore so we had to stop, but the system itself was good, really.]]> <![CDATA[Zameko, Gunslinger]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=106 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:58:05 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=106 Games Interested in Playing
World of Warcraft but currently SW:TOR (I left WoW for it!)

Character Name:
Zameko 'Mikku' Hessin

Class:
Smuggler, Gunslinger

Character level:
16+

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?
I was referred here from my post on the SW:TOR forums and as I read on...I thought I'd inquire online! Looks like good fun and I hope to be accepted, and that the guilds goal/story is pretty interesting and not something you'd expect to see everyday on SW:TOR.

What will you be bringing to us?
Any help needed at any time I'm available or just online.

Why do you think you'll be a great member for us?
Because of my experience in RP? To be honest, I'll be here to find out for myself in context to SW:TOR but all in all I'm pretty mature ^^

What do you hope we will do for you?
Make some new friends and find a fun RP community

What sort of experience do you hope to get from us? What do you expect us to do to improve your time in game?
Plenty of RP to broaden my experience since it'll be my first time RPing on SW:TOR and I'd like to test it. Also, help in taking my characters story further.

Previous Clans:
None from SW:TOR

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?
RP had become different and off the goal/story - also became rather scarce to the point it just wouldn't happen at all.

Do you have roleplaying experience?
I've been role-playing for at least 9 years or so and I just can't get enough!

Where are you localised?
UK London

Where are you from and what other hobbies you have and such?
I'm mixed race, at least five places since my parents are mixed too and so fourth! Though I used to be a gymnast and instead I've taken up roller blading.

Age:
27

How old are you in RL?
17 soon to be 18 (4th March)

How active do you intend to be?
I'm on pretty much everyday, even for 30mins if i'm too busy.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?
I do have a microphone but I don't have Ventrillo - plus PvP scares me sometimes... though I do use Skype!

Character Background, or details of personality.
Initially from Iridonia, but had begun to explore since her rite of passage, not much of her young age was memorable enough for her. She's a rather quiet character but loves to sit and clean her guns when she gets a bit of time to herself - almost obsessed with them since they're what's keeping her alive. A Zabrak with pale skin and moss green eyes, her hair is rather short but just enough to place in a small knot at the back. Her horns are adorned with thin golden rings but not on her more smaller horns, as there is not much of a 'horn' for her to fit jewellery onto them; she does like her money and can sometimes be swayed or tempted with it, although she tends to think of her actions in the long term before doing so.

Her body has some muscle for any long distance running needed, along with some upper body strength; and at just under an average height, she finds it somewhat easy to hide - until her horns can be seen poking out.

She does have some moments of sarcasm but only to joke around since she's used to her harsh homeland and the rough and tumble of everyday life there, and the people's attitudes that came with it; also, her birth name was 'Mikku' but changed it because it seemed too cute for her and she wanted to start a new life with a new name.]]> Games Interested in Playing
World of Warcraft but currently SW:TOR (I left WoW for it!)

Character Name:
Zameko 'Mikku' Hessin

Class:
Smuggler, Gunslinger

Character level:
16+

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?
I was referred here from my post on the SW:TOR forums and as I read on...I thought I'd inquire online! Looks like good fun and I hope to be accepted, and that the guilds goal/story is pretty interesting and not something you'd expect to see everyday on SW:TOR.

What will you be bringing to us?
Any help needed at any time I'm available or just online.

Why do you think you'll be a great member for us?
Because of my experience in RP? To be honest, I'll be here to find out for myself in context to SW:TOR but all in all I'm pretty mature ^^

What do you hope we will do for you?
Make some new friends and find a fun RP community

What sort of experience do you hope to get from us? What do you expect us to do to improve your time in game?
Plenty of RP to broaden my experience since it'll be my first time RPing on SW:TOR and I'd like to test it. Also, help in taking my characters story further.

Previous Clans:
None from SW:TOR

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?
RP had become different and off the goal/story - also became rather scarce to the point it just wouldn't happen at all.

Do you have roleplaying experience?
I've been role-playing for at least 9 years or so and I just can't get enough!

Where are you localised?
UK London

Where are you from and what other hobbies you have and such?
I'm mixed race, at least five places since my parents are mixed too and so fourth! Though I used to be a gymnast and instead I've taken up roller blading.

Age:
27

How old are you in RL?
17 soon to be 18 (4th March)

How active do you intend to be?
I'm on pretty much everyday, even for 30mins if i'm too busy.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?
I do have a microphone but I don't have Ventrillo - plus PvP scares me sometimes... though I do use Skype!

Character Background, or details of personality.
Initially from Iridonia, but had begun to explore since her rite of passage, not much of her young age was memorable enough for her. She's a rather quiet character but loves to sit and clean her guns when she gets a bit of time to herself - almost obsessed with them since they're what's keeping her alive. A Zabrak with pale skin and moss green eyes, her hair is rather short but just enough to place in a small knot at the back. Her horns are adorned with thin golden rings but not on her more smaller horns, as there is not much of a 'horn' for her to fit jewellery onto them; she does like her money and can sometimes be swayed or tempted with it, although she tends to think of her actions in the long term before doing so.

Her body has some muscle for any long distance running needed, along with some upper body strength; and at just under an average height, she finds it somewhat easy to hide - until her horns can be seen poking out.

She does have some moments of sarcasm but only to joke around since she's used to her harsh homeland and the rough and tumble of everyday life there, and the people's attitudes that came with it; also, her birth name was 'Mikku' but changed it because it seemed too cute for her and she wanted to start a new life with a new name.]]> <![CDATA[Balaras, Jedi Knight]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=104 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:13:55 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=104
Games Interested in Playing
Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:
Balaras Domgar

Class:

Jedi Guardian


Character level:

17 at the time of writing this, likely to be 25+ before the end of January

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

Zameko and I started playing the Old Republic having waited for it for some time, since we started we've been searching for a Roleplaying Guild that will allow both a Smuggler and Jedi to unite under the same banner, Zam found you guys on the forums and spoke with one of you and we were impressed. So here we are

What will you be bringing to us?

Having Roleplayed on World of Warcraft for atleast 2/3 years now I've got a fair understanding of the workings of it. I'm also very interested in running through questing and end-game content as a Tank

What do you hope we will do for you?

A good community to Roleplay with, preferably someone willing to take in Balaras as their apprentice, although it's not needed. Having not gathered much Lore knowledge outside of questing a 'Master-Apprentice' roleplay situation would help to soak up some info that will be requested

Do you have roleplaying experience?

I've been playing on the WoW RP Server Argent Dawn for 2/3 years now, been in several guilds, all of which I was an Officer or Leader of. I currently still play, holding position as Marshal in the realm's Lordaeron's Order (http://www.argentarchives.org/node/89617 character's profile; http://www.argentarchives.org/node/82596? guild's profile)

Where are you localised?

UK

Some information about yourself if you wish.

Keen interest in Video Gaming, Real Life does not exist, there is only AFK sort of style. Intolerant of any wubwubwubwubwubwubwubwubwub 'choons of the age, only interested in metal. Like a boss.

Age:

15, soon to turn 16

How active do you intend to be?

I'm on when I'm on. Usually 2-3 hours a night depending on what events I have cross-game and otherwise

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

Yep


Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

Not something I've put a massive amount of thought into, although I always get the basics down of a character's story.
Balaras is a rather young, but also keen Jedi. Siblings include one brother and a sister. His Brother trained with Balaras as a Jedi, but has since disappeared, believed to have gone rogue. Balaras keeps true to the Jedi code as he can but his methods may be slightly controversial.
In terms of joining the guild/order/what you may call it I'm looking for someone who would be willing to be his Master, but I don't mind if not.

^ Hope that wasn't too fail, but I've not given it a lot of thought so far, and I plan to develop his character as I go on.]]>
Games Interested in Playing
Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:
Balaras Domgar

Class:

Jedi Guardian


Character level:

17 at the time of writing this, likely to be 25+ before the end of January

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

Zameko and I started playing the Old Republic having waited for it for some time, since we started we've been searching for a Roleplaying Guild that will allow both a Smuggler and Jedi to unite under the same banner, Zam found you guys on the forums and spoke with one of you and we were impressed. So here we are

What will you be bringing to us?

Having Roleplayed on World of Warcraft for atleast 2/3 years now I've got a fair understanding of the workings of it. I'm also very interested in running through questing and end-game content as a Tank

What do you hope we will do for you?

A good community to Roleplay with, preferably someone willing to take in Balaras as their apprentice, although it's not needed. Having not gathered much Lore knowledge outside of questing a 'Master-Apprentice' roleplay situation would help to soak up some info that will be requested

Do you have roleplaying experience?

I've been playing on the WoW RP Server Argent Dawn for 2/3 years now, been in several guilds, all of which I was an Officer or Leader of. I currently still play, holding position as Marshal in the realm's Lordaeron's Order (http://www.argentarchives.org/node/89617 character's profile; http://www.argentarchives.org/node/82596? guild's profile)

Where are you localised?

UK

Some information about yourself if you wish.

Keen interest in Video Gaming, Real Life does not exist, there is only AFK sort of style. Intolerant of any wubwubwubwubwubwubwubwubwub 'choons of the age, only interested in metal. Like a boss.

Age:

15, soon to turn 16

How active do you intend to be?

I'm on when I'm on. Usually 2-3 hours a night depending on what events I have cross-game and otherwise

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

Yep


Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

Not something I've put a massive amount of thought into, although I always get the basics down of a character's story.
Balaras is a rather young, but also keen Jedi. Siblings include one brother and a sister. His Brother trained with Balaras as a Jedi, but has since disappeared, believed to have gone rogue. Balaras keeps true to the Jedi code as he can but his methods may be slightly controversial.
In terms of joining the guild/order/what you may call it I'm looking for someone who would be willing to be his Master, but I don't mind if not.

^ Hope that wasn't too fail, but I've not given it a lot of thought so far, and I plan to develop his character as I go on.]]> <![CDATA[Doddz - Jedi Guardian.]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=102 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:25:08 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=102 Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name: Doddz

Class: Jedi Guardian

Character level: Recently started this realm, currently level 10.

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

I've been told both online and then confirmed my wanting to join when browsing the forum thread, the guild has a good reputation.

What will you be bringing to us?

I'm a well rounded laid back person, always willing to help anyone who might need it. Have a much required sense of humour.

What do you hope we will do for you?

People to talk to and role play with. Actual conversation! (my last realm was a bit silent...)

Previous Clans:

Nothing of any note, I've been role playing online since the days of Ultima Online.

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?

I bounced from place to place.

Do you have roleplaying experience?

I do indeed. Ultima Online, Anarchy Online, World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings online.

Where are you localised? England.

Some information about yourself if you wish.

From southern England, hobbies include music, travelling, rugby and gaming.

Age: I'm 27

How active do you intend to be? A few hours a day.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo? Yep


Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

Doddz is in his mid 50's, Grey beard and hair. Is a veteran of many conflicts and a level headed and wise man. Grew up in a Jedi temple after being sent there by his mother at a young age after finding out he was gifted with the force.]]> Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name: Doddz

Class: Jedi Guardian

Character level: Recently started this realm, currently level 10.

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

I've been told both online and then confirmed my wanting to join when browsing the forum thread, the guild has a good reputation.

What will you be bringing to us?

I'm a well rounded laid back person, always willing to help anyone who might need it. Have a much required sense of humour.

What do you hope we will do for you?

People to talk to and role play with. Actual conversation! (my last realm was a bit silent...)

Previous Clans:

Nothing of any note, I've been role playing online since the days of Ultima Online.

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?

I bounced from place to place.

Do you have roleplaying experience?

I do indeed. Ultima Online, Anarchy Online, World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings online.

Where are you localised? England.

Some information about yourself if you wish.

From southern England, hobbies include music, travelling, rugby and gaming.

Age: I'm 27

How active do you intend to be? A few hours a day.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo? Yep


Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

Doddz is in his mid 50's, Grey beard and hair. Is a veteran of many conflicts and a level headed and wise man. Grew up in a Jedi temple after being sent there by his mother at a young age after finding out he was gifted with the force.]]> <![CDATA[Etel Rhayne]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=100 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:48:04 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=100 Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:

Etel Rhayne

Class:

Jedi Knight

Character level:

10 as of writing, but higher very soon 

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

Well, I had a great time in TSS for a little while in the autumn of 2010 as Etel the Night Elf, and have vague foggy memories of the Red Blades from earlier wow days. After a long chat with Jonkar I decied to apply.

What will you be bringing to us?

A great interest in star wars lore, rp and rp-pvp. A somewhat random but dedicated presence (a hectic RL etc.), and alot of banters in g-chat .

What do you hope we will do for you?

Put me in contact with a great bunch of nice people, provide ample oppurtunities for good ol’ rp-pvp and general rp, and provide a nice framework for RP through the overarching guild story.

Previous Clans:

Wow: Burning Dawn, The Alliance Watch, The Shining Strand, Winterblades.

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?

Burning Dawn turned into the Alliance Watch. The Alliance Watch reformed into the Twilight Guard (I think) when TBC was launched, by then I left wow completely (for a time). The Strand I left because there weren’t much activity at the time, and the Winterblades because I quit wow / lost the opportounity to play at that time.

Do you have roleplaying experience?

Yes, from wow, swg, lotro, pen and paper, forum, etc.

Where are you localised?

Sweden

Some information about yourself if you wish.

28 years old guy from Sweden, works at a univeristy. Other hobbies include rpg’s, living card games, attending various bartenders, and so on. I also spend alot of time at work (more than I should...).

How active do you intend to be?

I hope to be quite active, depends on how much there is to do at work basically and if I am on any travels and such. Peek in most nights, attend most events and play for longer sesions during weekends, basically..

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

My soundcard is abit wonky with the michrophone atm. Generally I am not to keen on vent but I will of course listen and also try and get the mic worked out should that be required.

Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

Jedi Archive entry: Etel Rhayne
Former member of the Jedi Order
Status: Unknown.

Etel Rhayne began her time in the Jedi Order as a historian and archivist, known for an interest in the more obscure and forgotten parts of galactic history and lore. The (absurd! /archivist note) claim that the archives suffered from vast incompletion led Etel down the path of the explorer, and she left her services at the archives to travel the galaxy, aid the Republic where need arose and record and study the history of the Galaxy.

It was during this time that Etel began to show a troubling interest in the more unorthodox teachings of former Jedi Masters, exiles and non-jedi philosophers. After the discovery that Etel had accessed records with reserved access only authorized for higher masters of the Order, specifically regarding the Jedi Civil War, the Order began an investigation into the conduct of knight Etel.

As her behaviour became more erratic her last sanctioned voyage ended with the death of her padawan, Etel left the Order and went her own way. Supposedly she for some time tried to aid the Republic military directly, though the exact nature of her service is unclear. According to Jedi master Lel Ina, Etel succumbed to her own manic curiousness, and thus began walk the darker paths of the galaxy.

Archivist note: The final entry is completely unacceptable by Jedi Archive standards. “Supposedly”? Marked for update and completion.

Secure record – restricted access: The Council has through military channels been informed that Etel was present at one of the early strike-points of the Imperial invasion. After aiding the planets defense, Etel claimed to have infiltrated some undescribed Sith and/or Imperial contingent, though information regarding this is incomplete.

Etel was recovered heavily wounded during a border sweep across the outer rim, and was treated for an extended period of time at the Republic Medical Frigate “Perseverance”. As far as the Order presently knows, Etel is alive, and according to military records, at fragile but stable physical health and normal mental health

OOC: This was somewhat hastily written and based upon two things: 1: A recent lunch I had with a friend where I claimed that KOTOR2 was the greatest game ever made Kreia the most interesting character of all SW games. 2: What an expedition into the unknown could have for use of an more “grey” (ex) Jedi.]]> Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:

Etel Rhayne

Class:

Jedi Knight

Character level:

10 as of writing, but higher very soon 

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

Well, I had a great time in TSS for a little while in the autumn of 2010 as Etel the Night Elf, and have vague foggy memories of the Red Blades from earlier wow days. After a long chat with Jonkar I decied to apply.

What will you be bringing to us?

A great interest in star wars lore, rp and rp-pvp. A somewhat random but dedicated presence (a hectic RL etc.), and alot of banters in g-chat .

What do you hope we will do for you?

Put me in contact with a great bunch of nice people, provide ample oppurtunities for good ol’ rp-pvp and general rp, and provide a nice framework for RP through the overarching guild story.

Previous Clans:

Wow: Burning Dawn, The Alliance Watch, The Shining Strand, Winterblades.

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?

Burning Dawn turned into the Alliance Watch. The Alliance Watch reformed into the Twilight Guard (I think) when TBC was launched, by then I left wow completely (for a time). The Strand I left because there weren’t much activity at the time, and the Winterblades because I quit wow / lost the opportounity to play at that time.

Do you have roleplaying experience?

Yes, from wow, swg, lotro, pen and paper, forum, etc.

Where are you localised?

Sweden

Some information about yourself if you wish.

28 years old guy from Sweden, works at a univeristy. Other hobbies include rpg’s, living card games, attending various bartenders, and so on. I also spend alot of time at work (more than I should...).

How active do you intend to be?

I hope to be quite active, depends on how much there is to do at work basically and if I am on any travels and such. Peek in most nights, attend most events and play for longer sesions during weekends, basically..

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

My soundcard is abit wonky with the michrophone atm. Generally I am not to keen on vent but I will of course listen and also try and get the mic worked out should that be required.

Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

Jedi Archive entry: Etel Rhayne
Former member of the Jedi Order
Status: Unknown.

Etel Rhayne began her time in the Jedi Order as a historian and archivist, known for an interest in the more obscure and forgotten parts of galactic history and lore. The (absurd! /archivist note) claim that the archives suffered from vast incompletion led Etel down the path of the explorer, and she left her services at the archives to travel the galaxy, aid the Republic where need arose and record and study the history of the Galaxy.

It was during this time that Etel began to show a troubling interest in the more unorthodox teachings of former Jedi Masters, exiles and non-jedi philosophers. After the discovery that Etel had accessed records with reserved access only authorized for higher masters of the Order, specifically regarding the Jedi Civil War, the Order began an investigation into the conduct of knight Etel.

As her behaviour became more erratic her last sanctioned voyage ended with the death of her padawan, Etel left the Order and went her own way. Supposedly she for some time tried to aid the Republic military directly, though the exact nature of her service is unclear. According to Jedi master Lel Ina, Etel succumbed to her own manic curiousness, and thus began walk the darker paths of the galaxy.

Archivist note: The final entry is completely unacceptable by Jedi Archive standards. “Supposedly”? Marked for update and completion.

Secure record – restricted access: The Council has through military channels been informed that Etel was present at one of the early strike-points of the Imperial invasion. After aiding the planets defense, Etel claimed to have infiltrated some undescribed Sith and/or Imperial contingent, though information regarding this is incomplete.

Etel was recovered heavily wounded during a border sweep across the outer rim, and was treated for an extended period of time at the Republic Medical Frigate “Perseverance”. As far as the Order presently knows, Etel is alive, and according to military records, at fragile but stable physical health and normal mental health

OOC: This was somewhat hastily written and based upon two things: 1: A recent lunch I had with a friend where I claimed that KOTOR2 was the greatest game ever made Kreia the most interesting character of all SW games. 2: What an expedition into the unknown could have for use of an more “grey” (ex) Jedi.]]> <![CDATA[Jedi Knight Zhiza A. ]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=96 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:55:27 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=96
Games Interested in Playing
Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:

Zhiza Averia.

Class:

Jedi Guardian.


Character level:

Level 18, steady progress towards 50!
Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

My good friend Raeravel and I have been speaking of RPing in SW:TOR for months before the game was released! Then Rae came up to me, poking me about "The Red Blades of Manderian" and I couldn't say no.

What will you be bringing to us?

Another friendly and helpful member to add to your list and someone to keep Raeravel in a leash!

What do you hope we will do for you?

I hope we'll get alot of good RP going and keep eachother at good company in the guild.

Previous Clans:

WoW: Lacuna Order, RP-Raiding guild as the "RP Officer"

Why did I leave? World of Warcraft got boring, joined Raeravel in Rift for then to move on to SW:Tor with him.


Do you have roleplaying experience?

I've been roleplaying online since The Burning Crusade, I've done some LARP and tabletop aswell.

Roleplaying experience in other games of any kind.

World of Warcraft, Rift and a little Arma.

Where are you localised?

Amager, Sundby.

What country are you from?

Denmark, a little country known for its...I am sure there is something we're known for! I will return to you once I find you.

Where are you from and what other hobbies you have and such?

I am an active player of various Airsoft scenarios and once in a while when "Human vs Zombies" are arranged I like to dress up as an Umbrella nut and run around chased by three hundred and fifty brain hungering zombies. Besides that I am going through an army education to become a weapons officer.

Age: Twenty two.

How active do you intend to be?
As active as possible, but please keep in mind that my job might hold me back at moments and I assure you even though I got an Imperial alt, I won't remain inactive for long and unless SW:Tor are planning to add Pandas to their game, I won't leave - Count on that!

How many time you're planning to commit on an average base.

As much as I can! Though my job might take me away at times, I do find myself sitting around for hours or days with nothing to do. I am sure we'll get plenty of time to get to know eachother.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?
Nothing is sacred when you're living under the roof with twenty others, even with a locked door they somehow find a way in. That is the story of how I lost my microphone, but I will get one as soon as the next paycheck is handed to me and from there access to Ventrilo should be easy.

Zhiza Averia.]]>
Games Interested in Playing
Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:

Zhiza Averia.

Class:

Jedi Guardian.


Character level:

Level 18, steady progress towards 50!
Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

My good friend Raeravel and I have been speaking of RPing in SW:TOR for months before the game was released! Then Rae came up to me, poking me about "The Red Blades of Manderian" and I couldn't say no.

What will you be bringing to us?

Another friendly and helpful member to add to your list and someone to keep Raeravel in a leash!

What do you hope we will do for you?

I hope we'll get alot of good RP going and keep eachother at good company in the guild.

Previous Clans:

WoW: Lacuna Order, RP-Raiding guild as the "RP Officer"

Why did I leave? World of Warcraft got boring, joined Raeravel in Rift for then to move on to SW:Tor with him.


Do you have roleplaying experience?

I've been roleplaying online since The Burning Crusade, I've done some LARP and tabletop aswell.

Roleplaying experience in other games of any kind.

World of Warcraft, Rift and a little Arma.

Where are you localised?

Amager, Sundby.

What country are you from?

Denmark, a little country known for its...I am sure there is something we're known for! I will return to you once I find you.

Where are you from and what other hobbies you have and such?

I am an active player of various Airsoft scenarios and once in a while when "Human vs Zombies" are arranged I like to dress up as an Umbrella nut and run around chased by three hundred and fifty brain hungering zombies. Besides that I am going through an army education to become a weapons officer.

Age: Twenty two.

How active do you intend to be?
As active as possible, but please keep in mind that my job might hold me back at moments and I assure you even though I got an Imperial alt, I won't remain inactive for long and unless SW:Tor are planning to add Pandas to their game, I won't leave - Count on that!

How many time you're planning to commit on an average base.

As much as I can! Though my job might take me away at times, I do find myself sitting around for hours or days with nothing to do. I am sure we'll get plenty of time to get to know eachother.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?
Nothing is sacred when you're living under the roof with twenty others, even with a locked door they somehow find a way in. That is the story of how I lost my microphone, but I will get one as soon as the next paycheck is handed to me and from there access to Ventrilo should be easy.

Zhiza Averia.]]> <![CDATA[Riessen, Jedi Sage]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=94 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:14:11 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=94 Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:
Riessen



Class:

Consular, Sage


Character level:

10

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

One of the main reasons I play any MMO is to roleplay and develop new relationships with other RPers, and the guild seems perfect for that! I'm fairly new to the game, but I'm keen to start RPing and meet new people Smile

What will you be bringing to us?

I'm an extremely committed RPer, and I love to help support any kinds of storylines or events. I love to establish new contacts and friends both OOCly and ICly also!

Why do you think you'll be a great member for us?

I love to develop and create RP, and I think I can offer a lot to the guild in that respect Shy

What do you hope we will do for you?

I really just hope to meet new people and characters!

What sort of experience do you hope to get from us? What do you expect us to do to improve your time in game?

RPing in general improves my experience of any game, so that's pretty much all Smile

Previous Clans:

None in SWTOR, but I've had heavy RP experience in various other games, with several guilds!


Do you have roleplaying experience?

I've been roleplaying for about five years now, and have been playing both GW/WoW for roughly the same time, RPing in both games with various characters.


What country are you from?

England

Some information about yourself if you wish:

I generally just like to enjoy the MMO experience with others, and as I say, make new friends and contacts in and out of RP.

Where are you from and what other hobbies you have and such?

I'm from southern England, I like writing and playing music, I play a lot of rugby, and of course I love RP/gaming!

Age:

18


How active do you intend to be?

I pretty much play daily, if possible!



Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

I don't tend to PvP all that much, but I'm sure I can get access to Vent if necessary!


Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

Riessen has extensive family roots in the Jedi profession, though the majority of his ancestors and family members openly embraced corruption and the path of 'darkness'. His separation from his family as a child has been a heavy influence on his character, however, and as a result he perceives the ideals of corruption and greed with disdain. Though unable to contact his family members anymore, he has taken it upon himself to cleanse their reputation, and is fiercely protective of the founding Jedi principles, valuing core ideals of patience, virtue and justice. He maintains these concepts religiously, although his absolute intolerance for corruption has allowed a degree of mercilessness into his character.]]> Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:
Riessen



Class:

Consular, Sage


Character level:

10

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

One of the main reasons I play any MMO is to roleplay and develop new relationships with other RPers, and the guild seems perfect for that! I'm fairly new to the game, but I'm keen to start RPing and meet new people Smile

What will you be bringing to us?

I'm an extremely committed RPer, and I love to help support any kinds of storylines or events. I love to establish new contacts and friends both OOCly and ICly also!

Why do you think you'll be a great member for us?

I love to develop and create RP, and I think I can offer a lot to the guild in that respect Shy

What do you hope we will do for you?

I really just hope to meet new people and characters!

What sort of experience do you hope to get from us? What do you expect us to do to improve your time in game?

RPing in general improves my experience of any game, so that's pretty much all Smile

Previous Clans:

None in SWTOR, but I've had heavy RP experience in various other games, with several guilds!


Do you have roleplaying experience?

I've been roleplaying for about five years now, and have been playing both GW/WoW for roughly the same time, RPing in both games with various characters.


What country are you from?

England

Some information about yourself if you wish:

I generally just like to enjoy the MMO experience with others, and as I say, make new friends and contacts in and out of RP.

Where are you from and what other hobbies you have and such?

I'm from southern England, I like writing and playing music, I play a lot of rugby, and of course I love RP/gaming!

Age:

18


How active do you intend to be?

I pretty much play daily, if possible!



Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

I don't tend to PvP all that much, but I'm sure I can get access to Vent if necessary!


Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

Riessen has extensive family roots in the Jedi profession, though the majority of his ancestors and family members openly embraced corruption and the path of 'darkness'. His separation from his family as a child has been a heavy influence on his character, however, and as a result he perceives the ideals of corruption and greed with disdain. Though unable to contact his family members anymore, he has taken it upon himself to cleanse their reputation, and is fiercely protective of the founding Jedi principles, valuing core ideals of patience, virtue and justice. He maintains these concepts religiously, although his absolute intolerance for corruption has allowed a degree of mercilessness into his character.]]> <![CDATA[Ambrion, Guardian]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=90 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:21:38 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=90
Without stating the obvious I would like to apply to the guild. I will paste the filled in form below.

Character Name:

Ambrion

Class:

Jedi Guardian

Character level:

Level 16

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

I grew tired of the queues on Frostclaw so I decided to create a new character on a RP-server. I did some research on the forums and came across the recruitment post which appealed to me.

What will you be bringing to us?

Well I am a team player with a sense of humor. I am currently specced for tanking which I hope to keep in the future. So with a bit of luck I can tank some flashpoints for you all Smile.

Why do you think you'll be a great member for us?

Well I am versatile and easy going. I am currently also leveling my crafting skills to provide some stims, med packs and adrenals to the peers.

I am also always available to run some flashpoints and heroic quests.


What do you hope we will do for you?

I am no experienced PvP'er so any experience you can give me is welcome.
I can also use some guinea pigs to train my meatshield skills Smile.

What sort of experience do you hope to get from us? What do you expect us to do to improve your time in game?

I am looking for a mature guild. Somewhere to relax after work. So hopefully there is plenty of room to avoid drama.

Previous Clans:

None

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?

N/A

Do you have roleplaying experience?

I have roleplayed a Jedi guardian in SWG (Bria, the JEDl order) also RP'ed in Age of Conan, Star Trek online and Lotro

Where are you localised?

I live in Lede, Belgium

Some information about yourself if you wish.

Well not much to say really. I am your average geek. I currently work in the financial sector and spend my free time playing, reading and entertaining my cat (I am known as the crazy cat guy).

I am no native English speaker but I do believe I am doing quite well. Also if you need someone to translate in Dutch or French I'm your man Wink

Age:

25

How active do you intend to be?

I usually play daily for a few hours and more during weekends. I have got changing work hours at the office so I might be active during the morning instead of the evenings. This is usually 1 week every month.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

I have got both.

Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

I haven't really written my story yet as I have only created this character yesterday. I am playing a Twi'lek so it is quite obvious that slavery is involved. I would like to stay away from the cliché stories.

This is what I have got so far:

Ambrion lived in poverty in a small community in the Outer Rim. He got sold to a Hut who used him for covert operations which always involved violence and stealing. During one of these activities he got arrested by a Jedi who recognized his potential and sent him off to Tython.

I am still open for suggestions Smile.


With kind regards,

Bram a.k.a. Ambrion]]>
Without stating the obvious I would like to apply to the guild. I will paste the filled in form below.

Character Name:

Ambrion

Class:

Jedi Guardian

Character level:

Level 16

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

I grew tired of the queues on Frostclaw so I decided to create a new character on a RP-server. I did some research on the forums and came across the recruitment post which appealed to me.

What will you be bringing to us?

Well I am a team player with a sense of humor. I am currently specced for tanking which I hope to keep in the future. So with a bit of luck I can tank some flashpoints for you all Smile.

Why do you think you'll be a great member for us?

Well I am versatile and easy going. I am currently also leveling my crafting skills to provide some stims, med packs and adrenals to the peers.

I am also always available to run some flashpoints and heroic quests.


What do you hope we will do for you?

I am no experienced PvP'er so any experience you can give me is welcome.
I can also use some guinea pigs to train my meatshield skills Smile.

What sort of experience do you hope to get from us? What do you expect us to do to improve your time in game?

I am looking for a mature guild. Somewhere to relax after work. So hopefully there is plenty of room to avoid drama.

Previous Clans:

None

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?

N/A

Do you have roleplaying experience?

I have roleplayed a Jedi guardian in SWG (Bria, the JEDl order) also RP'ed in Age of Conan, Star Trek online and Lotro

Where are you localised?

I live in Lede, Belgium

Some information about yourself if you wish.

Well not much to say really. I am your average geek. I currently work in the financial sector and spend my free time playing, reading and entertaining my cat (I am known as the crazy cat guy).

I am no native English speaker but I do believe I am doing quite well. Also if you need someone to translate in Dutch or French I'm your man Wink

Age:

25

How active do you intend to be?

I usually play daily for a few hours and more during weekends. I have got changing work hours at the office so I might be active during the morning instead of the evenings. This is usually 1 week every month.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

I have got both.

Character Background, or details of personality. (Optional but doing so will be looked upon favourably)

I haven't really written my story yet as I have only created this character yesterday. I am playing a Twi'lek so it is quite obvious that slavery is involved. I would like to stay away from the cliché stories.

This is what I have got so far:

Ambrion lived in poverty in a small community in the Outer Rim. He got sold to a Hut who used him for covert operations which always involved violence and stealing. During one of these activities he got arrested by a Jedi who recognized his potential and sent him off to Tython.

I am still open for suggestions Smile.


With kind regards,

Bram a.k.a. Ambrion]]> <![CDATA[Raeravel Calirin, Jedi Guardian]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=89 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:44:21 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=89 Games Interested in Playing

Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:

Raeravel Calirin.

Class:

Jedi Knight - Guardian. (Tank spec)

Character level:

25 and increasing.

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

I was a member of The Clandestine guild in Star Wars: TOR, but after discovering they were a dark/evil group of players focusing on acts that would never befit that of a Jedi, I decided I had to pack my belongings and move on my way before becoming tainted and falling to the Dark Side.

What will you be bringing to us?

I love roleplaying, so I'll bring along all my experience as well as my friendly and kind OOC nature. I enjoy making new friends and it's always a nice feeling to know I've made someone else smile or laugh, either IC or OOC.

What do you hope we will do for you?

I'm hoping this guild/clan will be a better one for my character to settle into IC. Aside from the RPing and possible PvPing (not a huge fan of PvP Tongue) it would also be nice if we were able to do the odd Flashpoint or Opperation in the future. But for now, I'm just looking for a nice new RP guild to join Big Grin

Previous Clans:

Been in several RP guilds in World of Warcraft and a couple in RIFT.

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?

I knew the moment the first speck on information for this game was released, that I would retire from every other MMO I played and focus solely on this. Everyone of my old guilds knew of this.

Do you have roleplaying experience?
I have 15 years of roleplaying experience of forums and about 5 years combined experience of roleplaying on MMO's.

Where are you localised?

England, United Kingdom.

Some information about yourself if you wish.

I love to RP, both in MMO's and on forums. Outside of playing videogames, I am a snowboarding instructor; I teach people how to snowboard. It's an amazing job and I love doing it! Other hobbies include a love of drawing and practicing martial arts, Tae Kwon Do being my specialty Big Grin

Age:

25 years.

How active do you intend to be?

I'll still be here next year.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

I have skype, but don't have Ventrilo. If I decide to do a lot of PvPing, I'll think about getting it.

Character Background, or details of personality.

I would mention Rae's history but it'll be more fun if you were to learn of it IC instead of reading it here.
What I can tell you though, is that Rae is of average height and weight, though his body is slim, it's well looked after and relatively strong. His eyes are a dark green and seem to be able to stare right through you at times. Thick brown hair dons his head but he's almost always wearing a jedi robe with hood that covers his head and part of his face. The robes he wears are often grey or black in colour, though it has nothing to do with his mood but perhaps something to signify something with his past? Perhaps he's in mourning? Who knows? He's never without his lightsaber and is unusually cautious when being approached by people he doesn't know. His mood can change as quickly as it takes a lightsaber blade to ignite; being cold and harsh one moment and turning friendly and polite the next. At the end of the day however, the young man is a proud Jedi and is willing to offer his aid to those who may require it.]]> Games Interested in Playing

Currently: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Character Name:

Raeravel Calirin.

Class:

Jedi Knight - Guardian. (Tank spec)

Character level:

25 and increasing.

Why do you want to join The Red Blades Of Manderian?

I was a member of The Clandestine guild in Star Wars: TOR, but after discovering they were a dark/evil group of players focusing on acts that would never befit that of a Jedi, I decided I had to pack my belongings and move on my way before becoming tainted and falling to the Dark Side.

What will you be bringing to us?

I love roleplaying, so I'll bring along all my experience as well as my friendly and kind OOC nature. I enjoy making new friends and it's always a nice feeling to know I've made someone else smile or laugh, either IC or OOC.

What do you hope we will do for you?

I'm hoping this guild/clan will be a better one for my character to settle into IC. Aside from the RPing and possible PvPing (not a huge fan of PvP Tongue) it would also be nice if we were able to do the odd Flashpoint or Opperation in the future. But for now, I'm just looking for a nice new RP guild to join Big Grin

Previous Clans:

Been in several RP guilds in World of Warcraft and a couple in RIFT.

Why did you leave that/those clan(s)?

I knew the moment the first speck on information for this game was released, that I would retire from every other MMO I played and focus solely on this. Everyone of my old guilds knew of this.

Do you have roleplaying experience?
I have 15 years of roleplaying experience of forums and about 5 years combined experience of roleplaying on MMO's.

Where are you localised?

England, United Kingdom.

Some information about yourself if you wish.

I love to RP, both in MMO's and on forums. Outside of playing videogames, I am a snowboarding instructor; I teach people how to snowboard. It's an amazing job and I love doing it! Other hobbies include a love of drawing and practicing martial arts, Tae Kwon Do being my specialty Big Grin

Age:

25 years.

How active do you intend to be?

I'll still be here next year.

Do you have a microphone and access to Ventrilo?

I have skype, but don't have Ventrilo. If I decide to do a lot of PvPing, I'll think about getting it.

Character Background, or details of personality.

I would mention Rae's history but it'll be more fun if you were to learn of it IC instead of reading it here.
What I can tell you though, is that Rae is of average height and weight, though his body is slim, it's well looked after and relatively strong. His eyes are a dark green and seem to be able to stare right through you at times. Thick brown hair dons his head but he's almost always wearing a jedi robe with hood that covers his head and part of his face. The robes he wears are often grey or black in colour, though it has nothing to do with his mood but perhaps something to signify something with his past? Perhaps he's in mourning? Who knows? He's never without his lightsaber and is unusually cautious when being approached by people he doesn't know. His mood can change as quickly as it takes a lightsaber blade to ignite; being cold and harsh one moment and turning friendly and polite the next. At the end of the day however, the young man is a proud Jedi and is willing to offer his aid to those who may require it.]]> <![CDATA[Application for the family]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=82 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:42:43 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=82
Names are : Derrek ( scoundrel.... well he's not really that bad ) lvl 17
Merrek ( Commando ) lvl 16
Brad ( Jedi Sentinel ) lvl 14
Bladley ( Jedi Guardian .. yes Brad and Bradley are twins ) lvl 17
Garath ( Jedi Shadow ) lvl 18

I want to Join the Red Blades because the guild sounds ( read Big Grin ) like a nice guild.... You are very RP... composed mostly of mature players.... and you accept that grown people have a life too and can therefor only play a little time .

I see myself as a RP player... like to BE the character that i'm playing...and no... i'm not a schizophrenic just because i play multible characters Big Grin I have i a good sense of humour, friendly in nature and like to help other players... if i can.

Hope that by being part of the Red Blades, that it will enchance the gameplay by being a part of a community, and i like to talk while i play, and you have vetrilo, so ....

I've been in guilds during my Wor( censored )aft days, but havnt played that game for a long time.

I'm 37 and from Denmark.... i'm married ( sorry girls ) and have a daughter. My daughter makes my playing time minimal... usually i can only play some evenings during the week, and a little during the weekend, but family comes first.

About the Blackthorne Family :

The Blackthornes are very prolific ... there are Garrath who is the oldest, then came 2 set of twins.... Merrek and Derrek, and later Bradley and Brad...yes yes i know our parents wern't really original which our names... but we are used to that.
The Force runs rampant through our family .... only Merrek and Derrek are without it.... though they do seem to have an uncanny intuition and serious good luck... seriously you dont want to play Pazaak with either of them... trust me.
Garrath is wise and mysterious... he was always a bit strange ... he was discovered late and was 12 when he went to the Jedi academy, but he rose quickly in strength and rank.
Brad and Bradley... oh boy where do i start with them.... they are TOTALLY immature.... don't know HOW they ever made it through the Jedi academy... Brad is like a little boy and Bradley... well he's a womanizer... hell not even that... a femalenizer... he dosn't really abide by the Jedi rules about relationships, but on the other hand i don't think he's serious with any of the girls.
Merrek is a true believer in the Republic... the idiot even went so far as to join the Republic Army... he's a do-good'er... tough as they come, over 6 feet tall, with a barrel of a chest, he simply runs over any opposition...

Derrek... well Derrek is different... our Parents died while Garath was away at the academy... they were killed by a group of rich, arrogant army bratts, that thought our parents worked for the Sith Empire, because dad's brother lived at Korriban once.... they would probably have killed us too, if Derrek hadn't interfeared..... that is why he loathes his twin so much for joining the army.
After Brad and Bradley went to the academy and Merrek went away for his army training.... Derrek decided to leave home ... took dad's beat-up ship and went away... he took up smuggling ... his way of annoying the Empire.

Now what is important to know is that though they are all different and some don't like each others.... they will all come to each others rescue... family first is the code, that they live by....]]>
Names are : Derrek ( scoundrel.... well he's not really that bad ) lvl 17
Merrek ( Commando ) lvl 16
Brad ( Jedi Sentinel ) lvl 14
Bladley ( Jedi Guardian .. yes Brad and Bradley are twins ) lvl 17
Garath ( Jedi Shadow ) lvl 18

I want to Join the Red Blades because the guild sounds ( read Big Grin ) like a nice guild.... You are very RP... composed mostly of mature players.... and you accept that grown people have a life too and can therefor only play a little time .

I see myself as a RP player... like to BE the character that i'm playing...and no... i'm not a schizophrenic just because i play multible characters Big Grin I have i a good sense of humour, friendly in nature and like to help other players... if i can.

Hope that by being part of the Red Blades, that it will enchance the gameplay by being a part of a community, and i like to talk while i play, and you have vetrilo, so ....

I've been in guilds during my Wor( censored )aft days, but havnt played that game for a long time.

I'm 37 and from Denmark.... i'm married ( sorry girls ) and have a daughter. My daughter makes my playing time minimal... usually i can only play some evenings during the week, and a little during the weekend, but family comes first.

About the Blackthorne Family :

The Blackthornes are very prolific ... there are Garrath who is the oldest, then came 2 set of twins.... Merrek and Derrek, and later Bradley and Brad...yes yes i know our parents wern't really original which our names... but we are used to that.
The Force runs rampant through our family .... only Merrek and Derrek are without it.... though they do seem to have an uncanny intuition and serious good luck... seriously you dont want to play Pazaak with either of them... trust me.
Garrath is wise and mysterious... he was always a bit strange ... he was discovered late and was 12 when he went to the Jedi academy, but he rose quickly in strength and rank.
Brad and Bradley... oh boy where do i start with them.... they are TOTALLY immature.... don't know HOW they ever made it through the Jedi academy... Brad is like a little boy and Bradley... well he's a womanizer... hell not even that... a femalenizer... he dosn't really abide by the Jedi rules about relationships, but on the other hand i don't think he's serious with any of the girls.
Merrek is a true believer in the Republic... the idiot even went so far as to join the Republic Army... he's a do-good'er... tough as they come, over 6 feet tall, with a barrel of a chest, he simply runs over any opposition...

Derrek... well Derrek is different... our Parents died while Garath was away at the academy... they were killed by a group of rich, arrogant army bratts, that thought our parents worked for the Sith Empire, because dad's brother lived at Korriban once.... they would probably have killed us too, if Derrek hadn't interfeared..... that is why he loathes his twin so much for joining the army.
After Brad and Bradley went to the academy and Merrek went away for his army training.... Derrek decided to leave home ... took dad's beat-up ship and went away... he took up smuggling ... his way of annoying the Empire.

Now what is important to know is that though they are all different and some don't like each others.... they will all come to each others rescue... family first is the code, that they live by....]]> <![CDATA[Roleplaying with Fantasy Grounds]]> http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=72 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:20:57 +0000 http://www.redbladesofmanderian.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=72
For more than half a year now several members of RBoM have had weekly (during weekend mostly but we don't have fixed day) roleplaying sessions using a program called Fantasy Grounds, a virtual tabletop pen-and-paper roleplaying program. What this means? Basically it's a program that allows us to roll dice, have characters sheets, chat, etc. over the internet just like playing pen-and-paper RPG around a table in real life, and in real time. We even use Vent in addition to typing in program.

FG supports variety of RPG systems. We have played DnD 3.5, Star Wars Saga and Shadowrun so far and there are dozens of other systems that could be played on it.

So if any old or new members are interested in taking part in some awesome RP feel free to contact me or post in this (or any other Tongue) thread. Lite license of FG costs only around 10 euros and is sufficient for a player. I also have one extra license that I can loan if someone is iffy and short on cash but wants to try. Previous experience on pen-and-paper RPGs is not needed.

The current campaign we are running is a Shadowrun (4th edition) campaign. In couple of months we'll return to Eberron (DnD 3.5) campaign. I also have been toying around with some ideas for World of Darkness campaign (vampires, werewolves, etc.) but that's for later time and another thread... Tongue All the campaigns can support few more players so if you want to jump in right away that is cool. Or if cyberpunkish fantasy scifi (I do love SR... Tongue) is not your thing, you can join us for some epic fantasy DnD in few months!

Also can someone sticky this, I find my moderating powers lacking...]]>
For more than half a year now several members of RBoM have had weekly (during weekend mostly but we don't have fixed day) roleplaying sessions using a program called Fantasy Grounds, a virtual tabletop pen-and-paper roleplaying program. What this means? Basically it's a program that allows us to roll dice, have characters sheets, chat, etc. over the internet just like playing pen-and-paper RPG around a table in real life, and in real time. We even use Vent in addition to typing in program.

FG supports variety of RPG systems. We have played DnD 3.5, Star Wars Saga and Shadowrun so far and there are dozens of other systems that could be played on it.

So if any old or new members are interested in taking part in some awesome RP feel free to contact me or post in this (or any other Tongue) thread. Lite license of FG costs only around 10 euros and is sufficient for a player. I also have one extra license that I can loan if someone is iffy and short on cash but wants to try. Previous experience on pen-and-paper RPGs is not needed.

The current campaign we are running is a Shadowrun (4th edition) campaign. In couple of months we'll return to Eberron (DnD 3.5) campaign. I also have been toying around with some ideas for World of Darkness campaign (vampires, werewolves, etc.) but that's for later time and another thread... Tongue All the campaigns can support few more players so if you want to jump in right away that is cool. Or if cyberpunkish fantasy scifi (I do love SR... Tongue) is not your thing, you can join us for some epic fantasy DnD in few months!

Also can someone sticky this, I find my moderating powers lacking...]]>