Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-25588187-20141029183657

The empire is gone. After the success of the Stormcloak rebellion, and with Ulfric being declared High King by the moot, the empire was doomed to fail. After losing the support of High Rock in 4E 2, out of fear they would be invaded by Skyrim or Hammerfell, the empire was left with one province, Cyrodiil.



After Ulfric’s death in 4E 261, his son, Isbring, took the throne. He launched an invasion into Cyrodiil, originally planning to take Bruma for his growing kingdom, in which he succeeded, but he learned something, the Imperial Legion was weak. With no troops coming from the north, Cyrodiil could only rely on local troops, most of whom had died or left to assume new lives in other lands.



Seizing the opportunity, Isbring ordered an assault on the Imperial City, capturing it easily. Nordic soldiers destroyed the city, killed Emperor Ignavus Mede, burnt what they could, and then destroyed the bridge, isolating the ruins. The Empire is other, and now a new chapter in Tamriel’s history unfolds. The outcome rests upon you.



 Character card:





 Name:

 Race:

 Gender:

 Age:

 Appearance:

 Spells(Max 8):

 Powers(Racial + 2 if wanted):

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<p class="MsoNormal">Kingdom of Skyrim (Eastern High Rock, Skyrim, Northern Cyrodiil)

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<p class="MsoNormal">Kingdom of Hammerfell (Hammerfell and neighbouring islands)

<p class="MsoNormal">States of High Rock (Western High Rock)

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<p class="MsoNormal">Argonia (Black Marsh, Morrowind)

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<p class="MsoNormal">Elven Kingdoms (Summerset Isles, Valenwood, Elsewyr)

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<p class="MsoNormal">Orc Tribes (Orisnium)

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;background:#0E0E0E;vertical-align: baseline"> 1. Don’t take control of other people's characters without their permission.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;background:#0E0E0E;vertical-align: baseline"> 6. You cannot be overpowered: By this I mean…

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;background:#0E0E0E;vertical-align: baseline">''<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";color:#D5D4D4;border:nonewindowtext1.0pt;mso-border-alt: nonewindowtext0cm;padding:0cm">No avoiding damage or ignoring it: You take hits, just like you dish them out. You may block or dodge attacks but one in three must hit you. No ridiculously over powered super-spells: Anything that allows you to destroy powerful enemies in one hit or gives you a majorly unfair advantage over other players and NPCs will be considered over powered. You cannot destroy a building in one post: Depending on the building’s size; you must destroy it over the course of several posts. The only exception is during Flashbacks, dream sequences or during written plot pieces (over the course of a paragraph or two). ‘Fridge Magic’ is also considered a form of overpoweredness. Fridge Magic is spontaneous luck, which allows the player to avoid damage or consequence for their actions. It can be done accidentally, so it’s not treated as harshly, but please undo it if multiple people call you out on it or if the GM calls you out on it. ''

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;background:#0E0E0E;vertical-align: baseline"> Thought:  Italics 

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:16.5pt;background:#0E0E0E;vertical-align:baseline"> 13. Teleportation spells can be an easy way to travel vast distances so your character can be straight in the action. However it can also be a lazy writing tactic. Teleportation is allowed (if it makes sense for your character, i.e. quite good with magic) but only to certain extent and it needs to have a very large "cooldown" so to speak in order that it won't be misused.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:16.5pt;background:#0E0E0E;vertical-align:baseline"> 14. Anyone not in the Orc Tribe starts in Wayrest, in High Rock, while those in the orc tribe start in Narvumgrund, a stronghold to the northeast of Wayrest.

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