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 O brave new world,. That has such people in 't! William Shakespeare, The Tempest After centuries of growth, the nations of the continent are struggling with overpopulation, shortage of resources and the proliferation strange new ideas. For a long time, they live in a relatively safe land, where all the monsters and villains are kept in check by the Heroes. Still there are many who dream of the lives their ancestors had - Great quests, noble deeds and new lands to explore and a break from the structures of modern society. The Heroes are a breed apart - powerful mages, demigods and others who are able to channel power from beyond. Every generation sees but a few of these, but each one makes their mark on the world in a way that, even if forgotten, changes the way of life for all around them. Then the news spread across the scryers have found traces of new lands across the Endless Sea! They cannot give much information, but it seems that there is a second continent out there, one that no ship has ever found. The Endless Sea’s very name is brought into question. Already, the five great nations have built mighty ships designed to cross what was thought to be an vast and empty sea. They have recruited their greatest heroes as explorers, and are setting out to discover this new land, and assess it for colonization. They are backed by benefactors, the rich and the powerful from all corners of the land, whose power and influence could mean the difference between success and failure. Welcome to A Brave New World - a CYOA set in a new world, stealing a lot of ideas from Dog Kisser’s Fragile gods of somewhere CYOA. Instead of gods we shall follow nations and heroes as they explore a new continent - players in the first round will be Heroes who represent nations, but after that, they will be free to influence any group they choose. This will be a fantasy world, but nothing beyond that is defined, go crazy and we will see how this evolves over time. Between each age, we will have a short CYOA to flesh out the world a bit more. Power level wise, this is going to be a bit lower than the fragile gods COYA, as each player will exist in the world as a person - but heroes are exceptional beings, and an action each turn should still be an incredibly powerful thing. With heroes being able to call upon wizards and gods, anything should be possible. Until you roll a 1. While I don’t have Dog Kissers art skills, I do have some talent with Photoshop, so will be providing some (relatively) nice maps for you to ponder over. That and stealing from google. We should be fine - maybe I should get my drawing tablet out as well and finally get learn to use it! We’ll see!  To begin with, the five great nations of the old world have sent an explorer “ship” (who am I to limit you) east to search for the new world, these ships are going to find a new continent. In some ways, you will have the most lasting effect on the world, as you will be defining the major features of our world, but settlement will be left for the second age. To begin with, things will be a little constrained, but once we start actually settling the new world, things will get more free form. The first age will lase 4 phases, in each phase, the explorers will search a square of land - with five nations, this will lead to a good amount of land to explore, and we can push in further inland later on. quote:As in Dog Kisser’s lp, each Benefactors are the people who are not playing the heroes this age. They represent rich merchants, powerful magicians and wily politicians back home, all putting pressure on the major player for this age. Each phase, they can choose to either add one to a single dice roll, subtract one or abstain (they cannot stop the hp loss/reversal of a natural 1, but can mitigate/expand the reversal effects.) For every roll boosted, they gain one influence and can add 1 to their roll to become a hero in the next round. The reason for the abstention is to allow people to increase their influence score without feeling like they need to affect a dice roll, but don’t want to lose the participation bonus to the roll for the next age. There may well be other opportunities to use influence as well. The major players will be decided by a roll on orokus - roll a d100 with the game “Brave New World” and description “1st age” post the result in here. The highest five results become our explorers! Joining in! In your post, state the nation you represent, its major race (Be creative, or not, I’m just you GM, not your boss), and one resource the nation desires above all else. Also describe the flag of your nation. (Everyone knows you can’t go exploring without a proper flag!) Next up, name your Hero - in this age, he is an explorer, but in later ages, he can be whatever you want - heroes who survive the age will remain in play as NPC’s, and may well affect later ages and turn up in the CYOA segments. Once this is done, and we have our five nations and explorers, we will move on to the first phase and see what our explorers can find! Good luck explorers!
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Oh boy! I have no idea what to app, but I feel like I should! 1d100 = 76 Not awful, but not good enough, I suspect! We shall see! edit: Welp! Nation: Vesivoda, Nation of the Deeps Major Race: The Voda, a sub-race of one of the other races with clear cold water aquatic adaptations, though they remain amphibious. Desired Resource: Metals and exotic building material Flag: Two blue semi-circles with black outlines on a white field with black outlines. The semi-circles are formed from a circle that's been bisected diagonally from one corner of the flag to another. Hero Name: Akull the Dreadful Dog Kisser fucked around with this message at 16:21 on Feb 16, 2017 |
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Feb 16, 2017 06:32
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1d100=10 In the extremely unlikely case this is sufficient to get in, I'll post my guy later. Zybourne Clock fucked around with this message at 07:12 on Feb 16, 2017 |
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Feb 16, 2017 07:10
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Hero Application Nation: Brassuria, the nation of Fire and Forges Major race: The Bronzeurs, humanoids with metallic pigments in their skin. National resource: Precious Metals Flag: Two red horizontal stripes border an orange field, where a yellow 8-pointed sun sits at center Hero Name: Copperhead the Boastful 1st Age - Creation of the Brassurian Nation: 1d100 47
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Feb 16, 2017 07:16
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I rolled a 3. I'm not going to bother linking to it. It was a 3. Good luck to everyone else though!
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Feb 16, 2017 07:49
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1st Age: 1d100 16 Welp
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Feb 16, 2017 08:21
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1st age: 58 *Produces grimy knife* Come on you basement dwellers I'll fight you for this spot! Nation: The Nomadic Goblin Flock Major race: The Goblin, obviously.  National resource: Salt. Flag: A diagonally bisected flag of White and Blue, with the seven-spoked wheel of progress at it's center. Hero Name: Slowjax Breakrox TheNabster fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Feb 16, 2017 |
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Feb 16, 2017 08:52
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34 I guess succeeding twice in a row would be a bit greedy
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Feb 16, 2017 09:18
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50 Actually third highest right now, so here's hoping! Scrree fucked around with this message at 11:40 on Feb 16, 2017 |
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Feb 16, 2017 11:35
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28 welp
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Feb 16, 2017 11:47
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Ooh neat! 1st age Hero roll: 4 
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Feb 16, 2017 12:51
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Oh jeez I'm in the lead
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Feb 16, 2017 13:01
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Dog Kisser posted:Oh jeez I'm in the lead Is that the shoe on the other foot? Could it be that you get to make someone else deal with insane demands?
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Feb 16, 2017 13:45
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25 Dang
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Feb 16, 2017 14:11
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My official roll for the campaing: 69 But my first role was... 99, but I haven't put the right parameters. What a waste.
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Feb 16, 2017 14:35
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1st age: 1d100 33
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Feb 16, 2017 15:01
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Let the dice fall where they may... 91! Nation: The Grand Imperium Major Race: Aviars, large winged humanoids with a tendency towards arrogance. Desired Resource: Exotic seeds and similar luxury foodstuffs. Flag: Two stylized golden wings superimposed over a bicolor consisting of two equal sized horizontal stripes, cerulean blue over dark red. Hero name: Quirinius the Bold.
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Feb 16, 2017 15:12
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1st Age: 1d100 71  Nation: The Freehold Union Race: Anurans. Brightly colored, sprightly, cheerful frog-people! Desired Resource: Fine textiles, or the materials to make them! Flag: A central white starburst, which divides the flag into seven pie-slices, each a color of the rainbow. Hero: Rabble Rimwards
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Feb 16, 2017 15:24
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1st Age 31  Oh well will follow this and see how it goes!
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Feb 16, 2017 15:31
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Bon voyage http://orokos.com/roll/486724: 1d100 14
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Feb 16, 2017 15:39
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Grey Hunter posted:Is that the shoe on the other foot? Could it be that you get to make someone else deal with insane demands? Perhaps so, but I won't count my chickens before they hatch! Edited my post with my people.
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Feb 16, 2017 16:22
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http://orokos.com/roll/486731 - 66 Nation: Texan Rattlesnakes Race: Rasslers - Loincloth-wearing, bald, burly brawlers Desired Resource: Alcoholic beverages Flag: A skull with a rattlesnake coiling through the mouth and eye sockets Hero: Stephen "Rocky McFrost" Austen JosephWongKS fucked around with this message at 16:27 on Feb 16, 2017 |
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Feb 16, 2017 16:25
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65 Another time, I guess.
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Feb 16, 2017 16:34
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1st age: 1d100 = 63 Not enough to be a Hero, so a benefactor I shall be.
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Feb 16, 2017 17:50
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Lets see if I can get ridiculous high rolls for joining this one too! 22 Oh.
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Feb 16, 2017 18:29
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Hero Application Nation: Yonder Tiny Piratefolk of Arrgh Major race: Lilliputian golden skinned Imps Desired resource: New Vices Flag: A golden flag with a black skull biting a brick of platinum Hero Name: Chizzif the Irate 1st Age : 1d100 34 Maybe next time tiny pirates.
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Feb 16, 2017 18:42
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Roll: 95 Nation: Queendom of Felyn Major race: Dark Elf They have the long ears and long life of their forest kin, but darker skin and eat mostly meat. They are secretive and avoid outside contact. Desired Resource: Diamonds Flag: A black square with a black wax pattern of interweaving lines Explorer: Yan
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Feb 16, 2017 19:11
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1st Age: 1d100 97 Nation: Halidom of Zylem Major Race: The Sapients, tiny but very intelligent tree people. Please handle fire with caution! Desired Resource: Delicious soil and bountiful waters! Flag: Green background with white streaks from the middle coming out in a stylized tree pattern. Explorer: Devotree Yggdra TheFireMagi fucked around with this message at 20:42 on Feb 16, 2017 |
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Feb 16, 2017 19:28
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I was interested but then I saw Arkanomen's participating, so I'm skipping this one.
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Feb 16, 2017 19:34
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Aaand I've been bumped out edit: maybe? Dog Kisser fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Feb 16, 2017 |
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Feb 16, 2017 19:45
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Abyssal Squid posted:I was interested but then I saw Arkanomen's participating, so I'm skipping this one. Wow, rude.
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Feb 16, 2017 20:09
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Nation: The Vendref Confederation, a confederation of a variety of minor tribes from across the northern edges of the Old world. Major race: Whilst a coalition of various races from the Frozen North the most populous are the Jakai. Purple skinned and be tentacled priests who serve as both the primary labour force or priestly caste  Desired Resource: Obsidian Flag: A circle on a white background in red, green and black. Explorer: Torkaris Many-Brothers a Priestly caste Jakai. http://orokos.com/roll/486785 -roll 78 Josef bugman fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Feb 16, 2017 |
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Feb 16, 2017 20:18
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Pretty sure I'm out now from all these rolls!
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Feb 16, 2017 23:22
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Dog Kisser posted:Aaand I've been bumped out I think your still in DK Green Intern posted:Pretty sure I'm out now from all these rolls! Sorry Green intern, but hey would your frog people like to be part of the confederation?
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Feb 17, 2017 00:28
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The Imperium is also happy to have subject species beneath its benevolent span.
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Feb 17, 2017 00:38
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Everyone knows that Orokos hates me over in the Fragile God thread, so let's see if that continues... 1st Age: 1d100 75 I don't think that's quite high enough, but if it is I'll come up with something!
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Feb 17, 2017 04:03
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Current standings The Fire Magi 97 Added Space 95 AJ_Impy 91 Josef bugman 78 Dog Kisser 76 I will have it known that Dark Elves never eat the meat of sapient species. This scurrilous rumor should not prevent any lesser race from volunteering as oarmen on our grand vessel.
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Feb 17, 2017 05:38
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C'mon, I gotta get in sometime... 1st Age: 1d100 66 drat.
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Feb 17, 2017 06:40
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The pastryfolk, lead by their Pie Lords, through which the Filling of great Heroes flows through their crust, begin to set out from their corner of the world. To new adventures and new lands! ....unfortunately, they are still working on how, precisely, ships work. http://orokos.com/roll/487066 1d100=31
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I'm going to start writing up the first post for the first age now - apps are not closed, but I doubt the top three will be knocked off any time soon. Dog Kisser is still the one to beat! I'm liking what I've got so far.
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