BlazeofLife
Maleficent Messiah
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This thread will be by invitation only, if you're interested please post your profile here, along with any comments or ideas that you may have, and I'll let you know the results.
Okay, I have an idea for a thread based on the Sword of Truth series of novels, by Terry Goodkind.
There will be no characters from any of the books, nor will there be any mention of any events taking place after the time of Panis Rahl.
The entire storyline will take place shortly before the Boundry's were erected, just before D'Hara began its push into the midlands.
In this storyline, Zedd never existed, and Panis Rahl, his son Darken, and Shota are the only characters this side of the barrier that also exist in the novels. Passage around the barrier can only be achieved by ship, or through special means by a sorceress. On the other side, Jagang is still in the midst of uniting the land of Altur'Rang, and has yet to begin his push west.
A note on characters:
No one has subtractive magic born to them, though it can be aquired through the methods used by the sisters of the light.
No high level chacters please, let's start this out the way it should happen, with low-level characters that learn along the way.
Please include bios delineating some brief notes on history, powers, and motivations, including plausible and realistic explanations for their powers and abilities.
No Seeker of Truth, or First Wizard, or any other unique high profile characters from the novels. This is supposed to be about the developement of normal people, not about instantly winning because you're the Invincible-Unstoppable-So-And-So who Fights-For-Such-And-Such and too bad for everyone else.
In this thread, the events of the books will never take place. Rather, we will follow a different path from the one chosen by Mr. Goodkind.
Instead of the events in the novels, rather than invading the Midlands, Panis Rahl will learn of a power hidden within the land of Altur'Rang, similar in power to the Boxes of Orden, and he will begin an invasion of the Old World to attain it. The first thing he does is to send assassins to kill Jagang. Not having amassed his armies yet, and still being new to his own powers, jagang is soon overcome and killed.
Panis Rahl begins his invasion by seizing control of Renwold, negotiating with the current Mother Confessor to retain control of it in return for assurances that he will grant its citizens mercy and allow them to leave unharmed, and that he will attempt no further advances into the midlands.
Panis agrees easily, he has no interest in the midlands. Instead, he uses Renwold as a staging area for his armies, constructing a massive seaport to aid in ferrying them around the barrier.
This thread will focus on a group of adventurers organized by Shota to find the Talisman before Panis Rahl and prevent him from using its power to enslave the world. All of the lands from the books may be used, and so can any history from the books which predates the war against the midlands started by Panis Rahl.
Remember, this is all about having fun, so if anyone has any thoughts to make this better, or any problems with this, let me know, and we'll see what we can do to address them.
Good luck, and happy RPGing everybody!
This thread will be by invitation only, if you're interested please post your profile here, along with any comments or ideas that you may have, and I'll let you know the results.
Okay, I have an idea for a thread based on the Sword of Truth series of novels, by Terry Goodkind.
There will be no characters from any of the books, nor will there be any mention of any events taking place after the time of Panis Rahl.
The entire storyline will take place shortly before the Boundry's were erected, just before D'Hara began its push into the midlands.
In this storyline, Zedd never existed, and Panis Rahl, his son Darken, and Shota are the only characters this side of the barrier that also exist in the novels. Passage around the barrier can only be achieved by ship, or through special means by a sorceress. On the other side, Jagang is still in the midst of uniting the land of Altur'Rang, and has yet to begin his push west.
A note on characters:
No one has subtractive magic born to them, though it can be aquired through the methods used by the sisters of the light.
No high level chacters please, let's start this out the way it should happen, with low-level characters that learn along the way.
Please include bios delineating some brief notes on history, powers, and motivations, including plausible and realistic explanations for their powers and abilities.
No Seeker of Truth, or First Wizard, or any other unique high profile characters from the novels. This is supposed to be about the developement of normal people, not about instantly winning because you're the Invincible-Unstoppable-So-And-So who Fights-For-Such-And-Such and too bad for everyone else.
In this thread, the events of the books will never take place. Rather, we will follow a different path from the one chosen by Mr. Goodkind.
Instead of the events in the novels, rather than invading the Midlands, Panis Rahl will learn of a power hidden within the land of Altur'Rang, similar in power to the Boxes of Orden, and he will begin an invasion of the Old World to attain it. The first thing he does is to send assassins to kill Jagang. Not having amassed his armies yet, and still being new to his own powers, jagang is soon overcome and killed.
Panis Rahl begins his invasion by seizing control of Renwold, negotiating with the current Mother Confessor to retain control of it in return for assurances that he will grant its citizens mercy and allow them to leave unharmed, and that he will attempt no further advances into the midlands.
Panis agrees easily, he has no interest in the midlands. Instead, he uses Renwold as a staging area for his armies, constructing a massive seaport to aid in ferrying them around the barrier.
This thread will focus on a group of adventurers organized by Shota to find the Talisman before Panis Rahl and prevent him from using its power to enslave the world. All of the lands from the books may be used, and so can any history from the books which predates the war against the midlands started by Panis Rahl.
Remember, this is all about having fun, so if anyone has any thoughts to make this better, or any problems with this, let me know, and we'll see what we can do to address them.
Good luck, and happy RPGing everybody!
