Choosing Sides: ASOIAF RPG Campaign
Overview
The campaign will center on mature themes of love, honor, duty and moral choices. Very little if any slapstick will be evident as the players explore the events that led up to the fall of House Targaryen. The players will surround and skirt those events hinted at in the book but will never quite be the center of that piece of history. From the tourney of Harrenhall onward the players will have their own unique story that will intertwine with the history of Westeros.
Location
While the idea is to eventually explore most of the continent of Westeros (and more, who knows) initial play will begin in the environs surrounding the ruined keep of Summerhall. Characters should limit themselves to being from the Dornish Marches, The Reach, or the Storm Lands. Exceptions will be allowed for well-written bios, but all characters will need a reason to be going to Harrenhall for the big tourney.
Character Creation
Dice rolls being what they are, each prospective character should start as a background/description page with the following sections.
Personal History
Personality
Quirks
Motivations
Optional: Character Goals
Keep character submissions at less than two pages. Preferably less than one, but that’s not an issue. After receiving submissions, a dialogue will be started to actually build the character according to the rulebook. At this point details can be changed as long as the integrity of the character is maintained.
Scope
The Characters will be caught up in events larger than themselves, but more often will find themselves embroiled in plots that they can manage. Sure theres a rebellion coming, but all the minor lords and lordlings have their own games to play and the players will be the perfect pawns.
To that end none of the characters should have ties to any “movers and shakers” to begin play. There will be no “My character is Rhaegars golf caddy” or “My character is the fourth Baratheon son, ya know, the one that’s not a stoned face ass, fratbrother, or pooper pounder”…
However I do encourage research into and ties to other minor houses. If you research and cant find enough information on a given branch, make it up. We’ll roll with the punches if later information changes things.
I encourage family mottos. The Lannisters have two….why cant everyone?
Submissions
Provided we have more than 6 entries some submissions will have to be judged and some eliminated. All submissions will be judged with a light pen. Im not a Rhode Scholar, and I don’t expect everyone else to be. I will judge almost solely on character development potential, ease of integrating into a party, usefulness of skill set, and pure whimsy (not necessarily in that order). If something intrigues me its going to have an easier time getting in.
The campaign will consist of 3-6 characters. Less than three submissions means the campaign doesn’t have as much interest as I thought and it likely wont be happening. More than 6 means I/we will have to pare it down. 1 submission per person.
I don’t wish to place my personal email on the boards, so send me a PM for submission methods.
Note: I still don’t have the core rulebook. I ask anyone who submits a character be flexible. I did notice theres a minor house creation system, so maybe we’ll create our own house with the characters and move forward from their. At this point, be flexible.
